KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The icy ground crumbles under their feet, members of an elite Ukrainian drone hunting team set up for a long night. The antennas and sensors are cut on a light stand. Monitors and controls are pulled from hard cases, and a new game-changing weapon is ready for deployment. The Sting, shaped … Read more
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed Friday to provide massive interest-free loans to Ukraine to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years, but failed to bridge differences with Belgium that would have allowed them to use frozen Russian assets to raise the funds. After nearly four years of war, the … Read more
Belgium was under increasing pressure at a summit of EU leaders in Brussels to back plans to provide Ukraine with billions of euros using frozen Russian assets to cover Kiev’s economic and military needs for years to come. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned of serious consequences if no solution is found before the … Read more
In November, a train carrying nearly 500 people came to an abrupt halt in eastern Poland. A broken overhead line had broken several windows, and the front track was damaged. Elsewhere on the line, explosives detonated under a moving freight train. No one was hurt in either case and the damage was limited, but Poland, … Read more
(Bloomberg) — The United States is preparing a new round of sanctions on Russia’s energy sector to increase pressure on Moscow if President Vladimir Putin rejects a peace deal with Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. The United States is considering options, such as targeting vessels in Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of tankers … Read more
PRAGUE (AP) — A new Czech coalition government led by populist billionaire Andrej Babiš took office Monday with an agenda to steer the country away from supporting Ukraine and rejecting some key European Union policies. President Petr Pavel swore in the Cabinet at Prague Castle, ending a pro-Western coalition under former Prime Minister Petr Fiala … Read more
A member of the UK armed forces who died in Ukraine has been named as Lance Corporal George Hooley of the Parachute Regiment. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Defense said the 28-year-old was killed in a “tragic accident” while observing Ukrainian forces testing “a new defensive capability, far from the front lines”. On Wednesday, Prime … Read more
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV insisted on Tuesday that Europe must play a role in any peace deal between Ukraine and criticized what he said was the Trump administration’s effort to “break” the long-standing alliance between the United States and Europe. Leo spoke to reporters after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is on … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The commander of maritime drone operations for Ukraine’s military intelligence agency says more complex strikes against Russian forces are expected next year, after Kiev’s unmanned fleet managed to curb the movements of Russia’s once-dominant Black Sea fleet. In an interview with The Associated Press, the head of the specialized maritime drone … Read more
The protective shield built around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine can no longer do its job of containing radioactive waste as a result of a drone strike earlier this year, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The New Safe Containment (NSC) at Chernobyl, which was “severely damaged” by the drone strike … Read more