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'Evil must always, always lose,' Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says during Utah visit
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted July 12 - 2:19 p.m.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for continued support for Ukraine during a visit to Salt Lake City Friday, thanking Utahns for their solidarity and support of Ukraine.
Zelenskyy to attend National Governors Association meeting in Salt Lake City
Suzanne Bates and Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted July 11 - 12:26 p.m.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena Zelenska will be in Salt Lake City for a National Governors Association meeting, sources have confirmed to the Deseret News.
Russian missile attacks kill at least 41, hit children's hospital, Ukraine says
Olena Harmash and Max Hunder, Reuters | Posted July 8 - 9:07 p.m.
Russia blasted the main children's hospital in Kyiv with a missile in broad daylight on Monday and rained missiles down on other cities across Ukraine, killing at least 41 civilians in the deadliest wave of air strikes for months.
Russia attacks Ukraine's two largest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv
Ron Popeski and Bogdan Kochubey, Reuters | Posted June 30 - 6:27 p.m.
Russian forces attacked Ukraine's two largest cities on Sunday, with missile fragments falling on a suburban Kyiv apartment building and a guided bomb killing one person in Kharkiv.
Ukraine starts EU membership talks in midst of war
Andrew Gray, Reuters | Posted June 25 - 1:55 p.m.
The European Union opened membership talks with Ukraine on Tuesday, giving the country a political boost in the midst of its war against Russia's invasion, although a long and tough road still lies ahead before it could join the bloc.
Zelenskyy orders purge of state guard after assassination plots
Yuliia Dysa, Reuters | Posted June 24 - 9:35 a.m.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the new chief of Ukraine's state guard service to clear its ranks of people discrediting it after two of its officers were accused of plotting to assassinate senior officials.
Russian-American woman goes on trial for treason after donating funds to Ukraine
Lucy Papachristou, Reuters | Posted June 20 - 9:40 a.m.
A Russian-American woman arrested earlier this year while visiting family in Russia went on trial for alleged treason on Thursday after authorities accused her of raising money to send to the Ukrainian army.
Russia's Putin and North Korea's Kim sign mutual defense pact
Josh Smith and Ju-min Park, Reuters | Posted June 19 - 9:15 a.m.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a deal with North Korea's Kim Jong Un on Wednesday that included a mutual defense pledge, one of Russia's most significant moves in Asia for years that Kim said amounted to an "alliance."
Ukrainian families cross Europe to plead for prisoners held by Russia
John Revill and Felix Hoske, Reuters | Posted June 15 - 9:55 a.m.
Svitlana Bilous crossed half of Europe — from her home in eastern Ukraine to Switzerland — to highlight the plight of her missing husband and other prisoners held by Russia during an international summit on the Ukraine war.
US attack sub, Canada navy patrol ship arrive in Cuba on heels of Russian warships
Dave Sherwood, Reuters | Posted June 15 - 9:36 a.m.
A Canadian navy patrol ship sailed into Havana early on Friday, just hours after the United States announced a fast-attack submarine had docked at its Guantanamo naval base in Cuba, both vessels on the heels of Russian warships that arrived on the island earlier this week.
Putin demands more Ukrainian land to end war; Kyiv rejects 'ultimatum'
Vladimir Soldatkin, Reuters | Posted June 14 - 9:59 p.m.
President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia would end the war in Ukraine only if Kyiv agreed to drop its NATO ambitions and hand over the entirety of four provinces claimed by Moscow, demands Kyiv swiftly rejected as tantamount to surrender.
Trump criticizes Ukraine aid, talks tax cuts and tariffs with Republicans
David Morgan and Andy Sullivan, Reuters | Posted June 13 - 2:56 p.m.
Donald Trump on Thursday criticized U.S. aid to Ukraine, urged Republican lawmakers to cut taxes on gratuities and talked up tariffs in a visit to Capitol Hill, participants said, as he sought to build party unity ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
G7 leaders back deal to use interest from Russian assets for Ukraine
Andrea Shalal and Angelo Amante, Reuters | Posted June 13 - 11:28 a.m.
Leaders of the Group of Seven major democracies started their annual summit on Thursday. Diplomats said a deal had been agreed in principle on plans to issue $50 billion of loans for Ukraine using interest from Russian sovereign assets.
Biden apologizes to Zelenskyy for congressional holdup to weapons that let Russia gain
Christopher Megerian, Sylvie Corbet and Zeke Miller, Associated Press | Posted June 7 - 8:35 a.m.
President Joe Biden has for the first time publicly apologized to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a monthslong congressional holdup in American military assistance that let Russia make battlefield gains.
Trump verdict, foreign policy take center stage in debate of 3rd Congressional District candidates
Hanna Seariac, Deseret News | Posted June 4 - 8:53 p.m.
Candidates for Utah's 3rd Congressional District laid out their positions on the Trump verdict, aid for Ukraine and America's support of Israel during a debate in Sandy on Tuesday.
Biden secretly gave Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia with US arms, Politico reports
Paul Grant, Reuters | Posted May 30 - 4:05 p.m.
President Joe Biden has secretly given Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia — solely near the area of Kharkiv — with American weapons, Politico reported on Thursday, citing a U.S. official and two other people familiar with the plan.
US will announce $275M more in artillery and ammunition for Ukraine, officials say
Tara Copp and Matthew Lee, Associated Press | Posted May 23 - 1:04 p.m.
Two U.S. officials say the Biden administration is expected to announce an additional $275 million in military aid for Ukraine on Friday.
Senate Dems try to resurrect border bill; Lee and Republicans say it's just playing politics
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted May 21 - 1:08 p.m.
Senate Democratic leadership is bringing back a bipartisan stand-alone border policy package, but Utah Sen. Mike Lee and others say the proposal is likely dead on arrival.
Slovak authorities charge 'lone wolf' with assassination attempt on the prime minister
Bela Szandelszky, Petr David Josek And Philipp Jenne, Associated Press | Posted May 16 - 1:05 p.m.
Slovak authorities have charged a man with attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Blinken in Kyiv says US arms will make a difference as Ukraine reels from new Russian offensive
Matthew Lee, Associated Press | Posted May 14 - 7:32 p.m.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that American military aid on its way to Ukraine will make a "real difference" on the battlefield. The remarks Tuesday came as the top diplomat made an unannounced visit to reassure an ally facing a fierce new Russian offensive.
Russia announces nuclear drills after Western officials talk of deepening involvement in Ukraine
Associated Press | Posted May 6 - 2:35 p.m.
Russia's Defense Ministry says it plans to hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons. The announcement Monday came days after the Kremlin reacted angrily to comments by senior Western officials about the war in Ukraine.
On Orthodox Easter, Zelenskyy calls on Ukrainians to unite in prayer
Pavel Polityuk and Lidia Kelly, Reuters | Posted May 5 - 3:02 p.m.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on his fellow Ukrainians on Orthodox Easter on Sunday to unite in prayer for each other and the soldiers on the front line, saying God — who has a "Ukrainian flag on his shoulder" — will lead to life defeating death.
NATO drills show it is preparing for potential conflict with Russia, Moscow says
Reuters | Posted May 4 - 9:49 a.m.
NATO's four-month-long military exercises near Russia's borders, known as Steadfast Defender, are proof the alliance is preparing for a potential conflict with Russia, a spokeswoman for Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
Idaho woman whose son died fighting in Ukraine travels to nation, shares healing experience
Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted May 3 - 8:05 a.m.
An Idaho mother who lost her son in 2022 after he fought in Ukraine recently returned from a trip to Ukraine and said it was healing to walk the streets her son did and serve the people.
