Tag: Ukraine

Ukraine Shows the Dangers of a Longer War

Commentary The Russian invasion of Ukraine has shown how a long war can quickly fade to the background of American interest, and any potential conflict with China has the same danger. The conventional wisdom remains that in the event of war, the Chinese regime will quickly seize disputed territory, and the war might be over…


UK’s Johnson Hails Ukraine’s ‘Finest Hour,’ Predicts Victory Against Russian Invasion

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hailed Ukraine’s resistance against the Russian invasion as the country’s “finest hour” and has expressed confidence that Ukraine will prevail in the war and “be free.” In a speech to the Ukrainian Parliament delivered via video link on May 3, Johnson also confirmed the UK will send a package…


Elon Musk Ships Tesla Powerwalls to Ukraine for Ambulant Clinics, Draws Praise From Vice Premier

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk shipped its rechargeable lithium-ion battery stationary energy storage equipment to war-ravaged Ukraine to power up to two ambulant clinics in Irpin and Borodyanka. What Happened Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorovsaid in a Twitter post on Friday that the new solar panels and integrated battery systems from Tesla Energy’s Powerwall will use renewable energy and store it…


Japan’s Low-Cost Soul Food Noodles May Become Casualty of Ukraine War

TOKYO—Ryu Ishihara will soon be raising prices on his inexpensive bowls of soba noodles for the first time in nearly a decade, as rising costs and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine take an unlikely toll on Japan’s beloved buckwheat noodles. Though seen as one of the most quintessential of Japanese foods—and eaten on New Year’s Eve…


LIVE UPDATES: TASS: More Than 1 Million Ukrainians Taken to Russia

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 3. Click here for updates from May 2. TASS: More Than 1 Million Ukrainians Taken to Russia More than 1 million people, including nearly 200,000 children, have been taken from Ukraine to Russia since the Russian invasion began, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Monday, according to the state-owned news…


LIVE UPDATES: Push to Arm Ukraine Putting Strain on US Weapons Stockpile

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 3. Click here for updates from May 2. Push to Arm Ukraine Putting Strain on US Weapons Stockpile The planes take off almost daily from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware—hulking C-17s loaded up with Javelins, Stingers, howitzers and other material being hustled to Eastern Europe to resupply…


LIVE UPDATES: Want to Contact CIA From Russia? Agency Points to Darknet

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 3. Click here for updates from May 2. Want to Contact CIA From Russia? Agency Points to Darknet The CIA says Russians disaffected by Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine may be trying to get in touch with U.S. intelligence—and it wants them to go to the darknet. The…


Capitol Report (May 2): SCOTUS: Boston Can’t Ban Christian Flag

The Supreme Court ruled on a dispute over flying a religious flag outside Boston City Hall. We talked to the person who fought to fly the flag about what his victory meant. The U.S. embassy is now planning to move back into Ukraine’s capital, and a group of lawmakers wrapped up their trip to the…


Angelina Jolie Makes Surprise Ukraine Visit, Meets Children

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hollywood actress and U.N. humanitarian Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, the Lviv regional governor said on Telegram. According to Maksym Kozytskyy, Jolie — who has been a UNHCR Special Envoy for Refugees since 2011 — had come to speak with displaced…


‘The Need Is Great’: Project CURE Volunteers Helping With Urgent Medical Aid For Ukraine

PHOENIX, Ariz.—Over the past 30 years, retired surgeon Jay Alan Riseman has been to 11 countries as a medical volunteer, but never has he seen a greater need than in Ukraine. “Much greater,” said Riseman as he prepared boxes of donated surgical instruments at Project CURE’s (Commission on Urgent Relief and Equipment) Phoenix location, where…