Russia’s second missile assault on Kyiv this week injured at least 53 people, damaging homes and a children’s hospital, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded in Washington for more help for his country. The windows of residential apartment blocks were blown out and frightened residents streamed out onto the street to […]
53 injured as Russian ballistic missiles target Kyiv; Zelensky pleads in DC for more help
December 13, 2023 by
Blinken makes unannounced Kyiv visit to review Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia
October 6, 2023 by
Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Ukraine for an unannounced visit Wednesday, landing in Kyiv hours after Russia launched its first missile attack in a week against the Ukrainian capital. Blinken’s trip is focused on assessing the strategy and effectiveness of Ukraine’s three-month-old counteroffensive against Russia’s troops in occupied Ukrainian territories. The visit is […]
Ukraine: Russia launches cruise missiles into Kyiv and other cities, killing at least 8 people
July 2, 2023 by
Air raid sirens echoed throughout Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv early Friday morning as Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at it and other parts of the country, leaving at least 23 people dead, three of which were children, officials said. The missile barrage was Russia’s first direct attack on the […]
Biden’s surprise visit to Kyiv will have ‘zero’ impact on Russia-Ukraine conflict, Putin expert says
March 4, 2023 by
President Joe Biden’s surprise trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, is not expected to have any impact on the Russia-Ukraine war, according to an expert who believes Putin will keep up military pressure in the hopes of forcing Ukraine to negotiate for peace. Biden arrived in Ukraine on Monday to unveil more U.S. assistance to Ukraine alongside […]
Biden’s Trip to Kyiv is the Ultimate Humiliation for Putin—and Trump
February 20, 2023 by
Kennedy and then Reagan in Berlin. Now Biden in Kyiv.Periodically during the past sixty years, American presidents have stood up at the Eastern edge of Europe and looked to Russia to say, “We stand with our allies. Our resolve is unshakeable.”Kennedy said, “Ich bin ein Berliner.” Reagan said, “Mr. Gorbachev tear down that wall.” Biden
War in Ukraine ‘essentially trench warfare,’ senator says after Kyiv visit
January 9, 2023 by
“To put it in perspective for Americans: It’s as if our East Coast, from Maine to Florida and then west to Houston, Texas, was being occupied by a foreign power,” Sen. Angus King said. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The situation in Eastern Ukraine is “essentially trench warfare,” Sen. Angus King said Sunday on CBS, as