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☆ The Ukraine war grinds on — 4 ways the conflict with Russia could end
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian president has also indirectly suggested a cease-fire, something that the US has refused to consider unless Ukraine is involved in discussions, Reuters reported. Nuclear warPutin has made several threats of using nuclear weapons since the invasion began, but the West is divided on how seriously to take his comments. Jones said the risks of breaking the ultimate nuclear weapons taboo would likely outweigh any benefits. I think the US has already communicated pretty forcefully that all bets are off if Russia were to use nuclear weapons," he added.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin used an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson to urge Washington to recognize Moscow's interests and persuade Ukraine to sit down for talks. Most of the interview, released Thursday, focused on Ukraine, where the war is nearing the two-year mark. It was Putin’s first interview with a Western media figure since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago. Two journalists working for U.S. news organizations — The Wall Street Journal’s Gershkovich and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Alsu Kurmasheva — are in jail. Asked by Carlson whether Russia would release Gershkovich, Putin said Moscow is open to talks but repeated that the reporter was charged with espionage, an accusation Gershkovich has denied.

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☆ Zelenskyy's aides kept an emergency escape train on standby for him at the start of the war. He never took it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Zelenskyy's aides had a train ready for him to escape on in February 2022, a new book says. Zelenskyy refused to use the train and defiantly stayed to lead Ukraine's defense against Russia. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementAt the outbreak of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's security service kept a train idling in Kyiv to enable a quick escape out of the city, according to a new biography. Ukraine's then-defense minister, Oleksiy Reznikov, said that Russia was trying to make Zelenskyy panic and run, according to Shuster.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — New Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself leading House Republicans with a majority in name only. Approaching his first 100 days on the job, Johnson faces daunting choices ahead. “The House Republicans have the second-smallest majority in history," he said. Johnson and Trump talk often, but some of Trump’s strongest allies in the House are those conservatives pushing the speaker rightward and denying him a governing majority. “Speaker Johnson is in a 24-hour survival mode," said Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, a key Democratic negotiator on the border package.

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Earlier in a statement from the Ukrainian presidency, Yermak said a simple cease-fire wouldn't end Russia's "aggression” on Ukraine: “It’s definitely not the path to peace. “Peace is something that Ukraine needs,” he said during a break in the talks Sunday. He said that the purpose of the talks was to get ready for the moment when Russia might join a peace discussion. He said that neither Ukraine nor Russia was ready to make territorial concessions. “The war is far from over and peace is still nowhere in sight," the Swiss department of foreign affairs said in a statement previewing Sunday's talks.

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Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., arrives for President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy's meeting with U.S. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., announced Tuesday that he is dropping the bulk of his monthslong hold on hundreds of military nominations. Tuberville told reporters that he has lifted his hold on all military promotions three-star and below, amounting to over 400 promotions. Tuberville told reporters. Tuberville had signaled last week that he might drop some of his holds on military promotions "very soon."

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☆ Ukraine will get ATACMS missiles that can fire twice as far as the ones it just received from the US, Ukrainian official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine will get an upgraded model of the long-range missiles it just received, an official said. Ukraine likely used more limited ATACMS that it got from the US in a recent attack on Russian airfields. AdvertisementAdvertisementA Ukrainian official said he believes the country will soon receive ATACMS long-range missiles from the US that can travel almost twice as far as the model that just arrived in Ukraine. The US confirmed this week that it had sent ATACMS to Ukraine that had a range of about 100 miles. The US has not announced additional shipments of ATACMS to Ukraine, though it also did not announce the previous shipment in advance.

