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News of the US pausing military supplies have caused dismay in Ukraine, which has relied heavily on Washington for artillery, air defense, and other weapons. On the streets of Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, people RFE/RL spoke to often responded with a question: What can we do?
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen arrives to give a press conference on the “Defence package” at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images) Nicolas Tucat | Afp | Getty Images New plans from the European…
Donald Trump stunned NATO allies as he ended all US military aid to Ukraine late on Monday in an effort to pile pressure on Volodymyr Zelensky to end the war on his terms. ‘The President has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well….
WASHINGTON — It was the White House clash watched around the world. What many Americans and Europeans hoped would be a meeting demonstrating strong U.S. support for Ukraine at a critical time in its more than three-year-old war with Russia, turned into a debacle no one expected. U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD…
President Trump on Monday temporarily suspended the delivery of all U.S. military aid to Ukraine, senior administration and military officials said, just days after Mr. Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had an explosive confrontation at the White House. The order affects more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition in the pipeline and…
President Volodymyr Zelensky returned to Ukraine on Monday after a whirlwind diplomatic mission that included both humiliation, by President Trump, and a warm embrace, from European leaders. He vowed to use all diplomatic avenues to pursue an end to Ukraine’s war with Russia, but acknowledged there was “a long way to go.” Russia has given…
LONDON — The European Union is expected to announce “concrete” measures on boosting defense financing this week, sources told CNBC, as Europe and the United States clash over support for Ukraine. The 27 EU leaders will gather in Brussels on Thursday for a meeting dedicated to defense and support for Ukraine. It follows two particularly…
The ugly scenes at the White House on Friday were not what anyone who cares passionately about the future of Ukraine wanted to see. And the subsequent war of words is unhelpful for a beleaguered eastern European nation trying to end a much more real war with its powerful Russian neighbour. Fortunately, President Volodymyr Zelensky…
Brighton Beach, a Slavic enclave in Brooklyn where Ukrainians outnumber Russians two to one, voted overwhelmingly for President Trump. But the day after Mr. Trump dressed down President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in an explosive meeting at the White House — the latest show of Mr. Trump’s declining support for Ukraine — some Ukrainian New…
As European leaders gathered in London on March 2 for crisis talks amid a glaring Ukraine-U.S. divide, a British specialist on Russia and security issues was setting up a new bank to fund strong rearmament. Edward Lucas has been gathering support for what he calls a new Rearmament Bank, which he believes could raise billions…
