Dec 17 At high-stakes summit, EU leaders prepare to take unprecedented steps to help Ukraine By Lorne Cook, Associated Press At a summit starting on Thursday, many European Union leaders will press for tens of billions of euros in frozen Russian assets held in Europe to be used to meet Ukraine’s economic and military needs for the next two years. Continue reading
Dec 16 Zelenskyy says U.S.-negotiated proposals to end the war in Ukraine could be presented to Russia within days By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Zelenskyy reiterated that Kyiv won't recognize Moscow's control over any part of the Donbas. Continue reading
Dec 15 UK spy chief says Putin is dragging out peace talks and wants to subjugate Ukraine By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling efforts to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, and is testing the West with tactics that fall “just below the threshold of war,” the head of Britain’s MI6 spy agency said Monday. Continue reading
Dec 15 Latest talks between Ukraine and U.S. yield 'progress' as Trump seeks swift peace By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Ukraine's lead negotiator Rustem Umerov said on social media that “real progress” had been achieved at the talks in Berlin with President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner as well as European officials, which lasted… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 2:12 Dog with prosthetic paws inspires Ukrainian veterans recovering from wounds of war By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin At a rehabilitation facility in Kyiv, some of Ukraine’s wounded warriors are working hard to learn how to use their new limbs. As John Yang reports, a very special dog named Lavr is giving them inspiration to persevere. Continue watching
Dec 14 Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid in exchange for security guarantees, refuses to cede land By Stefanie Dazio, Claudia Ciobanu, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday voiced readiness to drop his country’s bid to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees, but rejected the U.S. push for ceding territory to Russia as he held talks with U.S. envoys on… Continue reading
Dec 13 Russia and Ukraine trade attacks as U.S. and European officials prepare to resume peace talks By Associated Press Moscow pounded Ukrainian power infrastructure with drone and missile strikes on Saturday and Kyiv launched a deadly strike of its own on southwestern Russia, a day before talks involving senior European and U.S. officials aimed at ending the war were… Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 6:03 News Wrap: Preservationists sue Trump over his White House ballroom renovation In our news wrap Friday, a group of preservationists is suing President Trump over his White House ballroom renovation, officials say flooding and landslides are hitting Washington and Oregon, Gaza residents are clearing up from a winter storm that flooded… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 4:39 Ukraine pushes for security guarantees against Russia as pressure grows on peace plan By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday floated a possible compromise to a Russian demand that Kyiv give up territory in the eastern Donetsk region. Zelenskyy spoke after he met with senior administration officials and sent new edits to the document… Continue watching
Dec 10 EU enlargement chief says Ukraine's membership 'inevitable' despite Hungary's objections By Derek Gatopoulos, Evgeniy Maloletka, Associated Press Ukraine hopes to join the bloc by the end of the decade and remains frustrated that its path to NATO membership looks uncertain. Continue reading