Tag: Ukraine

LIVE UPDATES: Russia Launches All-Out Assault to Encircle Ukraine Troops in East

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 24. Click here for updates from May 23. Russia Launches All-Out Assault to Encircle Ukraine Troops in East Russian forces were launching an all-out assault to encircle Ukrainian troops in twin cities straddling a river in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, a battle which could determine the success or…


LIVE UPDATES: US Still ‘a Ways Away’ From Sending Troops Back Into Ukraine: General

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 24. Click here for updates from May 23. US Still ‘a Ways Away’ From Sending Troops Back Into Ukraine: General The United States is still “a ways away” from any possible decision on whether to reintroduce U.S. troops into Ukraine, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs…


Capitol Report (May 23): D.C. Attorney General Suing Zuckerberg; Judge Says Title 42 Remains, for Now

Where’s the U.S. economy headed and is a recession looming? President Joe Biden brushes off the possibility. What do economists have to say about it? The Biden administration’s decision to end Title 42 has been overruled by a federal judge. Texas Congressman Chip Roy joins us to discuss the implications. Is the United States sending…


Capitol Report (May 23): DC Attorney General Suing Zuckerberg; Judge Says Title 42 Remains, for Now

Where’s the U.S. economy headed and is a recession looming? President Joe Biden brushes off the possibility. What do economists have to say about it? The Biden administration’s decision to end Title 42 has been overruled by a federal judge. Texas Congressman Chip Roy joins us to discuss the implications. Is the United States sending…


First Life Sentence Handed Down in Connection to Russia-Ukraine War

A Russian soldier was sentenced by a Ukrainian court Monday to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to killing a civilian. The soldier, Vadim Shishimarin, said he shot and killed a 62-year-old civilian to death in late February, just days after the conflict erupted. Shishimarin, who was captured as part of a Russian tank battalion, apologized to…


LIVE UPDATES: Russian Forces Step Up Shelling in Ukraine’s East

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 23. Click here for updates from May 22. Russian Forces Step Up Shelling in Ukraine’s East Russian forces have stepped up shelling in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland as they press their offensive in the region that is now the focus of fighting in the 3-month-old war. Grinding battles…


LIVE UPDATES: Russian Sentenced to Life in Ukraine’s 1St ‘War Crimes’ Trial

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 23. Click here for updates from May 22. Russian Sentenced to Life in Ukraine’s 1St ‘War Crimes’ Trial A Ukrainian court sentenced a 21-year-old Russian soldier, Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, to life in prison Monday, accusing him of killing a civilian. Ukrainian prosecutors are investigating thousands of potential war crimes,…


LIVE UPDATES: Belarus President Accuses Poland and NATO of Plotting to Partition Ukraine

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 23. Click here for updates from May 22. Belarus’ Lukashenko Accuses Poland and NATO of Plotting to Partition Ukraine Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday he was concerned about what he called moves by the West to “dismember” Ukraine, and accused Poland of seeking to seize the…


LIVE UPDATES: Ukraine Rejects Concessions as Russia Attacks in East and South

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 22. Click here for updates from May 21. ___ Ukraine Rejects Concessions to Russia Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or any territorial concessions to Moscow as Russia stepped up its attack in the eastern and southern parts of the country, pounding the Donbas and Mykolaiv regions with air…


LIVE UPDATES: Russia Presses Donbas Attacks

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 22. Click here for updates from May 21. Russia Presses Donbas Attacks Russia pressed its offensive in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as Poland’s president traveled to Kyiv. Duda said that to end the conflict, Ukraine did not need to submit to conditions given by Russian President Vladimir Putin….