Persons: Dmytro Kuleba, —, ATACMS, Kuleba, Volodymyr Zelenskyy's, Joe Biden, Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy's, Biden Organizations: Foreign, Service, Kyiv Post, US, New York Times, Russia Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Russia, ATACMS

☆ Fetterman plans to return donation tied to Menendez 'in envelopes stuffed with $100 bills,' spokesman says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., arrives for Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's meeting with U.S. senators in the Capitol, Sept. 21, 2023. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., will return $5,000 in contributions from a political action committee tied to Sen. Bob Menendez "in envelopes stuffed with $100 bills" because of the New Jersey Democrat's indictment on bribery charges, Fetterman's spokesman said. Fetterman's campaign received $5,000 from Menendez's leadership PAC during the 2022 election cycle, according to the nonpartisan site OpenSecrets. The Pennsylvania senator's spokesman told NBC News, "We are in the process of returning the money in envelopes stuffed with $100 bills." Fetterman is the only Democratic senator to call on Menendez to resign after he and his wife, Nadine Menendez, were charged with three bribery-related counts in federal court in New York.

Persons: Sen, John Fetterman, Volodymyr Zelenskyy's, Bob Menendez, Fetterman's, Menendez, Nadine Menendez Organizations: NBC, Democratic, Prosecutors, Menendez's Locations: Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York

In some ways, attaching Ukraine aid to other pressing matters could improve the odds of passing it quickly. Some lawmakers will be more inclined to vote for Ukraine assistance if it gets included with say, disaster relief for their home state. He said the focus needs to be on first passing an overall defense spending bill as well as the other spending bills. House Republicans hope to bring up for a vote this week a stopgap spending bill that doesn't include Biden's aid package for Ukraine. Still, Rep. Michael McCaul, the top Republican on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, voiced confidence that Ukraine aid will continue.

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☆ Russia is trying to auction off Zelenskyy's apartment in Crimea
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Now, they're auctioning them off, including Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's apartment. The news comes just days after Ukraine launched an offensive on a Russian naval shipyard in Crimea. Now, Russian-installed officials in Crimea — placed there by Russian President Vladimir Putin after Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine in 2014 — say they will soon auction off about 100 of these properties, Reuters reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussian officials first announced in May they would sell Zelenskyy's Crimea apartment and use the proceeds to fund their war in Ukraine, Insider previously reported. The announcement of the planned auction comes after Ukrainian forces launched a missile strike against a Russian naval shipyard in Crimea on Wednesday morning, Insider previously reported.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy's, Crimea —, Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Konstantinov, — Organizations: Service, Reuters, Authorities Locations: Russia, Crimean, Ukraine, Russian, Crimea, Wall, Silicon, Minsk, Crimean Tatars

☆ Elon Musk scrambled to justify blocking a Ukrainian attack on the Russian navy using Starlink
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk defended his decision to block a Ukrainian attack that could have decimated Russia's navy. Per a new biography, he refused Ukraine use of his Starlink network to make the attack in 2022. Musk appears to believe that by blocking the attack he prevented a nuclear war. Musk argued repeatedly that he had avoided a nuclear war by thwarting the attack, believing that would have been Russia's response had it gone ahead. AdvertisementAdvertisement"The onus is meaningfully different if I refused to act upon a request from Ukraine vs. made a deliberate change to Starlink to thwart Ukraine," Musk wrote in another post.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Walter Isaacson, Mykhailo Podolyak, Volodymyr Zelenskyy's, Garry Kasparov, Bill Browder, Isaacson Organizations: Service, Washington Post, Russian, SpaceX Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russian, Crimea, Ukrainian, Russia

☆ Ukraine arrested the oligarch who owns the TV station that aired Volodymyr Zelenskyy's show before he became president
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine has detained Ihor Kolomoisky, a prominent oligarch, as part of an anti-corruption drive. Kolomoisky owns the TV station that showed Volodymyr Zelenskyy's "Servant of the People." The country's security service said on its Telegram channel that oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky would be held in custody for two months on fraud and money laundering charges. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky appeared in court on Saturday. Kolomoisky owns the TV station 1+1 that broadcast "Servant of the People," in which Zelenskyy played a comedian who becomes president.

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☆ Russia says it thwarted attacks on Crimea bridge. Shelling and strikes leave at least 2 dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A general view of the Crimea bridge as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Crimea on July 25, 2023. A key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine, the Kerch bridge has come under repeated attack since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. On Saturday afternoon, one civilian was killed and two wounded during shelling of Russia's Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, Belgorod Gov. Meanwhile, four people were wounded in the Ukrainian shelling of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, Moscow-installed mayor Aleksei Kulemzin said Saturday. One person was killed and two were wounded during shelling of Ukraine's southern Kherson region on Saturday, according to Gov.

