Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida emphasized the importance of the alliance between the United States and Japan and urged lawmakers not to retreat from their role on the world stage during what he

If there is no help from partners, Ukraine will lose soldiers, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes. "If there is no help, it will be very difficult for us. We will lose our people, we wil

Russia’s latest wave of missile attacks against Ukrainian energy infrastructure scored a victory on Thursday, with the Kremlin’s hard-to-intercept “hypersonic” and ballistic missiles punching through

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SPARE SOME pity for Mike Johnson, the stuck speaker of the House of Representatives. A relatively obscure congressman thrust into leadership six months ago when the ungovernable Republican majority th

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday he has urged Donald Trump, the presumptive U.S. Republican presidential candidate, to visit Ukraine. The president said in an interview with Axel S

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Does the West actually want Ukraine to defeat Russia? That is the question many in Kyiv are now asking amid continued signs of Western indecision as the biggest European invasion since World War II ap

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Speaking in Prague in early March, Emmanuel Macron warned Europeans that now was not the time to be “cowardly.” This comment came just a week after a conference on Ukraine in Paris, during which the F

Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Join us in this fight. Become a member Support us just once Ukraine aims to obtain an additional seven Patriot air defense batteries as soon as possible and

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The top U.S. general overseeing military operations in Europe warned lawmakers Wednesday that the war in Ukraine has reached a decisive moment, with Russia expected to hold a 10 to 1 advantage on arti

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Ukraine desperately needs to replenish its depleted forces in the face of relentless Russian attacks. So it has lowered the draft age from 27 to 25. That means that more young people will have to leav

In early 2022, much of the world applauded the heroic Ukrainian troops who held back Russian forces outside the gates of Kharkiv and Kyiv. “This is Ukraine’s finest hour, that will be remembered and r

A Trump campaign official denied Wednesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has privately invited the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee to visit the war-torn country. “There’s been no out

Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Join us in this fight. Become a member Support us just once Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Russian forces launched a massive

Military & Defense Kwan Wei Kevin Tan 2024-04-11T03:29:29Z Facebook Email Twitter LinkedIn Copy Link Read in app A Russian soldier launching missiles toward Ukrainian positions in Donetsk. Russian Def

KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian officials claimed Friday they used a barrage of drones to destroy at least six military aircraft and badly damage eight others at an airfield in Russia’s Rostov region, whil

By Tara Copp | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The top general for U.S. forces in Europe told Congress Wednesday that Ukraine will be outgunned 10 to one by Russia within a matter of weeks if Congress d

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United 24 luminaries appeal to Congress to call for more Ukraine funding More than 35 ambassadors of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s fundraising platform, United 24, have called on the US leg

April 11, 2024 The roughly one million men who serve in Ukraine’s army are battered and exhausted. Many soldiers have been on combat duty for two years. Tens of thousands have been lost to death or se

The Kremlin has embraced a challenge in the wake of last week’s deadly terror attack in Moscow: pinning the blame on its enemies. Russian officials have stepped up their efforts to point the finger at

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The U.S. military said its forces destroyed eight aerial drones late Wednesday in areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi militant group. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement the drones

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