Jun 04 U.S. intelligence agencies review what they got wrong on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine By Nomaan Merchant, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Ultimately, U.S. intelligence agencies underestimated Zelenskyy and Ukraine while overestimating Russia and its president, even as they accurately predicted Vladimir Putin would order an invasion. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 5:10 As the Ukraine conflict passes 100 days, former Zelenskyy aide details life in a war zone By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson Friday marked Ukraine’s 100th day of war against Russia. The devastation is clear from the images of destroyed cities and bodies in the streets. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says tens of thousands of civilians have perished, but the true toll… Continue watching
Jun 04 Russian forces increase attacks in push to capture two cities in eastern Ukraine By John Leicester, Inna Varenytsia, Andrea Rosa, Associated Press Reinforced Russian troops backed by airstrikes pummeled a portion of eastern Ukraine on Saturday, blowing up bridges and shelling apartment buildings as they fought to capture two cities that would put a contested province under Moscow's control, Ukrainian officials said. Continue reading
Jun 04 NATO chief seeks to curb Erdogan’s resistance to Finland, Sweden joining alliance By Associated Press Stoltenberg, who visited Washington this week, tweeted that he met with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin while there and discussed “the need to address Turkey’s concerns and move forward” with the Finnish and Swedish membership applications. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 5:07 New Wrap: Federal grand jury indicts Trump adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress In our news wrap Friday, a federal grand jury indicted former Trump adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress, the school police commander in Uvalde, Texas, reportedly did not have a radio following the mass shooting, a congressional committee will… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 8:39 Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S. discusses the state of the war 100 days after it began By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Exactly 100 days ago, Russian soldiers launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, aiming to overthrow a democratically elected government. Ukraine won the battle for Kyiv and has achieved some military success. But the war has killed tens of thousands of… Continue watching
Jun 03 After 100 days of war, Russia shows no signs of leaving Ukraine By Associated Press When Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in late February, the Russian president vowed his forces would not occupy the neighboring country. But as the invasion reached its 100th day on Friday, Russia seemed increasingly unlikely to relinquish the territory… Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 6:31 News Wrap: Uvalde children’s 911 calls weren’t relayed to police commander, lawmaker says In our news wrap: a Texas state senator said panicked 911 calls from children in Uvalde never got to the police commander at the scene of last week's school attack, President Zelenskyy says Russia controls one-fifth of Ukraine, a truce… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 8:11 Jens Stoltenberg on NATO unity, support for Ukraine By Nick Schifrin This week the Biden administration authorized another $700 million in military aid for Ukraine as its war to fend off Russia's invasion grinds into its fourth month. The U.S. has helped bring together NATO in ways not seen in recent… Continue watching
Jun 02 After 100 days of war in Ukraine, a family returns to a broken house, just one of many By Oleksandr Stashevskyi, Associated Press In 100 days of war in Ukraine, countless lives have been forever shattered. Nila Zelinska and her husband Eduard are one of those families. Continue reading