在俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京发起入侵这两个国家正在争夺乌克兰东部和南部地区的控制权。
普京的力量拿出11月,随着乌克兰军队领导了针对南部港口城市赫尔松的反攻,他们从赫尔松撤退。俄语嗡嗡声继续轰炸平民目标在整个乌克兰,摧毁关键的电力基础设施冬天 开始了。
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五角大楼周一宣布了一项新的总统削减对乌克兰安全援助的计划,价值高达4.6亿美元。
这个包将包括四辆布拉德利步兵火力支援队车辆,HIMARS弹药,火炮和迫击炮弹,空中监视雷达等等。
美国总统乔·拜登(Joe Biden)周一在基辅举行的新闻发布会上暗示了新的供应,还表示他将在本周晚些时候宣布新的制裁措施,“针对试图逃避制裁和回填俄罗斯战争机器的精英和公司”。
-美国广播公司新闻的马特·塞勒
美国东部时间2月20日上午5:39
基辅的拜登说普京“大错特错”
美国总统乔·拜登周一表示,俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京在2022年2月24日发动乌克兰战争是“大错特错”。
拜登在一份声明中说:“当普京在近一年前发动入侵时,他认为乌克兰很弱,西方处于分裂状态。”“他认为他能比我们活得久。但他大错特错。”
白宫发布了拜登的声明暗访来到这个饱受战争蹂躏的国家,抵达基辅周一早上。
拜登说:“在世界准备纪念俄罗斯野蛮入侵乌克兰一周年之际,我今天在基辅会见泽伦斯基总统,并重申我们对乌克兰民主、主权和领土完整的坚定不移的承诺。”。
“今天,在基辅,我将会见泽伦斯基总统及其团队,就我们对乌克兰的支持进行广泛讨论。我将宣布另一批关键设备,包括火炮弹药、反装甲系统和空中监视雷达,以帮助保护乌克兰人民免受空袭,”他继续说道。“本周晚些时候,我将与大家分享,我们将宣布对试图逃避或充实俄罗斯战争机器的精英和公司的额外制裁。在过去的一年里,美国建立了一个从大西洋到太平洋的国家联盟,以前所未有的军事、经济和人道主义支持来帮助保卫乌克兰——这种支持将会持续下去。”
拜登补充说:“我也期待着前往波兰会见杜达总统和我们东翼盟友的领导人,并发表讲话,说明美国将如何继续团结世界,支持乌克兰人民以及《联合国宪章》中把我们团结在一起的人权和尊严的核心价值观。”
美国东部时间2月20日上午5:21
拜登突访乌克兰
美国总统乔·拜登对饱受战争蹂躏的乌克兰进行了一次未经宣布的访问周一抵达基辅,正值俄罗斯入侵一周年之际,华盛顿发出了其持续支持的信号。
拜登的访问是在计划与北约盟国在波兰举行会议之前进行的。白宫发言人郭佳欣·让-皮埃尔(Michael Jean-Pierre)在本月早些时候的一份声明中表示,预计他将于周二晚上在华沙的皇家城堡拱廊(Royal Castle Arcades)发表演讲,对战争第一年期间的国际支持进行评估,并阐述“我们将如何继续与乌克兰人民站在一起,直到战争结束”。
拜登还计划在波兰会见布加勒斯特九国集团(Bucharest Nine)的领导人。布加勒斯特九国集团是北约东部的一个盟友集团,成立于2015年,旨在回应俄罗斯吞并乌克兰克里米亚半岛的行为。
乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽伦斯基12月对美国进行了一次戏剧性的访问这是自2022年2月俄罗斯入侵以来,他的首次国际旅行。泽伦斯基在华盛顿特区的白宫会见了拜登,然后在国会山向美国国会议员发表讲话。
美国东部时间2月19日下午1:03
乌克兰军方称,俄罗斯计划进行核演习以干扰拜登的欧洲之行
乌克兰军事情报局指责俄罗斯计划举行“大规模核演习”,以配合美国总统乔·拜登下周访问欧洲。
该机构周日在其官方电报频道的一份声明中表示,俄罗斯正在准备从陆地和海上试射核能力导弹。
GUR表示,一艘核武装潜艇已被置于“最高级别”的战备状态,战略轰炸机已被转移到俄罗斯坦波夫的一个基地。
该机构声称,演习旨在扰乱总统拜登的欧洲之行。
“尤其是俄罗斯联邦军事和政治领导层的这种行动,是试图通过直接的核讹诈来阻碍乔·拜登(Joe Biden)定于2月20日至22日对欧洲的访问,并削弱国际社会对乌克兰的支持,”GUR声明称。
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Biden in Kyiv says Putin was 'dead wrong'
Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout eastern and southern Ukraine.
