Ukraine: Trump’s vows of quick peace fall flat on frontlines

Agence France Presse 12/04/2024

UKRAINE — Months of fighting on the Ukrainian front have not taken away Kostya’s sense of humour — even when it comes to the topic of Donald Trump. Fears are high across Ukraine that the US president-elect,…

Russia launches massive aerial attack on Ukraine’s energy sector

Agence France Presse 11/28/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s army on Thursday launched a massive attack on Ukraine’s energy sector, forcing emergency power outages as temperatures dropped to freezing across the country. Ukraine’s energy grid has been heavily targeted since Russia invaded…

Ukraine sees influx of Western war tourists

Agence France Presse 11/28/2024

IRPIN, Ukraine — Spanish traveller Alberto Blasco Ventas looked out at Ukraine’s destroyed Irpin brige, blown up to stop Russian troops in 2022 and now a hotspot for thrill-seeking tourists visiting the country. Russian forces had planned…

US to Ukraine: Draft 18-year-olds to fight Russia

Associated Press 11/28/2024

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and revamping its mobilization laws to allow for the conscription of troops as young as 18.…

Putin signs law allowing Ukraine fighters to write off unpaid debts

Agence France Presse 11/24/2024

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed a law that allows those who sign up to fight in Ukraine to write off unpaid debts worth almost $100,000, the government announced. The new legislation will be…

Putin hints at strikes on West in ‘global’ Ukraine war

Agence France Presse 11/22/2024

DNIPRO, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the conflict in Ukraine had characteristics of a “global” war and did not rule out strikes on Western countries. The Kremlin strongman spoke out after a day…

Ukraine reportedly fires UK Storm Shadow missiles into Russia

Agence France Presse 11/21/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine has fired UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for the first time, British media reported Wednesday, after being given the green light from London. Several missiles were launched against at least one Russian…

Russia vows response after Ukraine fires long-range US missiles

Agence France Presse 11/20/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia warned on Tuesday that it would respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time, as President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat on the 1,000th day of…

Ukraine fires several US-made longer-range missiles into Russia for the first time

Associated Press 11/20/2024

Ukraine fired several American-supplied longer-range missiles into Russia, officials said Tuesday, marking the first time Kyiv used the weapons that way in 1,000 days of war. The use of the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, came as…

Sweden, Finland urge residents to be ready for war

Agence France Presse 11/19/2024

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Sweden on Monday began sending millions of pamphlets advising residents how to prepare for possible war and Finland launched a new website, as Ukraine fights the grinding three-year Russian invasion. The Nordic neighbors have…

Biden: Ukraine can use US long-range missiles to strike Russia

Agence France Presse 11/18/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — US President Joe Biden has cleared Kyiv to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia, a US official told AFP on Sunday, hours after Russia targeted Ukraine’s power grid in a deadly…

Russia launches 120 missiles, 90 drones at Ukraine’s infrastructure

Associated Press 11/18/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian strike on a nine-story building in the city of Sumy in northern Ukraine killed eight people and wounded dozens, an official said Sunday, as Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack…

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