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Trump’s nominee for Pentagon weapons buyer was a key figure in the president's first impeachment

Jan. 28, 2025 10:57 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's nominee to be the military's top weapons buyer is an official who directed the Pentagon to withhold aid from Ukraine in 2019 as Trump sought a commitment from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to investigate the Biden family — a key component of the...

Intelligence sharing by the US and its allies has saved lives. Trump could test those ties

Jan. 27, 2025 00:10 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — As Russia moved closer to invading Ukraine nearly three years ago, the United States and its allies took the extraordinary step of declassifying and sharing intelligence to expose Moscow’s plans. Information flew across the Atlantic from U.S. spy agencies to NATO...

Russia says its troops have captured a strategic town in eastern Ukraine

Jan. 26, 2025 15:50 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Sunday claimed its troops had captured a strategically important town in eastern Ukraine as part of a grinding campaign to weaken Kyiv’s grip on the country’s industrial heartland, while uncertainty over the continued flow of U.S. funding has reportedly halted...

As Hegseth takes charge at the Pentagon, here's what changes could be in store

Jan. 26, 2025 15:48 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth starts his first official day on Monday morning, he will face a daunting array of issues to tackle — from global conflicts and border security to administrative tasks. At the top of his list is addressing President Donald...

US has not stopped military aid to Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

Jan. 25, 2025 13:03 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday the U.S. has not stopped military aid to Ukraine after newly sworn in U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he would pause foreign aid grants for 90 days. Zelenskyy did not clarify whether...

Ukrainian winemaker and US veterans team up to show the best of Ukraine, a glass at a time

Jan. 25, 2025 11:36 AM EST

MONTCLAIR, Va. (AP) — In a wine shop an hour outside of Washington, owner Arthur Lampros sampled a wine from a part of the world that was totally new to him, racking his brain to pin down the tastes on his tongue. Was there a body of water near the vineyards, he wondered, that...

Trump leans in on targeting Russian oil revenue as he tries to fulfill pledge to end Ukraine war

Jan. 24, 2025 18:33 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is emphasizing that targeting Russia's oil revenue is the best way to get Moscow to end its nearly three-year war against Ukraine. Trump, who pledged in the campaign that he'd broker a quick end to the grinding conflict, in his first days...

Putin echoes Trump's claim that conflict in Ukraine could have been avoided had he been in office

Jan. 24, 2025 14:11 PM EST

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday echoed U.S. President Donald Trump's claim the conflict in Ukraine could have been prevented had he been in the White House in 2022. He also said Moscow is ready for talks with the U.S. on a broad range of issues. In an...

Russia claims its troops are in the last stages of taking another eastern Ukraine town

Jan. 24, 2025 12:21 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed on Friday that Russian troops have fought their way into the center of a strategically important eastern Ukraine town and raised the Russian flag there after a monthslong battle. The Russian soldiers were still fighting...

Europe considers sending troops to Ukraine if there's a ceasefire. But would Russia accept?

Jan. 24, 2025 11:22 AM EST

With Russia wearing down Ukraine’s stretched forces and new U.S. President Donald Trump pressuring the two sides to end their nearly 3-year-old war, Kyiv and some of its European allies are discussing how that might be achieved in a way that would guarantee Ukraine’s future security. ...