Dec 13 Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure with massive cruise missile and drone attack By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as one of the heaviest bombardments of the country's energy sector since Russia's full-scale invasion almost three years ago. Continue reading
Dec 11 Trump and Biden teams insist they’re finding common ground to navigate foreign crises By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Trump and Biden national security teams have come to an understanding that they have no choice but to work together as conflicts in Gaza, Syria and Ukraine have left a significant swath of the world on a knife’s edge. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 8:58 How cotton from Central Asia is helping fuel Russia’s war in Ukraine By Simon Ostrovsky, Dan Sagalyn It's been nearly three years since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and despite huge losses on both sides, there is no sign that Putin's war machine is letting up. Cotton is used to make gunpowder and explosives… Continue watching
Dec 09 Zelenskyy open to Western troops providing security in effort to end war in Ukraine By Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that he's open to the potential deployment of Western troops in Ukraine to guarantee the country’s security as part of a broad effort to end the almost three-year war with Russia. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 2:29 News Wrap: Trump calls for ‘immediate cease-fire’ in Ukraine after meeting with Zelenskyy In our news wrap Sunday, Trump called for an “immediate cease-fire” between Ukraine and Russia and said in an interview that he plans to end birthright citizenship in the U.S., New York police released new photos of the suspected killer… Continue watching
Dec 07 Trump meets with France’s Macron and Ukraine’s Zelenskyy during visit to Paris By Sylvie Corbet, Adriana Gomez Licon, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The president-elect's visit to France, ahead of a celebration of the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral five years after a devastating fire, comes as Macron and other European leaders are trying to win Trump’s favor and persuade him to maintain… Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 6:26 Lacking manpower, Ukraine resorts to harsh means to force draft dodgers into combat By Jack Hewson A U.S. official said Ukraine should consider dropping the age of military conscription from 25 to 18. It's a stark acknowledgment that Ukraine doesn't have enough troops to fight the seemingly endless volume of Russian soldiers, especially now that they're… Continue watching
Nov 27 Trump nominates Keith Kellogg as special envoy for Ukraine and Russia By Lolita Baldor, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Kellogg, who is one of the architects of a staunchly conservative policy book that lays out an “America First” national security agenda for the incoming administration, will come into the role as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its third year… Continue reading
Nov 27 White House urges Ukraine to draft troops as young as 18 to quickly increase its military size By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden's administration is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and revamping its mobilization laws to allow for the conscription of those as young as 18. Continue reading
Nov 25 Russian military captures British national fighting with Ukrainian troops By Associated Press Reports say the Russian military has captured a Briton fighting with Ukrainian troops who have occupied part of Russia’s Kursk region. Continue reading