June 26, 2024 Ukraine's Zelenskyy visits troops on front lines under pressure from Russia's onslaught Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi visited troops in eastern Donetsk, who have endured intense Russian ground and air attacks.
June 25, 2024 Ukraine's Zelenskyy replaces military's commander of joint forces President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced the dismissal of Lieutenant-General Yuri Sodol, the commander of the Joint Forces of Ukraine's Armed Forces.
June 24, 2024 Ukraine edges closer to European Union membership after decade of war Ukraine is poised to take steps toward its European Union aspirations after a decade of war. The country sees membership as validation of its fight to embrace European values.
June 23, 2024 Russia blames US after Ukrainian attack on Crimea leaves several dead, wounded The Russian Defense Ministry said the U.S. is responsible for a Ukrainian attack on the Crimean Peninsula that resulted in at least four deaths.
June 21, 2024 Russia 'open to dialogue' with US: Kremlin A Kremlin spokesman said Russia is open to talks with the U.S., but only if Ukraine is included in the discussion. The U.S. says war negotiations are Ukraine's domain.
June 21, 2024 South Korea summons Russian ambassador over controversial defense pact with North Korea South Korea on Friday summoned the Russian ambassador to protest a new defense pact between Russia and North Korea amid escalating border tensions, officials said.
June 21, 2024 US to redirect air defense missiles to Ukraine instead of the countries that ordered them National security spokesman John Kirby announced that the U.S. would redirect shipments of air defense interceptor missiles that were planned for other countries to Ukraine.
June 20, 2024 American ballerina accused of spying stands trial in Moscow for $51 Ukraine donation Around a dozen cases in Russia focus on exaggerated charges in what appears to be a crackdown on anti-war and anti-Putin sentiment in the country as the Ukraine war languishes.
June 20, 2024 Russia, North Korea commit to defending each other 'without delay' if invaded, provoking South Korean outrage Russia and North Korea have entered into a mutual defensive pact that obligated both to come to each other's aid "without delay" if invaded by foreign powers, outraging South Korea.
June 19, 2024 Putin thanks Kim Jong Un for supporting Russian invasion of Ukraine as nations sign mutual defensive pact Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un signed a mutual defense pact on Wednesday, an agreement both leaders characterized as a landmark partnership.