Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called off a high-profile briefing with US lawmakers amid an impasse over future US funding for the country. Virtual appearances in the Senate and House had been scheduled for Tuesday, but were cancelled at the last moment.It came after a top Ukrainian official warned they are in danger of losing […]
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Showdown looming over next wks $105b vote
SCHUMER: ‘BOTTOM LINE … WE NEED A BIPARTISAN BILL’: A showdown is looming next week when Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) plans to put President Joe Biden’s $105 billion supplemental funding request to a vote on the Senate floor. “There are a number of things we have to do at once: deliver aid to […]
Nordstream blast planned by Ukrainian officer
The mystery of who was behind the Nord Stream explosion, which cut pipelines funneling natural gas from Russia to other parts of Europe, has allegedly been solved with the key suspect being Ukrainian officer Roman Chervinsky. Confusion surrounded the September 2022 blasts in the Baltic Sea, with different theories emerging about who could be behind […]
No clear end in sight for Ukraine/Russia war
You never know what will be in the news tomorrow. Next year is even less predictable. But there’s one exception: war in Ukraine. Get used to it. You’ll be reading battlefield reports from Ukraine for a long time. Both warring armies have goals they must achieve before laying down their weapons. The goals are fundamentally […]
Zelensky implies, Israel War using up his oxygen
The Israel-Gaza war is “taking away the focus” from the conflict in Ukraine, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted. He said this was “one of the goals” of Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. And he denied that fighting in Ukraine had reached a stalemate, despite a recent assessment […]
Biden seeks $105 billion in aid for war support
The Biden administration on Friday will request $105 billion from Congress as part of a package that will include aid and resources for Ukraine and Israel in their wars, two sources briefed on the details tell CNN. The request, the contours of which have been telegraphed to members of Congress in recent days, will also […]
Republican opposition to Ukraine aid grows
A growing Republican divide over continuing U.S. aid to Ukraine threatens the prospects of Congress’ passing additional money to help the country defend its sovereignty against a Russian incursion. Despite the broad bipartisan majorities in the House and the Senate to continue funding, it has become a central sticking point in the fight over a […]
Ukraine salaries to be pd by US during shutdown
U.S. taxpayers will pay the salaries of thousands of Ukrainians, even as the country faces a government shutdown at the end of September. The U.S. has delivered four rounds of funding, totaling $113 billion, for Ukraine since Russia’s invasion. President Joe Biden announced a new $325 million aid package for Ukraine during Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]
Zelensky “hero worship” is fading fast in DC
he blue-and-gold flag draped hero worship of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s last Washington trip, which stirred comparisons to Winston Churchill’s wartime stand against Nazism, was a distant memory on Thursday. Nine months later, Zelensky was back in town and he and his hosts learned some jarring lessons about one another at a moment when a […]
Poland says “no more weapons for Ukraine”
One of Ukraine’s staunchest allies, Poland, has said it is no longer supplying weapons to its neighbour, amid a diplomatic dispute over Kyiv’s grain exports. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Poland’s focus was instead on defending itself with more modern weapons. Poland has already sent Ukraine 320 Soviet-era tanks and 14 MiG-29 fighter jets and […]
Ukraine is suing Western firms for failing to deliver
The Ukrainian government has taken legal action against at least two Western military firms that have failed to fulfill equipment contracts, or offer a refund of fees paid by Kyiv to secure the deals. The country’s Defense Ministry has been grappling with a series of procurement scandals as its troops continue their fight against a […]
Zelensky pushes US for long term security deal “like Israel”
As Ukraine’s counteroffensive grinds on, officials far away from the frontlines in Washington and Kyiv are quietly negotiating a formal alliance that could reshape Europe’s security landscape. The negotiations have been overshadowed by Kyiv’s push this summer to retake Russian-held territory in southern Ukraine, but the discussions drew fresh attention recently when Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]