Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York as election holds high stakes for US support for Ukraine

NEW YORK (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met face-to-face with Donald Trump on Friday with public tensions rising between the two over Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion and in the midst of the U.S. presidential election. “We both want to see this end, and...

Kremlin says changes in Russia's nuclear doctrine are intended as a warning to the West

MOSCOW (AP) — Changes in Russia's nuclear doctrine that were announced by President Vladimir Putin are intended to discourage Ukraine's Western allies from supporting attacks on Russia, the Kremlin said Thursday. The United States and the European Union both denounced the latest...

Cryptocurrency exchange network accused of helping Russia hit with sanctions

WASHINGTON (AP) — A network of people and virtual currency exchanges associated with harboring Russian cybercrime were hit with sanctions on Thursday, in a government-wide crackdown on cybercrime that could assist Russia ahead of President Joe Biden's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

Russian missiles and drones target Kyiv for 5 hours and hit Ukraine's power grid

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s air defenses battled an overnight Russian aerial attack on the capital Kyiv for five hours, officials said Thursday, as missiles and drones again hammered the Ukrainian power grid. The Kyiv attack injured at least two people, Ukraine’s Emergency...

Trump says Ukraine is 'demolished' and dismisses its defense against Russia's invasion

Former President Donald Trump described Ukraine in bleak and mournful terms Wednesday, referring to its people as “dead” and the country itself as “demolished," and further raising questions about how much the former president would be willing if elected again to concede in a negotiation over...

Russia's adaptability to US sanctions stymied their effectiveness, economists say

WASHINGTON (AP) — Waves of sanctions imposed by the Biden administration after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine haven’t inflicted the devastating blow to Moscow’s economy that some had expected. In a new report, two researchers are offering reasons why. Oleg Itskhoki of Harvard...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced changes in Russia’s nuclear doctrine

Russian parliament passes first reading of an adoption ban for countries allowing gender transition

MOSCOW (AP) — The lower house of Russia’s parliament on Wednesday gave overwhelming approval to the first reading of a proposed law to prohibit the adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal. The measure, which would need to pass two...

Ukraine's president calls for unspecified global 'action' to force Russia into peace

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s president dismissed the notion of peace talks with Moscow on Tuesday, calling instead for unspecified global “action” to force Russia into peace for invading his country and to comply with the U.N. Charter’s requirement that every country respect the...

The Clintons pitch philanthropic commitments as pro-democracy work at their 2024 foundation meeting

NEW YORK (AP) — With the backdrop of elections worldwide that highlight strains on democracy, former President Bill Clinton urged attendees of his foundation's annual meeting to meet their communities' needs through collective action. Strong democratic institutions, Clinton argued,...