Oct 16 Drone strikes in the Black Sea raise fears of Russian escalation to test NATO's response By Stephen McGrath, Veselin Toshkov, Associated Press The attacks in the two countries' exclusive economic zones threaten a global shipping route and have left two people dead, with at least 25 still missing. They also run the risk of drawing other countries directly into the war for… Continue reading
Oct 15 Drone strike on ship in Romanian waters raises fear that war in Ukraine is spreading By Associated Press Romanian authorities launched search and rescue operations off the Black Sea coast Thursday after a drone struck a ship which then caught fire, the latest in a spate of strikes that has raised fears that Russia’s war in Ukraine is… Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 3:46 Ukraine resumes strikes on energy targets, saying Russia never stopped its attacks By Lisa Desjardins, Eliot Barnhart The tense alliance between Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and President Trump is nearing a new low point. After days of bitter back-and-forth between the two leaders, Ukraine has resumed strikes on Russian energy targets. Trump had demanded an "energy ceasefire" this… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 5:10 Ukraine less reliant on U.S. as Trump-Zelenskyy rift deepens, former ambassador says By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn For perspective on the tensions between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, Amna Nawaz spoke with former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor. He’s now a distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council. Continue watching
Oct 15 Ukraine resumes attacks on Russian oil refineries as relations with Trump sour By Susie Blann, Associated Press Ukrainian drones attacked a refinery in Russia’s Ryazan region early Thursday, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a brief truce spurned by Moscow was over amid deepening tensions with Washington. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 8:16 How Starlink disruptions affected Ukraine's battlefield operations By Amna Nawaz, Liz Landers, Sonia Kopelev, Dan Sagalyn A key component of Ukraine’s communications network was partially disabled on Wednesday. The Starshield satellite network, funded by the Pentagon and operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX, was not operating at full capacity, hampering communications within the Ukrainian military. Liz Landers… Continue watching
Oct 14 Sudden Starlink limits sap Ukraine drone power as Kyiv fears U.S. intelligence squeeze By Hanna Arhirova, Samya Kullab, Barry Hatton, Associated Press Ukrainian drones lost some of their fighting capacity after restrictions were suddenly imposed on the battlefield use of the country's U.S.-made Starlink communication terminals, officials said Wednesday as the capital endured another night of missile attacks. Continue reading
Oct 13 Ukraine had no intelligence from partners about missiles headed to Kyiv, Zelenskyy says By Hanna Arhirova, Justin Spike, Associated Press At the White House, Trump told reporters that the U.S. has not stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Trump addresses Guilfoyle resignation, intel sharing with Ukraine as he departs for Alaska By Associated Press President Donald Trump told reporters that officials "didn’t like what we were reading" about Kimberly Guilfoyle, who resigned as ambassador to Greece on Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 10:42 Ukraine disputes Trump's claim of energy ceasefire as Russian diesel deal draws fire By William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn, Veronica Vela President Trump blames high energy prices on Ukraine, not his war in the Middle East, and made a surprise decision to suspend sanctions against Russia on Friday. William Brangham discusses the latest developments in the Ukraine-Russia war with Andrew Weiss. Continue watching