Ukraine

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

IAEA warns of nuclear safety threat as combat spikes near Ukraine power plant

By Samya Kullab, Associated Press

The United Nations atomic watchdog warned of a potential threat to nuclear safety from a spike in fighting near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine, whose forces continued pressing their counteroffensive on Saturday.