The United Nations Security Council has approved a toned-down bid to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza and called for urgent steps “to create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities” after a week of vote delays and intense negotiations to avoid a veto by the United States. Amid global outrage over a rising Gaza […]
WASHINGTON — When the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas collapsed this month, the immediate concerns of Biden administration officials were twofold: the fate of the remaining hostages in Gaza and the effect the resumption of fighting would have on getting humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people. At that point, much-needed aid was cleared to […]
WASHINGTON — In a briefing with senior White House officials in the Old Executive Office Building on Dec. 8, progressive activists raised deep concerns about President Joe Biden’s offer to compromise with Republicans on immigration in exchange for funding for Ukraine’s war against Russia, according to two people in the room and a third person […]
The Institute for the Study of War has estimated that the suspension of Western assistance would probably result in Ukraine losing its ability to deter the Russian army. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: The ISW said the current positional war in Ukraine is not a stable stalemate as the current balance […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has acknowledged that European Union member states have the autonomy to provide assistance to Ukraine independently, bypassing the need for consensus within the EU budget framework, Reuters reported on Dec. 21. Read also: Lithuanian EU envoy slams Orban’s stance on Ukraine “They want to give the money to Ukraine from […]
Finland will provide Ukraine with a new aid package worth EUR 106 million ($116.5 million), the country’s Defense Ministry announced on Dec. 21. This will be Finland’s 21st shipment of military aid provided to Ukraine. Read also: Finland to investigate neo-Nazi Yan Petrovsky’s war crimes “Finland is committed to supporting Ukraine in the short and […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican attorney general in Kansas has urged the state’s most populous county to postpone a legally required destruction of old ballots because the sheriff there says his investigation of possible election crimes remains open even though it’s led to no criminal charges in two years. Attorney General Kris Kobach, an […]
The Biden administration is quietly signaling new support for seizing more than $300 billion in Russian central bank assets stashed in Western nations and has begun urgent discussions with allies about using the funds to aid Ukraine’s war effort at a moment when financial support is waning, according to senior American and European officials. Until […]
Switzerland announced a new CHF 11.5 million ($13.3 million) winter aid package for Ukraine on Dec. 20, bringing the total of Switzerland’s winter assistance to Ukraine to around CHF 26 million ($30 million). The combination of cold weather and intensified Russian attacks puts Ukraine’s energy sector under heavy strain, especially as Russia intentionally targets critical […]
Switzerland is set to almost double its planned winter season aid to Ukraine, the Swiss government said in a statement on Dec. 20. “Faced with the harsh challenges of a merciless winter, millions of people in Ukraine are in dire need of assistance,” the statement reads. In response, the Swiss federal government will allocate an […]
Ukraine received a €150 million non-refundable grant from the EU on 20 December 2023 to rebuild critical facilities destroyed by Russian aggression. The second tranche of €100 million is expected in the first quarter of 2024. Source: press service of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, reported by European Pravda Details: Serhii Marchenko, Minister of […]
Lithuania provided Ukraine with a new batch of military aid, including essential field service equipment and tens of thousands of dry food packs for Ukrainian soldiers, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Twitter on Dec. 20. “We remain committed to helping Ukraine, recognizing the importance of such aid during winter,” the ministry added. Read also: […]