New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart will be entering his first full season as the team’s starter with a completely different coaching staff guiding his decision-making. Giants head coach John Harbaugh revitalized the coaching staff heading into the 2026 season, including bringing in Matt Nagy as the team’s offensive coordinator. Nagy, who was the head […]
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FBI restricted agents from working with CAIR years before Texas branded group a terrorist organization
The FBI has spent more than a decade limiting official contact with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) over concerns about the group’s ties to Hamas, according to a Justice Department report reviewed by Fox News Digital. The 2013 Office of Inspector General (OIG) report shows the FBI put a nationwide restriction in place in […]
EU leaders delay Ukraine loan using Russian assets, task commission with working out legal route
BRUSSELS, Belgium — At a fraught EU summit on funding for Kyiv, leaders asked the European Commission to draw up legal options for a reparations loan backed by Russia’s frozen assets, with a final proposal expected by the end of the year. The news follows weeks of – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com […]
BlackRock halted Ukraine recovery fund following Trump victory, France working on replacement, Bloomberg reports
BlackRock, a U.S. investment firm, suspended work on a multibillion-dollar Ukraine recovery fund following U.S. President Donald Trump’s election victory, prompting France to work on a replacement, Bloomberg reported on July 5. The plan nearly secured the initial support of institutions backed by the governments of Germany, Italy, and Poland, people familiar with the matter […]
Ukraine’s parliament working on bill to organize post-war elections, speaker says
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk said on June 28 that Ukraine’s parliament is preparing a draft bill to hold elections following the end of the martial law period enacted as a result of the war. “We are working on this draft law, because for the next elections, a new special draft law is […]
Trump administration doesn’t like working with Zelensky’s top aide, Politico reports
Officials in Washington are frustrated with the diplomatic efforts of Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, and believe he may be undermining Ukraine’s efforts to win favor with U.S. President Donald Trump, Politico reported on June 19. Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s close friend and chief adviser, has represented Ukraine’s interests in Washington since Russia’s […]
Ukraine working on 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange with Russia, Zelensky says
Ukraine is working on a previously agreed-upon 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 21. “We have to release all our people, unconditionally. We are trying to do the maximum we can. We are trying very hard,” Zelensky said in an evening address on May 21. Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) on […]
Ukraine, allies working on security guarantees potentially similar to NATO Article 5, Zelensky says
Ukraine and its allies are working on security guarantees that offer “the protection that Article 5 provides to NATO countries,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 25. U.S., U.K., German, French, and Ukrainian officials met in London on April 23. A copy of a peace proposal given to the U.S. by Ukrainian and European officials […]
Russia ‘working hard’ to return Wagner POWs, Ukraine’s HUR says
Mercenaries who fought for Wagner Group in Ukraine are among those at the top of the list of requests from the Kremlin in prisoner swaps, Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) said on April 20. Speaking on national television, HUR spokesperson Andrii Yusov was asked about Moscow’s priorities during negotiations for who is included in the semi-regular […]
France, UK working on developing one month truce plan for Ukraine, Macron tells Le Figaro
French President Emmanuel Macron and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer are working on a plan to reach a one-month truce in Ukraine, Macron told Le Figaro on March 2. Macron’s statement comes after European leaders met in London to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, and restoring dialogue between the Ukrainian and U.S. governments following […]
Macron, Starmer working to pacify Zelensky-Trump relations ‘because what is at stake is too important’
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are working behind the scenes to pacify relations between President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Volodymyr Zelensky following their public spat on Feb. 28. Macron has spoken with both Zelensky and Trump privately, telling La Tribune Dimanche in an interview published on March 1 that […]
Ukraine’s SBU detains its counter-terrorist center chief accused of working for Russia
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained the head of the agency’s counter-terrorism department, who is suspected of working for Russian intelligence, SBU head Vasyl Maliuk announced on Feb. 12. While the agency did not reveal the suspect’s name, the Kyiv Independent’s SBU sources identified him as Colonel Dmytro Koziura. The suspect’s illicit activities […]