Mar 04 Trump pause of U.S. military aid adds pressure for Zelenskyy to seek end of war By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The halting of military aid comes some five years after President Donald Trump held up congressionally authorized assistance to Ukraine as he sought to pressure Zelenskyy to launch an investigation into Joe Biden, then a Democratic presidential candidate. Continue reading
Mar 04 What to know about Trump’s halt on military aid to Ukraine By Jill Lawless, Associated Press It's a major blow that threatens to remove some of the most formidable weapons in Ukraine’s battlefield arsenal, and ratchets up pressure on Kyiv to accept a peace agreement. Continue reading
Mar 04 Zelenskyy suggests Ukraine didn’t receive direct notification that U.S. had paused military aid By Samya Kullab, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said Ukraine is ready to sign a lucrative deal on rare-earth minerals and security with Washington. Continue reading
Mar 04 Trump’s pause on military aid alarms Ukrainians but Kyiv digs in on peace terms By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Days after an explosive meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the assistance halted to try to pressure Kyiv to engage in peace talks with Russia. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 5:37 European allies forge ahead on Ukraine after Trump’s public dispute with Zelenskyy By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev President Trump on Monday continued to put pressure on Ukraine, insinuating that Volodymyr Zelenskyy should step down if he doesn't want a peace deal. This after their Friday Oval Office meeting ended in an unprecedented clash. Western leaders are scrambling… Continue watching
Mar 03 How Trump’s history with Putin and Zelenskyy set the stage for an Oval Office blowup By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Questions over President Donald Trump's connections to Russian President Vladimir Putin followed him into his first presidency and hung over him for most of his term. Continue reading
Mar 03 Trump slams Zelenskyy on Truth Social for saying the end of the Russia war ‘is still very, very far away’ By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Trump seemed further irritated by Zelenskyy's latest comments suggesting it will take time for the three-year conflict to come to a close. Continue reading
Mar 02 European leaders face a ‘once in a generation moment,’ Starmer says on ending war in Ukraine By Brian Melley, Associated Press British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told leaders gathered Sunday for a summit on the war in Ukraine that they need to step up and continue to support Kyiv and meet a “once in a generation moment” for the security of… Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 5:47 Former U.S. ambassador on Zelenskyy’s next moves after Oval Office blowout By John Yang Washington and Europe are still feeling the reverberations of Friday’s heated Oval Office exchange between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. Now, Zelenskyy is in London to rally the support of European leaders. Kurt Volker, former U.S. special envoy to… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 7:30 In clash with Zelenskyy, Trump deepens diplomatic rift over Russia’s war in Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev It was an extraordinary scene in the Oval Office as President Trump made a public break with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. The two presidents and Vice President Vance argued for nearly five minutes in front of cameras. The heated back-and-forth could… Continue watching