Biden in Ukraine ahead of war anniversary: 'Kyiv stands'
Biden quietly departed from Joint Base Andrews near Washington shortly at 4:15 a.m. on Sunday, making a stop at Ramstein Air Base in Germany before making his way into Ukraine.
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Israel promises cooperation with Ukraine against Iran after high-profile visit to Kyiv
"Israel has stood by the Ukrainian people over the past year," Foreign Minister Eli Cohen says ahead of meeting with Ukrainian leadership. Cohen was expected to announce measures to help Ukraine and rededicate embassy.
Zelenskyy wraps up European tour with visit to EU summit
The Ukrainian president arrives at the European Union's legislature in Brussels on Thursday. “The European Union will stand by Ukraine with steadfast support for as long as it takes,” a draft of the summit conclusions says.
Bennett: Putin promised me he would not kill Ukraine leader
The former prime minister said that during his mediation, the Russian president dropped his vow to seek Ukraine's disarmament and Zelenskyy promised not to join NATO.
Russia warns Israel against arming Ukraine
"Any attempts – implemented or even unrealized but announced – for the supply of additional, new or some other weapons will lead to an escalation of this crisis," says Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova.
PM says he could mediate in Ukraine war under 'right circumstances'
Netanyahu tells CNN that he received an "unofficial" request in 2022 – at the start of the Russian invasion – for him to mediate, but turned it down because he was not prime minister.
In reversal, US approves Abrams tanks for Ukraine
Announcement comes as international reluctance to send tanks to the battlefront against the Russians begins to erode.
'German tanks will once again face off against Russian ones'
The German government confirms it will provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 battle tanks and approve requests by other countries to do the same. The long-awaited decision comes after US officials said agreement had been struck for the United States to send M1 Abrams tanks.
Journalist risked life to document horrors of Mariupol siege in film
“It’s just a lens through which we see the stories of Mariupol’s residents, the death, their suffering the destruction of their homes," Mstyslav Chernov says.
US says 'time to dig deeper' in Ukraine, not slow down
The United States and Finland announced new military aid as Western allies meet. "We have to speed up. Time must become our weapon; the Kremlin must lose," Ukrainian president says.