The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Carl P. Leubsdorf: 3 possible threats to Biden campaign

President Joe Biden forged a unified NATO position on ultimate membership for Ukraine and continued military help abroad last week. At home, inflation fell to the lowest level in more than two years, outpaced by wage gains.

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2023

Editorial: Confiscate Russian assets? The West should resist

With the costs of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine already exceeding $500 billion, some Western governments are pushing to use frozen Russian assets to pay for an eventual reconstruction. The moral case for holding Putin accountable is clear. Unilaterally diverting Russian assets to Ukraine at this stage, however, would create…

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 511 of the invasion

Russia again attacks Ukrainian port of Odesa after pulling out of grain deal; fire reported at military base in Crimea

The Guardian - AU · Jul 19, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow warns ships in Black Sea; video appears to show Prigozhin for first time since mutiny – as it happened

Defence ministry says it will consider all ships travelling to Black Sea ports as potential carriers of military equipment

The Guardian - AU · Jul 19, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war – live: Global wheat prices soar as Putin destroys 60,000 tonnes of Odesa grain

White Housewarns Russia preparing for possible attacks on civilian shipping vessels in the Black Sea

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 511

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 511th day.

Al Jazeera · Jul 19, 2023

🔴 Live: Russia warns Ukraine-bound ships on Black Sea

Russia on Wednesday warned that from Thursday, any ships travelling to Ukraine's Black Sea ports will be seen as possibly carrying military cargo and their flag states parties to the conflict. The announcement came after Ukraine said it was setting up a temporary shipping route to try and continue its…

France 24 · Jul 19, 2023

Russia launches ‘hellish’ second-night attack on Ukraine’s Odesa

Ukraine air defence systems in the Odesa region and the capital Kyiv repelled Russian drone and missile attacks.

Al Jazeera · Jul 19, 2023

Blair was urged to keep alive Ukraine’s EU hopes, records show

Former prime minister Tony Blair was told 20 years ago that Kyiv believed the West had ‘too rosy a view’ of Vladimir Putin.

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

Export of used cars to Russia to be banned over Ukraine war

The government is set to ban exports of used cars to Russia as part of additional sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, according to sources.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 18, 2023