• EU pledges to loan Ukraine up to $39 billion to help rebuild its economy and power grid

    EU pledges to loan Ukraine up to $39 billion to help rebuild its economy and power grid

    Sep 20, 2024 04:03 PM EDT

    ... two weeks and Russia’s relentless attacks on Ukraine’s civilian energy infrastructure aims to inflict maximum damage,” von der Leyen said. “We will help Ukraine in its brave efforts to overcome this.” The main aim is to help Ukraine decentralize its power grid, and to become less reliant on ...

  • Dozens wounded in Kharkiv as Russia and Ukraine exchange drone and missile attacks

    Dozens wounded in Kharkiv as Russia and Ukraine exchange drone and missile attacks

    Sep 15, 2024 06:34 PM EDT

    ... eastern Ukraine.So far, the U.S. has allowed Kyiv to use American-provided weapons only in a limited area inside Russia’s border with Ukraine. Kyiv officials argue the weapons are vital to weaken Russia’s ability to strike Ukraine and force it to move its strike capabilities further ...

  • Biden and British PM consider allowing Ukraine to use long-range weapons in Russia

    Biden and British PM consider allowing Ukraine to use long-range weapons in Russia

    Sep 13, 2024 10:40 PM EDT

    ... to be able to be fired deep into Russia. There's a debate. But some senior U.S. officials continue to argue the targets that Ukraine wants to hit are beyond that range, the relatively few ATACMS that Ukraine has are better used in occupied Crimea, and ongoing concerns that ...

  • Biden meets with UK leader Starmer as Ukraine pushes for easing weapon restrictions

    Biden meets with UK leader Starmer as Ukraine pushes for easing weapon restrictions

    Sep 13, 2024 03:22 PM EDT

    Zelenskyy wants more long-range weaponry from Washington, including the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, for strikes in Russia. Lt. Col. Charlie Dietz, a Pentagon spokesperson, said ATACMS would not be the answer to the main threat Ukraine faces from long-range Russian glide bombs, which are being ...

  • News Wrap: Russian strikes in Ukraine kill 3 Red Cross members

    News Wrap: Russian strikes in Ukraine kill 3 Red Cross members

    Sep 12, 2024 10:45 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Thursday, Russian strikes in Ukraine killed three members of the Red Cross, a North Dakota judge struck down the state’s ban on abortion saying the state’s constitution enshrines access before a fetus is viable, the Biden administration slapped sanctions on allies of Venezuelan President Maduro and Attorney General Garland denounced efforts...

  • ICC prosecutor on steps to hold Russia accountable for atrocities in Ukraine

    ICC prosecutor on steps to hold Russia accountable for atrocities in Ukraine

    Sep 12, 2024 10:30 PM EDT

    The International Criminal Court in The Hague investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest of crimes. Its chief prosecutor is busy these days focusing on the war in Ukraine and the war between Israel and Palestinians. Earlier today Nick Schifrin spoke to Karim Khan about what's being done to hold Russian forces...

  • WATCH: Blinken speaks to media with Poland's foreign minister after Ukraine meeting

    WATCH: Blinken speaks to media with Poland's foreign minister after Ukraine meeting

    Sep 12, 2024 10:12 PM EDT

    ... which includes several components, including goals Ukraine hopes to achieve on the battlefield as well as diplomatic and economic aims. In late August he described Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region as part of that plan, saying it had removed the Russian threat from Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Sumy ...

  • WATCH: Blinken and top UK diplomat jointly pledge almost $1.5 billion in more Ukraine aid

    WATCH: Blinken and top UK diplomat jointly pledge almost $1.5 billion in more Ukraine aid

    Sep 11, 2024 08:34 PM EDT

    ... not clearly say he wants Ukraine to win. WATCH: Trump promises to ‘settle’ war in Ukraine if elected “The bottom line is this: We want Ukraine to win,” Blinken said.The latest American aid package includes $325 million in energy support to help repair and restore Ukraine’s power generation ...

  • Harris suggested that Russia could target Poland if Ukraine loses the war. That resonates with Poles

    Harris suggested that Russia could target Poland if Ukraine loses the war. That resonates with Poles

    Sep 11, 2024 02:15 PM EDT

    ... he wants Ukraine to win the war. But he also argued that the Biden administration has made a mistake because it “committed itself to help Ukraine as long as it takes, but refused to state that it should mean Ukraine’s victory." When Trump first won the presidency, there was ...

  • Blinken travels to Kyiv as Ukraine pushes for long-range strikes against Russia

    Blinken travels to Kyiv as Ukraine pushes for long-range strikes against Russia

    Sep 11, 2024 02:00 PM EDT

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in Kyiv on a joint visit Wednesday, as Ukraine presses the West to allow it to use long-range missiles against Russia. The top diplomats reached the Ukrainian capital by train from Poland ...