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Defense head calls out those who advocate isolationism and 'an American retreat from responsibility'
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday denounced those who advocate “an American retreat from responsibility” and said sustained U.S. leadership is needed to help keep the world as safe, free and prosperous as possible. He also urged Congress to end the partisan...
Ex-president barred from leaving Ukraine amid alleged plan to meet with Hungary's Viktor Orban
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Former President Petro Poroshenko was denied permission to leave Ukraine for a planned meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Ukraine’s security service said Saturday. Poroshenko announced Friday that he had been turned away at...
Russia's Lavrov declares at security talks that his country's goals in Ukraine are unchanged
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivered a blunt message to Western leaders Friday and declared at an international security conference that his government was not prepared to “review its goals” in Ukraine. “We aren’t seeing any...
The AP Interview: Ukraine's Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new phase as winter looms
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new stage, with winter expected to complicate fighting after a summer counteroffensive that failed to produce desired results due to enduring shortages of weapons and ground forces. ...
Putin orders the Russian military to add 170,000 troops for a total of 1.32 million
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered the country's military to increase the number of troops by nearly 170,000 to a total of 1.32 million, as Moscow’s military action in Ukraine continues into its 22nd month. Putin's decree was released by the Kremlin...
The director of Russia's Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev, is also put in charge of the Bolshoi
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian government on Friday named Valery Gergiev, the renowned director of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, to also lead Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre. Gergiev is replacing Vladimir Urin at the Bolshoi. Urin announced Thursday that he was stepping down after a...
Ukrainian spy agency stages train explosions on a Russian railroad in Siberia, Ukrainian media say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's spy agency staged two successive explosions on a railroad line in Siberia that serves as a key conduit for trade between Russia and China, Ukrainian media reported Friday. The attacks underscored Moscow’s vulnerability amid the war in Ukraine ...
Takeaways from AP's Interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Associated Press was invited to tour an embattled town in northeastern Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as part of an exclusive interview with him. Some takeaways from the session: THE LOOMING WINTER CAMPAIGN Zelenskyy said the...
Russian missile strikes in eastern Ukraine rip through buildings, kill 2 and bury families in rubble
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles tore through apartment buildings in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, local officials said Thursday, killing at least two people and burying families under rubble as the Kremlin’s forces continued to pound the fiercely contested area with long-range...
Russia's foreign minister faces Western critics at security meeting and walks out after speech
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov faced Western critics while attending international security talks Thursday in Northern Macedonia, where he blamed “NATO’s reckless expansion to the East” for war returning to Europe. Lavrov arrived in...
