Category: Russia-Ukraine War

Russian Missile Attack Kills 11 in Ukrainian President’s Hometown

KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine—Eleven people were killed in a Russian missile attack that struck an apartment building and warehouses in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih on Tuesday, local officials claimed. Emergency services said four were killed in the apartment block and seven at the warehouses. A further 25 people were wounded, two of…


Putin Uses Public Holiday to Laud Patriotic Feelings as Support for Troops in Ukraine

MOSCOW—President Vladimir Putin on Monday marked the Day of Russia national holiday by lauding the country’s patriotic tradition as a support for soldiers fighting in Ukraine. “This public holiday marks the inseparability of centuries-old history, the greatness and glory of the Fatherland, affirms the unity of the multinational people, devotion to their country, a warm,…


Ukraine Recaptures 4th Village in Modest Counteroffensive Gains: Kiyv Claims

KYIV—Ukraine claimed on Monday its troops had recaptured a fourth village in a cluster of settlements in the southeast, a day after reporting the first small gains of a counteroffensive against Russian forces. Soldiers held up the Ukrainian flag in Storozheve in the Donetsk region in unverified video footage posted online and the defence minister…


NATO Summit Preview With Chairs of European Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committees: A Hudson Event

Žygimantas Pavilionis, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania; Michael Aastrup Jensen, chair of Foreign Policy Committee, Parliament of Denmark; and Marko Mihkelson, chair of Foreign Affairs Committee, Parliament of Estonia, discuss the NATO summit at Vilnius, Lithuania and how to ensure Ukraine receives the assistance in a conversation held…


Zelenskyy Says ‘Counteroffensive, Defensive Actions’ Taking Place in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive actions are underway against Russian forces, asserting that his top commanders are in a “positive” mindset as their troops engaged in intense fighting along the front line. The Ukrainian leader, at a Kyiv news conference alongside Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, responded to a…


Ukraine’s Fight for ‘The Future of US All,’ Trudeau Says on Surprise Trip to Kyiv

Canada will spend $500 million to help Ukraine’s military fight Russia’s invasion, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday in Kyiv, where he told the country’s parliament they are in a battle for “the future of us all.” “You are the tip of the spear that is determining the future of the 21st century,” Trudeau said…


Canada to Send More Weapons to Ukraine, Trudeau Says on Trip to Kyiv

Canada will spend $500 million to help Ukraine’s military fight Russia’s invasion, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday in Kyiv, where he told the country’s parliament they are in a battle for “the future of us all.” “You are the tip of the spear that is determining the future of the 21st century,” Trudeau said…


Putin Says Russia Will Place Nuclear Weapons in Belarus Next Month

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow will start deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus when the necessary special storage facilities in the former Soviet republic are completed early next month. The announcement comes several months after Putin first described plans to move tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus in March, pointing to U.S….


US Announces $2.1 Billion More Military Assistance for Ukraine

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Defense announced an additional $2.1 billion in security assistance for Ukraine on Friday, including air defense and ammunition capabilities. The package includes additional munitions for Patriot air defense systems, Raytheon HAWK air defense systems and missiles, 105mm and 203mm artillery rounds, small AeroVironment drones that can be launched by hand, laser-guided…


NATO Members Can ‘Individually’ Send Troops to Ukraine, Ex-Alliance Chief Says

Individual NATO members could send troops to Ukraine if the alliance fails to provide Kyiv with security guarantees at an upcoming summit in Vilnius, former NATO Secretary-General Anders Rasmussen said this week. “If NATO cannot agree on a clear path forward for Ukraine, there is a clear possibility that some countries individually might take action,”…