Sep 01 WATCH: Biden meets Ukraine leader in long-sought Oval Office visit By Aamer Madhani, Lynn Berry, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Biden didn't mention Afghanistan in his brief appearance with Zelenskyy before the media. But he highlighted his concerns about Russian aggression in the region. Continue reading
Aug 31 U.S. commits to $60 million in aid to Ukraine before White House visit By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The United States is promising up to $60 million in military aid to Ukraine in advance of a White House meeting this week between President Joe Biden and his counterpart in Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Continue reading
Jun 02 Ukrainian president says Russian troops remain near Ukraine By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Speaking Wednesday during a meeting with a group of visiting U.S. senators, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy charged that Moscow has withdrawn only a fraction of the forces it concentrated near Ukraine in April. Continue reading
May 05 U.S. top diplomat Blinken in Ukraine for talks with president By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived for a one-day visit that is highly anticipated in the country as it faces heightened tensions with Russia. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 5:55 After months of simmering conflict, thousands of Russian troops amass on Ukraine’s border By Amna Nawaz, Layla Quran Russia- backed separatists have been fighting against Ukrainian forces since 2014, but this year Ukraine says Russia has gathered nearly 80,000 troops at its border. The Russian government says it’s a reaction to what it claimed are NATO plans to… Continue watching
Jan 31 In Kyiv, Pompeo pledges ongoing support for Ukraine By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday and denied allegations that vital military aid and a White House visit were or continue to be conditioned on a probe into former Vice President Joe Biden's… Continue reading
Jan 14 Russians hacked company key to Ukraine scandal, researchers say By Frank Bajak, Associated Press Russian agents launched a phishing campaign in early November to steal the login credentials of employees of Burisma Holdings, according to a Silicon Valley company that specializes in e-mail security. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 8:10 The problems with Trump’s claims of Ukrainian election interference One of President Trump’s lines of defense in the impeachment inquiry into his handling of Ukraine policy is the theory that Ukraine had intervened in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Trump and his supporters have repeatedly claimed that Ukraine colluded… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch 23:02 What we learned from public testimony of officials on Trump’s July 25 call Tuesday marked a significant day in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, as officials on the July 25th phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy testified in open hearings for the first time. Lisa Desjardins, Nick Schifrin and… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch 5:58 Rep. Mike Johnson on Vindman’s reputation, witness credibility and Trump’s frustration The House Judiciary Committee is ultimately responsible for deciding if impeachment charges will be brought against President Trump. Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana is a member of that committee, and he joins Amna Nawaz to discuss why he is… Continue watching