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Zelenskyy appeals to allies to keep up aid as Germany pledges new weapons package

Oct. 11, 2024 11:43 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday it's important that allies' aid to Ukraine doesn't decrease next year as he received a pledge of a new weapons package from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on a European tour meant to win backing for his “victory plan” aimed at ending the...

Ukraine's Zelenskyy city-hops across Europe, promoting 'victory plan' to allies

Oct. 11, 2024 02:20 AM EDT

ROME (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was city-hopping across Europe on Thursday to promote a “victory plan” that he said “aims to create the right conditions for a just end to the war" against Russia, detailing the proposals to European allies after a summit with President...

Trump-Putin ties are back in the spotlight after new book describes calls

Oct. 09, 2024 17:26 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new book's assertion that former President Donald Trump may have had as many as seven private phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving the White House has refocused attention on their politically fraught relationship and on Trump's sustained dialogue...

Macron inspects Ukraine troops at a French military camp ahead of a meeting with Zelenskyy

Oct. 09, 2024 12:52 PM EDT

A FRENCH MILITARY BASE, FRANCE (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron inspected the training of Ukrainian troops at a military camp in eastern France on Wednesday, a show of support a day before President Volodymyr Zelenskyy travels to Paris as part of a European tour meant to encourage support...

France's Macron views Ukrainian troops being trained in France for combat against Russia

Oct. 09, 2024 09:58 AM EDT

A FRENCH MILITARY BASE, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is inspecting the training of Ukrainian troops at a military camp in eastern France, a show of support for Ukraine as its Western allies mull a victory plan championed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ...

Ukrainian drone strikes another arms depot inside Russia, officials say

Oct. 09, 2024 06:34 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone struck an important arms depot inside Russia, the Ukraine military said Wednesday, three weeks after another drone blasted a major Russian armory and three days after a drone smashed into a key oil terminal in Russia-occupied Crimea. The...

Ukraine strikes a Russian oil hub as Zelenskyy says the war is in 'a very important phase'

Oct. 07, 2024 09:16 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military said it struck a major oil terminal Monday in Crimea that provides fuel for Russia’s war effort as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the war has entered a key phase. Both sides are facing the issue of how to sustain their...

Russia strikes Ukraine with drones and missiles

Oct. 06, 2024 10:23 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight with 87 Shahed drones and four different types of missiles, officials said Sunday. A 49-year-old man was killed in the Kharkiv region after his car was hit by a drone, said regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov. A gas pipeline...

Russian prosecutors seek 7-year sentence for US man accused of fighting for Ukraine

Oct. 05, 2024 16:35 PM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian prosecutors asked for a seven-year sentence in the trial of a U.S. citizen accused of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine against Russia, Russian news agencies reported Saturday. Prosecutors asked the court to take into account 72-year-old Stephen Hubbard’s...

Ukraine downs a Russian warplane and Russia claims gains in the east

Oct. 05, 2024 09:14 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces said they shot down a Russian fighter plane on Saturday while Russia claimed it made gains in Ukraine’s east. The Russian bomber was shot down near the city of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk province, head of the Kostiantynivka Military...