The Spy War: How the C.I.A. Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin
Nestled in a dense forest, the Ukrainian military base appears abandoned and destroyed, its command center a burned-out husk, a casualty of a Russian missile barrage early in the war. But that is above ground. Not far away, a discreet passageway descends to a subterranean bunker where teams of Ukrainian soldiers track Russian spy satellites […]
Ex-F.B.I. Informant Is Charged With Lying Over Bidens’ Role in Ukraine Business
The special counsel investigating Hunter Biden has charged a former F.B.I. informant with fabricating claims that President Biden and his son each sought $5 million bribes from a Ukrainian company — a stinging setback for Republicans who cited the allegations in their push to impeach the president. The longtime informant, Alexander Smirnov, 43, is accused […]
Here Are the Republicans Who Broke With Their Party to Back Ukraine Aid
Twenty-two Senate Republicans bucked a majority of their party and former President Donald J. Trump in joining Democrats to approve military assistance, highlighting a widening foreign policy divide in the contemporary Republican Party. The 22 senators, mainly national security hawks who include several military veterans, provided the votes needed to overcome multiple filibusters backed by […]
Putin Calls on U.S. to ‘Negotiate’ on Ukraine in Tucker Carlson Interview
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has worked for decades to win allies in the West, using his spy agencies to interfere in elections and deploying diplomats to build links with Kremlin-friendly politicians. On Thursday, the world witnessed a new, verbose chapter in those efforts: Mr. Putin’s two-hour interview, taped in a gilded hall at […]
EU Agrees to $54 Billion Fund for Ukraine
Some European leaders jested they’d send Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary their hotel bills for the extra nights they had to spend in Brussels to convince him to support funding for Ukraine. Others, less jokingly, relayed to him he was facing the risk of a legal suspension from E.U. proceedings. And a few offered […]
Ukraine Attacks Novocherkassk, a Russian Warship, in Crimea
Ukraine scored a major success on Tuesday when it struck a Russian warship at port in Crimea, one of the most significant attacks against Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet in months. But in another setback for their ground campaign, Ukrainian officials acknowledged that they had all but retreated from the eastern city of Marinka after a […]
Putin Quietly Signals He Is Open to a Cease-Fire in Ukraine
President Vladimir V. Putin’s confidence seems to know no bounds. Buoyed by Ukraine’s failed counteroffensive and flagging Western support, Mr. Putin says that Russia’s war goals have not changed. Addressing his generals on Tuesday, he boasted that Ukraine was so beleaguered that Russia’s invading troops were doing “what we want.” “We won’t give up what’s […]
Ukraine 0-0 Italy: Azzurri qualify for Euro 2024 behind England with point
Italy finish second in Group C, above Ukraine by virtue of their superior head-to-head record Reigning European champions Italy secured the point they required against Ukraine to qualify for Euro 2024 as Group C runners-up behind England. A 2-1 win in the reverse fixture meant Italy only had to avoid defeat against Ukraine, with whom […]
Ukraine U21 3-2 England U21: Illia Kvasnytsya gives Ukraine dramatic late win
Ukraine were well supported despite the game being played in Slovakia England Under-21s suffered their first competitive defeat in more than a year as they were beaten by Ukraine in a Euro 2025 qualifying game in Slovakia. Ukraine were 2-0 up at half-time, with Nazar Voloshyn’s calm low finish and a superb Oleh Ocheretko free-kick […]
Uefa allows Russian U17 teams to compete in Europe despite Ukraine war
Russian teams have been barred from taking part in uefa competitions since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began Russia will be readmitted to European U17 competitions for the first time since the country’s invasion of Ukraine 19 months ago, Uefa has confirmed. European football’s governing body says boys and girls should not be punished for […]