• US aid could give Ukraine the weapons it needs to slow Russia’s advance

    The $61bn (£49bn) aid package keeps Ukraine in the fight but it's no silver bullet, BBC's James Waterhouse writes from Kyiv.

  • Who’s really at war with Ukraine? Apparently 'it’s not Russia'

    Even though Russia invaded Ukraine over two years ago, the ongoing war between the two countries still has many people confused. Who’s the good guy in this situation? Surely, it’s not Putin. But Zelenskyy? What about the U.S. and the other countries offering aid to Ukraine? According to founder and CEO of “Truth in Media” Ben Swann, "none of the above" is the answer. Despite the various narratives surrounding the war, Swann claims that Ukraine is actually a pawn in a much bigger game. ...

  • Ukraine war briefing: Donald Trump says survival of Ukraine important to the US

    Former president’s comments are being described as a shift in tone days before Republicans vote on a multibillion-dollar aid package. What we know on day 786See all our Ukraine war coverageDonald Trump has said the survival of Ukraine is important to the US, in what Reuters describes as a shift in tone days before Republicans are due to vote on a $61bn aid package in the US House of Representatives. “As everyone agrees, Ukrainian Survival and Strength should be much more important to Europe than...

  • ‘We need more shade’: US’s hottest city turns to trees to cool those most in need

    Phoenix broke several heat records last year. Now Grant Park, which has inequitable tree cover, is seeing a tree-planting drive that promises some respite from 100F temperaturesIt was a relatively cool spring day in Phoenix, Arizona, as a tree-planting crew dug large holes in one of the desert city’s hottest and least shaded neighborhoods.Still, it was sweaty backbreaking work as they carefully positioned, watered and staked a 10ft tall Blue palo verde and Chilean mesquite in opposite corners of...

  • Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine’s army chief says eastern front has ‘deteriorated significantly’

    Ukraine’s Col Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi says Russia has intensified armoured assaults as battles rages over village near Bakhmut. What we know on day 781See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageGermany will supply a US-made Patriot air defence system and air defence missiles to Ukraine at a “critical time”, as Kyiv struggles to defend its energy system from Russian bombardment, Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday. Zelenskiy said on the Telegram messaging app that he was grateful to Germany’s...

  • U.S. says China backing Russia’s war effort in Ukraine through trade, intel

    U.S. officials said Chinese materials are filing critical gaps in Russia's defense production cycle and helping Moscow undertake the expansion of its defence industrial base.

  • The US war aid might be too little, too late for Ukraine

    At the last possible moment, after months of prevarication and with Russian troops on the brink of a major breakthrough…What to read next: Ukraine’s plight is getting more desperate by the day | Russia is failing to undermine German morale on Ukraine | Why do neoliberals get let off the Iraq War hook? | Australia is in danger of tearing itself apart

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  • Ukraine war: US secretly gives Kyiv long-range missiles

    Missiles delivered this month have been used to strike Russian targets in Crimea, US media say.

  • Ukraine war: Russian double-tap strikes hit civilians then rescuers too

    Russia is following up initial attacks with repeat strikes targeting rescuers treating the wounded.

  • In Ukraine’s West, Draft Dodgers Run, and Swim, to Avoid the War

    The roiling water can be treacherous, the banks are steep and slick with mud, and the riverbed is covered in jagged, hidden boulders. Yet Ukrainian border guards often find their quarry — men seeking to escape the military draft — swimming in these hazardous conditions, trying to cross the Tysa River where it forms the border with Romania. Lt. Vladyslav Tonkoshtan recently detained a man on the bank, where he was preparing to cross the river in the hope of reuniting with his wife and children,...

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    Newshour, Zelensky: We need US weapons aid or Russia wins war

    Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has pleaded for more weaponry, such as air defences and artillery, from his western allies to fend off Russian attacks. He has warned that if the US Congress continues to hold up a 62 billion dollar military aid package then Ukraine will lose its war against Russia.Also in the programme: US officials say retaliation from Iran in response to Israeli strikes of its consulate could happen as soon as today; and we find how a long lost silent film featuring...