The US, EU, and other allies have spent over $287 billion in total on supporting Ukraine since just before Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy think tank.
The United States is…
Category: 1. Ukraine
-
What we know so far
Ian Aikman & James GregoryBBC News
ReutersUkraine’s President Zelensky first discussed a minerals deal with then presidential candidate Donald Trump last September Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine is ready to sign a deal with the US over his…
Continue Reading
-
Trump hits ‘pause’ on US aid to Ukraine after Oval Office blowout with Zelenskyy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday directed a “pause” to U.S. assistance to Ukraine as he seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in negotiations to end…
Continue Reading
-
Ukrainian residents ‘disappointed’ after Trump-Zelenskyy summit
From Philly and the Pa….
Continue Reading
-
Why a ceasefire holds little appeal for Zelenskyy
The February 28 Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy broke down following Vice President JD Vance’s ambush. At one point, Trump ripped into Zelenskyy, saying “You tell us, ‘I…
Continue Reading
-
Ukraine: A deafening silence: Ukrainians held incommunicado, forcibly disappeared and tortured in Russian captivity
Russia’s treatment of Ukrainian military personnel and civilian in captivity amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Thousands of members of the Ukrainian forces are currently held captive in Russia and occupied Ukraine as prisoners…
Continue Reading
-
Trump’s pause on military aid alarms Ukrainians but Kyiv digs in on peace terms
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians expressed alarm and apprehension Tuesday at a U.S. decision to pause military aid that is critical to their fighting Russia’s invasion, as a rift deepens between Kyiv and Washington.
Days…
Continue Reading
-
Trump-Zelenskyy blowup opens door to revival of EU minerals deal with Ukraine
The EU is seizing the opportunity to revive an existing agreement with Ukraine on natural resources, after US President Donald Trump’s ugly spat with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington on Friday.
Trump had been angling…
Continue Reading
-
Russia/Ukraine: Ill-treatment of Ukrainians in Russian captivity amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity
Russian authorities have subjected Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and civilian captives to torture, prolonged incommunicado detention, enforced disappearance and other inhumane treatment, which amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity,…
Continue Reading
-
How Kyiv Can Persist in the Face of a Hostile Washington
Last week, the world witnessed a contentious, on-camera Oval Office confrontation between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S. President Donald Trump, and U.S. Vice President JD Vance. What began as a relatively standard exchange quickly…
Continue Reading