U.S. set to announce over $2.3B arms package for Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also gave a nod to Ukraine’s aspirations to eventually join NATO, more than two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion. Read more
Russia Attacks Ukraine
Get the latest developments in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war as allies in the West respond to the international conflict.
European Union leaders sign a security deal with Ukraine
Leaders of the 27 EU countries, meeting formally for the first time since European elections on June 6-9, gave a warm welcome to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who made a rare personal appearance in Brussels for the signing ceremony. Read more
Ukraine: Russian troops pushed out of part of key eastern town
Russian forces are slowly pushing their way across parts of eastern Ukraine, capturing several villages since seizing the key city of Avdiivka in February. Read more
Russia mulling downgrading ties with West, Kremlin says
Even during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, when the Cold War is thought to have come closest to nuclear war, Russia did not sever relations with the United States. Read more
Ukraine aid conditional on peace talks, Trump plan shows
The strategy outlined by Kellogg and Fleitz is the most detailed plan yet by associates of Trump, who has said he could quickly settle the war in Ukraine. Read more
Russia vows retaliation against U.S. for Ukraine’s missile attack
The war in Ukraine has triggered the biggest confrontation between Russia and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Read more
Russian air strike causes more damage to Ukraine’s power grid
Russia launched a new barrage of missiles and drones at Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday, causing “significant” damage to a thermal power plant and maintaining pressure on the electricity grid, Ukrainian officials said. Read more
Russia’s drone attack hits Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, injures 2
Russian forces launched five drones to attack the Lviv region that borders NATO member Poland, injuring two men, according to Lviv regional governor Maksym Kozytskyi. Read more
Ukraine summit sees hard road to peace as way forward uncertain
Over 90 countries attended the two-day talks at a Swiss Alpine resort at the behest of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, billed as a “peace summit” even though Moscow was not invited. Read more
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World leaders join Ukraine summit in test of Kyiv’s peace push
President Joe Biden sent Vice President Kamala Harris to represent him — a decision that had riled Kyiv. Read more
Putin demands more Ukrainian land to end war
He restated his demand for Ukraine’s demilitarisation, unchanged from the day he sent in his troops on Feb. 24, 2022, and said an end to Western sanctions must also be part of a peace deal. Read more
Ukraine summit attracts world leaders but fails to isolate Russia
World leaders will join Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at a summit this weekend to explore ways of ending the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War Two, but Russia isn’t invited and the event will fall short of Kyiv’s aim of isolating Moscow. Read more
G7 agrees on loan deal to support Ukraine with Russian assets
The political agreement was the centerpiece of the opening day in southern Italy of the annual summit of G7 leaders, attended for a second successive year by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Read more
U.S. to sign 10-year pact with Ukraine
The accord is essentially an executive agreement between two presidents. Read more
Troubled G7 leaders focus on Ukraine war, China in Italian summit
With the Middle East, migration and artificial intelligence (AI) also on a packed agenda, the June 13-15 summit in southern Italy would be taxing for leaders at the best of times, but most of them are also bowed down by their own domestic woes. Read more
Russia holds tactical nuclear weapon drills with Belarus
Russia says the United States and its European allies are pushing the world to the brink of nuclear confrontation by giving Ukraine billions of dollars worth of weapons, some of which are being used against Russian territory. Read more
U.S. expands Russia sanctions, targets chips sent via China
Among the steps, the U.S. Treasury said it was raising “the risk of secondary sanctions for foreign financial institutions that deal with Russia’s war economy,” effectively threatening them with losing access to the U.S. financial system. Read more
Russian barrage leaves Kyiv residents without power and water
Such disruptions are becoming increasingly common for the city’s population of about three million people, after Russia began pummelling the country’s energy system in late March, cutting out half of its generating capacity. Read more
Russian missile strike kills 9, injures 29 in Ukraine
The deadliest attack in weeks damaged an administrative building and an apartment block, Ukraine’s military command said on the Telegram messaging app. Read more
Ukraine: Latest-generation Russian fighter jet hit for 1st time
In a Telegram post, the GUR did not specify how the Su-57 was hit or by which unit of the Ukrainian military. Read more
Putin: Russia may deploy missiles near Western targets
Putin said the West was wrong to assume Russia would never use nuclear weapons. Read more
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U.S. set to announce over $2.3B arms package for Ukraine
European Union leaders sign a security deal with Ukraine
Ukraine: Russian troops pushed out of part of key eastern town
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