Mar 04 Civilians flee Bakhmut as possible Ukrainian troop withdrawal looms By Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press Pressure mounted Saturday on Ukrainian troops and civilians hunkering down in Bakhmut, as Kyiv's forces tried to help residents flee amid what Western analysts say may be preparations for a Ukrainian withdrawal from the eastern city that Russian forces have spent months… Continue reading
Mar 03 What we know about Russia’s claim of a cross-border attack By Associated Press Russia has declared that a group of saboteurs from Ukraine crossed into its territory and attacked border villages, a raid marking an escalation of the war now in its second year. Continue reading
Mar 03 New astronaut crew from U.S., Russia and UAE arrives at International Space Station By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A new crew from the United States, Russia and United Arab Emirates has arrived at the International Space Station. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 10:05 Blinken face-to-face with Russian counterpart for 1st time since invasion of Ukraine By Amna Nawaz, Tommy Walters, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn The world’s 20 wealthiest nations met in New Delhi for the G20 summit. But the gathering on global cooperation was largely overshadowed by bitter disagreement on the war in Ukraine and concluded with no consensus. Amna Nawaz discussed the meeting,… Continue watching
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