Nov 18 Zelenskyy visits Picasso’s ‘Guernica,’ drawing parallel to Ukraine’s bombing By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press The painting, a symbol of the horrors of war, depicts the bombardment of civilian targets during an attack on a northern Spanish town during Spain's Civil War. Continue reading
Nov 18 Poland says 2 Ukrainians working for Russia are suspected in weekend railway track explosion By Claudia Ciobanu, Associated Press The Kremlin's spokesman responded by accusing the Poles of Russophobia. Continue reading
Nov 17 Russia’s slowing wartime economy pushes Kremlin to increase taxes and fees By David McHugh, Associated Press Russia's economy has slowed after two years of robust growth fueled by the war in Ukraine. That's opening a hole in the Kremlin's budget, and President Vladimir Putin is looking for money to cover the deficit. Continue reading
Nov 16 Finland’s president warns no ceasefire likely soon in Ukraine, urges Europe to hold its nerve By Emma Burrows, Associated Press A ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before the spring and European allies need to keep up support despite a corruption scandal that has engulfed Kyiv, President Alexander Stubb of Finland told The Associated Press. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch Russia pummels Kyiv in barrage of drones and missiles as it makes gains in Ukraine By Amna Nawaz, Sonia Kopelev, Dan Sagalyn Russia fired a large-scale barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine early Friday, damaging apartment buildings in Kyiv, Odesa and Kharkiv. It comes as Russia has been making incremental gains on the ground in recent weeks, and the diplomatic path… Continue watching
Nov 14 Russian drone and missile attack kills 6, injures at least 35 in Kyiv By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Russia has waged a devastating aerial campaign against Ukraine since its all-out invasion of its neighbor nearly four years ago. U.S.-led diplomatic efforts this year to stop the fighting have so far come to nothing. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch 7:01 Ukraine says Russia is recruiting African mercenaries to fight in its war By Simon Ostrovsky, Katia Patin, Sonia Kopelev Since last fall, more than 12,000 North Koreans have reportedly been deployed to fight with the Russian army in Ukraine. Recently, Ukraine accused the Kremlin of recruiting foreign fighters from African nations as it struggles to recruit troops among its… Continue watching
Nov 13 EU warns Ukraine to crack down on corruption in wake of energy scandal By Illia Novikov, Associated Press European Union officials are warning Ukraine that it must keep cracking down on graft in the wake of a major corruption scandal that could hurt the country’s ability to attract financial help. Continue reading
Nov 12 Ukraine’s foreign minister presses for support at G7 as Russia targets the energy grid By Rob Gillies, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Top diplomats from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies have met with Ukraine’s foreign minister as Kyiv tries to fend off relentless Russian aerial attacks that have brought rolling blackouts across the country. Continue reading
Nov 10 Zelenskyy says he wants to order Patriot systems from U.S. to counter Russia’s power grid attacks By Illia Novikov, Associated Press International peace efforts appear to have dissipated, nearly four years after Russia invaded its neighbor. Continue reading