Mar 05 U.S. and Mideast countries seek Kyiv's drone expertise as Russia-Ukraine talks delayed By Illia Novikov, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Since Russia invaded its neighbor just over four years ago, Ukraine has pioneered the development of cut-price drone killers that cost as little as $1,000, rewriting the air defense rule book and making other countries take notice. Continue reading
Mar 02 WATCH: First lady Melania Trump presides over UN Security Council as U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran continue By Edith M. Lederer, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press U.S. first lady Melania Trump presided over a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday focusing on children in conflict, one of her signature issues, and acknowledged she was doing so at “challenging times” as the United States has joined Israel… Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch Keith Kellogg breaks down Trump's Ukraine strategy and Putin's negotiating style By Nick Schifrin, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Veronica Vela, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert President Trump famously said that he would end Russia's war against Ukraine on "day one" of his return to the White House. Today, he is 13 months into his second term and the war is starting its fifth year. Compass… Continue reading
Feb 25 Ukrainian officials will meet Trump envoys in Geneva for talks By Kamila Hrabchuk, Associated Press A Ukrainian delegation will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys in the run-up to another round of trilateral talks with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 4:22 4 years into Russia's invasion, Ukrainians struggle with war's terrible toll By Nick Schifrin Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began four years ago. Europe's largest and most brutal conflict since World War II has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, with over 15,000 of them estimated to be civilians. There is little sign that… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 6:36 EU ambassador to U.S. on state of Ukraine war and Trump's tariffs By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi As Russia's war in Ukraine hits the four-year mark, Europe is also facing questions around the future of the U.S. tariffs. To discuss these topics, Nick Schifrin spoke with Jovita Neliupsiene, the Ambassador of the European Union to the United… Continue watching
Feb 24 Zelenskyy says Putin 'has not won this war' as he marks 4 years since Russia's all-out invasion By Illia Novikov, Associated Press "He has not broken Ukrainians; he has not won this war," Zelenskyy said. Continue reading
Feb 23 4 years into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a look at the war by the numbers By Associated Press The fighting enters its fifth year on Tuesday. A U.S.-based think tank says that as many as 1.8 million soldiers may have been killed, injured or missing on both sides. Continue reading
Feb 21 Hungary's foreign minister says country will block key EU loan to Ukraine until Russian oil shipments resume By Justin Spike, Associated Press Hungary will block a planned 90-billion-euro ($106-billion) European Union loan to Ukraine until the flow of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline resumes, Hungary's foreign minister said. Continue reading
Feb 21 Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls on allies to send noncombat troops to Ukraine By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the U.K. and its European allies should immediately deploy noncombat troops to Ukraine to show Vladimir Putin that Western nations are committed to the nation’s freedom and independence. Continue reading