Sep 15 WATCH: State Department spokesman Ned Price holds news briefing By Associated Press The Biden administration on Thursday slapped sanctions on dozens of Russian and Ukrainian officials and a number of Russian companies for human rights abuses and the theft of Ukrainian grain. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 5:37 News Wrap: Unions and railroads continue negotiations ahead of strike deadline In our news wrap Wednesday, unions and some of the largest freight railroads are still negotiating with a strike deadline fast approaching, the war in Ukraine has energy costs soaring in Europe with leaders calling for a cap on electric… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 7:51 Ukrainian President Zelenskyy visits territory reclaimed from Russia By Nick Schifrin, Volodymyr Solohub, Karina Cuevas The Ukrainian counteroffensive continues at a great pace across the eastern and southern parts of the country. President Zelenskyy and top members of his war council visited troops and the traumatized civilians liberated from Russian rule. It is a time… Continue watching
Sep 14 Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy visits strategic city retaken from Russia By Elena Becatoros, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has watched as his country's flag was hoisted above the recently recaptured city of Izium. Continue reading
Sep 13 Eiffel Tower to go dark earlier as Paris saves energy By Nicolas Garriga, Barbara Surk, Associated Press The French capital, like the rest of Europe, faces the risk of power shortages this winter amid dwindling supplies of natural gas from Russia. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 7:24 Ukrainians return home in towns recently liberated from Russian control By Nick Schifrin Ukraine said hundreds of thousands of people were freed from Russian control in recent days after a counteroffensive that has reshaped the battlefield. In the past week, Ukraine has retaken more territory than Russia has in the past five months… Continue watching
Sep 13 WATCH: State Department says Russia spent $300 million to covertly influence world politics By Lolita Baldor, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Russia has covertly spent more than $300 million since 2014 to try to influence politicians and other officials in more than two dozen countries, the State Department alleges in a newly released cable. Continue reading
Sep 13 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder speaks on Ukraine counteroffensive By Ellen Knickmeyer, Lolita Baldor, Associated Press Pentagon officials are being careful not to declare a premature victory after a Ukrainian offensive forced Russian troops into a messy retreat in the north. Continue reading
Sep 13 Ukraine continues to pressure retreating Russian troops By Elena Becatoros, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press It was not yet clear if the Ukrainian blitz in the northeast after months of little discernible movement could signal a turning point in the nearly seven-month war. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 8:40 As Ukraine military retakes territory, Russia cuts power to eastern region By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Ukraine is in the midst of a lightning counteroffensive and has retaken territory both in the country’s northeast and south. The move has taken Russian troops by surprise and provoked outrage in Moscow among supporters of the war. Nick Schifrin… Continue watching