Lesley Wroughton

Georgia PM says he hopes Ukraine will choose Europe

November 4, 2021 at 1:13 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Georgian Prime Minister Irakly Garibashvili on Tuesday urged Ukraine to consider following his country's path of integration with the West through increased trade and investment, as it...

Georgia PM says he hopes Ukraine will choose Europe

December 23, 2018 at 10:12 p.m.

U.S. says imposes visa bans against 20 Ukrainian officials

August 25, 2021 at 1:38 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday imposed visa bans on 20 senior Ukrainian government officials believed to be responsible for a violent crackdown by riot police against protesters,...

Looking for Syria options, U.S. remains cool to using force

August 25, 2021 at 1:37 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite a forthcoming review of options in the deteriorating Syria crisis, the White House on Tuesday signaled that President Barack Obama remains wary of any direct U.S....

U.S. discusses Afghan troop levels; Kabul holds talks with Taliban

August 25, 2021 at 1:05 a.m.

WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama met his senior military commanders to discuss the American presence in Afghanistan as officials in Kabul confirmed President Hamid Karzai's government has been...

U.S. says works with partners to raise pressure on Syria on chemical arms

August 25, 2021 at 12:58 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday it was working with partners to ratchet up pressure on Syria to accelerate removal of its chemical weapons after the United...

Keystone pipeline review looming, likely to show little climate risk

August 25, 2021 at 12:55 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department is poised to issue an environmental review of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline that will likely say the project will not appreciably...

Kerry to hold talks with Ukraine’s opposition in Germany

August 25, 2021 at 12:56 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet key Ukrainian opposition figures on Friday on the sidelines of a security conference in Munich, a senior U.S. official...

Secretary of State Kerry rejects notion U.S. is disengaging from world

August 25, 2021 at 12:37 a.m.

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry dismissed on Friday as "a myth" suggestions that the United States was withdrawing from world affairs. "I'm perplexed by claims I...

Kerry arrives in Manila to strengthen U.S. ties with old ally

August 24, 2021 at 11:15 p.m.

MANILA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in the Philippines on Tuesday, seeking to modernize economic and political ties with one of America's oldest allies in South...

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