Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 658 As the war enters its 658th day, these are the main developments. Al Jazeera · Dec 13, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 658 Scores injured in missile attack on Kyiv; Zelenskiy gets frosty reception from Republicans in Washington; Biden announces $200m military aid package The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2023
Republicans helping Russia by denying Ukraine aid, Biden says US president announces emergency $200m in aid after Congress continues to deny Volodymyr Zelenskiy The Guardian - US · Dec 13, 2023
The GOP's Bogus Linkage Between Aiding Ukraine and "Border Security" The analogy between Russia's invasion of Ukraine and illegal migration to the US is nonsensical. And many of the GOP's demands are actually intended to make legal migration more difficult, a policy likely to actually increase the illegal kind. Reason · Dec 12, 2023
Biden shames Republicans for standing in the way of Ukraine aid The president noted Russian propagandists’ recent praise for the GOP’s refusal to back more funding for Kyiv’s defence The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023
Watch: Biden and Zelensky speak at White House to push for Ukraine funding Watch as Joe Biden hosts Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Tuesday, 12 December. The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023
🔴 Live: Zelensky, Biden give joint press conference as US aid for Ukraine hangs in the balance Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded Tuesday in Washington for continued US military aid but Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson poured cold water on the desperate bid for help. Watch Zelensky's press conference with US President Joe Biden at the White House live from 10pm Paris time (GMT+1). France 24 · Dec 12, 2023
No deal yet, but border negotiators report progress - Roll Call Top Senate and Biden administration officials met in hopes of reaching a border deal that could unlock support for aid to Ukraine and Israel. Roll Call · Dec 12, 2023
Ukraine aid on life support? Zelensky pleads for more funding amid battlefield stalemate Last week he sent his defence minister. This time, Volodymyr Zelensky made the trip in person to Washington to try to convince Republicans to lift objections to a desperately-needed financial lifeline for Kyiv. That is not the furthest Ukraine's president has gone. Zelensky travelled all the way to Buenos Aires,… France 24 · Dec 12, 2023
Zelenskiy struggles to get US Republicans to back $61bn Ukraine military aid package Republicans want Democrats to agree to crackdown on immigration in return for supporting funds The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023
US announces hundreds of new sanctions in push to isolate Russia New sanctions target entities and individuals around the world in bid to isolate Russia as its war on Ukraine continues. Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2023
How to assess the carbon footprint of a war We know that war is bad for the environment, with toxic chemicals left polluting the soil and water for decades after fighting ceases. Much less obvious are the carbon emissions from armed conflicts and their long-term impacts on the climate. The Conversation · Dec 12, 2023
‘Disagreement’ stopping funds from Chelsea sale helping Ukraine victims The UK government and Roman Abramovich are at odds over how the money should be spent, with £2.5bn from deal remaining frozen in a UK bank account The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy arrives in the US. What’s on the agenda? Zelenskyy is trying to help break a US domestic political deadlock that will deprive his country of war funding. Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023 Donald Tusk sets out vision of a progressive Poland at heart of EU Incoming PM tells parliament he will ‘bring back billions of euros’ of EU funds, as MPs confirm his candidacy
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023 From Gaza to Ukraine, what would the pioneers of human rights think of our world today? The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights protects the most vulnerable: we must fight to defend and extend it, says professor of law Philippe Sands
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023 US announces new sanctions on Russia's weapons suppliers as Zelenskyy visits Washington The Biden administration is hitting hundreds of people and firms around the globe with new economic and diplomatic sanctions as the U.S. targets third-country contributors that are equipping Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023 Ukraine faces heavy attack from air and cyberspace while Zelenskyy in US presses for more funding Local officials say Ukraine has came under heavy attack from the air and from cyberspace
Radio France Internationale · Dec 12, 2023 Ukraine sounds alarm as Hungary threatens EU support, but Orban may get his way Ukraine has warned that its European ambitions are at risk as Brussels' leaders struggle to agree on renewing financial support for Kyiv and extending an invitation to start membership talks.
Salon · Dec 12, 2023 Thumb-twiddler caucus toys with Ukraine Who needs to defend democracy abroad when Donald Trump is promising to be a dictator here at home on "day one"?
International Business Times · Dec 12, 2023 Poland's Tusk Calls For 'Stronger' EU, Ukraine Support Donald Tusk on Tuesday urged firm support for war-torn Ukraine and called for a stronger EU, as the Polish premier-designate previewed his priorities ahead of lawmakers' vote on his proposed government.
Roll Call · Dec 12, 2023 Zelenskyy’s Senate visit doesn’t change border debate - Roll Call Disagreements over border security remained after Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met with senators seeking military aid.
Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2023 Additional US military aid to Ukraine will be a ‘fiasco’, Kremlin says Moscow is ‘very attentively’ watching as US President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in Washington.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023 ‘Art helps us imagine a future we wish to remember’: the photographer finding art in a war zone Six months after the war broke out in Ukraine, Daoud Sarhandi-Williams headed to Kyiv to photograph the city’s street art – and discovered images that capture the hopes and fears of a city
International Business Times · Dec 12, 2023 Zelensky Makes Plea For US Aid As Russia Claims Advances Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will press Tuesday for more US military aid to battle Russia, which said any funding would be a "fiasco" and claimed its forces were advancing on the front.