Western allies raised almost $66 billion toward Ukraine’s economic recovery and stability over a two-day donors’ conference hosted by the British government that came to a close on Thursday.
Over the past several months, 36,000 Ukrainian soldiers — nine brigades — have been armed, equipped and trained outside of Ukraine by the U.S. and its NATO allies. Now fighting in the war, they will help determine the success of Ukraine's counteroffensive, military experts say.
Previously unreported large shipments of gunpowder between a state-owned Chinese company and a Russian munitions factory last year raise new questions about Beijing’s role in Russia’s war against Ukraine.