MYKOLAIV/NEAR KUPIANSK, Ukraine—Russia jolted world grain markets with an escalation in the Black Sea, mounting a third straight night of air strikes on Ukrainian ports and issuing a threat against Ukraine-bound vessels to which Kyiv responded in kind. At least 27 people were reported hurt in the air strikes on the ports, which set buildings…
Russia Strikes Ukraine Ports, Threatens Ships, Jolting World Grain Markets
US Approves $1.3 Billion Package of Long-Term Military Aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON—The Pentagon announced a new $1.3 billion package of long-term military aid to Ukraine on Wednesday, including four air defense systems and an undisclosed number of drones. The new assistance comes on the heels of a meeting Tuesday by defense and military leaders from around the globe to discuss ongoing efforts to give Ukraine the…
Russia’s Prigozhin: No More Fighting in Ukraine but Prepare for Africa: Video
MOSCOW—Russia’s mutinous mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was shown in a video on Wednesday welcoming his fighters to Belarus, telling them they would take no further part in the Ukraine war for now but ordering them to gather their strength for Africa. The footage, reposted by his press service on Telegram, is the first video evidence…
Trump Says Mainstream Media Is Lying About Russia–Ukraine War
July 19, 2023
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Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening that mainstream media outlets are lying about the Russia–Ukraine war by not reporting the true death toll and destruction. In an event with Fox News host Sean Hannity, Mr. Trump again said that he would push to end the war. In that event, the former president said that…
Moscow Gives UN 90 Days to Meet Conditions for Reactivating Grain Deal
July 19, 2023
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Moscow has given the U.N. Secretariat-General three months to meet its conditions for reactivating a year-old agreement that had allowed Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea. “The U.N. has three months to achieve concrete results,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on July 19. Otherwise, she inferred, the agreement would be considered…
Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Odesa Port for a 2nd Night in Row
KYIV—Russia launched an extensive air attack on the Ukrainian city of Odesa for a second night in row on Wednesday. The attack was “very powerful, truly massive,” Serhiy Bratchuk, spokesperson for the Odesa military administration, said in a voice message on his Telegram channel on Wednesday. “It was a hellish night,” he said, adding that…
‘Real War is Brutal’: US Leaders Address Stalled Ukrainian Counteroffensive, Pledge More Weapons
The United States will continue to supply Ukraine with billions of dollars in munitions and equipment as the eastern European nation’s counteroffensive against Russia stalls. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that Ukraine was making progress in its operations against Russia in eastern Ukraine. Still, he acknowledged that Ukraine’s advances were slow going during…
Russia Hits 2 Ukrainian Seaports in Response to Crimea Bridge Attack
July 18, 2023
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Russia has struck multiple targets in two Ukrainian port cities in response to an earlier attack—for which it blames Kyiv—on a bridge linking Crimea to the Russian mainland. “Last night, the Russian Armed Forces delivered multiple retaliatory strikes by seaborne high-precision weapons against sites where terrorist attacks were being plotted,” the Russian Defense Ministry said…
Senate Set to Debate Defense Bill After House Loads Its Version with ‘Culture War’ Measures
July 17, 2023
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As of mid-afternoon July 17, at least 666 prospective amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) have been filed by senators as the chamber prepares over the next two weeks to deliberate and adopt its version of the proposed $886.3 billion Fiscal Year 2024 United States’ defense budget. How many will be debated on…
Trump Says He’d Give Ukraine ‘More Than They Ever Got’ If Russia’s Putin Doesn’t Accept Peace Deal
July 17, 2023
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Former president Donald Trump suggested he’d threaten to expand U.S. support for Ukraine if Russian president Vladimir Putin refused to accept negotiations to quickly end the ongoing fighting between Russia and Ukraine. Mr. Trump, who is running to retake the White House in 2024, has repeatedly suggested he could end the fighting between Russia and…
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