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Dutch government pledges nearly $2.7 billion for Ukraine in 2024 as war drags into another winter

Dec. 05, 2023 16:01 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Netherlands announced Tuesday it would support Ukraine in 2024 with a 2.5 billion euros (nearly $2.7 billion) allocation, as the 21-month war drags into another winter and concerns grow that Kyiv’s war effort may falter without continued Western support. ...

Zelenskyy to address US senators by video as White House pushes Congress to support aid for Ukraine

Dec. 05, 2023 00:15 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address U.S. senators by video Tuesday during a classified briefing as the Biden administration urges Congress to approve the White House's nearly $106 billion request for funds for the wars in Ukraine, Israel and other security needs....

Kyiv investigates allegations Russian forces shot surrendering Ukrainian soldiers

Dec. 03, 2023 12:15 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials on Sunday launched an investigation into allegations that Russian forces killed surrendering Ukrainian soldiers — a war crime if confirmed — after grainy footage on social media appeared to show two uniformed men being shot at close range after...

Ex-president barred from leaving Ukraine amid alleged plan to meet with Hungary's Viktor Orban

Dec. 03, 2023 04:51 AM EST

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...

The AP Interview: Ukraine's Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new phase as winter looms

Dec. 01, 2023 16:27 PM EST

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. ...

Ukrainian spy agency stages train explosions on a Russian railroad in Siberia, Ukrainian media say

Dec. 01, 2023 09:48 AM EST

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 ...

Russia's foreign minister faces Western critics at security meeting and walks out after speech

Nov. 30, 2023 09:05 AM EST

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...

Ukraine says spy chief's wife is being treated for poisoning with heavy metals

Nov. 28, 2023 12:38 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The wife of Ukraine’s intelligence chief has been diagnosed with heavy metals poisoning and is undergoing treatment in a hospital, a spokesperson for the agency said Tuesday as the country's war with Russia stretched into its 22nd month. Marianna Budanova is...

A Dutch museum has sent Crimean treasures to Kyiv after a legal tug-of-war between Russia, Ukraine

Nov. 27, 2023 10:53 AM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Historical treasures that were stored for years at an Amsterdam museum during an ownership dispute sparked by Russia's annexation of Crimea have been safely transported to Ukraine, the museum announced Monday. Their transport ends a nearly decade-long...

Russia says it downed dozens of Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow, following a mass strike on Kyiv

Nov. 26, 2023 15:28 PM EST

Ukraine tried to attack Moscow with dozens of drones, Russian authorities said Sunday, just a day after Ukrainian officials reported that Russia had launched its most intense drone attack on Kyiv since the beginning of its full-scale war in 2022. Russian air defenses brought down at...