Apr 25 Russia attacks deep in Ukraine, hitting rail and fuel facilities By David Keyton, Associated Press Russia has unleashed a string of attacks against Ukrainian rail and fuel facilities, striking crucial infrastructure far from the front line of its eastern offensive. Continue reading
Apr 25 Blinken, Austin return from visit to Ukraine, say ‘Russia is failing’ in war efforts By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday after a secrecy-shrouded visit to Kyiv that Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy is committed to winning his country's fight against Russia and that the United States will help him… Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 2:39 Russian shelling continues as U.S. officials expected in Ukraine Russian shelling continued in Ukraine Sunday despite calls for a truce for Orthodox Easter. President Volodomyr Zelenskyy also pressed the West for more powerful weapons as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are expected to become… Continue watching
Apr 24 Zelenskyy meets U.S. officials in Ukraine, Ukrainian official says By David Keyton, Associated Press The meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was confirmed by presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych in an interview on Ukrainian TV. Continue reading
Apr 24 Biden marks 107 anniversary of the start of the ‘Armenian genocide’ By Josh Boak, Associated Press “We renew our pledge to remain vigilant against the corrosive influence of hate in all its forms,” the president said. “We recommit ourselves to speaking out and stopping atrocities that leave lasting scars on the world."… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 3:11 Amid Russian attacks, Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces still holding on By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn Russian forces continued their attacks on the port city of Mariupol, focusing their attention on a steel plant housing both soldiers and civilians. In an appearance Saturday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces are still holding on amid the… Continue watching
Apr 23 U.S. Secretary of State, Defense Secretary to visit Ukraine, Zelenskyy announces By Associated Press President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke of the plans Saturday during a press conference. He did not immediately share more detail about the visit from Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin. Continue reading
Apr 23 Russian forces tried to storm a steel plant in Mariupol, strikes hit Odesa, Ukraine officials say By David Keyton, Yesica Fisch, Associated Press The reported assault on the eve of Orthodox Easter came after the Kremlin claimed its military had seized all of the shattered city except for the Azovstal plant, and as Russian forces pounded other cities and towns in southern and… Continue reading
Apr 23 How sanctions are affecting the Russian economy By Ken Sweet, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press As the West moved to cut off Russia’s access to its foreign reserves, limit imports of key technologies and take other restrictive actions, the Kremlin launched some drastic measures to protect the economy. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 4:41 Russian forces pick through the remains of destroyed Ukrainian towns By Willem Marx, Tommy Walters, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Lizz Bolaji Russian forces loomed over the ghostly ruins of Mariupol, removing bodies while preparing to besiege Ukrainian holdouts in a fortified steel plant. Ukrainian officials claim Russian troops are redepolying from the southern port city to reinforce their onslaught in the… Continue watching