Biden won’t send Ukraine F-16 fighter jets ‘for now’ 
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Biden won’t send Ukraine F-16 fighter jets ‘for now’ 

ByNews Polite

On the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Biden said Friday that he’s ruled out supplying the Ukrainian armed forces with F-16 fighter jets, at least “for now.”  The 80-year-old president made the declaration during an interview with ABC News anchor David Muir, and comes despite repeated calls…

The increasingly murky prospect of an end to Putin’s Ukraine war
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The increasingly murky prospect of an end to Putin’s Ukraine war

ByNews Polite

How is the Ukraine war going to end? This question bedevils smaller arguments over Western aid to the brave Ukrainian forces. Bringing it into tighter focus is Vladimir Putin’s decision to pass the winter with ever-more-brutal strikes on Ukraine’s infrastructure and civilian targets — such as last Saturday’s murderous missile…

Russia claims deadly attack, but Kyiv denies anyone killed
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Russia claims deadly attack, but Kyiv denies anyone killed

ByNews Polite

The Russian military claimed Sunday to have carried out deadly missile strikes on barracks used by Ukrainian troops in retaliation for the deaths of dozens of Russian soldiers in a rocket attack a week ago. Ukrainian officials denied there were any casualties. The Russian Defense Ministry said its missiles hit…

US helped Ukraine target Russian generals, sink Moskva: book
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US helped Ukraine target Russian generals, sink Moskva: book

ByNews Polite

American intelligence agencies gave highly sensitive data to the Ukrainian armed forces that allowed them to track and kill a dozen Russian generals and sink the Russian flagship Moskva, a new book reveals — despite strident administration denials. A “furious” President Joe Biden gave “presidential tongue-lashings” to CIA chief Bill…

Ukraine targeted in another Russian missile barrage
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Ukraine targeted in another Russian missile barrage

ByNews Polite

Multiple regions of Ukraine, including its capital, faced a massive Russian missile attack Thursday, the biggest wave of strikes in weeks targeting national infrastructure. Air raid sirens rang out across the country. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Russia launched over 120 missiles. Russia dispatched explosive…

Russian missiles rain down on Ukraine towns on Christmas day
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Russian missiles rain down on Ukraine towns on Christmas day

ByNews Polite

Russian forces bombarded scores of towns in Ukraine on Christmas Day as Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was open to negotiations, a stance Washington has dismissed as posturing because of continued Russian attacks. Russia on Sunday launched more than 10 rocket attacks on the Kupiansk district in the Kharkiv…

Kevin McCarthy needs to show the same backbone as Zelensky and rally GOP support for Ukraine
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Kevin McCarthy needs to show the same backbone as Zelensky and rally GOP support for Ukraine

ByNews Polite

“This struggle will define in what world our children and grandchildren will live, and then their children and grandchildren,” Ukraine’s heroic Volodymyr Zelensky told Congress on Wednesday. “Your money is not charity, it’s an investment.” Bravo: Ukraine’s president sharply defined the moral imperative behind US financial and material support for…

Russia launches another major missile attack on Ukraine
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Russia launches another major missile attack on Ukraine

ByNews Polite

Ukrainian authorities reported explosions in at least three cities Friday, saying Russia has launched a major missile attack on energy facilities and infrastructure. Local authorities on social media reported explosions in the capital, Kyiv, southern Kryvyi Rih and northeastern Kharkiv as authorities sounded air raid alarms across the country warning…