Apr 04 U.S. to provide Ukraine with $2.6 billion in military aid By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Biden administration says the U.S. will send Ukraine about $500 million in ammunition and equipment and spend more than $2 billion to buy an array of munitions, radar and other weapons for that country in the future. Continue reading
Apr 04 Finland joins NATO, dealing major blow to Russia for Ukraine invasion By Lorne Cook, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Finland joined the NATO military alliance Tuesday, dealing a major blow to Russia with a historic realignment of the continent triggered by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Apr 03 Russia rejects U.S. claims its UN Security Council presidency is an 'April Fool's joke' By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Russia's U.N. ambassador is dismissing U.S. and European Union descriptions of its presidency of the Security Council this month as an April Fool's joke. Vassily Nebenzia says Russia will be an "honest broker."… Continue reading
Apr 03 With no peace in sight, NATO countries eye more Ukraine military aid By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine's Western allies have sent the country 65 billion euros ($70 billion) in military aid to help thwart Russia's full-scale invasion. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 8:17 Prominent Russian blogger assassinated in St. Petersburg bombing By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn It’s the highest-profile killing of a supporter of Russia’s war in Ukraine. This weekend, a pro-war blogger died in an explosion at a cafe in Saint Petersburg. Russian authorities blamed Ukraine and have arrested an anti-war activist, but as Nick… Continue watching
Apr 03 Zelenskyy to meet with political leaders, public in Warsaw By Associated Press The visit is scheduled for Wednesday and will begin with talks between Zelenskyy and his host, Polish President Andrzej Duda. Continue reading
Apr 03 Russia says Ukraine orchestrated bombing that killed pro-war military blogger By Associated Press Ukrainian authorities did not directly respond to the accusation of involvement but President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he doesn’t think about events in Russia. Continue reading
Apr 01 Orthodox leader in Kyiv ordered under house arrest by Ukrainian court By Karl Ritter, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press A Kyiv court ordered a leading priest to be put under house arrest Saturday after Ukraine's top security agency said he was suspected of justifying Russian aggression, a criminal offense. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 4:52 News Wrap: Biden tours tornado damage in Mississippi In our news wrap Friday, President Biden toured Rolling Fork, Mississippi, where a tornado killed 13 people and damaged hundreds of homes, the Justice Department filed suit against Norfolk Southern railroad over a February train derailment in Ohio and Minneapolis… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 5:44 IAEA chief says nuclear accident 'entirely possible' at Ukraine plant occupied by Russians By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Europe’s largest nuclear plant remains caught in the crossfire of the war in Ukraine. Wednesday, the director-general of the UN's nuclear agency, Rafael Grossi, visited the Zaporizhzhia power plant in southern Ukraine to assess its stability, safety and damage. He… Continue watching