Browsing: Ukraine

A think tank has warned Russia could be on the path to a larger-scale war sooner than we thought.

Thousands of Russians went to the polls on Sunday in protest, organizing an effort to cast ballots at the same time against President Vladimir Putin. Days before he died last month, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny endorsed the noontime protest, coming on the final day of the country’s three-day election. Opposition to Putin has skyrocketed…

Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate, once again urged Speaker Mike Johnson to consider the national security spending package passed by the Senate. This package includes $60 billion for Ukraine. However, Johnson has indicated to GOP senators that he is pursuing a different course. McConnell showed little interest in waiting for weeks or possibly months.

A Republican group advocating for more U.S. assistance to Ukraine has started a new commercial to boost lawmakers' backing for a rare attempt to bring a vote on Ukraine aid to the House floor. Republicans for Ukraine announced Thursday it launched a $260,000 ad campaign to pressure House Republicans to sign a discharge petition for the Senate’s…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) set a deadline for the chamber to pass Ukraine aid, urging GOP leaders to send a Senate-passed foreign aid package to President Biden’s desk by the end of next week. “The clock is ticking, and we have to get the bipartisan national security bill over the finish…

Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled Wednesday that his country is prepared to use nuclear weapons to combat any threat to its sovereignty. Questioned by Russian state media on whether he would use Russia’s nuclear stockpile in its war with Ukraine, Putin said thus far there has been no need. He also explained that President Biden…

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) denied on Sunday that former President Trump is in control of the Senate after a bipartisan agreement on the border collapsed as the former president didn’t back it. NBC’s Kristen Welker questioned Graham on “Meet the Press” about remarks from Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) who suggested that lawmakers shouldn't have to seek…