PORTLAND, Maine — Lagging behind Russia in developing hypersonic weapons, the U.S. Navy is rushing to field its first, with installation on a warship starting as soon as late next year. The United States is in a race with Russia and China to develop these weapons, which travel […]
LVIV, Ukraine, March 19 – The Russian invasion has forced 30% of Ukraine’s economy to stop working, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said in a televised interview on Saturday. “Our tax revenues do not allow us to cover our needs, (therefore) the main revenue stream is borrowing,” Marchenko said. […]
Summary Companies Zelenskiy calls for comprehensive peace talks Russia reports hypersonic missile strike Ukraine says it has lost access to Sea of Azov Biden warns China’s Xi against helping Russia LVIV/ODESSA, Ukraine, March 19 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Saturday for comprehensive peace talks with […]
LVIV, Ukraine — Russian forces pushed deeper into Ukraine’s besieged and battered port city of Mariupol on Saturday, where heavy fighting shut down a major steel plant and local authorities pleaded for more Western help. The fall of Mariupol, the scene of some of the war’s worst suffering, would […]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s campaign to unite the globe against the Russian invasion of Ukraine is being challenged not only by adversaries such as China but also by the world’s most populous democracy, India. An Indian government official said Friday that the country will increase its imports of Russian […]
WASHINGTON — The signs are abundant of how Ukraine frustrated Vladimir Putin’s hopes for a swift victory, and how Russia’s military proved far from ready for the fight. A truck carrying Russian troops crashes, its doors blown open by a rocket-propelled grenade. Foreign-supplied drones target Russian command posts. […]
Summary Putin says Russia is united at rally Vows to achieve all aims Russian TV cuts out as Putin speaks Flags and patriotic poems greet Putin LONDON, March 18 – Russian President Vladimir Putin justified the invasion of Ukraine before a packed soccer stadium on Friday but coverage […]
NEW YORK — Facing stiff resistance in Ukraine and crippling economic sanctions at home, Russian President Vladimir Putin is using language that recalls the rhetoric from Josef Stalin’s show trials of the 1930s. Putin’s ominous speech on Wednesday likened opponents to “gnats” who try to weaken the country […]
WASHINGTON — Key figures for a war half a world away, President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping spoke for nearly two hours on Friday as the White House looked to deter Beijing from providing military or economic assistance for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. China’s Foreign Ministry was the […]
LVIV, Ukraine — Russian forces pressed their assault on Ukrainian cities Friday, with new missile strikes and shelling on the capital Kyiv and the outskirts of the western city of Lviv, as world leaders pushed for an investigation of the Kremlin’s repeated attacks on civilian targets, including schools, […]
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