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Russian Strike on Ukraine Sent Warhead Through Polish Airspace, Warsaw Says
30Dec By adminNo Comments
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Russian Strike on Ukraine Sent Warhead Through Polish Airspace, Warsaw Says

KYIV, Ukraine—Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on cities across Ukraine, killing at least 30 people and allegedly sending a warhead through Polish airspace in one of the biggest barrages of the war.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched around 110 missiles on Friday morning. The majority were shot down, according to Ukrainian officials, but damage was nonetheless widespread. Schools, apartment buildings and a maternity hospital were all hit. Casualties were reported in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia and Lviv—the six largest Ukrainian cities not under Russian occupation.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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A Congressional Christmas Gift to Putin
15Dec By adminNo Comments
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A Congressional Christmas Gift to Putin

A year ago, when Volodymyr Zelensky received a hero’s welcome in Washington, Joe Biden stood beside him and promised to be with Ukraine “as long as it takes” to beat back Russia’s invasion. Biden promised this again in February, when he made a dramatic visit to wartime Kyiv to mark the first anniversary of the invasion. Over the summer, as Zelensky ordered an ambitious counter-offensive against Vladimir Putin’s forces, boosted by billions of dollars in military assistance from the U.S. and other Western allies, Biden repeated his pledge. He said it again—in June, in July, and in August. In September, when both the counter-offensive and continued U.S. aid to fund it began to look wobbly, Zelensky flew to Washington to try to convince wavering Republicans—and Biden once again reiterated Ame...
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European Union Agrees to Start Membership Talks with Ukraine
14Dec By adminNo Comments
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European Union Agrees to Start Membership Talks with Ukraine

Updated Dec. 14, 2023 2:23 pm ETBRUSSELS—The European Union agreed to open membership talks with Ukraine, a major political boost for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as the bloc’s leaders continued to discuss whether to also offer significant new financial support to Kyiv.The decision, which came with the abstention of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left open when membership talks would actually begin in an accession process that could take a decade or more.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Zelensky’s Plea for Ukraine Aid Will Find a Tough Audience in Washington
12Dec By adminNo Comments
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Zelensky’s Plea for Ukraine Aid Will Find a Tough Audience in Washington

Updated Dec. 12, 2023 7:40 am ETWASHINGTON—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky enjoyed a hero’s welcome when he came to Washington almost a year ago, a dramatic 10-hour visit that included an address to Congress complete with several standing ovations.He will find a tougher audience when he returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to plead for a continued military aid package that is facing resistance in Congress at a critical juncture in a war against Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Zelensky and his Western backers have tried to make the case that Putin poses a threat not only to European borders but to democratic governments that attempt to stand up to dictators. But even Zelensky’s allies worry about the costs of continuing to fight Russia.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights...
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Ukraine’s Zelensky Is Facing a Turning Point as He Heads to Washington
11Dec By adminNo Comments
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Ukraine’s Zelensky Is Facing a Turning Point as He Heads to Washington

Listen to article(2 minutes)Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will hold high-level meetings in Washington on Tuesday as he faces his toughest test since Russian tanks bore down on Kyiv in late February 2022.Zelensky will meet with President Biden and Congressional leaders from both parties seeking to help push through an aid package for Ukraine, which has been held up by fighting over funding for security at the U.S.’s southern border.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Senate Heads Into Crucial Week to Strike Deal on Ukraine, Border
11Dec By adminNo Comments
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Senate Heads Into Crucial Week to Strike Deal on Ukraine, Border

Updated Dec. 10, 2023 7:40 pm ETWASHINGTON—Pressure on the Senate to reach a sweeping deal combining funding for Ukraine with changes to immigration policy amped up, with senators expressing urgency about striking an agreement and President Biden bringing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House.Heading into a crucial week for the negotiations, the senators said Sunday that they were racing against the clock for a deal on the $110.5 billion emergency package, as aid for Ukraine in its war with Russia running dry and illegal crossings at the U.S. southern border match record highs.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Actors Recorded Videos for ‘Vladimir.’ It Turned Into Russian Propaganda.
7Dec By adminNo Comments
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Actors Recorded Videos for ‘Vladimir.’ It Turned Into Russian Propaganda.

Internet propagandists aligned with Russia have duped at least seven Western celebrities, including Elijah Wood and Priscilla Presley, into recording short videos to support its online information war against Ukraine, according to new security research by Microsoft.The celebrities look like they were asked to offer words of encouragement—apparently via the Cameo app—to someone named “Vladimir” who appears to be struggling with substance abuse, Microsoft said. Instead, these messages were edited, sometimes dressed up with emojis, links and the logos of media outlets and then shared online by the Russia-aligned trolls, the company said. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Actors Recorded Videos for ‘Vladimir.’ It Turned Into Russian Propaganda.
7Dec By adminNo Comments
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Actors Recorded Videos for ‘Vladimir.’ It Turned Into Russian Propaganda.

Internet propagandists aligned with Russia have duped at least seven Western celebrities, including Elijah Wood and Priscilla Presley, into recording short videos to support its online information war against Ukraine, according to new security research by Microsoft.The celebrities look like they were asked to offer words of encouragement—apparently via the Cameo app—to someone named “Vladimir” who appears to be struggling with substance abuse, Microsoft said. Instead, these messages were edited, sometimes dressed up with emojis, links and the logos of media outlets and then shared online by the Russia-aligned trolls, the company said. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Does the West Have a Double Standard for Ukraine and Gaza?
1Dec By adminNo Comments
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Does the West Have a Double Standard for Ukraine and Gaza?

Listen to article(2 minutes)Carrying pets and dragging suitcases over blown-up bridges, millions of Ukrainians fled Russian tank columns last year, in scenes similar to the recent exodus of Palestinians from northern Gaza in response to Israel’s military thrust. In the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, Russian warplanes pounded into rubble hospitals, schools and a theater packed with children.The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have become intertwined in the global debate and in American politics. Contrasting reactions to them have widened the chasm between Western democracies and much of the rest of the planet, as mutual accusations of double standards inflame passions.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Ukraine Corruption Worries Cloud Its Push to Join EU
8Nov By adminNo Comments
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Ukraine Corruption Worries Cloud Its Push to Join EU

Updated Nov. 8, 2023 8:07 am ETThe European Union recommended Wednesday that the bloc begins membership talks with Ukraine soon, boosting President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has made EU accession a central goal.Even though membership talks would take years to complete, the positive EU recommendation offers Zelensky and Ukraine rare good news at a tense time.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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