Category: Russia-Ukraine War

LIVE 12 PM ET: Reaching an Endgame in Ukraine—A Hudson Institute Conversation

The former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, International Republican Institute Senior Advisor for Transatlantic Strategy Reka Szemerkenyi, and Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Luke Coffey discuss the latest developments in Ukraine and what an endgame could look like in a conversation held by Hudson Institute at 12:00 p.m. on May 4. …


White House Reacts to Russia Claiming US Was Behind Attack Targeting Putin

White House national security spokesman John Kirby rejected accusations from a top Russian official who claimed on Thursday that the United States was behind a reported drone attack targeting the Kremlin residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the allegation in a briefing to reporters, claiming without providing any evidence that…


US Announces Another $300 Million Military Aid Package for Ukraine

The United States is sending another $300 million to Ukraine to help the embattled nation meet its “critical security and defense needs” amid Russia’s ongoing invasion, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced on May 3. The additional military aid includes ammunition for U.S.-provided High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), which will grant enhanced capabilities to Ukrainian soldiers, 155 mm Howitzers…


Blinken Expresses Skepticism of Russia’s Claim of Ukraine Drone Attack on Kremlin

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on May 3 that Russia’s accusation that Ukraine tried to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin by trying to strike the Kremlin should be taken “with a very large shaker of salt.” In a conversation with The Washington Post’s David Ignatius, Blinken said he has “seen the reports,” but “can’t…


Russia’s Putin Unscathed After Ukrainian Drones Target Kremlin: Moscow

Ukraine carried out two nighttime drone attacks targeting the Kremlin residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s presidential press service has reported. According to a May 3 statement released by the press office, the twin drone attacks occurred late on the evening of May 2. Both drones fell on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow–without…


Two Canadians Killed During Battle in Ukraine, Global Affairs Says

Paul Hughes says one of the most difficult moments of his life was placing a Canadian flag over the body bag of a soldier from Alberta killed during a bloody battle in eastern Ukraine. Hughes carefully drove an ambulance carrying the body of Kyle Porter for more than four hours from an area near Bakhmut…


Russia Missile Attack on Ukraine Kills 2, Damages Homes

KYIV, Ukraine—Russia launched its second large salvo of missiles at Ukraine in recent days early Monday, damaging buildings, killing two people and wounding 40 in the eastern city of Pavlohrad but failing to hit Kyiv, officials said. Air raid sirens began blaring across the capital about 3:45 a.m., followed by explosions as Ukrainian defense systems…


Crimea Oil Depot Burns After Suspected Ukrainian Drone Attack

A drone strike hit an oil reservoir in Crimea and set it ablaze, according to the Russia-installed governor of the Black Sea peninsula’s port city of Sevastopol, with suspicions that it was a Ukrainian attack though Kyiv has not claimed responsibility. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-appointed governor of Sevastopol, posted videos and photos of the blaze…


Russian Sources Report ‘Massive’ Ukrainian Troop Movements Near Frontline

Ukrainian forces appear to be gearing up for a long-anticipated counter-offensive aimed at retaking territories captured earlier by Russia, according to sources from both sides of the conflict. On April 28, Russian reports from the field suggested that Ukraine was amassing troops and equipment along several parts of the 680-mile-long frontline.  Yuri Barbashov, a Moscow-appointed…


Fed Chair Tricked by Russian Pranksters Posing as Zelensky

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell was tricked by a pair of Russian pranksters in January posing as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky via a phone call. In a video shown on Russian state television, Powell, who thought he was speaking to Zelensky, answered several questions ranging from his outlook on inflation to the Russian central bank. The…