Russian-backed authorities in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine have reported that a huge majority of voters favor joining Russia as referendums concluded on Tuesday. Referendums on joining Russia were held in the breakaway Donbas republics of Luhansk and Donetsk...
Congressional Negotiators Agree on $12 Billion in New Ukraine Aid
Congressional negotiators agreed to include nearly $12 billion in new spending on the war in Ukraine in a stopgap spending bill that will likely be voted on this week, Reuters reported on Monday. Sources told Reuters that the $12 billion will include $4.5 billion in...
US Announces $457.5 Million in ‘Civilian Security Aid’ for Ukraine
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Monday that the US committed an additional $457.5 million in "civilian security assistance" that will go toward the country's law enforcement agencies. Blinken said that the new aid brings the total funds for Ukrainian law...
Democrats in Congress Divided on Sending Ukraine Longer-Range Weapons
Russia warned it would cross a red line
US Warns of ‘Catastrophic Consequences’ If Russia Uses Nukes
US would respond ‘decisively’
Russian Lawmaker Says Ukrainian Territories Could Be Absorbed by Russia on September 30
The areas of Russian-controlled Ukraine that are holding referendums on joining Russia may be absorbed by the Russian Federation on September 30, a Russian lawmaker told TASS on Saturday. Referendums are currently being held in the self-declared republics of Donestk...
Russia, Ukraine Carry Out Major Prisoner Swap Brokered by Turkey and Saudi Arabia
The swap involved nearly 300 people
Putin Orders Partial Mobilization, Issues Nuclear Threat to West
The order will call up 300,000 reservists
Russian-Backed Authorities in Ukraine Announce Referendums to Join Russia
Referendums will be held from September 23 to 27
Russia’s State Duma Approves Bill Introducing ‘Mobilization’ to Russian Criminal Code
Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, on Tuesday approved a bill that toughens punishment for Russian military personnel during times of "mobilization," signaling Moscow could be preparing to escalate in Ukraine. So far, the Russian government of...