In early January, Ukrainian drones blew up a gas terminal near St. Petersburg. In December, Ukrainian operatives even managed to set off explosives on Russian railway lines deep in Siberia, hundreds of miles from the war. We’ll see more of these attacks inside Russia as fear rises in Kyiv that Ukraine is running out of … Read more
January 22, 2024 4:10 AM EST Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he’s submitting legislation to parliament that will allow ethnic Ukrainians living in other countries and foreign volunteers fighting for the nation to take up dual citizenship. The bill will establish the institution of “multiple” citizenship, Zelensky said in a Kyiv address dedicated to Ukrainian … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave KYIV — Despite Ukraine’s counteroffensive having failed to push back Russian forces occupying nearly one-fifth of his country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky insisted on Tuesday that Moscow had made no military advances in 2023. “With regards to he battlefield, Russia hasn’t gotten any result from this year,” … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave KYIV — When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky flew to Washington this week to plead for wartime aid, he found himself caught in a bitterly partisan U.S. domestic political dispute — again. Zelensky is well-practiced in how to avoid taking sides in internal U.S. affairs — a survival … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky encountered stern opposition from Senate Republicans on Tuesday as he sought approval for billions of dollars in additional U.S. military assistance for Ukraine’s ongoing war against Russia. During a day of meetings on Capitol Hill, Zelensky underscored the urgency of increased American assistance to counter Russian aggression and protect Europe from … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave KYIV — As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky prepared to meet U.S. lawmakers and President Biden in Washington on Tuesday in an urgent bid to drum up some $60 billion of crucially needed U.S. aid, a giant cyberattack hit the Ukrainian capital, targeting Kyivstar, one of the country’s … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday for the second time in three months, as Ukraine heads into an uneasy winter, low on weaponry and cash — and without any sign that the U.S. assistance Ukraine says it badly needs to … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned the United States on Monday against allowing politics to “betray” his beleaguered army in its war with Russia, attempting to jump-start stalled negotiations on Capitol Hill over providing further support to his nation. President Biden’s request for billions of dollars in additional … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave KYIV — Anxiety is mounting in Ukraine as disagreements in Washington continue to stall billions of dollars of urgently needed wartime funding — aid that officials here say is crucial to keep the country running as the war with Russia grinds on. The strain in the relationship … Read more
October 12, 2023 at 3:20 a.m. EDT Russian President Vladimir Putin is greeted by Kyrgyz Prime Minister Akylbek Japarov early Thursday at the airport in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. (Ergesh Zhusubaliev/AFP/Getty Images) In his first known international trip this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived on Thursday in Kyrgyzstan, where he will meet with … Read more