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KYIV, Ukraine — A first group of six Ukrainian pilots is not expected to complete training on the U.S.-made F-16 before next summer, senior Ukrainian government and military officials said, following a series of delays in the West’s instruction program for the sophisticated fighter jet. The timeline reflects the disconnect…

Once again, a grain crisis hit the world as Russia refused to extend the Ukrainian grain agreement because the involved parties did not adhere to the quotas of poor and needy countries. European countries seem to have obtained more than 80% of the total quantities of grain that Russia sold…

pentagon —  The United States is providing up to $200 million in additional military aid for Ukraine, two U.S. officials told VOA, in a package that is expected to include more rockets for HIMARS and more munitions for Patriot surface-to-air missile defense systems. The officials, who spoke to VOA on…

ANKARA — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that the revival of a vital Black Sea grain deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to reach world markets depends on Western capitals' fulfilling their responsibilities. In televised remarks in Ankara, Erdogan said his country’s contacts with relevant parties to revive the…

Russian Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov attends a press conference to present a new schoolbook for high school students on general world history and Russian history, mentioning the the country's ongoing military action in Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea in 2014, in Moscow on August 7, 2023. AFPMoscow has sparked…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attending a coordination meeting on the state border protection in the northwestern regions of Ukraine in the western city of Lviv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. — AFP/FileAn informant who had been sharing intelligence with Russia for a plot to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has…

Via @uaweapons The four-decade-old Sukhoi Su-24 bombers belonging to the Ukrainian air force’s 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade have, with NATO’s help, become deadly deep-strike systems. Which is why the Russian air force is doing its best to destroy the brigade, which operates from an airfield in Starokostiantyniv in western Ukraine.…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The towering Mother Ukraine statue in Kyiv — one of the nation’s most recognizable landmarks — lost its hammer-and-sickle symbol on Sunday as officials replaced the Soviet-era emblem with the country’s trident coat of arms. The move is part of a wider shift to reclaim Ukraine’s…

Saudi Arabia hosted a meeting on the Ukraine crisis Saturday in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. The meeting witnessed the attendance of security advisors and representatives from some 40 nations, aimed to work out a solution that would achieve permanent peace and reduce the humanitarian repercussions of the Ukraine…

A meeting on the Ukraine crisis began on Saturday in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah.    A source from the Ukrainian delegation told Al Arabiya News that during the meeting, the 10-point peace plan proposed by Ukraine was backed by several countries.    The meeting, attended by security advisors…