Mar 08 Heavy Russian strikes kill more than 20 people in Ukraine as U.S. withholds intelligence By Associated Press When asked Friday if Russian President Vladimir Putin was taking advantage of the U.S. pause on intelligence-sharing to attack Ukraine, Trump responded: “I think he’s doing what anybody else would.”… Continue reading
Mar 07 Trump considers new sanctions on Russia after freezing Ukraine military aid and intel sharing By Aamer Madhani, Chris Megerian, Associated Press The sanctions threat came as Trump faces criticism for increasing pressure on Ukraine to reach a deal while playing down or even denying Russia’s responsibility for starting the war with its invasion three years ago. Continue reading
Mar 07 Russia bombards Ukraine’s energy grid after Zelenskyy announces talks next week with the U.S. By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Officials say Russia targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure in a large-scale missile and drone bombardment during the night. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 4:02 European leaders coalesce around new defense plan as U.S. blames Ukraine for pause in aid By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi The Trump administration once again put Europe on notice Thursday, as European leaders met to try and unite around a new defense plan. President Trump said he would selectively abide by Article 5, which commits the U.S. to defend NATO… Continue watching
Mar 06 WATCH: Hegseth hosts meeting on Ukraine plan with UK Defense Secretary Healey at the Pentagon By Associated Press In just over a month, President Donald Trump has overturned old certainties about U.S. reliability as a security partner, as he embraces Russia and withdraws American support for Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 06 France will keep providing military intelligence to Ukraine after U.S. freezes info sharing By Associated Press The U.S. said Wednesday it had paused its intelligence sharing with Ukraine, cutting off the flow of vital information that has helped the war-torn nation target Russian invaders. Continue reading
Mar 06 EU leaders hold emergency summit on Ukraine aid and their own security as U.S. support wanes By Raf Casert, Lorne Cook, Associated Press European Union leaders on Thursday committed to working together to bolster the continent's defenses and to free up hundreds of billions of euros for security after U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated warnings that he would cut them adrift to face… Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 4:10 U.S. suspends intelligence sharing with Ukraine, officials say By Geoff Bennett, Nick Schifrin The U.S. and Ukrainian national security advisors spoke on Wednesday, with both sides stating that talks are moving in a positive direction to secure a minerals deal and accelerate peace talks with Russia. But U.S. officials also confirmed the U.S. Continue watching
Mar 04 Vance irks allies in UK, France with skeptical comments about Ukraine peacekeeping mission proposal By Aamer Madhani, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Vance, in an interview with Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity aired Monday evening, said the economic pact with Kyiv sought by President Donald Trump “is a way better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought… Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 8:24 Ukraine scrambles to salvage fractured alliance with U.S. as military aid is suspended By Amna Nawaz, Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Solveig Rennan President Zelenskyy expressed regret Tuesday for how his Oval Office meeting with President Trump melted down Friday, and he echoed Trump's language about hoping to end the war and sign an economic deal. But Zelenskyy made the statement after the… Continue watching