Ukraine

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Biden Willing to 'Compromise' After Republicans Block Ukraine, Israel Aid

US Pres. Joe Biden has said he's willing to make 'significant compromises' on the country's border policies, after the issue became a key stumbling block for advancing his roughly $100B national security package in Congress this week. The funding request includes allocations for securing America'...

Politics

Russia Accused of Hacking, Interfering in UK Politics

The UK Foreign Office has summoned the country’s Russian ambassador and has sanctioned two alleged members of the Russian Security Service’s (FSB) 'Star Blizzard' group, following accusations that Moscow had hacked the private conversations of British politicians and civil servants....

Science & technology

Hungary: Ruling Party Moves to Oppose Ukraine's EU Entry

Fidesz, Hungary's ruling party, submitted a draft resolution to the country's parliament on Wednesday, calling on the government to reject talks concerning Ukraine's potential membership of the European Union....

Politics

Ukraine Reportedly Assassinates Two Pro-Russia Officials

A former Ukrainian lawmaker who fled to Russia shortly before Moscow's invasion was found dead on the outskirts of the Russian capital on Wednesday. Illia Kyva, 46, was found with a gunshot wound to the head, Russia's Investigative Committee said....

Military

Kyiv Mayor: Zelenskyy Becoming an Autocrat

Speaking with Swiss and German media outlets, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has claimed that Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy is becoming increasingly autocratic, though he didn't reference any particular incident or policy....

Politics

Senate Briefing Erupts Into Shouting Over Biden's Israel, Ukraine Aid Package

A classified briefing for US Senators on Tuesday broke down into heated arguments and shouting, according to multiple accounts. In doing so, the briefing failed to break a deadlock, casting doubt on whether Congress will approve Pres. Joe Biden's national security package before the end of the ye...

Politics

Russia Returns Six More Ukrainian Children

Russia announced Tuesday that an additional six Ukrainian children — among the thousands Kyiv alleges have been forcibly displaced and trapped in Russia or Russian-occupied territories — are en route to Ukraine via Belarus following a Qatar-mediated agreement....

Politics

White House: Funds for Ukraine Running Out Unless Congress Acts

The White House on Monday sounded the alarm to Congress, warning lawmakers that unless more military aid to Ukraine is approved soon, the pot of available funds will run dry....

World

Zelenskyy: War in New Phase, Ukraine Not Backing Down

In an exclusive interview with the Associated Press published Friday, Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave a mixed account of Ukraine's battlefield situation, stating that its much-anticipated counteroffensive failed to produce the desired results because of enduring shortages of weapons and ...

World

Ukraine Drives to Disrupt Russian Electronic Warfare

Ukraine is reportedly ramping up its ability to disrupt Moscow's technology on the battlefield. The development comes after Kyiv claimed to have destroyed a Russian Pole-21 electronic warfare (EW) system, designed to jam satellite navigation channels on the eastern front near Donetsk, in early No...

Military

Ukraine Official: Russia Intensifies Assault on Avdiivka

Russian forces are intensifying their push to capture the Donetsk city of Avdiivka, Vitalii Barabash, head of Ukraine's military administration in the city, said in a broadcast on Tuesday....

Military

House Republican: US Aid to Israel, Ukraine Unlikely Before 2024

The US is unlikely to approve military aid packages to either Ukraine or Israel before year's end, Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said this weekend. Speaking to NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday, Turner said, 'I think it would be very difficult to get it don...

World

Ukraine Negotiator: UK's Johnson Squashed 2022 Peace Deal

Davyd Arakhamia, head of the ruling Servant of the People party in Ukraine, who also led the country's negotiations with Russia in the first months of the war, on Friday backed claims that former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Ukraine that the West would not support any security agreem...

Politics

Russia Continues Bombardment of Avdiivka

Russia continued to shell the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka — located in the southern region of Kherson and home to a massive coal heating plant — Thursday night, with the head of the city's military administration, Vitaliy Barabash, telling reporters they've seen 18 or more aerial attac...

Military

Ukraine: Western Allies Pledge to Boost Air Defenses

Ukraine's Western allies pledged to form a new coalition of 20 countries dedicated to improving Ukraine's air defenses this week — a move welcomed by Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy....

World

Kremlin Suggests 'Colossal' Ukrainian Losses in Russian-Occupied Territory

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed that Ukrainian marines and special forces have suffered 'colossal' losses after successfully crossing the east bank of the Dnipro River in the southern Kherson region. This comes as the UK Defense Ministry said both sides have been fighting in severa...

Military

Ukraine Sacks Two Cyber Defense Officials in Corruption Probe

Amid a probe into corruption and embezzlement, two senior cyber defense officials were sacked from their posts, a Ukrainian government official confirmed on Monday....

Politics

Ukraine: Commander of Medical Forces Dismissed

Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacked the commander of the country's medical forces over the weekend. In his nightly address on Sunday, Zelenskyy said that Tetiana Ostashchenko was dismissed after a request from Defense Minister Rustem Umierov....

Politics

Ukraine Braces for Another Winter of Russian Strikes on Energy Infrastructure

As winter nears and temperatures plummet, Ukraine is preparing itself for the possibility of another winter of Russian strikes on energy infrastructure — a tactic that was heavily deployed by Russia's military 12 months ago. Rolling blackouts became a feature of life in many areas of Ukraine, i...

Military

Russian Artist Sentenced to 7 Years for Anti-War Messages

Russian artist Alexandra Skochilenko was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for swapping supermarket price tags with messages critical of the war in Ukraine....

Crime & justice

UK's David Cameron Travels to Meet Zelenskyy in Ukraine

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron, who this week returned to government in a new role as foreign secretary, traveled to Ukraine and met with Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday....

World

Ukrainian Lawmaker Arrested on Suspicion of Russia-Linked Treason

A Ukrainian lawmaker was this week formally notified by authorities that he was under suspicion of treason, according to a video posted on his Telegram channel. Filmed as a member of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) stood behind him, Oleksandr Dubinsky said that a Kyiv court had ordered him detai...

Crime & justice

Ukraine Claims to Secure Foothold in South

Ukrainian's Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, claimed on Tuesday that 'Ukraine's Defense Forces have gained a foothold on the left (east) bank of the Dnipro' and are closer to 'demilitarizing Crimea.'...

Military

Report: Ukrainian Officer Coordinated Nord Stream Pipeline Attacks

A senior Ukrainian military official with ties to the country's intelligence services is said to have allegedly played a key role in the bombing of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines in September last year, according to a joint investigation published in the Washington Post and the German news...

Crime & justice

3 Russian Officers Killed in Blast, Ukraine Says

At least three Russian officers were killed in a blast in the Moscow-held city of Melitopol, Ukrainian intelligence said on Sunday. The explosion on Saturday took place during a meeting of Russia's National Guard and the country's primary intelligence service, the FSB, the Ukrainian intelligence ...

Military