Russia continues deploying small assault groups to infiltrate Ukrainian territory in Sumy Oblast to broaden the front line area, the State Border Guard spokesperson Andrii Demchenko told Ukrinform on April 27. According to Demchenko, the situation in the Sumy Oblast remains “challenging,” with Russian troops focusing their assaults on specific areas such as the border […]
Donald Trump has the chance to become the “greatest president in U.S. history” if he follows the “iconic” examples of previous incumbents such as John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, a Ukrainian lawmaker has told the Kyiv Independent. “He wants to be great, and he wants to be remembered in history as a great president. […]
Russian attacks against Ukraine killed six people and injured at least 28 others over the past day, regional authorities said on April 27. Ukrainian forces downed 57 out of 149 Shahed-type drones and other drones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. At the same time, 67 decoys disappeared from radars without causing any […]
In the coming days, cardinals will converge in the Vatican to choose the next head of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis, who died on April 21 at the age of 88, was lauded by his supporters as a reformer who infused the church with compassion and humanity — but his legacy in Ukraine is far […]
A Wisconsin judge is threatening not to hold court in protest of federal authorities arresting her fellow judge Hannah Dugan last week. Judge Monica Isham made the announcement in an email to judges across the state on Saturday. Her email, titled “Guidance Requested or I Refuse to Hold Court,” made clear she had no intention […]
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius authored a hopeful column on Thursday examining signs of a potential peace deal in Ukraine, a development that he notes may have been influenced by President Donald Trump. The headline for Ignatius’ column wondered, “Has Trump found a path to peace in Ukraine?” — a rare sign of optimism from […]
Rep. Henry Cuellar is pushing back against his own party over its stance on immigration, criticizing fellow Democrats for defending an illegal immigrant the Trump administration says is a violent MS-13 gang member. “This is not the right issue to talk about due process. This is not the right case. This is not the right […]
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of additional sanctions on Russia on April 26 by calling attention to his plan to impose secondary tariffs on countries importing Russian energy products. Trump hinted at possible sanctions against Moscow in a social media post criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin. “It makes me […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has promised not to withdraw as a mediator in Russia’s war against Ukraine, Estonian President Alar Karis told the regional media outlet ERR on April 26. Karis said he spoke with Trump directly following the funeral of Pope Francis. Various world leaders, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, convened in Vatican City to […]
President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Vatican State Secretary Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Cardinal Matteo Zuppi on April 26 following Pope Francis’s funeral. Zelensky met with various world leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral on April 26. “During our conversation, special […]
President Volodymyr Zelensky and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral on April 26. Zelensky met with U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni prior to his meeting with von der Leyen. They were among […]
Ignat Kuzin was detained for allegedly planting a bomb that killed a senior Russian general, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on April 26. Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy chief of the main operations directorate of Russia’s army, was killed when a car exploded in the yard of a residential building in the Russian city […]