Feb 01 Watch 5:46 Russian politician denounces Ukraine war, wants to be ‘free from Putin’s shackles’ By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev In Russia today, it is extremely rare to find someone willing to publicly criticize Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine which is now nearing its third year. But it's even rarer for that criticism to come from an elected official. Nick… Continue watching
Jan 31 EU heads urge more Ukraine support as ministers debate how to fill war-torn nation’s ammunition gap By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Almost two years since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, the war has bogged down and fears are growing that public support for the war effort is waning. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 4:24 News Wrap: Federal Reserve holds the line on interest rates In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve held steady on interest rates, Israel's prime minister met with families of hostages held in Gaza, the U.N.'s top court rejected most of Ukraine's legal case against Russia, FBI Director Christopher Wray… Continue watching
Jan 31 Deal on wartime Ukraine aid and border security stalls in Congress as time runs short By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senate negotiators are struggling to finalize a bipartisan deal that would pair policy changes at the U.S. southern border with wartime aid for Kyiv as they run into strong resistance from House Republicans and Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jan 31 Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of POWs despite tensions over a plane crash last week By Associated Press Russia and Ukraine said they have exchanged about 200 prisoners of war, despite tensions stemming from last week's crash of a military transport plane that Moscow claimed was carrying Ukrainian POWs and was shot down by Kyiv's forces. Continue reading
Jan 31 International Court of Justice rejects most of Ukraine’s terror financing and discrimination case against Russia By Mike Corder, Associated Press The International Court of Justice rejected Ukraine's request for Moscow to pay reparations for attacks in eastern Ukraine blamed on pro-Russia Ukrainian rebels, including the July 17, 2014, downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 that killed all 298 passengers and… Continue reading
Jan 30 Ukrainian attacks within Russia challenge Putin’s war narrative By Associated Press A spectacular explosion rocked a huge fuel export terminal on the Baltic Sea southwest of St. Petersburg this month from a Ukrainian drone, forcing the energy company Novatek to suspend operations for several days. Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: Blinken and NATO head Stoltenberg meet as Sweden moves closer to military alliance entry By Lolita C. Baldor, Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The brazen attack, which the Biden administration blames on Iranian-based proxies, adds another layer of complexity to an already tense Mideast situation as the Biden administration tries to keep the Israel-Hamas war from expanding into a broader regional conflict. Continue reading
Jan 29 Russian figure skater disqualified from 2022 Olympics in doping case verdict By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press The CAS ruling means the Russians are set to be stripped of the gold medal in figure skating's team event. The United States finished second and is set to be named Olympic champion instead. Continue reading
Jan 26 Creating a dilemma for the Kremlin, an unlikely challenger to Putin brings a rare show of defiance By Emma Burrows, Associated Press This is a rare sign of protest, defiance and optimism in a country that has seen a crackdown on dissent since its troops rolled into Ukraine nearly two years ago. Continue reading