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☆ Germany has only delivered 10% of the Leopard 1 tanks it promised Ukraine as part of a $3 billion deal, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Germany pledged Ukraine almost $3 billion worth of military aid in May. Only 10 of the 110 promised Leopard 1 tanks have been delivered so far, the report says. The country had agreed to a 2.7 billion-euro, which is around $3 billion, military aid package with Ukraine during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit earlier this year. The outlet found that in the last two months Berlin has sent Kyiv just 10 of 110 promised Leopard 1 tanks and 12 of 18 Gepard anti-aircraft tanks. After months of pressure, Germany finally agreed to send 88 Leopard 1 tanks and around 80 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine earlier this year.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy's, Welt Organizations: Leopard, Service, Kyiv, IRIS Locations: Germany, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Berlin

☆ Russia watches as Saudi Arabia leads Ukraine peace talks with U.S., world allies
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Amanda Macias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

High-precision weapons were aimed at private houses, a historic building and a high-rise building," said Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. WASHINGTON — Ukraine welcomed Saudi Arabia's decision to host multinational talks this week on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's proposed peace plan, a move that could set up future negotiations with Russia. The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend that the United States, several European countries and Brazil were invited to the talks. Read more: Saudi energy minister says latest Riyadh-Moscow oil cuts showed unity with RussiaLast year, Saudi Arabia helped broker a prisoner exchange involving more than 200 people between Kyiv and Moscow. "Is it possible to reach a peace settlement now with the participation of the Kyiv regime and in the context of its current stance?

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☆ US officials almost altered plans for Ukraine's NATO membership timeline after Zelenskyy's fiery tweet: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Zelenskyy called the invitation "unprecedented and absurd," but his tone changed during the summit. He expressed frustrations at NATO's proposed timeline for Ukraine's membership — which, given the final copy of the summit's communiqué, isn't really a timeline at all. "It's unprecedented and absurd when time frame is not set neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine's membership. "This means that a window of opportunity is being left to bargain Ukraine's membership in NATO in negotiations with Russia. Prior to Kyiv arriving, there were informal discussions on how best to respond, leading to US officials suggesting they revisit or remove any mention of Ukraine's invitation to membership at all.

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☆ Ukraine war live updates: 500 days since Russia launched its full-scale invasion; Kyiv's allies to meet in Vilnius this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Over the weekend, Ukraine marked 500 days of battle since Russia's devastating full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. Snake Island was captured by Moscow's troops shortly after, then reclaimed by Ukraine in June last year. "Although this is a small piece of land in the middle of our Black Sea, it is a great proof that Ukraine will regain every bit of its territory," Zelenskyy said, remembering the sacrifice of fallen Ukrainian forces. "I want to thank – from here, from this place of victory – each of our soldiers for these 500 days." — Ruxandra Iordache

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy's, Zelenskyy Organizations: Kremlin Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Ukrainian

☆ Who is winning the war in Ukraine? Experts break down the territorial, psychological, and military gains made by Putin and Zelenskyy.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Insider spoke to four experts about who they think is currently winning the war in Ukraine. But two experts told Insider this appears to be unattainable. "So territory-wise, I don't think Zelenskyy has budged on his objective of liberating all of the occupied territories," Miron told Insider. Photo by Getty ImagesMilitary victoryIt is difficult to analyze who is currently winning from a military standpoint because a lot of hinges on Ukraine's counteroffensive, all experts told Insider. John E. Herbst, who was the US ambassador to Ukraine from 2003 to 2006, told Insider that he believes that right now, the advantage lies with Ukraine.

