Speaking at a year-end news conference that lasted over four hours, Putin faced questions from Western journalists for the firs time since the fighting in Ukraine began
The financial penalties have made Russia the most sanctioned country in the world but have yet to deliver a knockout punch to Russia’s economy
A new EU financial package for Kyiv is at risk, as are negotiations for the embattled country to join the bloc. Meanwhile, in the United States, support for Ukraine is suffering
The Ukrainian president will speak with the president and members of Congress on Tuesday in a bid to secure funding that is in danger due to Republican misgivings
The visit on Tuesday comes after Republicans refused to approve a funding package that included $61 billion for Kyiv
Millions of Ukrainian women and children have moved overseas and do not plan to return to a country that has lost over 30% of its population since independence in 1991
The president faces rising opposition in the United States and Europe to maintaining aid, growing domestic unrest, and stalemate on the front lines of the war
Republicans demand tougher border policies with Mexico in exchange for supporting funding to Kyiv
Biden said Republicans ‘are playing chicken with our national security,’ and added that ‘any disruption in our ability to supply Ukraine clearly strengthen’s Putin’s position’
Vladimir Putin has ordered the maximum number of army personnel to be raised to 2.2 million while the Ministry of Defense has reduced the list of diseases that provide exemption from conscription
Vitali Klitschko has criticized the Ukrainian president for monopolizing power and not preparing the country for the Russian invasion
Kyiv did not get all the weapons it needed from allies, Ukrainian President said in an AP interview. He fears the Israel-Hamas war put the flow of Western military aid to Ukraine at risk
The risk to vessels is the main hurdle for the new shipping corridor. Russia warned this summer that ships heading to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports would be assumed to be carrying weapons
Austin’s second trip to Ukraine takes place when the world’s attention is drawn to the Middle East and signs of fatigue set in with the almost 21-month Russia-Ukraine war
Moscow’s air and artillery superiority is pushing the defenders of the strategic city in Donetsk province to the limit as ammunition supplies run low
The former president claimed he could strike an agreement to end the conflict in ‘24 hours,’ but the Ukrainian president says that peace is not possible because of Putin
Valerii Zaluzhnyi predicts that there will be no progress for at least a year and has compared the situation at the front to World War I
Transcarpathian Oblast — the westernmost and safest region of Ukraine — faces tensions between its communities. This conflict has been fueled by Budapest, which is threatening to veto Kyiv’s attempt to join the EU
With fewer troops and less ammunition than the invader, Kyiv is now preparing for 2024, facing even greater obstacles in its attempt to recover occupied territory
European leaders focused on the order of the day, the Israel-Hamas war, and didn’t come back to the issue of Russia’s war in Ukraine after Zelenskiy’s videoconference
His controversial stance on Russia appears to have gained an ally within the EU with the addition of new Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico
Zelenskiy has offered unconditional support to Netanyahu and is focusing on a communication strategy that links Moscow to Hamas
Last winter was declared the most challenging in the history of Ukraine’s energy system, with over 1,200 missiles and drones fired by Russians at power plants, according to Ukrainian state-owned grid operator, Ukrenergo
As the Kremlin’s war entered its 600th day, Ukrainian forces repelled 15 Russian attacks from four directions on Avdiivka over the previous 24 hours compared with up to 60 attacks a day in the middle of last week
Guided bombs hit key infrastructure in the city of Kherson, sparking a partial blackout and disruption to the area’s water supply
His presence underscored growing concerns about cracks in international backing for Kyiv against Russia’s invasion, and worries that Ukrainian forces haven’t made measurable progress as winter closes in
With schools demolished by shelling and students evacuated, educators continue to give classes from basements or air raid shelters to provide a small sense of normalcy