The American journalist and Bowdoin grad has been detained by Russian authorities for 6 months. His parents left the country 38 years earlier to escape repression.
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NATO’s secretary-general meets with Zelensky to discuss ‘ending Russia’s aggression’
‘The stronger Ukraine becomes, the closer we come to ending Russia’s aggression,’ NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet commander among 34 killed in strike, Ukraine says
Ukraine has increasingly targeted naval facilities in Crimea in recent weeks while the brunt of its summer counteroffensive makes slow gains in the east and south of Ukraine.
Ukraine advances on Russian defenses as U.S. battle tanks arrive
The Ukrainian leader said last week that his military will continue with the counteroffensive through the autumn and into winter, vowing to keep the pressure on Russian forces.
Russian airstrikes kill 2 and wound 3 in southern Ukraine as war enters 20th month
According to Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin, Russian forces struck the city of Beryslav. A woman was killed and three people were wounded, including a police officer, he said.
Western officials press Ukraine to hold elections despite war
Other Republicans have also taken up the cause, including conservative commentators like Tucker Carlson, who falsely accused Zelensky of canceling elections.
Ukraine breaches Russian defensive line on southern front
A Ukrainian air assault unit commander fighting in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region said that over the past week, the armored vehicles pushed through the “Surovikin line” near Verbove, which Ukrainian forces liberated last month.
U.S. drops resistance to sending Ukraine long-range missiles
President Biden reversed his initial reluctance to provide the weapons, which Zelensky has repeatedly pressed for so his army can hit targets deeper in Russian-held territory.
Zelensky makes case to Congress for more war aid as support wavers in House
The Ukrainian president arrived at the Capitol to talk privately with Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate as the world is watching Western support for Kyiv.
Zelensky, at Security Council, lashes out at Russia but avoids face-to-face encounter
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the council that he would not have come if he didn’t have a proposal to end the 19-month war. He stressed that the restoration of all Ukrainian territory is the key to peace.