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
Apr 29 Watch 5:02 Heavy casualties and low morale hamper Russia’s war effort in Ukraine By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn With the war raging in eastern Ukraine, there is a divide between the war aims declared by the Russian high command in Moscow, and the reality of the war on the ground. Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder of the Silverado Policy Accelerator,… Continue watching
Apr 29 WATCH: White House says Putin should not take part in upcoming G20 summit in Indonesia By Associated Press White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the Biden administration does not think Russian President Vladimir Putin should take part in the incoming G20 summit in Indonesia this fall. Continue reading
Apr 29 Ukraine slams Kyiv attack amid new Mariupol rescue effort By David Keyton, Inna Varenytsia, Associated Press Ukraine’s leader has accused Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by raining missiles on Kyiv during a visit by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 3:50 Bracing for a prolonged war, Biden asks Congress to fund $33 billion in aid for Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Lizz Bolaji, Tommy Walters, Teresa Cebrian Aranda President Biden on Thursday unveiled a $33 billion aid proposal for Ukraine, the latest effort to assist in the war against Russia. About two-thirds would go to military assistance, and the rest for economic and humanitarian help. Meanwhile, as the… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 5:21 New bill aims to use assets seized from wealthy Russians to arm and rebuild Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn President Biden on Thursday said his administration was reviewing ways to convert assets seized from wealthy Russians with ties to Vladimir Putin and use them to help Ukraine with arms and reconstruction. New Jersey Rep. Tom Malinowski, a Democrat who… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 5:41 Ukrainians brave Russian shelling to restore power By Willem Marx, Ed Kiernan, Roman Motychak With so much of Ukraine's vital infrastructure targeted by Russia, widespread power outages are the norm. It falls to local crews to fix power lines, all the while under fire. Special correspondent Willem Marx and videographer Edward Kiernan report from… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 6:23 Preserving Ukraine’s cultural treasures with digital tools By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet In Ukraine, as everywhere, much of contemporary life, including history and culture, is documented in the digital space. With so much at risk, new efforts are taking on a new kind of digital "cultural preservation." Jeffrey Brown reports for our… Continue watching
Apr 28 WATCH: House passes military lend-lease program to speed Ukraine aid By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The U.S. House gave final passage Thursday to legislation that would streamline a World War II-era military lend-lease program to more quickly provide Ukraine and other Eastern European countries with American equipment to fight the Russian invasion. Continue reading
Apr 28 Ukraine warns Russian offensive in east gathering momentum as U.N. warns of destruction By David Keyton, Inna Varenytsia, Associated Press Russia's offensive in eastern Ukraine is gathering momentum as the United Nations' chief surveys the destruction in towns outside Kyiv that experienced some of the worst horrors of the first onslaught of the war. Continue reading