Aug 17 Putin agreed to let U.S., Europe offer Ukraine NATO-like security protections, Trump envoy says By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Russia's Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the United States and its European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the 3 1/2-year war in Ukraine, special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff… Continue reading
Aug 17 European leaders will join Zelenskyy’s meeting with Trump at the White House By Samya Kullab, John Leicester, Associated Press European and NATO leaders announced Sunday they will join President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington for talks with President Donald Trump on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, with the possibility of U.S. security guarantees now on the negotiating table. Continue reading
Aug 13 Germany and Western allies sending military aid to Ukraine using new NATO supply line By Associated Press Germany says it will work with Ukraine's Western allies to provide military aid worth up to $500 million. This aid will be delivered using a new NATO supply line. Continue reading
Aug 06 Trump envoy Witkoff meets Putin ahead of Russia-Ukraine peace deadline, the Kremlin says By Associated Press The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding talks with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff. A meeting between Putin and Witkoff lasted about three hours Wednesday. Neither side gave an immediate readout of the talks. … Continue reading
Aug 05 NATO coordinating regular deliveries of large-scale weapon packages to Ukraine By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The United Nations has said Russia’s relentless pounding of urban areas has killed more than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 4:44 NATO countries promise more weapons for Ukraine as Russia launches massive assault By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev It is a pivotal moment in Ukraine as Kyiv announced it will hold another round of peace talks with Russia on Wednesday. It's the first such meeting in seven weeks and comes as NATO leaders try to answer Ukraine’s desperate… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 8:29 What’s behind Trump’s shift on arming Ukraine and his threats against Russia By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev, Dan Sagalyn President Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced they would infuse Ukraine with American weapons bought by European allies. Trump also threatened massive sanctions on Russia if there is no ceasefire by early September. It was a remarkable turnaround… Continue watching
Jul 14 Trump envoy meets with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Trump last week said he would make a “major statement” on Russia on Monday. He was due to meet with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Washington. Rutte also planned to hold talks with U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth and Secretary of… Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 5:09 Trump insists U.S. strikes ‘obliterated’ nuclear sites, says talks with Iran could resume By Nick Schifrin, Jonah Anderson President Trump again forcefully defended his conclusion that the bombing he ordered of Iranian nuclear facilities "obliterated" them. CIA Director John Ratcliffe released a statement affirming the administration’s claims about the effectiveness of the strikes, saying Iran's facilities "would have… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 5:39 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Trump, Ukraine and new spending commitments By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev To talk about President Trump, Ukraine and NATO’s new spending commitments, Nick Schifrin sat down with Secretary General Mark Rutte. Continue watching