A string of resignations, dismissals and reassignments shook Ukraine’s government Monday and Tuesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other leaders of the government confirmed the shakeup of high-level positions. A liaison for Ukraine’s Cabinet informed the country’s parliament that it had dismissed six deputy ministers and five regional administrators for undisclosed reasons. During his […]
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Russian official warns West of global destruction
The speaker of Russia’s parliament warned Sunday that countries supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons risked their own destruction, a message that followed new pledges of armored vehicles, air defense systems and other equipment but not the battle tanks Kyiv requested. “Supplies of offensive weapons to the Kyiv regime would lead to a global catastrophe,” […]
Zelensky says West’s indecision is killing Ukrainians
An adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the West’s “indecision” over sending extra weapons to Ukraine is “killing more of our people”. “Every day of delay is the death of Ukrainians,” Mykhailo Podolyak wrote on Twitter. His remarks come after Ukraine’s defence minister said he had a “frank discussion” with his German counterpart […]
Putin ally Medvedev warns NATO of nuclear war
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, an ally of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, warned the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Thursday that the defeat of Russia in Ukraine could trigger a nuclear war. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Medvedev has repeatedly raised the threat of a nuclear apocalypse, but his admission now of the possibility of […]
U.K. Promises Challenger Tanks to Ukraine
A long-range rocket system, armored vehicles, a ground-based air defense system and now, tanks. Almost a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, Britain is sending a squadron of 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, adding to an array of modern weapons that Western allies have provided for Kyiv. Only months ago such aid was considered taboo, […]
Russia claims it has captured Ukraine’s Soledar
After months of fighting, Russia’s ministry of defense claims it has captured the eastern Ukrainian town of Soledar — a claim that Ukrainian military officials deny. If taken, the salt-mining town would be a rare military victory for Russia in its Ukraine war. A spokesperson for the Ukrainian military, Serhiy Cherevaty, says that Russia’s statements […]
Ukrainian troops fly to Oklahoma to train on Patriot system
About 100 Ukrainian troops will head to Oklahoma’s Fort Sill as soon as next week to begin training on the Patriot missile defense system, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. Ukraine has long sought the Patriot surface-to-air guided missile defense system because it can target aircraft, cruise missiles and shorter-range ballistic missiles. During his late December visit […]
100’s of Russian troops killed in Ukranian strike
An apparent Ukrainian strike in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine appears to have killed a large number of Russian troops, according to the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian military bloggers and former officials. The strike took place just after midnight on Sunday, New Year’s Day, on a vocational school housing Russian conscripts in Makiivka, in the Donetsk region, […]
Russia launches ‘more than 100 missiles’ at Ukraine cities
Air raid sirens rang across Ukraine as Russia unleashed more than 100 missiles on Thursday morning, according to a Ukrainian presidential adviser, and blasts were heard in several cities, including the capital Kyiv. “A massive air raid. More than 100 missiles in several waves,” presidential office adviser Oleksiy Arestovych wrote on Facebook, and the head […]
Ukraine wants Russia expelled from U.N.
Ukraine is requesting the expulsion of Russia from the United Nations hours after Vladimir Putin said he was open to negotiations with “acceptable solutions.” Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry published a letter Monday calling for Russia’s removal from the U.N., as well as revoking its permanent member status on the U.N. Security Council, due to questions surrounding […]
Biden to Zelensky “As long as it takes”
In an extraordinary face-to-face meeting at the White House on Wednesday, President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the U.S. “will stay with you as long as it takes” as the country enters what promises to be a brutal winter of war with Russia. Biden pledged “unequivocal and unbending support,” saying the U.S. […]
Biden to give Patriot missiles to Ukraine
President Biden’s administration will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine for the first time on Wednesday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Washington to address Congress. The Patriot missiles, the country’s most advanced air defense system, will come as part of a $2 billion security aid package for Ukraine that Biden is expected to announce Wednesday, […]