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
Dec 06 U.S. announces new weapons aid for Ukraine as Congress stalls on more funding By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The aid comes as Congress remains stalled on legislation that would provide new funding for Ukraine as well as money for Israel's war with Hamas and other security needs. Continue reading
Dec 06 WATCH: Biden speaks on need for aid to Ukraine as deadline for funding nears By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Biden said Republicans who are insisting on border policy changes as a condition for voting for the aid “are playing chicken with our national security," even as he expressed openness to some policy changes. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 8:43 National security adviser discusses Ukraine aid as funding remains stalled in Congress By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn Tens of billions of dollars in military assistance for Ukraine and Israel, and money for U.S. border security, remain stalled on Capitol Hill. The Biden administration sent Congress a warning that Ukraine funding is set to run out by the… Continue watching
Nov 23 Ukraine says 3 civilians were killed in a daylight Russian cluster bomb attack By Illia Novikov, Associated Press A Kyiv official says a Russian attack using cluster munitions has killed three people in a suburb of Ukraine's southern city of Kherson. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 2:19 News Wrap: Zelenskyy warns conflict with Russia will spread without more aid In our news wrap Sunday, Ukraine’s president called on the U.S. to provide more funding in his country’s ongoing war with Russia, Russia’s military says it successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear warheads, Moldova held elections… Continue watching
Nov 04 EU official von der Leyen visits Kyiv to discuss Ukraine’s path to join the European Union By Associated Press Russian attacks in Ukraine wounded at least 14 civilians over the past day, officials said Saturday, as the president of the European Union's executive arm returned to the Ukrainian capital to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 1:07 News Wrap: Deadly earthquake strikes northwestern Nepal In our news wrap Saturday, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake in a remote area of Nepal killed at least 157 people, and the president of the European Commission met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Kyiv to discuss Ukraine’s path to join the… Continue watching