Dec 21 Ukraine ends year in disappointing stalemate with Russia and anxious about aid from allies By Barry Hatton, Associated Press The year started with high hopes for Ukrainian troops planning a counteroffensive against Russia. Continue reading
Dec 14 European Union agrees to open membership negotiations with Ukraine By Raf Cassert, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press The decision represented a stunning reversal for a country at war that had struggled to find the necessary backing for its membership aspirations and long faced opposition from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Continue reading
Dec 13 Where voters stand on more funding for Ukraine and Israel By Laura Santhanam Debate on whether to approve more Ukraine assistance has dragged on for weeks in Congress as President Joe Biden's approval ratings continue to languish, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Dec 12 U.S. announces new sanctions on Russia’s weapons suppliers By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The Biden administration is hitting hundreds of people and firms around the globe with new economic and diplomatic sanctions as the U.S. targets third-country contributors that are equipping Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 12:10 Zelenskyy makes his case to Congress for more U.S. aid in Ukraine’s fight against Russia By Lisa Desjardins, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Nick Schifrin, Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan, Kyle Midura Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Washington urging Congress to unfreeze badly needed military aid. The debate over U.S. aid comes as a declassified intelligence assessment details staggering losses for Russia. It shows nearly 90 percent of its pre-war force… Continue watching
Dec 12 Zelenskyy visits Capitol Hill with U.S. aid for Ukraine at risk of collapse By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Zelenskyy has told leaders in Congress that with U.S. aid his country can win the war with Russia. But Zelenskyy arrived Tuesday on Capitol Hill to a darker mood than when he swooped in last winter for a hero's welcome. Continue reading
Dec 12 WATCH: Biden, Zelenskyy hold briefing as Ukrainian president visits Washington to ask for aid By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The White House is warning that if new money isn't provided by year's end it will have swift consequences for Ukraine's capacity to hold its territory, let alone take back land captured by Russia. Continue reading
Dec 11 Zelenskyy to address the U.S. military in Washington as funding for Ukraine’s war runs out By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press President Joe Biden has asked Congress for $61.4 billion for wartime funding for Ukraine as part of a $110 billion package that also includes money for Israel and other national security priorities. Continue reading
Dec 10 Zelenskyy to meet with Biden as pressure builds for Congress to approve more Ukraine aid By Mark Sherman, Associated Press President Joe Biden and Ukraine's leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will meet at the White House on Tuesday as the U.S. administration steps up the pressure on Congress to provide billions more in aid to Kyiv in its war with Russia. Continue reading
Dec 10 Zelenskyy attends presidential inauguration in Argentina as he seeks support for Ukraine By Karl Ritter, Associated Press Ukrainian President Zelenskyy traveled to Buenos Aires to witness the swearing-in of Argentina's new president, Javier Milei. It is the Ukrainian leader's first-ever trip to Latin America as Kyiv continues to court support among developing nations for its 21-month-old fight… Continue reading