Ukraine

Latest Stories

A border wall section stands on July 14, 2021, near La Grulla, Texas, in Starr County. On Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, the Biden administration announced that they waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction, marking the administration's first use of a sweeping executive power employed often during the Trump presidency. The Department of Homeland Security posted the announcement with few details outlining the construction in Starr County, Texas. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor via AP, File)

Senate GOP doubles down on demands for border security amid rifts over Israel, Ukraine aid

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

A Ukrainian drone pilot reaches for a reconnaissance drone in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. The drone unit's task is to destroy Russia's heavy machinery, armored vehicles and infantry. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Russia says it shot down 36 Ukrainian drones as fighting grinds on in Ukraine’s east

Associated Press

People walk between posters of hostages abducted by Hamas militants in Gaza, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. On Oct. 7, more than 1,400 people were killed and over 220 captured in an unprecedented, multi-front attack by the militant group that rules Gaza. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

House Republicans look to pass Israel aid package without money for Ukraine

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

A colleague hangs up a memorial picture on the grave of Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Hrianyk in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. Hrianyk died in battle in May 2022 in the city of Mariupol, but was only cremated recently after his remains were found and identified. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Russia accuses Ukraine of damaging a nuclear waste warehouse as the battle for Avdiivika grinds on

Associated Press

Liliia, who waits for her father to return from the frontline, holds a poster reading "Bring my father back. Demobilization!" while attending a meeting in Independence square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Families of Ukrainian servicemen gathered to demand their loved ones return home after serving 18 months in the military as the war with Russia nears its second year. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

War-weary mothers, wives and children of Ukrainian soldiers demand a cap on military service time

By Andrea Rosa - Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a live broadcast at the 6th German-Ukrainian Business Forum of the DIHK, the Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations and the German-Ukrainian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK Ukraine), in Berlin, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Topics include infrastructure, energy and defense as well as investment conditions for German companies in Ukraine. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

EU summit turns its eyes away from Ukraine despite a commitment to stay the course with Zelenskyy

By Raf Casert - Associated Press

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif., speaks during the House Select Committee on Intelligence annual open hearing on world wide threats at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 9, 2023. The most vulnerable House Republicans whose elections in swing districts next year will determine which party gains control of the chamber are overwhelmingly voicing their support for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

House GOP digs in against Biden’s $106 billion aid bundle for Ukraine, Israel and illegal immigrants

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

New House speaker to Biden: Split Ukraine, Israel funding

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden walks back to the Oval Office past Attorney General Merrick Garland after speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 13, 2022, during an event to highlight state and local leaders who are investing in the American Rescue Plan funding. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

U.S. attorney says probe of Biden-Ukraine ties, $10M bribe hamstrung by DOJ, FBI

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban pose for a photo prior to their talks on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Orban will be the center of attention at an EU summit Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week. Diplomats say EU leaders will directly confront him with accusations he broke EU unity in their support of Ukraine. (Grigory Sysoyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Fresh off a hearty Putin handshake, Orban heads into an EU summit on Ukraine

By Raf Casert - Associated Press

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, questions Michael Whitaker, of Vermont, during his nomination hearing to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

GOP senators introduce bill to fund Israel, exclude money for Gaza

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Russia executing its own soldiers for not following orders, White House says

By Aamer Madhani and Colleen Long - Associated Press

Airmen with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron use a forklift to move 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The Pentagon will provide Ukraine with another $200 million in weapons and ammunition to help sustain its counteroffensive as troops on the front lines face significant hurdles against a well-entrenched Russian defense. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

U.S. ammo supplies feel the pinch as Ukraine and Israel draw down depleted inventory

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Sept. 7, 2015, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Clinton relied on a private email system for the sake of convenience during her time as Secretary of State in the Obama administration. That decision came back to haunt her when, in 2015, the inspector general of the intelligence community alerted the FBI to the presence of potentially hundreds of emails containing classified information. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Heckler confronts Hillary Clinton over Biden’s ‘warmongering’ Oval Office speech

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a live broadcast at the 6th German-Ukrainian Business Forum of the DIHK, the Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations and the German-Ukrainian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK Ukraine), in Berlin, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Topics include infrastructure, energy and defense as well as investment conditions for German companies in Ukraine. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

Ukraine’s leader says Russian naval assets are no longer safe in the Black Sea near Crimea

By Hanna Arhirova - Associated Press

Ukraine Conundrum Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

What a strong U.S. president would do about Ukraine

By Jed Babbin

Former President Donald Trump, speaks to reporters as he leaves the courtroom during a lunch break in his civil business fraud trial, Oct. 4, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) **FILE**

Trump denies disclosing sensitive sub info to Australian businessman

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. speaks to media after a Senate Republican policy luncheon, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Mitch McConnell says aid for Israel, Ukraine must be tied together

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico are lined up for processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Biden is dangling border security money to try to get billions more for Israel and Ukraine

By Colleen Long - Associated Press

A mechanic repairs the engine of a Ukrainian armoured personnel carrier at a tank repair shop in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Ukrainian officials say civilians were killed and wounded in Russian overnight attacks

By Nebi Qena - Associated Press