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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Russians withdraw from around Kharkiv, U.S. delegation visits Kyiv
Maine Sen. Susan Collins joined a Republican delegation meeting with Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelensky, though it was not clear when.
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Russia takes losses in failed river crossing; Ukraine opens war crimes trial
The battle for the Donbas has turned into a village-by-village, back-and-forth slog with no major breakthroughs on either side and little ground gained.
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Rand Paul stalls quick Senate approval of $40 billion Ukraine package
The plan has been approved overwhelmingly by the House and has strong bipartisan support in the Senate, and passage soon still seems certain despite the delay.
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Winthrop concert to benefit children of Ukraine
The show, Banding for Ukraine, is set for 1 p.m. Sunday at van der Brew in Winthrop.
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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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Crucial NATO decisions expected in Finland, Sweden this week
Membership was never seriously considered before the war on Ukraine, and if they join, it would represent a serious setback for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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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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Biden signs Ukraine bill, seeks $40 billion aid, in Putin rejoinder
The lend-lease bill that President Joe Biden signed into law Monday revives the World War II era strategy to more quickly send military equipment to Ukraine.