Aug 21 Ukraine becoming the 'Silicon Valley' of defense as startups develop long-range drones and missiles By Samya Kullab, Efrem Lukatsky, Associated Press Last September, a Ukrainian-made drone attacked a Russian ammunition depot more than 620 miles away. This marked a significant achievement for Fire Point, the company behind the drones. Continue reading
Aug 21 In the face of dragging peace efforts, Russia hammers Ukraine with one of its biggest drone and missile attacks of the year By Samya Kullab, Illia Novikov, Associated Press Ukraine and European leaders have accused President Vladimir Putin of stalling in ongoing peace efforts, including Ukraine's proposal of a ceasefire and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's offer to sit down with the Russian leader. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 3:39 As Russia continues to wage war, NATO meets to plan Ukraine's future defense By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev Moscow insisted that it must participate in any security guarantees provided by the U.S. and Europe to Ukraine. That is likely a non-starter for the West and shows the challenge facing allies as they try to forge a path toward… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch 5:49 Expert analyzes difficulties of providing Ukraine with security guarantees By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn For perspective on the challenges of providing a security guarantee to Ukraine, Amna Nawaz spoke with James Townsend, a senior advisor at the Atlantic Council. He has had a decades-long career focusing on Europe, including as deputy secretary of defense… Continue watching
Aug 20 NATO defense chiefs gather virtually for talks on security guarantees for Ukraine By Sam McNeil, Associated Press Western countries pushing for an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine are looking to devise possible future security guarantees for Kyiv that could help forge a peace agreement. Continue reading
Aug 20 An unidentified flying object has crashed and exploded in Poland's east By Associated Press Local police received found burned debris near the village of Osiny. The explosion broke windows in some houses, but no injuries were reported. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 8:12 Putin 'won't give up on trying to destroy' us, Ukraine's former foreign minister warns By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The White House says that Vladimir Putin told President Trump that he would meet with the man whose country Russia invaded, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It comes as Trump is ruling out sending U.S. troops to Ukraine and also signaling… Continue watching
Aug 19 Trump offers assurances that US troops won't be sent to help defend Ukraine By Darlene Superville, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The Republican president on Monday did not rule out sending U.S. troops to join any such effort as he met with Ukraine's president and other European leaders. Continue reading
Aug 19 4 takeaways from Trump's meeting with Zelenskyy and European leaders By Will Weissert, Chris Megerian, Associated Press As President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and top European leaders to energize months of stalled U.S.-led efforts to halt Russia's 3 1/2-year-old war, the tone and style of the sit-down was far different than when Zelenskyy was… Continue reading
Aug 18 6 fact checks from the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sat down Aug. 18 at the White House to discuss how to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Continue reading