The Council of Ministers of Italy has supported prolonging the authority to supply Ukraine with military and military-technical aid for another year, until the end of 2024. Source: European Pravda with reference to Italy’s Defence Ministry Details: With this decision, the Italian government suggests prolonging its powers to supply Ukraine with armament, means of transport […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 40 former top U.S. and NATO diplomats and defense officials on Monday urged Congress to approve new aid for Ukraine, warning that losing its war with Russia would be disastrous for Ukraine and threaten the security of the United States and its allies. THE TAKE The former officials – members […]
PARIS (AP) — Britain and France reiterated their determination Tuesday that Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine ends in failure, with the U.K. foreign minister saying that Ukraine’s allies must better leverage their economic might to vastly outmatch Moscow’s war machine. The renewed insistence from U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron and French counterpart Catherine Colonna that […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden is planning one more military aid package in December for Ukraine in its war against Russia, the White House said on Monday, then further assistance to Kyiv will require an agreement in Congress where prospects for a deal were uncertain. “When that one’s done … we will have no […]
SAN DIEGO − Each request in Linda Lee Garibay’s inbox offers a tiny glimpse into San Diego County’s housing crisis and its profound effect on kids. On a Thursday in early November, a family with four children in the San Diego Unified School District had just been evicted. Another San Diego family with a 6-year-old […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban blocked €50 billion ($55 million USD) of aid to Ukraine after shooting down the EU budget that included the medium-term aid program for Ukraine, European Council President Charles Michel announced at the end of the EU leaders’ negotiations. “The discussion was not only about financing for Ukraine. EU leaders were […]
The Estonian government has adopted the decision to supply Ukraine with long-term military aid worth €80 million for protection against Russian aggression. Source: European Pravda with reference to the Ministry of Defence of Estonia Details: The new package will include “a large quantity” of the Javelin anti-tanks missiles, machine guns, ammunition for light arms, different […]
(Bloomberg) — All but one of the European Union’s 27 leaders were nearing agreement Thursday on a revision of the bloc’s long-term budget that would include a €50 billion ($55 billion) package for Ukraine, with Hungary the main holdout. Most Read from Bloomberg EU officials and diplomats from 26 nations want to clinch a deal […]
WASHINGTON — The top two senators negotiating an immigration deal cautioned Monday that the clock is ticking and they may not be able to reach an agreement this week before the Senate is scheduled to adjourn for the rest of the year. That means President Joe Biden’s package of aid to Ukraine and Israel could […]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Ukraine‘s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will meet at the White House on Tuesday as the U.S. administration steps up the pressure on Congress to provide billions more in aid to Kyiv in its war with Russia. The visit is intended “to underscore the United States’ unshakeable commitment to supporting the […]
Zelenskyy will also speak directly to senators on Tuesday morning, according to a Senate leadership aide, a crucial chance for him to try to prevail on senators to send him aid before the end of the year. A bipartisan group of senators is struggling to finalize an agreement to tighten border security in exchange for […]
WASHINGTON — A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for President Joe Biden. The impasse is deepening in Congress despite dire warnings from the White House about the consequences of inaction as Republicans insist on pairing the aid with changes to America’s immigration and […]