Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is returning to Washington less than a year after he last visited, seeking to solidify support for his country as chaos on Capitol Hill threatens both the U.S. economy and America’s support for Ukraine. Standing side by side with President Biden will send a signal of America’s commitment to Kyiv’s fight…
Author: Laura Kelly
Zelensky warns United Nations that Putin’s war will come for them
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged United Nations members to join his country in pushing back against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression, warning they could be next and that the Kremlin’s war may not end with Ukraine’s borders. Zelensky, wearing his army-green crew shirt and speaking from the podium of the general assembly, also warned of…
Pence warns against Trump, GOP ‘isolationism’
Former Vice President Pence warned against growing favor in the Republican Party for American isolationism, criticizing former President Trump and other GOP presidential candidates in a speech Monday. Pence labeled Trump and other Republicans as advocating a “dangerous form of isolationism” that amounted to “appeasement.” “Some Republican candidates, my former running mate included, are abandoning the traditional conservative…
Schumer says briefing highlighted ‘unanimity’ on aid to Ukraine
Leading Democrats and Republicans are unanimous in thinking that the United States should provide more military and financial assistance for Ukraine, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Thursday after a closed-door briefing on the state of the Russia-Ukraine war. “The briefing made it so clear that we need to continue significant aid to Ukraine,”…
Blinken announces $1B in US aid during surprise Ukraine visit
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $1 billion in aid for Ukraine while visiting Kyiv on Monday, with the majority of the funding focused on military and security assistance. The top U.S. diplomat, visiting the country in a surprise visit, said he also held discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about long-term security arrangements that…
Why Ukraine’s backers are selling defense chief’s exit as a victory
TBILISI, Georgia — Ukraine’s strongest supporters are rallying around Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to remove the country’s wartime defense minister after a series of corruption scandals have plagued the ministry. Kyiv’s backers say Zelensky’s ousting of Oleksii Reznikov is a sign that Ukraine views the fight against corruption as a necessary part of its…
Fears of peace talks with Putin rise amid US squabbling
WARSAW, Poland — Eastern European countries are raising alarm over Ukraine potentially being pushed into peace talks with Russia, amid growing partisanship in Washington, hesitation and delays in weapons supplies to Kyiv and waning public support. While President Biden and other allies have promised to support Ukraine “for as long as it takes,” the countries…
Did Putin kill Yevgeny Prigozhin? Probes show Russians are skeptical
The Russian people are skeptical over the circumstances of Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death, according to Western-based survey groups that are probing Russian public opinion and gauging the strength of the Kremlin to shape the public narrative. Prigozhin’s violent death in a plane crash was hardly a surprise given his short-lived armed rebellion against…
White House warns Russia, North Korea weapons negotiations are ‘actively advancing’
The Biden administration said Wednesday it had new intelligence demonstrating that arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea are “actively advancing.” White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby warned Pyongyang to not provide military support to Russia for its war in Ukraine, saying it would “directly violate a number of U.N. Security Council resolutions.” …
Moscow accuses Russian citizen of collecting information for US diplomats
Russia’s top domestic security agency is accusing a local employee of the U.S. consulate in Vladivostock of collecting information for American diplomats, according to the AP. Russia’s Federal Security Service, known as the FSB, is accusing Robert Shonov of “gathering information about the special military operation, mobilization processes in Russian regions, problems and the assessment…