Feb 24 WATCH: Trump says he believes Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine By Sylvie Corbet, Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he was hopeful that Russia's war in Ukraine was nearing an endgame as he met on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third anniversary of the invasion. Continue reading
Feb 24 Ukraine and U.S. negotiating continued military aid in exchange for access to mineral resources By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Ukraine has offered to strike a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump for continued American military aid in exchange for developing Ukraine’s mineral industry. Continue reading
Feb 24 UN rejects U.S. resolution urging an end to the war in Ukraine without mentioning Moscow’s aggression By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press In a win for Ukraine on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the United States on Monday failed to get the U.N. General Assembly to approve its resolution urging an end to the war without mentioning Moscow's aggression. Continue reading
Feb 24 WATCH: Trump says ‘this is the right time’ to end Ukraine war in joint news conference with France’s Macron By Sylvie Corbet, Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he was hopeful that Russia's war in Ukraine was nearing an endgame as he met on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third anniversary of the invasion. Continue reading
Feb 24 Western leaders visit Kyiv, pledge support against Russia on the war’s 3rd anniversary By Justin Spike, Associated Press Ukraine is marking the bleakest anniversary of its war with Russia, with its forces under severe pressure on the battlefield after three years of fighting and shaken by the Trump administration’s apparent embrace of the Kremlin in a reversal of… Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 7:34 New film highlights fear in Estonia, Finland and Sweden of Putin’s aims beyond Ukraine By John Yang, Harry Zahn The shift in U.S. support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, which enters its fourth year on Monday, has raised alarms in Kyiv and in capitals across Europe. A new documentary finds that those anxieties are especially high in… Continue watching
Feb 20 UK foreign secretary questions Russia’s ‘appetite’ for peace at tense G20 meeting By Mogomotsi Magome, Michelle Gumede, Gerald Imray, Associated Press U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he saw no appetite for peace from Russia in Ukraine after listening to a speech by Russia's top diplomat at a tense Group of 20 meeting in South Africa on Thursday. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who led… Continue reading
Feb 20 Russia appears to have time on its side nearly 3 years after it invaded Ukraine By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine three years ago has turned into Europe’s largest conflict since World War II. Continue reading
Feb 20 News conference between Zelenskyy and Trump’s Ukraine envoy canceled as tensions grow By Justin Spike, Associated Press The format of the press event, which was to include comments to the media by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and retired U.S. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, was changed at the last minute so that the two did not deliver statements… Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 2:29 Trump calls Zelenskyy a ‘dictator’ as he tries to pressure Kyiv to accept deal to end war By Ali Rogin, Eliot Barnhart President Donald Trump denounced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a dictator as he tried to pressure Kyiv to accept a deal to end the war. The U.S. is negotiating those terms directly with Russia. It comes a day after Trump… Continue watching