Apr 13 WATCH: No timetable on new $800 million military aid package to Ukraine, says Pentagon spokesperson By News Desk and Associated Press A new $800 million package of military aid to Ukraine would be expedited, said Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby but he did not offer a specific time table. Continue reading
Apr 13 Finland, Sweden move toward possible NATO membership amid Russian war in Ukraine By Jari Tanner, Associated Press European Union nations Finland and Sweden have reached important stages on their way to possible NATO membership. Continue reading
Apr 13 Ukrainian villagers recall weeks of deprivation in a school basement amid Russian attacks By Oleksandr Stashevskyi, Associated Press The Russian soldiers forced more than 300 villagers into a school basement. Then, during weeks of stress and deprivation, some began to die. Continue reading
Apr 13 Biden calls Russian war in Ukraine ‘genocide’ By Will Weissert, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden says Russia's war in Ukraine amounts to "genocide," accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to "wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian."… Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 8:14 Ukraine’s foreign minister on military aid, Russia’s shift east and the prospect of peace By Simon Ostrovsky, Morgan Till Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday his war in Ukraine will continue until it has achieved the goals he set forth, and he insisted all was going according to plan, despite dogged Ukrainian resistance. This came as Ukrainian officials investigated… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 5:50 Resilient Ukrainians maintain resistance against unabating Russian onslaught By Jack Hewson, Ed Ram, Dmitri Frantsev Among the cities hit hardest by the Russian invasion is Kharkiv, once Ukraine's second-largest city. It has suffered relentless shelling, and is devoid of many of its people. But a core remains, some to fight, others with no other choice,… Continue watching
Apr 12 Russia will continue Ukraine invasion until ‘full completion’ of goals, Putin vows By Yuras Karmanau, Adam Schreck, Associated Press President Vladimir Putin has vowed that Russia’s bloody offensive in Ukraine would continue until its goals are fulfilled. Continue reading
Apr 12 WATCH: Secretary Blinken meets with UN High Commissioner for Refugees over efforts to help refugees By Associated Press The refugee crisis created by the Ukraine Russia war was top of the agenda during a meeting with the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi on Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 12 WATCH: U.S. ‘concerned’ Russia will use chemical weapons in Ukraine, State Department spokesman says By News Desk and Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds a news briefing on Tuesday following Secretary of State Antony Blinken's meeting with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Continue reading
Apr 12 In Bucha, children face the horror of Russia’s invasion By Cara Anna, Associated Press Bucha witnessed some of the ghastliest scenes of Russia’s invasion, and almost no children have been seen in its silent streets. Continue reading