• Europe vows billions in military support for Ukraine as U.S. meets Putin

    Europe vows billions in military support for Ukraine as U.S. meets Putin

    Apr 11, 2025 04:16 PM EDT

    ... system, an airborne early warning aircraft. Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said that his country is monitoring the world armaments market and sees opportunities for Ukraine's backers to buy more weapons and ammunition. Pevkur said he believes Putin might try to reach some kind of settlement with Ukraine by ...

  • Taiwan closely watches Ukraine war, fearing China could attempt a similar takeover

    Taiwan closely watches Ukraine war, fearing China could attempt a similar takeover

    Apr 08, 2025 10:30 PM EDT

    ... husband, Lin Yua (ph), their children fluent in Mandarin and Ukrainian, and their restaurant resistance to Russia in mouth and mind, sunflowers, the symbol of Ukraine's resilience, snapshots of solidarity, including aid sent from Taiwan to Ukraine, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's words of defiance in Mandarin. Olga ...

  • Russian strike in central Ukraine kills 14 people and injures 50, officials say

    Russian strike in central Ukraine kills 14 people and injures 50, officials say

    Apr 04, 2025 07:02 PM EDT

    ... to draft 160,000 conscripts for a one-year tour of compulsory military service. The two foreign ministers pledged to continue helping to build up Ukraine’s armed forces — the country’s best security guarantee since the U.S. took any prospect of NATO membership off the table. Moscow’s ...

  • Britain and France accuse Russia of slow-walking Ukraine ceasefire efforts

    Britain and France accuse Russia of slow-walking Ukraine ceasefire efforts

    Apr 04, 2025 02:32 PM EDT

    Britain and France are helping to lead a multinational effort known as the "coalition of the willing" to set up a force that might police any future peace agreement in Ukraine. A senior Ukrainian official said earlier this week that between 10 and 12 countries have said they are ready ...

  • Germany describes Russia-Ukraine peace talks as deadlocked, but China says negotiations are encouraging

    Germany describes Russia-Ukraine peace talks as deadlocked, but China says negotiations are encouraging

    Apr 01, 2025 05:31 PM EDT

    ... at Ukraine for the first time in more than five months, according to authorities. But Andrii Kovalenko, the head of the counter-disinformation branch of Ukraine’s Security Council, detected no change in Russian strategy.“For now, this means nothing,” he said on Telegram. Russia’s Defense Ministry accused Ukraine ...

  • Kremlin official says Russia views efforts to end Ukraine war as drawn-out process

    Kremlin official says Russia views efforts to end Ukraine war as drawn-out process

    Mar 31, 2025 05:53 PM EDT

    ... Trump said he would consider adding further sanctions on Russia, which already faces steep financial penalties, and using tariffs to undermine its oil exports. Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, came under another Russian drone attack overnight, injuring three people, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said Monday.Russia also fired two ...

  • Ukraine expects Russia to launch fresh offensive to strengthen its negotiating position

    Ukraine expects Russia to launch fresh offensive to strengthen its negotiating position

    Mar 29, 2025 07:43 PM EDT

    Russian forces are preparing to launch a fresh military offensive in the coming weeks to maximize pressure on Ukraine and strengthen the Kremlin's negotiating position in ceasefire talks, Ukrainian government and military analysts said.

  • France and Britain mull plans to deploy troops to assist with Ukraine-Russia peace deal

    France and Britain mull plans to deploy troops to assist with Ukraine-Russia peace deal

    Mar 27, 2025 04:49 PM EDT

    ... State Marco Rubio said that Russia’s demands would be evaluated and presented to Trump. More aid and more attacks As ceasefire efforts gather steam, Ukraine's allies in Europe are working to strengthen Kyiv's hand militarily. Their aim is to enable it to keep fighting until any broad ...

  • News Wrap: Ukraine and Russia reach agreement on safe navigation of Black Sea

    News Wrap: Ukraine and Russia reach agreement on safe navigation of Black Sea

    Mar 25, 2025 10:50 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Tuesday, Ukraine and Russia say they've reached an agreement to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea and to take steps toward a limited ceasefire, the Oscar-winning Palestinian director of the documentary "No Other Land" was released by Israeli authorities a day after soldiers ...

  • U.S. says agreement has been reached in the Black Sea in talks with Ukraine and Russia

    U.S. says agreement has been reached in the Black Sea in talks with Ukraine and Russia

    Mar 25, 2025 04:26 PM EDT

    ... which had to be evacuated due to the attack. Meanwhile, Russian forces launched one ballistic missile and 139 long-range strike and decoy drones into Ukraine overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force. Those attacks affected seven regions of Ukraine and injured multiple people.Associated Press writer Dasha Litvinova in ...