May 21 WATCH: Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy meets with Biden as G7 leaders pledge support By Adam Schreck, Foster Klug, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden announced new military aid worth $375 million for Ukraine, saying the U.S. would provide ammunition and armored vehicles. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 2:00 News Wrap: Debt ceiling standoff looms as Biden attends G7 talks In our news wrap Saturday, Biden heads into his last day of the G7 summit in Japan as debt limit talks stall in Congress, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy arrived in Hiroshima to gather support from world leaders ahead of a planned… Continue watching
May 20 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy arrives in Japan to meet with G7 leaders, bolster support against Russia By Foster Klug, Adam Schreck, Josh Boak, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived Saturday in Japan for talks with the leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies, a personal appearance meant to galvanize global attention as the nations ratcheted up pressure on Moscow for its 15-month invasion of… Continue reading
May 19 Diplomatic world tour by Ukraine’s Zelenskyy highlights Putin’s stark isolation By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press While the world awaits Ukraine's spring offensive, its leader Zelenskyy has already launched a diplomatic one. In a span of a week, he has dashed to Italy, the Vatican, Germany, France and Britain to shore up support for the defense… Continue reading
May 19 Why Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia still hasn’t begun By Tara Copp, Associated Press For months, Western allies have shipped billions of dollars worth of weapons systems and ammunition to Ukraine with an urgency to get the supplies to Kyiv in time for an anticipated spring counteroffensive. Continue reading
May 19 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to attend G7 summit as world leaders tighten sanctions against Russia By Zeke Miller, Foster Klug, Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press Leaders of the world's most powerful democracies are pledging to tighten punishments on Russia for invading Ukraine. Continue reading
May 16 South Korea’s president vows to expand non-lethal aid to Kyiv in meeting with Ukraine’s first lady By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Yoon also condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying the “horrific losses of innocent lives, especially women and children, are unacceptable under any circumstances,” according to remarks shared by his office. Continue reading
May 16 Ukraine thwarts Russia’s ‘exceptional’ missile assault on Kyiv By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Ukrainian air defenses, bolstered by sophisticated Western-supplied systems, thwarted an intense Russian air attack on Kyiv early Tuesday, shooting down all 18 missiles aimed at the capital, officials said. Continue reading
May 15 Zelenskyy seeks to rebuild Ukraine’s arsenal with visits to European capitals By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received a promise of more missiles and attack drones from Britain to support his battle against Russian forces in Ukraine. Continue reading
May 15 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Ukraine continues to prepare for counteroffensive By Associated Press President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received a promise of more missiles and attack drones from Britain to support his battle against Russian forces in Ukraine. Continue reading