Sep 14 Zelenskyy is expected to visit Washington as Congress debates $21 billion in aid for Ukraine By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Matthew Lee, Associated Press His visit comes as Congress is debating President Joe Biden's request to provide providing as much as $21 billion in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 8:28 New drone technology could make it easier to clear unexploded bombs, mines in Ukraine By Jack Hewson, Volodymyr Solohub, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Ed Ram, Andrew Robinson and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow Among the horrors of war, landmines and unexploded ordnances linger and kill for years afterward. Ukraine is littered with landmines and bombs from both sides. Clearing those explosives is a massive and complicated task, but two young Americans are working… Continue watching
Sep 14 New U.S. sanctions target workarounds that let Russia acquire Western tech for war By Emma Burrows, Associated Press The latest sanctions package announced Thursday is one of the biggest imposed by the State and Treasury departments. It targets countries, notably Turkey, that sell Western technology to Russia that could be used to bolster its war effort. Continue reading
Sep 13 Ukrainian attack on Crimean shipyard damages 2 ships, injures 24 people By Dasha Litvinova, Illia Novikov, Associated Press The region's governor says the pre-dawn onslaught damaged port and civilian infrastructure in the Izmail district and wounded seven people, three seriously. Continue reading
Sep 12 In the pursuit of jobs, Ukrainian refugees are choosing Germany over Poland By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press A report says Poland is losing large numbers of Ukrainian refugees from its workforce as they travel to Germany to seek higher wages and government benefits in the rich Western economy. Continue reading
Sep 12 Poland calls on the EU to extend the embargo on Ukraine grain to protect farmers By Associated Press Poland's government has called on the European Union to extend the embargo on imports of Ukrainian grain beyond Friday deadline to protect Polish farmers. Continue reading
Sep 11 Elon Musk's refusal to provide Starlink support for Ukraine attack in Crimea raises questions for Pentagon By Tara Copp, Associated Press SpaceX founder Elon Musk's refusal to allow Ukraine to use Starlink internet services to launch a surprise attack on Russian forces in Crimea last September has raised questions for the Pentagon. Continue reading
Sep 11 Russia says ruling party wins most votes in occupied Ukrainian regions. West calls elections sham By Associated Press Russian authorities have been trying to tighten their grip on the territories Moscow illegally annexed a year ago but still does not fully control. Continue reading
Sep 10 Ukrainian NGO reports 2 foreign aid workers killed by Russian shelling By Associated Press Two foreign aid workers were reportedly killed in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as Russian shelling hit a van carrying a team of four working with a Ukrainian nongovernmental organization. Continue reading
Sep 09 G20 leaders add African Union as permanent member at summit divided over Ukraine By Adam Schreck, David Rising, Associated Press The Group of 20 top world economies added the African Union as a member at their annual summit Saturday, and host India was able to get the disparate group to sign off on a final statement, but only after softening language on… Continue reading