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Zelenskiy to visit Washington in bid to break Senate deadlock on aid; Ukrainian president attends inauguration of Javier Milei in Argentina
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Zelenskiy to visit Washington in bid to break Senate deadlock on aid; Ukrainian president attends inauguration of Javier Milei in Argentina
Ukraine is in "mortal danger" if it does not continue receiving financial aid from Western countries, First Lady Olena Zelenska told the BBC on Dec. 9, one day after a Ukraine aid bill failed to pass in Washington.
The emergency measure, used by President Joe Biden's administration to bypass Congress, comes amid more reports that the U.S. could be running out of funds to help Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, has briefly talked with Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary, during the inauguration ceremony of the newly elected President of Argentina.
The worst situation caused by the Russian attacks was reported in Donetsk Oblast, where 121 settlements remain without power, the ministry said. Repairs are underway there.
President Volodymyr Zelensky met with the leaders of Paraguay, Uruguay, and Ecuador during his ongoing trip to the inauguration of Argentina’s president-elect, Javier Milei. Zelensky reported on Telegram on Dec. 10 that he and Ecuador President Daniel Noboa discussed the possibilities of developing bilateral cooperation in the...
Ukrainian president updates French president on military progress as he visits Argentina’s far-right populist as he is sworn in
Hungarian freight carriers starting on Dec. 11 will begin an official demonstration and block the Zahony-Chop checkpoint on the border with Ukraine, local media reported citing the Association of Hungarian Road Carriers.
"The IOC plans to give the international sports arena to athletes who not only sympathize with the murders of Ukrainian women and children but are also probably directly involved in these terrible crimes," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry wrote on Dec. 9.
As with other polls gauging Americans' support for Ukraine, there was a significant partisan divide. Only 16% of Democrats thought the U.S. was providing too much aid, while 39% thought it was about right, and 24% said it was not enough.
Germany should be prepared to increase its support for Ukraine "when others are faltering," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Dec. 9, apparently referring to the uncertainty over further aid to Ukraine in the U.S.
The ambassadors of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia in Warsaw have delivered a démarche against the Polish authorities over the hauliers’ blockade of Ukrainian border crossings, saying it is undermining Ukraine’s ability to resist the full-scale Russian invasion.
Mike Pompeo, a former U.S. State Secretary in Donald Trump's administration, said in a comment for New Voice on Nov. 27 that whether his former boss or any other candidate wins the 2024 presidential election, the support for Ukraine will continue.
62% of Ukrainians believe that elections should only be held after the war is over, according to a poll published by the International Republican Institute (IRP) on Oct. 24.
A new poll released by Ukrainian grassroots organization Razom has recorded 63% of respondents in the U.S. expressing support for continued military aid to Ukraine.
The legendary stamp "Russian warship, go...!" has received the highest award at the Italian International Prize of Philatelic Art City of Asiago.
The Wagner mercenary group boss who marched on Moscow has had his internet outlets blocked and troll factory closed down
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