Aug 07 Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The bipartisan legislation, which passed the Senate 86-11, would penalize countries that continue to buy Russian oil, gas and other exports seeking to deprive Putin of revenues fueling the war. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 3:33 Russian missile attacks on Kyiv expose weakness in Ukraine's air defense By Stephanie Sy, Winston Wilde A massive Russian missile attack killed nearly two dozen people in Ukraine overnight. Such strikes have become almost routine this summer as Moscow looks to exploit a critical air defense shortage in Ukraine. U.S.-made Patriots are the only air defense… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 6:25 Retired Army colonel explains why Patriot missiles are so valuable and in short supply By Amna Nawaz, Veronica Vela To discuss the air defense shortage in Ukraine and the impact on its ability to defend itself from Russia, Amna Nawaz spoke with retired Army Col. Robert Hamilton. He’s now president of the Delphi Global Research Center, a military consulting… Continue watching
Aug 05 Russian barrage in Ukraine's capital region kills 17 as air defenses fall short By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Russian attacks on Kyiv and its surrounding region killed 17 people and wounded dozens, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, as Ukraine’s depleted air defenses failed to stop any of Moscow’s incoming missiles overnight. Continue reading
Aug 04 Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks with 5 people killed in each country By Associated Press The U.N. children's agency on Tuesday urged both countries to uphold international humanitarian law requiring the protection of children, citing recent deaths in Russia's Belgorod and Krasnodar regions, as well as in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions. Continue reading
Aug 03 Russia blasts Zaporizhzhia with glide bombs while Ukrainian drones kill 9 By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Russian planes have dropped powerful glide bombs on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, killing one person and wounding dozens. Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone debris killed six people in Arkhipo-Osipovka in Russia. Continue reading
Aug 03 A Putin critic leaves Russia after he is barred from running for parliament By Associated Press "Good news: I'm alive and free. Unfortunately, not in Russia for the time being," opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin said in a video on social media, showing him standing in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Continue reading
Aug 02 Moscow mayor calls a deadly bomb attack on a restaurant a 'terrorist act' By Associated Press A woman attempted to smuggle the bomb into the establishment, but a security guard refused to let her in before the bomb exploded, Russian state media reported. Continue reading
Jul 31 Ukraine hits more outlets of Russia's largest online marketplace to bring the war home By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press Ukraine's attacks on the sprawling Russian warehouses have produced stark images, with massive pillars of smoke rising above fires that raged at facilities of Wildberries, the country’s biggest online retailer and its equivalent of Amazon. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 6:26 How shipping risks from Ukraine and Iran wars are converging By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which nearly all Middle Eastern oil flows, has prompted Saudi Arabia to call for a maritime defense coalition to protect Red Sea shipping. For perspective on the proposal, Geoff Bennett spoke with… Continue watching