The U.S. Treasury plans to impose more than 500 new sanctions in the largest single tranche of penalties since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
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Biden wants people to know most of the money he’s seeking for Ukraine would be spent in the U.S.
As President Biden pushes House Republicans to pass needed aid for Ukraine, he wants voters to understand that nearly two-thirds would actually be going to U.S. factories, like a munitions plant set to open this summer in a gleaming new industrial park in suburban Dallas.
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Stalled U.S. aid for Ukraine underscores Republican’s shift away from confronting Russia
Republicans have been softening their stance on Russia ever since Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election following Russian hacking of his Democratic opponents.
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Japan vows support to Ukraine while hosting conference focused on war-torn country’s reconstruction
Japan hopes to build momentum for global support for Ukraine as the war drags on and attention is diverted to the war in Gaza.
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Sen. King warns that without U.S. help, ‘Russia will just take over’ in Ukraine
King, whose remarks were aired by ‘CBS Sunday Morning,’ has been an ardent supporter of a large military aid package for Ukraine and other U.S. allies.
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Zelensky warns of ‘artificial deficit’ of weapons after withdrawal from Avdiivka
European allies are appealing to the U.S. Congress to approve a package that includes aid for Ukraine – $60 billion that would go largely to U.S. defense entities to manufacture missiles, munitions and other military hardware.
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U.S. aid to Ukraine hinges on House speaker, as far right tests his leadership
The Republican leadership will determine whether the House will agree to approve more aid or allow the U.S. commitment to wither.
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Ukraine’s Zelensky in Paris signed security agreement with France after similar deal with Germany
Zelensky earlier said more deals were in the works with other countries.
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FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukrainian energy company
Alexander Smirnov falsely told FBI agents in June 2020 that executives associated with Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid the Bidens $5 million each in 2015 and 2016, prosecutors said.
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Biden warns House Republicans that opposing Ukraine funding would play into ‘Putin’s hands’
The president’s comments came after the Senate early Tuesday passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.