Apr 02 Biden affirms support for Ukraine in first call to leader By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Biden's call Friday to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy follows reports of Russian troop movements on Ukraine's eastern border. Continue reading
Dec 11 ICC prosecutor ready to open investigation into Ukraine By Mike Corder, Associated Press The six-year preliminary probe looked at allegations of crimes starting with the brutal crackdown on pro-European Union protests in 2013-14 through the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014. Continue reading
Sep 23 GOP Senate report: Effect ‘unclear’ of Biden son’s involvement in Ukraine company on Obama policy By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Two Republican-led Senate committees issued a politically charged report Wednesday alleging that the work Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's son did in Ukraine constituted a conflict of interest for the Obama administration. But it offered no evidence to support one… Continue reading
Sep 13 Belarus protests enter 6th week, still demand leader resign By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Many in the crowd, which the human rights group Viasna estimated as numbering more than 150,000, carried placards critical of Russia, reflecting concerns about President Alexander Lukashenko’s planned meeting on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Continue reading
Sep 10 Russian, Ukrainian lawmaker accused of U.S. election interference By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The criminal charges accuse the Russian national of stealing American identities to open fraudulent banking accounts and promote messaging aimed at undermining confidence in the political system. Continue reading
Aug 17 Trump retweets purported audio of Biden call with Ukraine By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The conversation is one of multiple recordings that were leaked as part of what U.S. intelligence officials describe as a Russian effort to denigrate the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee ahead of November's election. Continue reading
Aug 05 Ukraine’s leader asks Belarus to transfer detained Russians By Associated Press Ukraine’s president has asked the leader of Belarus to hand over some Russian security contractors detained on terrorism charges who also are accused of fighting alongside Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. Continue reading
Jul 10 Dutch government to take Russia to European court over MH17 By Mike Corder, Associated Press The Dutch government says it is taking Russia to the European Court of Human Rights for its alleged role in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine six years ago. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 2:35 News Wrap: Ukraine wildfires cause surge in air pollution near Kyiv In our news wrap Friday, smoke from wildfires outside Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv has elevated its air pollution levels to the highest in the world. The fires erupted earlier this month, burning close to the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant. Also,… Continue watching
Feb 21 Marie Yovanovitch, former diplomat pushed out by Trump, will write a memoir By Hillel Italie, Associated Press According to the publisher, the book will trace her long career, from Mogadishu, Somalia, to Kyiv and “finally back to Washington, D.C. — where, to her dismay, she found a political system beset by many of the same challenges she… Continue reading