Mar 02 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Russia claims Ukraine sabotage attacks in its territory By Associated Press Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder will hold a news briefing on Thursday as the Kremlin accuses Ukrainian saboteurs of crossing into western Russia and firing on villagers. Ukraine denied the claim and warned that Moscow could use the allegations to… Continue reading
Mar 02 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as U.S. and Russia hold first major talks since invasion By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke briefly in New Delhi at a meeting of top diplomats from the Group of 20 nations. Continue reading
Mar 02 SpaceX launches four astronauts from U.S., Russia and UAE to International Space Station By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA. The crew includes the first person from the Arab world going up for a monthslong stay. Continue reading
Mar 02 Russia claims Ukraine crossing border in sabotage attacks, Kyiv denies By Susie Blann, Associated Press Russian officials say Ukrainian saboteurs have crossed into western Russia and attacked villages there. Continue reading
Mar 01 Ukrainian official says military may pull troops from Bakhmut By Susie Blann, Associated Press Ukraine's military may decide to pull troops back from the key eastern stronghold of Bakhmut after a bloody, months-long Russian offensive to capture the city. Continue reading
Feb 28 Blinken warns Central Asian nations of dangers from war in Ukraine By Associated Press The Biden administration is pledging to support the independence of the five Central Asian nations, in a not-so-subtle warning to the former Soviet states that Russia's value as a partner has been badly compromised by its year-old war against Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 28 WATCH: Pentagon reports no evidence of weapons lost to fraud in Ukraine By Susie Blann, Associated Press The Pentagon's inspector general says his office has found no evidence yet that any of the billions of dollars in weapons and aid to Ukraine has been lost to corruption or diverted into the wrong hands. Continue reading
Feb 28 As drones hit Russia, Putin orders officials to strengthen border between Ukraine and Russia By Susie Blann, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered officials to tighten control of the border with Ukraine after a spate of drone attacks that Russian authorities blamed on Kyiv. Continue reading
Feb 27 U.N. head condemns human rights violations in Ukraine caused by Russia’s invasion By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said in a speech in Geneva on Monday that the invasion has unleashed widespread death, destruction and displacement. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 5:31 As war rages on, Ukraine begins costly reconstruction while fighting corruption By Nick Schifrin, Eric O'Connor, Volodymyr Solohub, Nikol Goldman, Harry Zahn One year after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the scars of war are staggering — entire neighborhoods destroyed and hundreds of thousands of homes burned out. With the support of the Pulitzer Center, Nick Schifrin and videographer Eric O’Connor report… Continue watching