US House Begins Appropriations Vote, Weighing Support for Ukraine Against Stricter Border Policies
Chuck Schumer announced that the vote on Biden’s request for billions in Ukraine and Israel assistance would occur as soon as the week of Dec. 4. The vote combines the highly divisive issue of immigration policy with the less-partisan issue of funding for Ukraine and Israel.
Polish Trucker Blockade of Ukrainian Border Continues as EU Threatens Lawsuits
The European Union (EU) has threatened legal action against the Polish government for failing to resolve the blockade at the border between Poland and Ukraine — caused by a weeks-long trucker protest.
Top Ukraine General Calls War a “Stalemate” — West Quietly Pushes Negotiations
In a recent interview with The Economist, top Ukrainian General Valery Zaluzhny admitted that the war against Russia has reached a stalemate — comparing the situation in Eastern Ukraine to Northern France during World War I.
Visualizing the War in Ukraine: A Conversation with Pulitzer Prize-Winner Evgeniy Maloletka
Evgeniy Maloletka was a photographer on the ground during Russia’s siege of the city of Mariupol on Ukraine’s southeastern border, during which he captured images of the siege alongside a crew of filmmakers documenting the events for a film titled “20 Days in Mariupol.”
German Elections Cast Poor Forecast for Kyiv
In the run-up to the election, the public media network Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) showed that 41% of respondents thought that Ukraine should accept territorial concessions to Moscow, should it mean an end to the conflict.
Explosions Over Kremlin Increase Tensions
The Russian government blamed Ukraine for an apparent drone attack above its capital building.