It was the Russian president’s first interview with a Western media figure since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine 2 years ago.
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Zelensky appoints new army leader at pivotal moment in war with Russia
The Ukrainian president appointed Сol. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, to lead the army.
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Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, then scramble to find support for Ukraine aid
A deeply divided Republican conference was scrambling to find support for the wartime funding, even though it has been a top priority for Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.
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Russia says former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has interviewed Putin
Putin has heavily limited his contact with international media since he launched the war in Ukraine in February 2022.
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At least 28 people killed in shelling of bakery in Russian-occupied Ukraine
At least one child was among the dead Saturday, local leader Leonid Pasechnik wrote in a statement on Telegram.
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Another View: Seizing Russian assets won’t save Ukraine
Confiscating sovereign assets now could end up making the Ukrainian predicament even worse.
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Russia projects confidence as it pursues alliances to undermine West
Officials in Moscow point to growing trade with China, military cooperation with Iran, diplomatic outreach in the Arab world, and the expansion of the BRICS grouping of major emerging economies.
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Ukraine says it has no evidence for Russia’s claim that dozens of POWs died in shot down plane
Kyiv has neither confirmed nor denied that its forces downed a Russian military transport plane that day, and Russia’s claim that the crash killed Ukrainian POWs could not be independently verified.
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Putin blames Ukraine for crash of POW’s plane and pledges to make investigation public
Authorities in the Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, said all 74 people on the plane, including 6 crew members and 3 Russian servicemen, were killed when the aircraft crashed in a huge ball of flames.
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Senate deal on border and Ukraine at risk of collapse as Trump pushes stronger measures
Senate negotiators have been striving for weeks to finish a carefully negotiated compromise on border and immigration policy that is meant to tamp down the number of migrants who come to the U.S. border with Mexico.