May 09 Watch 9:00 On Victory Day, Putin paints Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine as a response to the West By Nick Schifrin In Moscow and Kyiv on Monday, two countries at war fought over the meaning of what used to be the shared holiday of Victory Day, when Russia, Ukraine and other former Soviet states celebrate the defeat of Nazi Germany. But… Continue watching
May 09 WATCH: Biden signs bill rebooting WW2 ‘lend-lease’ program to help Ukraine By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Washington is seeking to portray a united front against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
May 09 Russian envoy to Poland hit with red paint at war cemetery By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Video footage shows red paint being thrown from behind Ambassador Sergey Andreev before a protester standing beside him throws a big blob of it in his face. Continue reading
May 09 WATCH: Congress must ‘act quickly’ with Ukraine aid, says Pentagon By Alan Fram, Associated Press Pentagon press secretary John Kirby holds news briefing following Vladimir Putin's appearance at his country's biggest patriotic holiday Monday where he again justified his war in Ukraine but did not declare even a limited victory or signal where the conflict… Continue reading
May 09 Putin hails Victory Day, does not signal end to Ukraine war By Elena Becatoros, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin used a major patriotic holiday to again justify his war in Ukraine but did not declare even a limited victory or signal where the conflict was headed. That came as his forces pressed their offensive with… Continue reading
May 08 Watch 3:00 Dozens feared dead in Russian strike on school as Ukrainians vow to fight on in Mariupol By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin First Lady Jill Biden spent part of this Mother's Day making an unannounced visit to Ukraine, meeting with her Ukrainian counterpart, Olena Zelenska, as America’s top diplomat returned to the post in Kyiv for the first time since the war… Continue watching
May 08 G-7 leaders stress unity on Ukraine as U.S. rolls out new sanctions against Russia By Sylvia Hui, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Leaders from the Group of Seven developed democracies have pledged to phasing out or banning the import of Russian oil, as they met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stress their support. Continue reading
May 08 Western officials visit Ukraine after deadly school bombing By Elena Becatoros, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A Russian bomb destroyed a school sheltering about 90 people in eastern Ukraine. The governor of Luhansk province said Sunday that 30 people were rescued from the rubble of the school in the village of Bilohorivka but the rest probably… Continue reading
May 08 Jill Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The first lady traveled by vehicle to the town of Uzhhorod, about a 10-minute drive from a Slovakian village that borders Ukraine. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 4:47 Battle for eastern Ukraine hits stalemate as last civilians evacuate Mariupol steel plant By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin Ukraine’s President Zelenkskyy announced Saturday that all women, children and elderly had been evacuated from that steel mill in the besieged city of Mariupol. But the country is bracing for stepped-up Russian attacks, as Russia prepares to celebrate the anniversary… Continue watching