In Washington, Zelenskiy courts Congress, Biden on military aid
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Joe Biden assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday that strong US support for his war to repel Russian invaders will be maintained despite opposition from some Republican lawmakers to sending billions more in aid. Biden and Zelenskiy held a war council in the White House East Room as […]
Kyiv says forces fighting on in “utter hell” of Bakhmut battle
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine said on Monday its troops were still fighting against the attempted encirclement of Bakhmut, while Washington said that even if the eastern city should fall to Russia’s offensive, it would not necessarily give Moscow momentum in the war. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office said he discussed the Bakhmut operation with the chief […]
NATO allies weigh more arms for Ukraine as Russian artillery batters Bakhmut
Kyiv/Marinka, Ukraine Reuters Russian forces bombarded front-line Ukrainian troops and towns in the eastern Donetsk region on Tuesday in what appeared to be early salvoes of a new offensive, as Western allies met to weigh sending more arms to Kyiv for an expected counter-attack. Much of Russia’s artillery fire was focused on Bakhmut, a bombed-out […]
Relaxed Putin shows no regrets as war rages on in Ukraine
Reuters President Vladimir Putin showed no regrets on Thursday over his war in Ukraine, insisting that the “special military operation” was still achieving its goals and the West’s dominance over world affairs was coming to an end. Inveighing against the West for more than three-and-a-half hours in a question-and-answer session at an annual conference, Putin […]