Russia to try American, 72, accused of being Ukrainian mercenary
Stephen Hubbard is accused of signing a $ 1,000-per-month contract with a Ukrainian territorial defense unit in the city of Izyum in February 2022. Read more
Russia Attacks Ukraine
Get the latest developments in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war as allies in the West respond to the international conflict.
Russia’s Lavrov warns West against fighting ‘with a nuclear power’
Addressing the U.N. General Assembly, Sergei Lavrov took aim at backers of Ukraine who support Kyiv’s peace proposal. Read more
Harris pledges support for Ukraine, takes veiled jab at Trump
Harris, the Democratic candidate for president, spoke alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House, a day after Trump assailed him for not making a deal with Russia that Trump said could have ended the war. Read more
Biden announces $8 billion in military aid for Ukraine
The aid includes the first shipment of a precision-guided glide bomb called the Joint Standoff Weapon, with a range of up to 81 miles. Read more
Sources: Russia has secret war drones project in China
Kupol told the defense ministry in a subsequent update that it was able to produce drones including the G3 at scale at a factory in China so the weapons can be deployed in the “special military operation” in Ukraine, the term Moscow uses for the war. Read more
Ukraine’s Zelensky tells U.N. Russia must be forced into peace
Zelensky has sought the support of Western leaders for what he calls a “victory plan” to end the war that began when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of his country in February 2022. Read more
Zelensky says Ukraine is closer to end of war with Russia
“I think that we are closer to the peace than we think,” he was quoted as saying. “We are closer to the end of the war.” Read more
Russian strike on apartment block in Kharkiv injures 21
Kharkiv, 30 km (18 miles) from the Russian border, has been a frequent target of Moscow’s attacks since the Kremlin’s troops launched their February 2022 invasion of its smaller neighbor. Read more
Zelensky seeks ‘truly just peace’ for Ukraine during U.S. visit
Zelensky’s visit to attend sessions at the U.N. General Assembly in New York coincides with U.S. efforts to prepare a $375 million military aid package for Ukraine, breaking a months-long trend toward smaller packages for Kyiv’s military operations. Read more
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Biden readies $375 million arms aid package for Ukraine
The latest package comes at a crucial time in the war, as Russia pummels Ukraine’s energy grid ahead of the critical winter months. Read more
Blinken briefed on Ukraine’s plan to push Russia to end war
U.S. U.N. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said earlier the U.S. had seen the plan. “We think it lays out a strategy and a plan that can work,” she said. Read more
NATO official: Ukraine has military reason for striking deeper into Russia
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been asking allies to allow Ukraine to use Western missiles deep into Russian territory to limit Moscow’s ability to launch attacks. Read more
Meeting with Biden, British leader hints at Ukraine weapon decision soon
Putin responded to reports that America and its allies were considering such a move by declaring that it would “mean that NATO countries — the United States and European countries — are at war with Russia.” Read more
JD Vance lays out plan to end Ukraine war similar to Putin’s
Vance’s critics immediately said he had described a Russian victory, while his supporters said he had offered the only realistic path to peace. Read more
U.S. says Russia received missiles from Iran, piles on sanctions
At a news conference in London ahead of a visit to Kyiv he and Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy will make, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington had privately warned Iran that providing ballistic missiles to Russia would be “a dramatic escalation.” Read more
Ukraine targets Moscow in biggest drone attack yet
Russia, the world’s biggest nuclear power, said it had destroyed at least 20 Ukrainian attack drones as they swarmed over the Moscow region, which has a population of more than 21 million, and 124 more over eight other regions. Read more
Congress sent long-awaited Ukraine strategy report, sources say
A congressional aide said the long-awaited report had reached lawmakers on Monday and they had not yet had a chance to review it. Two other sources, requesting anonymity to discuss a classified matter, confirmed that it had been delivered. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Read more
Zelensky overhauls cabinet with slew of new ministers
Though foreign policy is unlikely to change much with Zelensky playing the leading role in wartime foreign affairs, the shuffle comes at a delicate diplomatic moment as Kyiv is pressing allies for more help and seeking to win over the global south. Read more
Russian missiles kill 51 in deadliest strike on Ukraine this year
Photographs posted on social media showed several bodies of young men on the ground covered in dust and debris, with the badly damaged side of a large building behind them. Reuters could not immediately verify the images. Read more
Ukraine criticizes Mongolia’s failure to arrest Putin
Putin arrived in Mongolia today for talks likely to focus on a new gas pipeline connecting Russia and China. Read more
Russia’s youngest conscripts unexpectedly see combat against Ukraine
Moscow’s decision to thrust young, untrained soldiers onto the battlefields of Afghanistan and Chechnya helped to cement domestic opposition that compelled the Kremlin to end those conflicts. Read more
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