Jun 13 Watch 4:21 Russia targets Zelenskyy’s hometown with missiles as Ukraine continues counteroffensive By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn, Tommy Walters Ukraine is in the early stages of a long-planned counteroffensive to win back roughly a fifth of its homeland from Russian occupiers. But Tuesday, as Kyiv intensified its ground attacks, Moscow struck back with air assaults. Missiles rained down on… Continue watching
Jun 10 Ukrainian ‘counteroffensive, defensive actions’ underway against Russia, Zelenskyy says By Samya Kullab, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive actions are underway against Russian forces, asserting that his top commanders are in a “positive” mindset as their troops engaged in intense fighting along the front line. Continue reading
Jun 01 Zelenskyy pushes for Ukraine support at European leaders’ summit in Moldova By Justin Spike, Raf Casert, Associated Press Zelenskyy said the best security guarantee for Ukraine was membership in NATO and the European Union, and that any proposed peace plans to end the 15-month-old war in his country could not take into account Russian concerns. Continue reading
May 29 Russia bombards Kyiv during the day after nighttime barrage By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Debris from the intercepted missiles fell in Kyiv’s central and northern districts during the morning, landing in the middle of traffic on a city road and also starting a fire on the roof of a building. At least one civilian… Continue reading
May 29 Russia issues arrest warrant for Lindsey Graham over comments on war in Ukraine By Associated Press Russia’s Interior Ministry has issued an arrest warrant for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham following his comments related to the fighting in Ukraine. Graham met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday. Continue reading
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