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
Nov 15 Watch 8:03 Deadly explosion reported in Poland as Russia unleashed missile barrage on Ukraine The U.S. and western allies said they’re looking into reports of an explosion in NATO-member Poland. It happened as Russia conducted missile strikes across Ukraine. Local Polish media reported the explosion at a grain facility in an eastern village about… Continue watching
Nov 15 Poland says Russian-made missile fell on its soil, killing 2 By John Leicester, James Laporta, Associated Press The Polish Foreign Ministry said it had “demanded immediate detailed explanations” from the Russian ambassador. Continue reading
Nov 15 U.S. sanctions firms accused of transferring Iranian drones to Russia By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The U.S. is imposing sanctions on firms and entities accused of being involved in the transfer of Iranian drones to Russia for use in Vladimir Putin's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Nov 15 Biden asks for more than $37 billion in Ukraine emergency aid By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide more than $37 billion in aid to Ukraine. The funding request comes as lawmakers begin their post-election session. Continue reading
Nov 15 WATCH: State Department speaks on reports of Russian missiles hitting Poland By News Desk The State Department says the United States is working with the Polish government to determine the extent of U.S. intelligence reports that Russian missiles crossed into NATO member Poland, where two people were killed. Continue reading
Nov 14 Zelenskyy visits Kherson, calls Russian withdrawal from city ‘beginning of the end’ By Sam Mednick, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made a triumphant visit to the newly liberated city of Kherson. Continue reading