Bracing for a prolonged war, Biden asks Congress to fund $33 billion in aid for Ukraine
President Biden on Thursday unveiled a $33 billion aid proposal for Ukraine, the latest effort to assist in the war against Russia. About two-thirds would go to military assistance, and the rest for economic and humanitarian help. Meanwhile, as the…
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Volunteers risk their lives to provide aid to Ukrainians trapped on the frontlines
As the war in Ukraine has shifted east, so too have the efforts to aid millions of civilians still stuck between warring armies with nowhere to hide. They lack the very basics, but some of their fellow Ukrainians are risking…
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Russia severs natural gas supplies for two NATO nations, escalating standoff with the West
More than two months into Russia’s war in Ukraine Vladimir Putin on Wednesday trained his sights on Europe’s reliance on Russian energy. Moscow cut off supplies of natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria, two of the many European countries that…
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As the West increases arms shipments to Ukraine, worries grow about the reaction in Russia
The war in Ukraine is accelerating in the eastern Donbas region. On Tuesday, as ministers from dozens of nations met in Germany to coordinate their efforts to arm Ukraine, American leaders changed their tone, from one of just helping Ukraine…
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Ukrainian forces dig in against Russia’s eastern assault as the U.S. pledges more aid
Russian forces on Monday struck targets across the Ukraine with missiles. But while Moscow’s main focus remains on the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian troops there are resisting Russians across a wide battlefront. One day after two top U.S.…
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Russian shelling continues as U.S. officials expected in Ukraine
Russian shelling continued in Ukraine Sunday despite calls for a truce for Orthodox Easter. President Volodomyr Zelenskyy also pressed the West for more powerful weapons as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are expected to become…
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Amid Russian attacks, Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces still holding on
Russian forces continued their attacks on the port city of Mariupol, focusing their attention on a steel plant housing both soldiers and civilians. In an appearance Saturday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces are still holding on amid the…
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Russian forces pick through the remains of destroyed Ukrainian towns
Russian forces loomed over the ghostly ruins of Mariupol, removing bodies while preparing to besiege Ukrainian holdouts in a fortified steel plant. Ukrainian officials claim Russian troops are redepolying from the southern port city to reinforce their onslaught in the…
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