During his visit to France, President Zelensky held meetings with congressional delegations, discussing the situation at the front, the use of American weapons, steps to reduce Russia's ability to strike civilian infrastructure, as well as preparations for a global peace summit and a bilateral security agreement with the United States.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak at a joint meeting of the US Congress on July 24 to "tell the truth" about Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip amid strained relations with President Joe Biden.
Republicans have blocked a bill in the Senate that would recognize the legal right to access contraception across the country.
The U. S. Senate is preparing a bipartisan bill to impose sanctions on Georgian politicians responsible for the Foreign Agents Act, which impedes Georgia's Euro-Atlantic integration.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that China provides huge support to Russia's military-industrial base by importing machine tools and microelectronics, which allows the Russian Federation to produce tanks and ammunition at a record pace, despite the fact that it does not directly supply weapons for the war in Ukraine.
U. S. lawmakers have supported sanctions against Russia's state nuclear company Rosatom for its role in the seizure of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, citing the risk of a nuclear disaster due to Russia's actions.
Biden signs a law banning imports of enriched uranium from Russia or Russian companies.
U. S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said it is too early to assess the impact of U.S. funding on Ukraine's combat capabilities, as Kyiv needs time to receive the allocated support.
The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP lacks licensed personnel to resume operations, the minister says.
Russia is planning to conduct tactical exercises with nuclear weapons in response to the West's statements about the possible deployment of troops to Ukraine.
The G7 plans to provide Kyiv with $50 billion in aid from frozen Russian assets, and the US is negotiating to sign an agreement at the G7 summit in June.
The U. S. Senate's support for a law banning imports of enriched uranium from Russia is a decisive step toward imposing sanctions on Rosatom, which is financing the war in Ukraine.
The U. S. Senate unanimously passed a law banning imports of enriched uranium from Russia. The document bans imports of Russian uranium to the United States until January 2028.
The situation on the contact line escalated after the US decision to provide military assistance to Ukraine: the enemy army significantly intensified its activities in the Kupyansk sector and launched numerous attacks that were repelled by Ukrainian forces.
President Zelenskyy held phone conversations with leaders of the U. S. Congress, thanking them for their military assistance to Ukraine and discussing the need to further develop air defense and long-range radar systems.
TikTok's CEO hopes to defeat the US restrictions on the app, arguing that "we're not going anywhere" and that the facts and the Constitution are on their side.
Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with a U. S. Congressional delegation in Kyiv to discuss urgent needs for military assistance, the dynamics of the fighting, and Ukraine's progress in liberating the occupied territories from russia.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says the West should increase arms production to help Ukraine defeat Russia, as the era of peace in Europe is over.
Scholz welcomes the decision of the US Congress to provide Ukraine with an aid package, noting that Putin "miscalculated" when he believed that the allies would abandon Ukraine.
The US Congress passed a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in the US if the Chinese parent company ByteDance does not sell the app within 270 days of President Biden signing the bill.
The Israeli Air Force struck a rocket launcher in southern Lebanon shortly after it was used to attack a community in Israel, and also struck a Hezbollah military complex.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reacts to the Senate's passage of a bill on aid to Ukraine.
President Zelenskyy expressed deep gratitude to the U. S. Senate for approving vital aid to Ukraine, thanking leaders of both parties for their strong bipartisan support.
The US Senate passes a $95. 3 billion aid bill for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, which President Biden promises to sign immediately to begin sending weapons and equipment to Ukraine this week.
The US Senate has approved a $95. 3 billion package of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and to counter China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region. The package includes almost $61 billion for Ukraine.
The Biden administration is preparing a new $1 billion aid package for Ukraine, which for the first time may include long-range ATACMS missile systems.
The US Senate holds a procedural vote to approve $61 billion in aid to Ukraine. 80 senators supported the proposal to approve the aid package for Ukraine under a shortened procedure.
The US Senate plans to consider aid bills that include a military support package for Ukraine. However, senators will have 30 hours to discuss the document before the final vote.
Ukraine could receive up to $5 billion from confiscated Russian assets if the US Congress approves the REPO bill, which would allow the president to seize Russian sovereign assets currently under US jurisdiction.
US flags are raised in the Ukrainian parliament in anticipation of the US Senate's decision on aid to Ukraine.