May 01 Germany makes push to quit Russian oil by late summer By Associated Press Germany has been under strong pressure from Ukraine and other nations in Europe to cut energy imports from Russia that are worth billions of euros, which help fill Russian President Vladimir Putin's war chest. Continue reading
May 01 Death of former U.S. Marine puts spotlight on Americans fighting in Ukraine By Jay Reeves, Associated Press An undetermined number of Americans — many with military backgrounds — are thought to be in the country battling Russian forces beside both Ukrainians and volunteers from other countries even though U.S. forces aren't directly involved in fighting aside from… Continue reading
May 01 After sanctions, investors prepare for Russia to default By Ken Sweet, Associated Press Investors remain largely convinced that Russia will eventually default on its debts for the first time since 1917. The major ratings agencies Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s have declared Russia is in “selective default” on its obligations. Continue reading
May 01 Evacuations underway from Mariupol steel plant, UN says By Cara Anna, Yesica Fisch, Associated Press As many as 100,000 people are believed to still be in blockaded Mariupol, including up to 1,000 civilians who were hunkered down with an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters beneath the Soviet-era steel plant - the only part of the city… Continue reading
May 01 Pelosi vows U.S. support for Ukraine in surprise meeting with Zelenskyy in Kyiv By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Pelosi and a half-dozen U.S. lawmakers met for three hours late Saturday with Zelenskyy and his top aides to get a first-hand assessment of the war effort to date… Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 3:05 Deep inside Mariupol’s last stronghold, Ukrainians send messages of patriotism and resolve By Ali Rogin, Ian Couzens Russia is slowly consolidating its forces around Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. Meanwhile, thousands of Ukrainians remain trapped in a steel factory in the beleaguered city of Mariupol. And as correspondent Ali Rogin reports, their loved ones are sending urgent pleas… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 6:12 Ukrainian folk band DakhaBrakha uses music to bring attention to the war in their homeland By Mike Cerre While some Ukrainians are fighting on the frontlines in the war against Russia others have taken a different approach. Ukrainian folk group DakhaBrakha is using a multi-city tour of the U.S. to raise awareness of their war-torn homeland and fight… Continue watching
Apr 30 Ukrainians plead for Mariupol rescue, slow Russian advance By Mstyslav Chernov, Yesica Fisch, Associated Press The United Nations is trying to broker an evacuation of civilians holed up with Ukrainian fighters in a steel mill and from other parts of the bombed-out port city. Continue reading
Apr 29 Ukraine cracks down on ‘traitors’ helping Russian troops By Mstyslav Chernov, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Ukrainian authorities are cracking down on anyone suspected of aiding Russian troops under laws enacted by Ukraine's parliament and signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the Feb. 24 invasion. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 3:43 As Ukrainian forces hold off Russian advances, the roar of artillery remains relentless By Willem Marx, Alexis Cox Desperate attempts to evacuate the besieged city of Mariupol continue Friday, with the United Nations trying to strike a deal with Russia that would allow more than 100,000 civilians to leave the port city. Fighting raged elsewhere in Ukraine's east… Continue watching