6 GOP senators condemn diesel deal with Russia
A dozen senators, six of them Republicans are criticizing President Trump over his deal with Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel.
Russia-Ukraine war
Ukraine abandons truce and attacks Russian oil refinery as Zelenskyy says he feels betrayed by Trump
Ukraine attacked a Russian oil refinery Thursday, abandoning a brief truce involving energy-related targets that it said Moscow did not heed, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he felt betrayed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
A sweeping US sanctions bill offers Ukraine new leverage on Russia, but enforcement looms
Ukraine has long argued that Russia will only negotiate seriously if the cost of continuing the war becomes too high.
Zelenskyy visits Trump at the White House before Graham’s funeral, seeking cooperation with US
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are meeting Tuesday ahead of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s funeral, their second sit-down this month and after a far-right activist with the U.S. president’s ear had a widely publicized change of heart on Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Trump says US will give Ukraine license to produce Patriot defense systems
U.S. President Donald Trump said at a NATO summit Wednesday in Turkey that the U.S. will give Ukraine a license to make Patriot air defense systems to counter missile attacks from Russia in their more than four-year war, a huge coup for Kyiv which has long requested the technology.
Ukrainian drones set a Moscow refinery ablaze in a major attack on the Russian capital
Ukraine struck a major Moscow oil refinery Thursday for a second time in a week, officials said.
Zelenskyy says he’s pressing US for more Patriot missiles for Ukraine to counter Russian strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that he’s being “very persistent” in pressing the United States to provide his country with more Patriot air defense missiles that can counter devastating Russian ballistic missile attacks.
Zelenskyy replaces Ukraine’s security chief and hires a Canadian economic adviser
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy replaced the head of Ukraine’s security service Monday, continuing a top-level reshuffle ahead of a trip to Paris where he hoped to finalize agreements with allies on how to ensure that Russia doesn’t repeat its invasion if a peace agreement is signed.
Sen. Lindsey Graham says Trump ready to ‘crush’ Russian economy if Putin avoids talks with Zelenskyy
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Tuesday that he believes President Donald Trump is prepared to “crush” Russia’s economy with a new wave of sanctions if Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the coming weeks.
US troops won’t be sent to help defend Ukraine, Trump says
President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his assurances that U.S. troops would not be sent to help defend Ukraine against Russia after seeming to leave open the possibility the day before.
