A delegation, including Maine Sen. Susan Collins and led by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday in Kyiv.
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Ukraine to hold first war crimes trial of captured Russian
Meanwhile, it has shut down one of the pipelines that carry Russian gas across the country to homes and industries in Western Europe.
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Biden sees bigger role for U.S. farms because of war in Ukraine
The president visits a family farm in Illinois as his administration announces three policy shifts to help American farmers amid global challenges.
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Russia pounds vital port of Odesa, targeting supply lines
New U.N. figures, meanwhile, said that 14 million Ukrainians were forced from their homes by the end of April, including more than 5.9 million who have left the country.
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As Putin marks patriotic holiday, his troops make few war gains in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin used the annual Victory Day to try to justify the invasion again as a necessary response to what he falsely portrayed as a hostile Ukraine.
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Maine Voices: Comparison of Zelensky to Hitler shows persistence of antisemitic myths
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s groundless statements provide us here in Maine with an excellent opportunity to continue a difficult conversation.
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Europeans weigh costs of cutting Russian energy over Ukraine
European Union countries import 40 percent of gas and 25 percent of oil from Russia, and the current EU timetable doesn’t foresee energy independence from Moscow for another five years.
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‘Seemed like goodbye’: Mariupol defenders make their stand
Russian forces also kept up their bombardment of railroad stations and other supply-line targets across the country – part of an effort to disrupt the supply of Western arms, which have been critical to Ukraine’s defense.
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Evidence points to 600 dead – ‘one big mass grave’ – in Mariupol theater
Amid all the horrors that have unfolded in the war on Ukraine, the Russian airstrike on the theater being used as a bomb shelter on March 16 stands out as the single deadliest known attack against civilians to date, AP finds.
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Russia using ‘missile terrorism’ in wide attacks, Ukraine says
The European Union’s top official called on the 27-nation bloc on Wednesday to ban Russian oil imports.