December 6, 2023 Protest by Polish truckers holding up military aid, supplies to Ukraine A protest by truckers in Poland has led to a backup of military aid and supplies to Ukraine's armed forces. The protesters want to end Ukrainian truckers' permit-free access to the EU.
December 6, 2023 Putin makes rare trip outside Russia for OPEC talks with Saudi Arabia Russian President Vladimir Putin is in the Middle East to meet with the leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, where oil production levels will be discussed.
December 5, 2023 US says Russia rejected proposal for release of Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich According to the State Department, Russia has recently rejected a substantial new proposal for the release of former Marine Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.
December 5, 2023 White House says it's working to bring Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich home: 'Will not let up' The White House maintains it is actively working to bring home Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained in Russia for 250 days.
December 5, 2023 Evan Gershkovich's parents plead with Biden to get him home: 'It’s been 250 days and Evan is not here' The parents of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich marked his 250th day detained by Russia by calling for President Biden to bring home their son.
December 5, 2023 NATO chief issues vague warning on Ukraine-Russia war: 'Be prepared for bad news' NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that "wars develop in phases," before admitting about Ukraine in an interview, "We should also be prepared for bad news."
December 4, 2023 Niger’s junta revokes key security agreements with EU and turns to Russia for defense partnership Niger's termination of two security agreements with western allies and a subsequent pivot to Russia leaves the Sahel without any EU or US partnerships, as Islamic militancy is on the rise in the region.
December 4, 2023 Office of Management and Budget urges Congress to act on providing more resources to Ukraine: 'Out of money' The Office of Management and Budget is asking Congress to approve additional funding for Ukraine before the money allocated for the country's weapons and equipment runs out.
December 3, 2023 Klitschko jabs Zelenskyy, claims Ukraine is becoming authoritarian Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko claimed that Ukraine was leaderless during the early months of the war with Russia, in an interview published Friday.
December 1, 2023 Putin orders Russian military to add 170,000 troops for a total of about 1.32 million As the Russian invasion of Ukraine stretches to nearly 2 years, Putin is ordering a massive increase in troops, which will bring the overall number of Russian military personnel to 2.2M.