Putin's forces pulled out of key positions in November, retreating from Kherson as Ukrainian troops led a counteroffensive targeting the southern port city. Russian drones have continued bombarding civilian targets throughout Ukraine, knocking out critical power infrastructure as winter sets in.
US announces new $460 million worth of weapons for Ukraine
The Pentagon announced a new presidential drawdown of security aid for Ukraine valued at up to $460 million on Monday.
This package will include four Bradley Infantry Fire Support Team vehicles, HIMARS ammunition, artillery and mortar rounds, air surveillance radars and more.
President Joe Biden hinted at the new supplies in a press conference from Kyiv on Monday, also saying he would be announcing new sanctions "against elites and companies that are trying to evade sanctions and backfill Russia's war machine" later this week.
-ABC News' Matt Seyler
Feb 20, 5:39 AM EST
Biden in Kyiv says Putin was 'dead wrong'
U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was "dead wrong" when he started the war in Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
"When Putin launched his invasion nearly one year ago, he thought Ukraine was weak and the West was divided," Biden said in a statement. "He thought he could outlast us. But he was dead wrong."
The White House released the statement from Biden as he made an unannounced visit to the war-torn country, arriving in Kyiv on Monday morning.
"As the world prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, I am in Kyiv today to meet with President Zelenskyy and reaffirm our unwavering and unflagging commitment to Ukraine’s democracy, sovereignty, and territorial integrity," Biden said.
"Today, in Kyiv, I am meeting with President Zelenskyy and his team for an extended discussion on our support for Ukraine. I will announce another delivery of critical equipment, including artillery ammunition, anti-armor systems, and air surveillance radars to help protect the Ukrainian people from aerial bombardments," he continued. "And I will share that later this week, we will announce additional sanctions against elites and companies that are trying to evade or backfill Russia's war machine. Over the last year, the United States has built a coalition of nations from the Atlantic to the Pacific to help defend Ukraine with unprecedented military, economic, and humanitarian support -- and that support will endure."
Biden added: "I also look forward to traveling on to Poland to meet President Duda and the leaders of our Eastern Flank Allies, as well as deliver remarks on how the United States will continue to rally the world to support the people of Ukraine and the core values of human rights and dignity in the UN Charter that unite us worldwide."
Feb 20, 5:21 AM EST
Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to war-torn Ukraine on Monday, arriving in Kyiv as Washington signals its ongoing support ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion.
Biden's visit came ahead of a planned meeting with NATO allies in Poland. He is expected to give a speech at the Royal Castle Arcades in Warsaw on Tuesday evening to offer an appraisal of international support during the first year of the war and to address "how we will continue to stand with the people of Ukraine for as long as it takes," White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement earlier this month.
Biden also plans to meet in Poland with leaders of the Bucharest Nine, a group of eastern NATO allies formed in 2015 in response to Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a dramatic visit to the United States in December, his first known international trip since the Russian invasion began in February 2022. Zelenskyy met with Biden at the White House in Washington, D.C., before addressing members of U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill.
Feb 19, 1:03 PM EST
Russia planning nuclear exercises to disrupt Biden's Europe visit, Ukrainian military says
Ukraine's military intelligence agency has accused Russia of planning to stage "large-scale nuclear exercises" to coincide with President Joe Biden's visit to Europe next week.
The GUR said Russia is preparing for test launches of nuclear capable missiles from land and sea, the agency said in a statement Sunday on its official Telegram channel.
The GUR said a nuclear armed submarine has been placed on the "highest level" of combat readiness and that strategic bombers have been moved to a base in Tambov, Russia.
The agency claimed the exercises are intended disrupt President Joe Biden's European trip.
"Such actions of the military and political leadership of the Russian Federation, in particular, are an attempt to hinder Joe Biden's visit to Europe, which is scheduled for February 20-22, through direct nuclear blackmail and to weaken international support for Ukraine," the GUR statement said.