• WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as U.S. warns Russia may use new missile against Ukraine

    WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as U.S. warns Russia may use new missile against Ukraine

    Dec 11, 2024 05:09 PM EST

    ... recent days that Russia and Ukraine immediately reach a ceasefire and said Ukraine should likely prepare to receive less U.S. military aid. Zelenskyy and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness," Trump wrote on social media last weekend, referring to Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy ...

  • How cotton from Central Asia is helping fuel Russia's war in Ukraine

    How cotton from Central Asia is helping fuel Russia's war in Ukraine

    Dec 10, 2024 11:25 PM EST

    ... a Reuters investigation recently revealed the U.S. and its allies are facing a critical shortage of nitrocellulose, limiting the West's ability to resupply Ukraine with vital munitions. So could American influence flip Uzbekistan from being a problem for the West to a supplier for Ukraine? John Herbst: Either ...

  • Zelenskyy open to Western troops providing security in effort to end war in Ukraine

    Zelenskyy open to Western troops providing security in effort to end war in Ukraine

    Dec 09, 2024 03:54 PM EST

    ... NATO declared Ukraine on an “irreversible” path to membership, but stopped short of inviting the country in. The United States and Germany have balked at Ukraine joining NATO while at war with Russia. One obstacle has been the view that Ukraine’s borders would need to be clearly demarcated before ...

  • News Wrap: Trump calls for ‘immediate cease-fire’ in Ukraine after meeting with Zelenskyy

    News Wrap: Trump calls for ‘immediate cease-fire’ in Ukraine after meeting with Zelenskyy

    Dec 08, 2024 10:40 PM EST

    In our news wrap Sunday, Trump called for an “immediate cease-fire” between Ukraine and Russia and said in an interview that he plans to end birthright citizenship in the U.S., New York police released new photos of the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and a pair ...

  • Trump meets with France's Macron and Ukraine's Zelenskyy during visit to Paris

    Trump meets with France's Macron and Ukraine's Zelenskyy during visit to Paris

    Dec 07, 2024 05:11 PM EST

    The president-elect's visit to France, ahead of a celebration of the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral five years after a devastating fire, comes as Macron and other European leaders are trying to win Trump’s favor and persuade him to maintain support for Ukraine in its defense against Russia’s invasion.

  • Power to 1 million homes cut in Ukraine after latest 'massive' Russian aerial attack

    Power to 1 million homes cut in Ukraine after latest 'massive' Russian aerial attack

    Nov 28, 2024 03:15 PM EST

    The missile launched for the first time at Ukraine last week has six warheads and flies at 10 times the speed of sound, according to Putin, who declared that it can't be intercepted by any modern air defense systems. Oreshnik can penetrate underground bunkers and releases dozens of submunitions ...

  • Lacking manpower, Ukraine resorts to harsh means to force draft dodgers into combat

    Lacking manpower, Ukraine resorts to harsh means to force draft dodgers into combat

    Nov 27, 2024 11:40 PM EST

    ... war. Jack Hewson:  And so Kyiv's glossy recruitment campaigns continue, as the country seeks desperately to persuade young men and women to replace the thousands who have been killed and injured, fending off a far bigger invading force. For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Jack Hewson in Ukraine.

  • Trump nominates Keith Kellogg as special envoy for Ukraine and Russia

    Trump nominates Keith Kellogg as special envoy for Ukraine and Russia

    Nov 27, 2024 07:18 PM EST

    ... staff of the National Security Council and then stepped in as an acting security adviser for Trump after Michael Flynn resigned. As special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Kellogg will have to navigate an increasingly untenable war between the two nations. The Biden administration has begun urging Ukraine to quickly ...

  • White House urges Ukraine to draft troops as young as 18 to quickly increase its military size

    White House urges Ukraine to draft troops as young as 18 to quickly increase its military size

    Nov 27, 2024 06:35 PM EST

    ... troops, who have come to help Moscow try to claw back the land seized in a Ukrainian incursion this year. The stepped-up push on Ukraine to strengthen its fighting ranks comes as Ukraine braces for President-elect Donald Trump to take office on Jan. 20. The Republican said he ...

  • News Wrap: G7 foreign ministers renew 'unwavering' support for Ukraine

    News Wrap: G7 foreign ministers renew 'unwavering' support for Ukraine

    Nov 26, 2024 11:50 PM EST

    ... the Biden administration nears its final stretch. Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State: The U.S. is continuing to surge security assistance to bolster Ukraine's defenses in the east and to respond to the escalation by Russia. We're determined that Ukraine has the money, the munitions, and ...