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The United States has given its approval for the Netherlands to deliver F-16s to Ukraine, the Dutch defence minister said on Friday, in a major gain for Kyiv even though the fighter jets will not have an immediate impact on the almost 18-month war. “I welcome the US decision to …

Director General of the World Trade Organization  (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala visited Kyiv, capital of Ukraine on Thursday, August 17. The visit was her first to the war torn country in 15 years.   She met Ukranian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, who thanked the WTO for its political support and …

Ukrainian forces have retaken the tiny village of Urozhaine, moving farther into the Mokri Yaly River Valley in the south of the country, after more than a week of battling Russian troops, as Kyiv pushed on with a grinding counteroffensive that has struggled to break through entrenched Russian lines. “Urozhaine …

On an August Sunday in Amherst, Mass., a small peace vigil was underway near the town center, extending a weekly tradition dating back to the 1970s. A half-dozen activists carried homemade signs with messages of pacifism and demilitarization: “Stop the killing.” “Healthcare not warfare.” “Pray for peace.” But one sign …

After months of inching through minefields, villages and open steppes in grueling combat, Ukrainian forces are making somewhat bigger advances along two major lines of attack, according to analysts, Ukrainian officials and Russian military bloggers. Although Ukraine has not advanced more than 10 to 12 miles on either vector of …

A new textbook published by the Russian government says that the West is attempting to destroy Russia.   Excerpts from Russian media, reports that students would now be taught that if president Vladimir Putin hadn’t launched his “special military operation” against Ukraine, human civilization may have ended. Vladimir Medinsky, a …

Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the heads of military conscription in every region of the country following corruption allegations that may have seen men dodge the draft. Kyiv has been conscripting Ukrainians for assault battalions as its counter-offensive continues against Russian forces. Following a meeting with military leaders, President …

Ukraine said its air defenses shot down a ballistic missile over Kyiv on Friday, a rare midmorning assault on the Ukrainian capital as Russia stepped up its assaults on towns and cities across the country. The Ukrainian Air Force said that three other ballistic missiles, known as Kinzhals, were aimed …

President Biden on Thursday put forth a request for a nearly $40 billion aid package that includes $24 billion for Ukraine and $12 billion to replenish federal disaster funds. The breakdown in Ukraine aid includes $13 billion in security assistance, $7.3 billion for economic and humanitarian assistance, and an additional …

President Biden appealed to Congress on Thursday for an additional $24 billion to help Ukraine defeat Russia’s invasion, setting up a major test of whether the expansive war effort retains the bipartisan support it has enjoyed since Moscow sent troops across the border nearly 18 months ago. The request, part …