• Ukraine accuses Russia of violating its own cease-fire more than 700 times

    Ukraine accuses Russia of violating its own cease-fire more than 700 times

    May 08, 2025 04:51 PM EDT

    The regions of Belgorod, Lipetsk, Orenburg, Ryazan and Tambov came under a drone threat alert overnight, but there were no reports of any drones being shot down or intercepted. Russia's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia also briefly imposed restrictions on flights to and from the airport in Nizhny Novgorod. Ukraine ...

  • In first post-presidential interview, Biden calls Trump's pressure on Ukraine 'modern-day appeasement'

    In first post-presidential interview, Biden calls Trump's pressure on Ukraine 'modern-day appeasement'

    May 07, 2025 05:33 PM EDT

    ... the war in Ukraine as a waste of lives and American taxpayer money. Early in his presidency, Trump ordered a pause in American aid to Ukraine — then resumed it. The two countries last week signed an agreement granting American access to Ukraine’s vast mineral resources — a return on investment ...

  • WATCH: Vance discusses free speech, Ukraine war at Munich Leaders Meeting

    WATCH: Vance discusses free speech, Ukraine war at Munich Leaders Meeting

    May 07, 2025 03:53 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that Russia was “asking for too much” in its initial peace offer as the United States looks to bring about an end to the war in Ukraine. Watch the discussion in the video player above. The vice president, speaking at a Washington ...

  • Ukraine drone attacks briefly shut down Moscow's international airports

    Ukraine drone attacks briefly shut down Moscow's international airports

    May 06, 2025 04:13 PM EDT

    Russia has effectively rejected a U.S. proposal for an immediate and full 30-day halt in the fighting by insisting on far-reaching conditions. Ukraine has accepted that proposal, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says. U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the brief truce “doesn’t sound like much ...

  • Putin says he hopes Russia will not need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

    Putin says he hopes Russia will not need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

    May 04, 2025 10:19 PM EDT

    ... development of our aviation coalition"," namely the creation of an F-16 training school. He said that such a base could not be opened in Ukraine because of Russian attacks. Attacks on Ukraine continue A Russian drone attack overnight on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, wounded 11 people, Ukraine’s State ...

  • The U.S. is leading an effort to end the war in Ukraine. Talks looks favorable to Russia, but mixed signals emerge

    The U.S. is leading an effort to end the war in Ukraine. Talks looks favorable to Russia, but mixed signals emerge

    May 02, 2025 03:12 PM EDT

    ... Trump administration says they'll walk away, we don't know what that means. Does that mean they walk away from negotiations and keep supporting Ukraine?" Greene said.Greene says that Ukraine probably doesn't feel confident that the U.S. stepping back from the process means that Washington will ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. and Ukraine sign minerals deal

    News Wrap: U.S. and Ukraine sign minerals deal

    May 01, 2025 10:40 PM EDT

    ... only relates to profits that are generated by new investments. It also doesn't include any specific security guarantees to deter future Russian aggression, which Ukraine had long called for. In his nightly address, Zelenskyy insisted that the deal is good for Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President (through interpreter): The ...

  • Russia and Ukraine trade deadly drone strikes after U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal is signed

    Russia and Ukraine trade deadly drone strikes after U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal is signed

    May 01, 2025 09:39 PM EDT

    ... minister and current president of the Kyiv School of Economics, said Thursday that despite what he described as “unimaginable pressure” during negotiations on the deal, Ukraine succeeded in defending its interests. “This is a huge political and diplomatic win for Ukraine,” Mylovanov wrote on Facebook. “The deal looks fair.” Mylovanov ...

  • What's in the minerals deal Ukraine signed with the United States?

    What's in the minerals deal Ukraine signed with the United States?

    May 01, 2025 08:14 PM EDT

    ... Ukrainian mineral industry accounted for 6.1 percent of the country’s gross domestic product and 30 percent of exports. An estimated 40 percent of Ukraine's metallic mineral resources are inaccessible because of Russian occupation, according to data from We Build Ukraine, a Kyiv-based think tank. Ukraine has ...

  • Ukraine signs economic deal with U.S. after pressure from Trump for continued aid

    Ukraine signs economic deal with U.S. after pressure from Trump for continued aid

    Apr 30, 2025 04:15 PM EDT

    ... telling her. Russia has effectively rejected a U.S. proposal for an immediate and full 30-day ceasefire, making it conditional on a halt to Ukraine’s mobilization effort and Western arms supplies to Kyiv.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed Wednesday that Ukraine had accepted an unconditional truce only ...