Global asset manager BlackRock will coordinate investment in rebuilding Ukraine’s economy, Kyiv announced on Wednesday. Following a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, the government confirmed that the Wall Street titan agreed to coordinate “the efforts of all potential investors and participants in the reconstruction of our country.” As a result…
Zelenskyy, BlackRock Announce New Investment Initiative to Rebuild Ukraine
With Infrastructure in Tatters, Ukraine Looks to Allies for Air Defense Weapons
Ongoing Russian strikes have taken their toll on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, causing rolling power outages and crippling transport in several parts of the country. “Naturally, shortages persist,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Dec. 26 video address. “Blackouts are continuing.” He went on to assert that roughly 9 million people throughout Ukraine currently lack…
Russia’s Lavrov: Either Ukraine Fulfills Moscow’s Proposals or Our Army Will Decide
Moscow’s proposals for settlement in Ukraine are well known to Kyiv and either Ukraine fulfils them for their own good or the Russian army will decide the issue, TASS agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying. “Our proposals for the demilitarization and denazification of the territories controlled by the regime, the elimination of…
Moscow Rejects Ukraine Proposal for UN-Mediated Peace Talks
Russian officials have soundly rejected a proposal by Ukraine’s foreign minister to convene a peace summit between the two warring parties sometime in February. Leonid Slutsky, head of the Russian State Duma’s international affairs committee, described the proposal—under which Russia would have to submit to a “war-crimes tribunal”—as “a smokescreen.” “Ukraine still isn’t ready to…
Ukraine Wants UN-backed Peace Deal With Russia, but on One Condition: Officials
A top Ukrainian official said on Monday that the country wants a United Nations-backed peace summit to end the war with Russia by February 2023 but only if Moscow faces a war crimes tribunal in an international court first. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told the Associated Press in an interview that Ukraine will do whatever it can…
Putin Vows to Destroy US-Made Patriot Missile Systems Promised to Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that he’s very confident Moscow will destroy the Patriot air defense systems that the United States had promised Ukraine to include in a new security assistance package. “Of course, we’ll take them out, 100 percent!” Putin said during an interview with Rossiya-1 TV anchor Pavel Zarubin, Russia’s state-owned…
Putin Says Russia Ready to Negotiate Over Ukraine
MOSCOW—Russia is ready to negotiate with all parties involved in the war in Ukraine but Kyiv and its Western backers have refused to engage in talks, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview aired on Sunday. Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine has triggered the most deadly conflict in Europe since World War II and…
Ukraine Says Russia Strike Kills at Least 10; Moscow Blames Pro-Kyiv Forces
KYIV—A Russian strike on Ukraine’s recently recaptured city of Kherson killed at least 10 people, wounded 58, authorities said. A pro-Moscow official responded by saying Ukrainian forces had launched the attack in a bid to blame the Russian military. Fresh from a trip to the United States seeking weapons to resist the 10-month-old Russian invasion,…
US House Approves Ukraine Aid Including Arms After Zelenskyy Visit
WASHINGTON/KYIV—The U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval on Friday to a $45 billion aid package for Ukraine, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned his citizens that Russia could launch attacks over Christmas and urged them to heed air raid alarms. The aid measure passed by the Democratic-controlled House, part of a $1.66 trillion government…
NTD News Today (Dec. 22): FBI Says ‘Conspiracy Theorists’ to Blame; ICE Lost Track of 150K Illegal Immigrants: Florida AG
The FBI on Wednesday responded to the “Twitter Files” releases that appear to show the FBI having worked closely with the social media company. The agency alleges that “conspiracy theorists” are trying to discredit the bureau. Florida’s Attorney General says ICE lost track of tens-of-thousands of illegal immigrants. Meanwhile, the Texas National Guard is securing…
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