EU imposes new sanctions on Crimea

EU imposes new sanctions on Crimea

(VOVworld) - The European Union will ban all investment in Crimea, annexed by Russia in March, to keep up the pressure on Moscow, EU diplomatic sources said Tuesday
Ukraine plans to double military budget for 2015

Ukraine plans to double military budget for 2015

(VOVworld) – Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak told parliament that the military budget would double in 2015 to buy weapons to better cope with the pro-independence force in the east
Thang Long-Hanoi

Thang Long-Hanoi

(VOVworld) – Hanoi has been in the heart of Vietnam since it became the capital city 10 centuries ago. Historical traces of the Thang Long now Hanoi ancient city and its...
A step backward in Russia-EU relations

A step backward in Russia-EU relations

(VOVworld) – The 28-member European Union on July 25 reached a preliminary agreement to expand economic sanctions on Russia. The final document is set to be adopted this week. The west...
Seeking support from Latin America

Seeking support from Latin America

(VOVworld)- Russian President Vladimir Putin will begin a tour of Cuba, Argentina and Brazil on Friday. Since Moscow is seeking ways to deal with increasing international isolation due to the crisis...
A visit with implications

A visit with implications

(VOVworld) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has paid a working visit to Beijing and met with his counterpart Wang Yi. Although it was an advance diplomatic activity prior to...
US, NATO intensify presence in Eastern Eruope

US, NATO intensify presence in Eastern Eruope

(VOVworld) – NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and US President Barack Obama on Wednesday agreed that NATO needs to increase its presence in eastern Europe after the annexation of Crimea...
Russia backs OSCE mission in Ukraine

Russia backs OSCE mission in Ukraine

(VOVworld) – Russia has said that the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) will successfully fulfill its mission in Ukraine and OSCE observers should not access Crimea until Moscow...
US, Japan and EU impose sanctions on Russia

US, Japan and EU impose sanctions on Russia

(VOVworld) – 28 EU foreign ministers met in Brussels on Monday and enforced travel bans and asset freezeson 21 officials of Russia and President Yanukovych’s administration