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Russian President Vladimir Putin invoked religion as part of his justification for Russia's attack on Ukraine, believing their shared Orthodox history would lend credibility to his ambitions. "Of course, the Ukrainians beg to differ," says USIP's Knox Thames. "It's actually strengthening Ukrainian resistance to [Putin's] aggressive actions."

Pentagon officials report Biden administration will send another $400 million in military assistance to Ukraine despite a US recession and the losses of Volodymyr Zelensky in the Donbass.

Specifically. the foreign minister told us, they are in lock step from now on. they just want to make sure that the u.s. continues to keep up this strong rhetoric and robust response. take a listen. >> reporter: the latest u.s. weapons arrives in ukraine. on board, 79 tons of lethal aid, including nearly 300 tank armor piercing javelin missiles. as the u.s. doubles down on its support of ukraine. as many as 8,500 u.s. troops are now on high alert to be deployed to eastern europe to join nato for...

Threatened because it is not in nato, but there is nothing the west does is considered a provocation by russia. we heard about the deployment of the us lethal aid, just to ensure it is all about the defence, it is not about any threat to russia but ukrainians are concerned to be left behind when this crisis would be perceived as just something very local depending on the ukrainians. it is not like they feel betrayed but of course this moment that the west is probably not the strongest at the mom...

That war fears could impact the economy and his people. and knocking u.s. and other countries for evacuation of diplomates and families from the city. and finally, what the ukrainian president and many in his government are saying is it that russia should face new sanctions now, not later and the ukrainian military needs better gear to defend itself now. and they ran some drills and the u.s. sent a four supply of so-called lethal aid. finally, jackie, what about the people here in kiev and ukrai...

You are as well as your exclusive interview with the ukrainian foreign minister. >> well, wolf, there is no secret there has been some daylight between the u.s. leadership and the ukrainian leadership on the best way to deal with and also to talk about this crisis, particularly in the last week. the ukrainian foreign minister was not pulling any punches. he said he was annoyed that the u.s. made the decision to withdraw family members of u.s. embassy personnel. he felt that that was overly cauti...

Ten u.s. senators, bipartisan, miles away from the ukraine border in poland two weeks ago, very clear message, give us the planes, give us lethal aid, giver us what we need to win the war. they were critical of secretary blinken and president biden. that sent the wrong message to the nato allies and ukrainians and president biden does not have moral clarity on this war and how important it is to give the ukrainians what they need to win it. griff: senator, your thoughts on the historic release o...

A bipartisan group of senators requested specifics from the Biden administration on the defense aid that the United States has provided to Ukraine since Russia began its invasion into the neighboring country la

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement after supporting urgent lethal aid for Ukraine in their fight against Russia’s unlaw

The “vast majority” of a $350 million military aid package the U.S. promised to send Ukraine has reached the country, with most of the rest to be delivered within the next week, a senior U.S. defense official said Friday.