Tag: Putin’s War
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Ukrainian and Western leaders laud US aid package while the Kremlin warns of ‘further ruin’
Ukrainian and Western leaders welcomed a desperately needed aid package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, as the Kremlin claimed the passage of the bill ... -
Poland demands explanation from Russia after missile enters its airspace
Poland demanded an explanation from Russia yesterday [Macau time] after one of its missiles strayed briefly into Polish airspace during a major missile attack on Ukraine, ... -
Top Polish leaders to visit White House, hoping to spur US to help Ukraine more
President Joe Biden is hosting Poland’s president and prime minister for White House talks today [Macau time] with the Polish leaders looking to press Washington to ... -
Pope Francis: Ukraine should have the courage of the ‘white flag,’ negotiate end of war
Pope Francis said in an interview that Ukraine, facing a possible defeat, should have the courage to negotiate an end to the war with Russia and ... -
A woman clutching an infant is found in the rubble of Ukraine building after Russian drone strike
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Western allies to boost Ukraine’s air defenses after a Russian drone strike destroyed an apartment block in the southern port city of ... -
US adults fracture along party lines in support for Ukraine military funding: AP-NORC
As Russia makes battlefield advances and Ukrainian soldiers run short on ammunition, U.S. adults have become fractured along party lines in their support for sending military ... -
Russia: Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed today (Thursday) to fulfill Moscow's goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the fighting, saying that ... -
Nearly two years after invasion, West still seeking a way to steer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
It’s been nearly two years since the United States and its allies froze hundreds of billions of dollars in Russian foreign holdings in retaliation for Moscow’s ... -
Ballistic missiles strike Ukraine’s largest cities, killing at least four and injuring over 100
Ukraine’s two largest cities came under attack from Russian hypersonic ballistic missiles yesterday morning, killing at least four people and injuring almost 100, officials said, as ... -
US files war crime charges against Russians for torturing an American
Four Russian men accused of torturing an American during the invasion of Ukraine have been charged with war crimes in a first-of-its-kind case, the Justice Department ... -
600 days into the war, Russia’s assault on a key Ukraine city appears to be weakening
A dayslong attempt by Russian forces to storm a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine appears to be running out of steam, Kyiv officials said, as ... -
Ukrainian attack damages two ships, injures 24 people, sets port on fire in Crimea
A Ukrainian attack on a strategic shipyard in Russian-annexed Crimea wounded 24 people, damaged two ships undergoing repairs and caused a fire at the facility, Russian ... -
Russia earns less from oil and spends more on war; sanctions are working like slow poison
The Russian ruble’s wobble in value has exposed a crack in President Vladimir Putin’s fortress economy, a vulnerability quickly plastered over by the Kremlin’s economic team ... -
Latest Russian strike on Ukraine’s Odesa leaves 1 dead, many hurt and a cathedral badly damaged
Russia struck the Ukrainian Black Sea city of Odesa again yesterday, local officials said, keeping up a barrage of attacks that has damaged critical port infrastructure ... -
Russia launches intense nighttime attacks across Ukraine, targeting the southern port city of Odesa
Missiles and drones launched by Russia in an intense series of nation-wide nightime air attacks have damaged critical port infrastructure in southern Ukraine, including grain and ... -
Zelenskyy hails Ukraine’s soldiers from a symbolic Black Sea island to mark 500 days of war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked the 500th day of the war Saturday by hailing the country’s soldiers in a video from a Black Sea island that ... -
Nine killed as Russian missile slams into pizza restaurant in east Ukraine city
A Russian missile attack that hit a crowded pizza restaurant in an eastern Ukrainian city killed at least nine people, including three children, authorities said yesterday, ... -
UN complains Russia won’t let aid workers into areas hit by dam collapse in southern Ukraine
The United Nations has rebuked Moscow for allegedly denying its aid workers access to Russian-occupied areas affected by the recent Kakhova dam collapse in southern Ukraine, ... -
Russia says drones damage Moscow buildings in pre-dawn
A rare drone attack jolted Moscow Tuesday morning, lightly damaging some buildings and leading to the evacuation of others, while Russia pursued its relentless bombardment of ... -
South Africa under more scrutiny over Russian ship as ruling ANC says it would ‘welcome’ Russian leader
The South African government was under more pressure yesterday [Macau time] for declining to release cargo documents relating to the visit by a Russian ship that ... -
Half of US public approves of Washington’s arms deliveries to Ukraine
Like the blue and yellow flags that popped up around the U.S. when Russia invaded Ukraine 15 months ago, U.S. popular support for Washington’s backing of ... -
Russia fires 30 cruise missiles at Ukrainian targets; Kyiv says 29 were shot down
Russia fired 30 cruise missiles against different parts of Ukraine yesterday in the latest nighttime test of Ukrainian air defenses, which shot down 29 of them, ... -
South African general in Moscow days after country accused of sending weapons to Russia
Russia’s top army general and his South African counterpart discussed “military cooperation” while meeting yesterday [Macau time] in Moscow, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The announcement ... -
Zelenskyy: Ukraine counteroffensive needs more time, launching now would cost too many lives
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country’s military needs more time to prepare an anticipated counteroffensive aimed at pushing back Russian occupying forces and opening a ... -
Nuclear watchdog’s worries grow over Ukraine plant safety
The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog is expressing growing anxiety about the safety of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, after the governor of the ... -
NATO head defiantly says Ukraine belongs in alliance one day
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg defiantly declared yesterday that Ukraine deserves to join the military alliance and pledged continuing support for the country on his first visit ... -
Russian advance stalls in Ukraine’s Bakhmut, think tank says
Russia’s advance seems to have stalled in Moscow’s campaign to capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a leading think tank said in an assessment of ... -
Major Russian missile barrage slams targets across Ukraine
Russia unleashed “a massive rocket attack” that hit critical infrastructure and residential buildings in 10 regions of Ukraine, the country’s president said yesterday, with officials reporting ... -
In liberated Ukraine city, civilians still pay price of war
In this war-scarred city in Ukraine’s northeast, residents scrutinize every step for land mines. Behind closed doors, survivors wait in agony for the bodies of loved ... -
China issues peace plan; Zelenskyy says he’ll await details
China called for a cease-fire and peace talks between Ukraine and Russia on Friday, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cautiously welcomed Beijing’s involvement but said success ... -
Ukraine’s unlikely wartime leader Zelenskyy instills hope
A year ago, with Russian forces bearing down on Ukraine’s capital, Western leaders feared for the life of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and advised him to flee. ... -
Biden in Ukraine ahead of war anniversary: ‘Kyiv stands’
President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit yesterday to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a gesture of solidarity that comes days before the one-year ... -
US: Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine
The United States has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine, Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday, insisting that “justice must be served” ... -
GOP leaders start laying groundwork for more Ukraine aid
Testimony on Russian war crimes. Monthly classified briefings. High-profile hearings, TV appearances and even op-eds in conservative media outlets. Leading Republicans in Congress are not waiting ... -
Russia says phone use allowed Ukraine to target its troops
Unauthorized use of cell phones by Russian soldiers led to a deadly Ukrainian rocket attack on the facility where they were stationed, according to the Russian ...
