Jan 23 Poland to ask Germany for sign off on sending tanks to Ukraine By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is pushing Europe to send more military hardware to Kyiv amid complaints that Germany is being too slow in helping to thwart Russia’s invasion. Continue reading
Jan 17 U.S., Ukraine military chiefs meet in-person for the 1st time By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Army Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met for a couple of hours with Ukraine’s chief military officer, Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, at an undisclosed location in southeastern Poland. Continue reading
Dec 01 Europe security meeting opens with condemnation of Russia’s war and ban on Lavrov By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Europe's largest security organization has opened a meeting in Poland strongly denouncing Russia's war against Ukraine. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 5:52 Winter looms in Ukraine as Russian invasion enters 10th month By Andrew Corkery, Claire Mufson As the war in Ukraine enters its 10th month and snow falls in the country's capital, Russia continues to target civilian infrastructure and the electrical grid. Reporting from Kyiv, NPR national security correspondent Greg Myre joins Geoff Bennett for more… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 5:10 Missile strike in Poland likely unintentional and tied to Ukrainian air defense, NATO says The missile that landed in Poland and killed two people sparked emergency meetings of NATO and the world’s leading democracies. But initial findings suggest it was an errant Ukrainian air defense missile and not a Russian missile. Top U.S. officials… Continue watching
Nov 16 WATCH: State Department holds briefing after possible Ukraine missile lands in NATO territory By Associated Press State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel held a press briefing Wednesday afternoon, a day after possible Ukrainian missiles landed in Poland, killing two people. Continue reading
Nov 16 WATCH: Secretary Austin, General Milley echo Polish assessment of missile strike By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press At the Pentagon, Austin said the U.S. has confidence in Poland's early assessment, but wants to let the investigation "play out." He also said that Russia bears responsibility for the incident because of its invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Continue reading
Nov 16 Poland, NATO say missile strike that killed 2 wasn’t a Russian attack By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press “Ukraine’s defense was launching their missiles in various directions and it is highly probable that one of these missiles unfortunately fell on Polish territory," said Polish President Andrzej Duda. Continue reading
Nov 15 Biden says it’s ‘unlikely’ the missile that hit Poland was fired from Russia By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Associated Press But the president pledged support for Poland's investigation into what it had called a “Russian-made” missile. Continue reading
Nov 15 Biden calls ’emergency’ meeting of NATO leaders after reports of Russian missile hitting Poland By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden called an "emergency" meeting of G7 and NATO leaders in Indonesia Wednesday morning for consultations after NATO-ally Poland said a "Russian-made" missile killed two people in the eastern part of its country near the Ukraine border. Continue reading