Dec 13 Putin ditches annual news conference amid Ukraine setbacks By Associated Press Putin typically uses the year-end ritual to polish his image, answering a wide range of questions on domestic and foreign policy to demonstrate his grip on details and give the semblance of openness. Continue reading
Dec 13 International allies meet, pledge more aid to get Ukraine through winter By Sylvie Corbet, Inna Varenytsia, John Leicester, Associated Press Dozens of countries and international organizations threw their weight and more than 1 billion euros (dollars) in aid pledges behind an urgent new push Tuesday to keep Ukraine powered, fed, warm and moving amid the onset of winter. Continue reading
Dec 12 European nations shift focus on weathering a potential energy shortage next year By Courtney Bonnell, Associated Press Russia cut most natural gas to Europe amid the war in Ukraine, but EU countries largely have been able to fill gas storage for the heating season by tapping new supplies, saving energy and benefiting from mild weather. Continue reading
Dec 12 Ukraine requests more international military aid to defend against Russian attacks By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Ukraine’s prime minister is appealing for Patriot missile batteries and other hi-tech air defense systems to counter Russian attacks, as more Russian shelling was reported on Monday in the eastern regions of Ukraine where Moscow is trying to make battlefield… Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 1:53 News Wrap: Russian drones attack power grid in southern Ukraine In our news wrap Saturday, Russian drone strikes knocked out energy infrastructure across southern Ukraine, a major storm system moving inland from the Pacific Coast threatens severe weather across the U.S., and Republican Kari Lake has asked a court to… Continue watching
Dec 10 PHOTOS: Bakhmut ‘destroyed’ as Russian offensive grinds on in eastern Ukraine By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Russian forces have turned the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut into ruins, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, while Ukraine's military on Saturday reported missile, rocket and air strikes in multiple parts of the country that Moscow is trying to conquer after months of… Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 6:03 News Wrap: Brittney Griner returns to the U.S. amid discussions about more prisoner swaps In our news wrap Friday, Brittney Griner lands in the U.S. a day after Russia exchanged her for a convicted arms dealer, health experts urged older Americans to get COVID boosters before the holidays, Ukraine says Russian shelling in the… Continue watching
Dec 09 Russian politician sentenced to over 8 years for criticism of war in Ukraine By Associated Press A prominent Russian opposition figure has been sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison after being convicted on charges stemming from his criticism of the Kremlin's action in Ukraine. Continue reading
Dec 09 Bulgarian lawmakers approve military aid to Ukraine By Associated Press Bulgaria previously agreed to repair Ukrainian military equipment at its factories but refused to send weapons directly due to opposition from President Rumen Radev and the country's Moscow-friendly political parties. Continue reading
Dec 09 NATO chief fears Ukraine war could broaden into wider conflict By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The head of NATO expressed worry that the fighting in Ukraine could spin out of control and become a war between Russia and NATO, according to an interview released Friday. Continue reading