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In our news wrap Sunday, a barrage of Russian drone attacks across Ukraine threaten to complicate U.S.-mediated ceasefire talks, a Turkish court ordered the arrested mayor of Istanbul to be jailed through his trial, high winds and dry conditions are fueling wildfires in the Carolinas, and Pope Francis ...
Residential buildings hit by debris Russia launched 147 drones across Ukraine overnight, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 97, and 25 others didn't reach targets due to Ukrainian countermeasures. The attacks struck the Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Odesa and Donetsk regions, as well as the ...
... Massachusetts first lady Kitty Dukakis and two-time heavyweight champion George Foreman have died. ... John Yang: In tonight's other news, new drone strikes in Ukraine are raising questions about the limited ceasefire that Ukraine and Russia agreed to. Ukrainian officials said at least three people were killed and 14 ...
Even though ZNPP is a state-owned plant, Zelenskyy acknowledged that if the U.S. were to claim it from Russian control, invest in it and modernize it, Ukraine might consider it. “That is a separate question, an open one,” he said. What is the current state of Zaporizhzhia’s ...
If peace comes to Ukraine, the number of troops that would help enforce it is vague. Officials have cited figures of between 10,000 and 30,000 troops as part of what's been termed a “reassurance force." Only Britain and France have said they are willing to send troops ...
But providing Ukraine that air defense is easier said than done. European officials tell me they want to help, but are worried about protecting their own capitals and don't have any surplus. The same for the U.S. Even the Biden administration decided it couldn't give Ukraine all ...
... to incoming air raids and lead to the continuation of the war. “I don’t think anybody should make any concessions in terms of helping Ukraine, but rather, assistance to Ukraine should be increased," Zelenskyy said. "This will be a signal that Ukraine is ready for any surprises from the ...
Angela Stent, Brookings Institution: He is maintaining his maximalist goals. He has made no concessions. The only thing he agreed to was this cease-fire in terms of striking energy infrastructure in Ukraine. And, of course, the Ukrainians have done some of that in Russia. But that's it. I ...
Witkoff suggested that U.S. and Russian officials have discussed the fate of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — Europe's largest — in southern Ukraine. The plant has been caught in the crossfire since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in 2022 and seized the facility shortly after. The U.N.’s ...
"The U.S. has been consistently offering in some form preemptive concessions that have been weakening the American and Ukrainian negotiating position," Bowman said. "I think there's a real danger here that the administration's approach is boiling down to sticks for Ukraine and carrots for Putin." Zelensky ...
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