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Ukraine's Zelenskyy says only a US green light on a NATO invitation will sway a reluctant Germany

Oct. 22, 2024 07:38 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's president is hoping allies will take a more positive stance on his so-called victory plan after the U.S. election, but concedes that its key demand — an invitation to join NATO — is not welcome by some key Western partners, in particular Germany. ...

US defense chief promises Ukraine what it needs to fight Russia but goes no further

Oct. 21, 2024 22:26 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United States “will get Ukraine what it needs” to fight its war with Russia, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday, but he gave no hint that Washington might endorse key planks of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's...

US writer Anne Applebaum appeals for arms for Ukraine as she accepts German peace prize

Oct. 20, 2024 11:25 AM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The prominent American journalist and historian Anne Applebaum urged continued support for Ukraine as she accepted a prestigious German prize on Sunday, arguing that pacifism in the face of aggression is often nothing more than appeasement. Applebaum made her...

Kyiv launches more than 100 drones over Russia as a missile strike on Ukraine injures 17

Oct. 20, 2024 10:14 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian air defenses shot down more than 100 Ukrainian drones Sunday over Russia’s western regions, Moscow officials said, while 17 people were injured in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih in a ballistic missile attack. Such large-scale aerial attacks are...

Ukraine’s ‘victory plan’ receives mixed reactions from Western allies

Oct. 20, 2024 10:05 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plan to end Ukraine’s nearly three-year war with Russia has received mixed reactions from Western allies so far. The “victory plan” that Zelenskyy outlined at home and abroad includes a formal invitation for Ukraine to...

Video published by Ukraine allegedly shows North Korean soldiers in Russia

Oct. 19, 2024 14:17 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A video purporting to show dozens of North Korean recruits lining up to collect Russian military fatigues has been released by Ukrainian officials, who say it shows the introduction of troops sent by Pyongyang into the conflict. The video, published by...

France vows support for Ukraine's plan to end Russian invasion

Oct. 19, 2024 11:43 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — France's foreign minister pledged his support for Ukraine’s plan for ending the war with Russia, telling reporters in Kyiv on Saturday that he would work with Ukrainian officials to secure other nations’ backing for the proposal. Unveiled by Ukrainian...

Biden urges Western allies to keep aiding Ukraine during meeting with Europe leaders before election

Oct. 18, 2024 13:48 PM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden said it's important for Ukraine's Western allies to “sustain our resolve” in supporting the country as he met Friday with European partners, with the upcoming U.S. presidential election casting a long shadow over his visit to Germany. ...

Right-wing influencers hyped anti-Ukraine videos made by a TV producer also funded by Russian media

Oct. 18, 2024 11:47 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kremlin could not have asked for better publicity at a better time when Ben Swann, a self-described independent journalist who promotes conspiracy theories, released a 12-part video series he promised would reveal dark truths about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ...

Russia returns 500 dead soldiers to Ukraine as world leaders mull next steps

Oct. 18, 2024 11:44 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Friday returned to Ukraine the bodies of 501 soldiers, Ukrainian authorities said, in what appeared to be the biggest repatriation of war dead since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Most of the soldiers were killed in action in the...