Donald Trump on Sunday called for an immediate ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia to end “the madness” in the region. The president-elect’s message, which he shared on Truth Social, came hours after Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy in Paris. Trump vowed during the presidential campaign to bring an end to the conflict but…
A coalition of Ukrainian American organizations is aiming to stop SpaceX from launching more satellites, citing worries over founder Elon Musk’s connections to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the unclear standing of the Department of Government Efficiency, President-elect Donald Trump’s quasi-official advisory group. The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America filed a petition with the Federal…
Ukraine fired at least six long-range U.S. missiles against Russia Tuesday, two days after President Joe Biden lifted a ban against their use, allowing Ukrainian forces to hit targets farther inside Russian borders. The missiles, known as the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, targeted a weapons depot near the city of Karachev in Russia’s…
WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration has lifted restrictions that had blocked Ukraine from using U.S.-provided weapons to strike deep into Russian territory, said three sources familiar with the matter, in a significant change to U.S. policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Ukraine plans to conduct its first long-range attacks in the coming days, the sources said, without revealing details due to…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and advised him not to escalate the Ukraine war, a source familiar with the conversation told Reuters on Sunday, as President Joe Biden plans to urge Trump not to abandon Kyiv. Trump and Putin spoke in recent days, said the source. Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday. Trump has criticized the scale of U.S. military and financial support…
WASHINGTON − Tech billionaire Elon Musk joined the first phone call between President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Trump’s election on Tuesday, media outlets reported, raising questions about his potentially outsized role in the upcoming administration. A spokesperson for Zelenskyy described the call as a positive one based on comments from both…
The impending return of former President Donald Trump to the White House has set off a wave of worry among members of New Jersey’s Ukrainian community, which fears losing the U.S. as a strong ally in the war with Russia. If there was a sliver of optimism after Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s election, it was…
WASHINGTON − Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday he spoke with President-elect Donald Trump and congratulated him on his decisive election win as the Ukrainian leader seeks continued U.S. support for his country’s war against Russia. Zelenskyy, in a post on X, said he had an “excellent call” with Trump and “congratulated him on his…
People who feel “forgotten” forget foreign policy. U.S. adversaries bank upon it. Across party lines, 52% of Americans oppose additional Ukraine aid. Another 55% opposed increases in defense spending last fiscal year, even to meet articulated threats. This follows a generalized slump in favor of American engagement in the world, disdained by over a third…
With 8,000 North Korean troops now poised to join Russia’s fight in Ukraine, the U.S. is reaching out to China to leverage its relationships with Moscow and Pyongyang to “curb” the entry of North Korean forces. The U.S. had a “robust conversation” with China this week about the North Korean troops’ dispatch to Russia, Secretary…