Volodimir Zelenski

Ukraine has long begged for the sophisticated fighter to give it a combat edge as it battles Russia’s invasion, now in its second year

In a span of a week, the Ukrainian president has dashed to Italy, the Vatican, Germany, France and Britain to shore up support for the defense of his country

Instead of an ongoing counteroffensive, Russia has dug in deeper, fortified its lines and the two sides have focused on an intense battle for Bakhmut

‘Our support for Ukraine will not waver,’ the world leaders said in a statement, vowing ‘to stand together against Russia’s illegal, unjustifiable, and unprovoked war of aggression’

Washington has shown no signs of fatigue in its commitment but at the same time it is aware that aid has to be seen to be making an impact with presidential elections on the horizon

Kyiv’s attack to recover territories occupied by Moscow is expected to take place before mid-June along the southern and eastern front lines, where Russian forces have dug in

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Moscow has agreed to a two-month extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative

The U.S.-born former reporter enlisted as a sergeant in the Ukrainian Army and is fighting the Russians on the front line and on social media

The assault early Tuesday came as European leaders sought new ways to punish Russia for the war and a Chinese envoy sought traction for Beijing’s peace proposal

Britain is the fifth European country Zelenskiy has visited in the past three days in his effort to beef up munitions before a counteroffensive

The French leader’s office said they would discuss Ukraine’s military and humanitarian needs and “the more long-term perspectives for a return to peace in Europe”

There has been speculation that Ukraine might try to capture areas in Russia proper and use them as bargaining chips in possible peace negotiations to end the war launched by Moscow in February 2022

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that Berlin wanted to show with the latest package of arms “that Germany is serious in its support” for Ukraine

In a written statement, the Vatican said the two men spoke about Ukraine’s ‘humanitarian and political situation provoked by the war going on’

Li Hui, who will next week travel to five European countries, will be the highest-ranking Chinese official to visit Ukraine since the Russian invasion began

Moscow acknowledges having withdrawn its troops on one flank in Bakhmut while rumors abound on social media of Kyiv’s forces advancing and even preparing to cross the border

The Ukranian leader had been expected to use a video address on Saturday to urge the world continue its support for Ukraine’s fight to repel Russian invasion

Military officials have dismissed speculation that the fighting and forward movement in and around Bakhmut signaled that a much anticipated counteroffensive is underway

Gitanas Nauseda would like to see the Allies send fighter jets and long-range missiles as soon as possible: ‘All the lost time means more broken lives and more destroyed infrastructure’

A Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russia’s invasion has been expected as winter turned to spring, and Zelenskyy said in an interview that “we can go forward and be successful”

The Atlantic Alliance is expected to approve the new strategy, a response to the new geopolitical reality after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, at its Vilnius summit in July

Russia has canceled the annual reception for World War II veterans and the citizens’ march amid heightened tension in the Kremlin after an alleged drone attack

Diplomats and analysts believe Moscow will capitalize on the incident to inflame anti-Western rhetoric. Deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, has called for the ‘elimination of Zelenskiy and his clique’

It is the first known time the country has been able to intercept one of Moscow’s most modern missiles and the first time Ukraine is known to have used the Patriot defense systems

President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed confidence that Vladimir Putin will be convicted of war crimes, while the Kremlin alleged the U.S. was behind what it called an assassination attempt against Putin

A cloud of questions hangs over Russia’s claim that two Ukrainian drones flew into the very heart of Moscow under the cover of darkness, reaching the Kremlin before they were shot down at the last minute

There were no immediate details and no independent verification of the reported attack on the Kremlin, which Russia authorities said occurred overnight but presented no evidence