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April 25, 2022 at 9:06 pm

Putin gets what he didn’t want: Ukraine army closer to West VIEW

The longer Ukraine’s army fends off the invading Russians, the more it absorbs the advantages of Western weaponry and training.

April 21, 2022 at 3:54 pm

EXPLAINER: Why Washington is boosting heavy arms for Ukraine

The Biden administration’s decision to dramatically ramp up delivery of artillery guns to Ukraine eight weeks into the war signals a deepening American military commitment...

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) DCEV201 DCEV201

April 20, 2022 at 9:16 pm

Biden announces heavy artillery, other weapons for Ukraine WATCH

The president said he has approved $800 million more in military aid to help Ukraine, but warned Congress will need to pass additional assistance.

April 20, 2022 at 5:34 am

US Pentagon chief speaks for 1st time to Chinese counterpart

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has spoken with his Chinese counterpart for the first time since becoming Pentagon chief more than a year ago.

A view inside the Mariupol theater damaged during fighting in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People’s Republic, eastern Ukraine, Monday, April 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) MAR106

April 14, 2022 at 9:22 pm

Police: More than 900 civilian bodies found in Kyiv region VIEW

More than 900 bodies of civilians were discovered in the Kyiv region following the withdrawal of Russian forces.

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President Joe Biden speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One at Des Moines International Airport, in Des Moines Iowa, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, en route to Washington. Biden said that Russia’s war in Ukraine amounted to a “genocide,” accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to “wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian.” (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) IACK118 IACK118

April 13, 2022 at 11:18 am

Biden approves $800M in new military assistance for Ukraine

President Joe Biden on Wednesday approved $800 million in new military assistance to Ukraine, including artillery and helicopters.

FILE – In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, Airmen and civilians from the 436th Aerial Port Squadron palletize ammunition, weapons and other equipment bound for Ukraine during a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Jan. 21, 2022. Western weaponry pouring into Ukraine helped blunt Russia’s initial offensive and seems certain to play a central role in the approaching battle for Ukraine’s contested Donbas region. Yet the Russian military is making little headway halting what has become a historic arms express. (Mauricio Campino/U.S. Air Force via AP) WX201 WX201

April 12, 2022 at 9:12 pm

Russia has yet to slow a Western arms express into Ukraine VIEW

Western weaponry pouring into Ukraine helped blunt Russia’s initial offensive and seems certain to play a central role in the approaching battle for Donbas.

April 10, 2022 at 7:22 am

US doubts new Russian war chief can end Moscow’s floundering VIEW

Russia has tapped a new Ukraine war commander to take centralized control of the next phase of battle after its costly failures in the opening...

April 5, 2022 at 9:31 pm

Russia’s failure to take down Kyiv was a defeat for the ages VIEW

Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley speaks during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the fiscal year 2023 defense budget, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) DCEV113 DCEV113

April 5, 2022 at 8:54 am

Top general urges more US troops in Eastern Europe VIEW

The top U.S. military officer says the United States should look at the development of more bases in Eastern Europe to protect against Russian aggression.