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
Apr 27 Top UK diplomat says allies must 'double down' and send Ukraine tanks, jets By Jill Lawless, Associated Press NATO nations have supplied Ukraine with military supplies including missiles and armored vehicles. But so far they have been reluctant to send fighter planes for fear of escalating the conflict. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 5:21 Russia severs natural gas supplies for two NATO nations, escalating standoff with the West By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart, Teresa Cebrian Aranda More than two months into Russia's war in Ukraine Vladimir Putin on Wednesday trained his sights on Europe's reliance on Russian energy. Moscow cut off supplies of natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria, two of the many European countries that… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 5:55 Volunteers risk their lives to provide aid to Ukrainians trapped on the frontlines By Willem Marx, Ed Kiernan, Roman Motychak As the war in Ukraine has shifted east, so too have the efforts to aid millions of civilians still stuck between warring armies with nowhere to hide. They lack the very basics, but some of their fellow Ukrainians are risking… Continue watching