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☆ Lindsey Graham is now a wanted man in Russia, and he said he will wear the arrest warrant like a 'badge of honor'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia issued an arrest warrant for Lindsey Graham after an edited video of him was posted online. Graham said that he would wear the arrest like a "Badge of Honor." Graham said in a statement on Monday that he would "wear the arrest warrant issued by Putin's corrupt and immoral government as a Badge of Honor." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office released an edited video from Graham's visit to Kyiv on Friday, where two clips of Graham were stitched together. The sequence of statements in the edited video, which made it appear that Graham was jubilant about Russians dying, angered Russian officials.

☆ Russia is selling Zelenskyy's penthouse apartment in Crimea to fund its war in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia is selling President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's apartment in Crimea to fund its war in Ukraine. Russian state media said the sale would go towards Russia's so-called "special military operation." The sale was announced Wednesday, according to Russian state media agency TASS. The sale of Zelenskyy's apartment will go towards funding Russia's war in Ukraine — or "special military operation," as Russian media and officials have repeatedly referred to it. Russian media estimated the apartment to be worth about $800,000.

☆ Zelenskyy's presidential advisor says without more fighter jets and long-range missiles from the West it's easy for Russia to 'torture' Ukraine's troops
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Zelenskyy's presidential advisor said without more air support, Russia can easily "torture" Ukraine. He also criticized Western leaders who say Ukraine doesn't need fighter jets or long-range missiles. Podolyak's tweet also appears to criticize Western leaders who have previously said Ukraine doesn't need fighter jets and long-range missiles. Rather, he told the Post, the lack of fighter jets and long-range missiles "leads to an aggravation of the conflict and an increase in deaths." While Podolyak didn't name any specific Western authorities, the Biden administration has repeatedly rejected Zelenskyy's requests for F-16 fighter jets.

☆ Ukraine downs Russian hypersonic missile with U.S. Patriot
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

It was also the first time Ukraine is known to have used the Patriot defense systems. Oleshchuk said the Kh-47 missile was launched by a MiG-31K aircraft from Russian territory and was shot down with a Patriot missile. The Ukrainian military has previously admitted to lacking assets to intercept the Kinzhals. At such a cost, it was widely thought that Ukraine would only use the Patriots against Russian aircraft or hypersonic missiles. Russian forces have not commented on the claim but have rejected previous accusations from Ukraine that they had used phosphorus.

☆ U.S. reviewing whether Ukraine war documents were leaked
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A member of the Ukrainian special force engages in zeroing his weapon prior to a mission, amid Russia?s attack on Ukraine, in the region of Bakhmut, Ukraine, April 6, 2023. They are not war plans and they provide no details on any planned Ukraine offensive. If the published documents are authentic to any degree, however, the leak of classified data is troubling and raises questions about what other information about the Ukraine war — or any coming offensive — could be distributed. The Justice Department released a statement Friday night saying, "We have been in communication with the Department of Defense related to this matter and have begun an investigation." One U.S. official said the documents resemble data produced daily by the Joint Staff, although some numbers are wrong.

☆ Russia praises military blogger who was killed in a cafe explosion for 'boldly' dying and 'doing his duty'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia praised a military blogger who died in a cafe explosion on Sunday for "doing his duty." Vladlen Tatarsky had gained popularity for blogging about Russia's war efforts in Ukraine. "It is thanks to the Russian war correspondents that the world sees truthful and timely footage and learns about what is happening in Ukraine. Tatarsky, whose real name was Maxim Fomin, was a popular pro-war Russian military blogger. He covered Russia's war in Ukraine largely on his Telegram channel, according to CNN.

☆ Top Ukraine, U.S. defense officials discussed military aid in call, Kyiv says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Three senior U.S. security officials held a video call with a group of their Ukrainian counterparts to discuss military aid to Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff said on Saturday. "We discussed the further provision of necessary assistance to our country, in particular vehicles, weapons and ammunition," Andriy Yermak wrote on Telegram. Yermak said he, Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov, top general Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, and several other senior commanders and officials had attended the meeting. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, top military commander Mark Milley, and the White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan represented the other side. Ukrainian forces continued on Friday to withstand Russian assaults on the ruined city of Bakhmut, the focal point for eight months of Russian attempts to advance through the industrial Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine bordering Russia.

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