NBC's Kelly Cobiella reports on how House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is now the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Ukraine after she led a congressional visit to Kyiv, where she led a congressional delegation to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.
Angelina Jolie visited Ukraine, which is under attack by Russia, as part of a humanitarian mission centered around the needs of children. Read her powerful words about the conflict below.
The remarks — criticized as an echo of Russian talking points — came during a clash with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who affirmed Kyiv’s right to choose a future independent of Moscow.
But the two officials told the Senate Committee on Armed Services that they believe China is still planning an eventual takeover of Taiwan.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the visit a signal of bipartisan support from the U.S. Congress. The meeting took place as Ukraine said it had forced Russian troops away from Kharkiv.
"Your fight is a fight for everyone," the House speaker told President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Russia's slow movement is a reflection of its desire to avoid stretching supply lines in face of fierce Ukrainian resistance, the Pentagon said.
Dmitry Peskov was responding to a New York Times report that the United States had provided intelligence that helped Ukrainian forces kill a dozen Russian generals.
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Legislation proposed by the president would suspend the requirement that Russian scientists have a sponsoring employer to gain a visa.
Pelosi, second in line to the U.S. presidency, became the highest-ranked American official to travel to the country since Russia’s invasion.
The United States has already committed nearly four billion dollars in military aid to Ukraine since the war began.