By Hanna Arhirova and Karl Ritter | Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — A barrage of Russian missiles targeted Kyiv on Wednesday, wounding at least 53 people, officials said, as the Ukrainian president sought more military support in Europe after a trip to Washington secured no new pledges. Loud explosions rocked Ukraine’s capital at 3 a.m. … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 12, 2023. Leah Millis | Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrapped up a series of high-profile meetings in Washington this week with no guarantees that a congressional aid package for … Read more
Russia likely shifting drone launch locations in a bid to thwart Ukrainian attacks: U.K. Russia is highly likely dispersing the launch capabilities of its attack drones in an effort to thwart Ukraine’s air defense capabilities, the U.K.’s Ministry of Defence said Wednesday. In an intelligence update, the U.K. noted that Russia had launched at least … Read more
By Lisa Mascaro, Aamer Madhani and Stephen Groves | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told America his country was fighting for “our freedom and yours” as he made an impassioned plea Tuesday for Congress to approve more assistance to fight Russia’s invasion. But prospects for additional U.S. aid to Ukraine appeared seriously … Read more
His country’s future at stake, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used inspirational words, resolve and a nod to Christmas in appealing Tuesday to leaders in Congress for U.S. aid for his fighters in the war with Russia. But as he arrived next at the White House, additional American support was in grave doubt. Zelenskyy’s visit to … Read more
More Europeans support the prospect of Ukraine joining the European Union than oppose it, despite the costs and risks involved, a new survey has found ahead of a key European Council summit this week. Polling of six EU member states indicated considerable support for the admission of Kyiv and, to a lesser extent, Chișinău, Moldova, … Read more
Kremlin says it’s closely monitoring Biden-Zelenskyy meeting TOPSHOT – Pedestrians walk past a New Year decoration stylised as the “Kremlin Star”, bearing a Z letter, a tactical insignia of Russian troops in Ukraine, in Moscow on January 02, 2023. (Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images) Natalia Kolesnikova | … Read more
The declaration was proclaimed as “a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations.” Seventy-five years ago on Sunday Dec. 10, 2023, the U.N. General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a meeting in Paris. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP, File) Human Rights Declaration: Seventy-five years ago on Sunday, the … Read more
President Biden has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet with him on Tuesday, the White House announced Sunday. The meeting will take place just days after a Democratic bill with billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel failed to clear the Senate, caught up in a debate over U.S. immigration policy and border security. … Read more
A Russian court has convicted an artist and musician for swapping supermarket price tags with antiwar messages, sentencing her to seven years in prison in one of the highest-profile cases involving the recent crackdown on free speech. Sasha Skochilenko was arrested in her native St Petersburg in April 2022 and charged with spreading false information … Read more
