Jan 27 House GOP seeks restrictions on presidential use of U.S. oil stockpile By Matthew Daly, Associated Press For the second time this month, House Republicans have advanced a measure to restrict presidential use of the nation's emergency oil stockpile — a proposal that has already drawn a White House veto threat. Continue reading
Jan 26 Russian barrage leaves at least 11 dead, Ukraine emergency officials say By Hanna Arhirova, Samya Kullab, Associated Press Emergency officials in Ukraine say Russia's latest widespread barrage of drone and missile attacks has killed 11 people and wounded 11 more. Continue reading
Jan 26 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Russia responds to U.S. plan to send tanks to Ukraine By Associated Press Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder will hold a news briefing on Thursday after the U.S. and Western allies agreed to send more tanks to Ukraine to support it against an invasion by Russia. Continue reading
Jan 26 Russia plays down West’s supply of tanks to Ukraine, renews attacks By Associated Press The West's move to send tanks to Ukraine was greeted enthusiastically from Kyiv, Berlin and Washington. Continue reading
Jan 25 Ukraine forces pull back from Donbas town after onslaught By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press Ukrainian forces say they have conducted an organized retreat from a town in the eastern region of the Donbas, handing the Kremlin's forces a rare but modest battlefield triumph after a series of setbacks in the invasion that began almost… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 12:24 U.S. and Germany sending tanks to Ukraine for fight against Russian invasion By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Zeba Warsi The U.S. officially announced it will send American tanks to Ukraine as part of a coordinated effort with Germany, which will also send its tanks. It’s a shift in U.S. policy and one of the most significant weapons upgrades that… Continue watching
Jan 25 What you need to know about the Abrams tanks bound for Ukraine By Tara Copp, Lolita Baldor, Associated Press U.S. officials balked for months at sending M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, insisting they were too complicated and too hard to maintain and repair. That has abruptly changed. Continue reading
Jan 25 WATCH: State Department says Ukraine, not the U.S., will decide how to use tanks By Associated Press In remarks at the White House, Biden hailed the cooperation between the U.S. and its allies, saying "the expectation on the part of Russia is that we're going to break up, we're not going to stay united."… Continue reading
Jan 25 WATCH: White House says battle tanks will ‘have an effect’ in Ukraine By Associated Press The White House said the 31 Abrams battle tanks that the U.S. is sending to Ukraine will "have an effect," but it warned that the American people need to prepare themselves that the U.S. will "have to continue to support… Continue reading
Jan 25 U.S. and Germany send battle tanks to aid Ukraine against Russia By Frank Jordans, Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder will hold a news conference on Wednesday following news that 31 Abrams tanks will be sent to Ukraine as that country continues to fend off an invasion by Russia. Continue reading