Former Ukrainian President and sitting MP Petro Poroshenko was not permitted to leave the country because he planned to meet with Hungarian PM Viktor Orban, a government source told NV on Dec. 1.
The U.S. this week authorized one of its largest arms packages yet for Ukraine with $800 million worth of weapons designed to help it against an expected battle in the east. The question of whether to arm Ukraine is one that has challenged American policymakers for years. Ali Rogin looks back at how recent presidents have addressed that question and what the Biden administration has learned.
Former Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko has said that Russia can only boast of the support of a few nations while his country has the backing of 141
In explaining why he launched the invasion, President Putin falsely claimed that Ukraine was always a part of Russia, while he also made bogus assertions about pro-Russian Ukrainians being under threat. To help sort fact from fiction, and gain a better understanding of how we got to this point, the NewsHour's Ali Rogin looks at the history of Ukraine and its people's political independence.