Tag: Ukraine
Ukraine Faces Losses Without More U.S. Aid, Officials Say
William J. Burns, the C.I.A. director, and Avril D. Haines, the director of national intelligence, described an increasingly dire situation.
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Ukraine Could Deploy F-16s as Soon as July, but Only a Few
Countries promised the fighter jets last year, but delivering them and training pilots have proved complex. Ukraine may start with as few as six, out [...]
Biden’s Armageddon Moment: When Nuclear Detonation Seemed Possible in Ukraine
For a few weeks in October 2022, the White House was consumed in a crisis whose depths were not publicly acknowledged at the time. It was a glimpse of [...]
Russian oligarch’s yacht costs U.S. taxpayers $900,000 a month
A mega-yacht seized by U.S. authorities from a Russian oligarch is costing the government nearly $1 million a month to maintain, according to new cour [...]
Biden Unites With an Unlikely Ally to Champion Ukraine
In a visit to the White House by Italy’s far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, the president declared that “we have each other’s backs” and “we al [...]
Pentagon Weighs New Plan to Ship Weapons to Ukraine Quickly
A short-term measure carries political and military risks as the Biden administration considers whether to tap into U.S. stockpiles again.
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Jeffries Suggests Democrats Would Save Johnson From Removal Over Ukraine Aid
The House Democratic leader said “a reasonable number” of Democrats would vote to save the Republican speaker if his party sought to oust him over all [...]
The Spy War: How the C.I.A. Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin
For more than a decade, the United States has nurtured a secret intelligence partnership with Ukraine that is now critical for both countries in count [...]
Jeffries Weighs How to Force Ukraine Aid Vote While Keeping Democrats United
The House Democratic leader is facing a critical test of whether he can hold his party together long enough to force a vote on an aid package for Ukra [...]
Kaja Kallas: Estonian PM urges Nato to bolster support for Ukraine
"In 1988, all the Nato countries spent more than 2% of their GDP on defence, some even over 6%, and why? Because the threat was real, there was a Cold [...]
Ukraine war: UK reaffirms Ukraine support on war anniversary
In a joint statement on behalf of more than 50 governments, including the UK, Ukraine's Foreign Dmytro Kuleba said: "We reiterate our demand to Russia [...]
Visiting Ukraine, Schumer Aims to Pressure G.O.P. to Take Up Aid Bill
The top Senate Democrat is leading a delegation to show solidarity as Ukraine fights off a Russian assault and to push the G.O.P.-led House to drop it [...]
Ukraine family visa scheme closes to new applicants
"This is a reminder of the disadvantages of bespoke, one-off visa schemes that support refugees in the short term but leave people in limbo, anxious a [...]
For Harris, Promises to Ukraine Prove Harder to Make Amid G.O.P. Resistance
Vice President Kamala Harris tried to reassure European and Ukrainian leaders that America would come through with security aid. But worries persist a [...]
Ex-F.B.I. Informant Is Charged With Lying Over Bidens’ Role in Ukraine Business
The informant’s story was part of a series of explosive and unsubstantiated claims by Republicans that the Bidens engaged in potentially criminal acti [...]