“You’re allowing the Ukrainians to defend themselves,” Biden told the workers, his podium flanked by Javelin missile launchers and shipping containers. can continue hustle aid to the front lines. President Joe Biden on Tuesday credited the assembly line workers at a Javelin missile plant for doing life-saving work in building the antitank weapons that are being sent to Ukraine to stifle Russia’s invasion as he made a pitch for Congress to approve $33 billion so the U.S. Ukraine’s railroads have played an important role in moving people, goods and military supplies during the war as roads and bridges have been damaged.
The Ukrainian military also reported strikes on railways in the Kirovohrad region, saying there were unspecified casualties. Valentyn Reznichenko said Russian missiles struck railway infrastructure in the area, leaving one person wounded and disrupting train movement. Kamyshin said at least 14 trains were delayed because of the attacks.ĭnipro region Gov. Oleksandr Kamyshin, the head of the Ukrainian railways, said the Russian strikes on Tuesday hit six railway stations in the country’s central and western regions, inflicting heavy damage. KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian officials say the Russian military has struck railroad infrastructure across the country.
Giving the luncheon’s keynote address in Washington, Blinken said: “Now, with the Russian government’s brutal war of aggression on Ukraine, many of these preexisting problems, these preexisting conditions, have been made worse, raising the price of essential commodities throughout the Americas, from fertilizer to wheat to petroleum, cutting off key export markets for many industries in the Americas, and forcing households across the region to make very wrenching choices as the cost of living skyrockets.”īlinken plans to chair two United Nations meetings later this month aimed at spotlighting how the war in Ukraine and other conflicts is affecting the availability of food and prices. Blinken told the annual Conference of the Americas Luncheon on Tuesday that the effects of the war are being felt after the pandemic inflicted “massive economic harm throughout the region.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the war in Ukraine has worsened problems in the Western Hemisphere caused by the coronavirus pandemic, such as rising poverty.Ĭoncerns about the war decreasing the availability of food and increasing prices have sparked fears of increasing hunger and starvation in other nations. The topics included ongoing efforts to support Ukraine and impose costs on Russia, Watson said. NSC spokesperson Adrienne Watson said National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Oscar Stenström, state secretary for foreign affairs to Sweden's prime minister, discussed the security situation in Europe in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. National Security Council spokesperson said. WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's national security adviser met Tuesday with a Swedish foreign affairs officials and committed to continuing “close coordination” on security issues, a U.S. German opposition leader visits Ukraine chancellor refuses to goįollow all AP stories on Russia’s war on Ukraine at Pope Francis offers to meet Putin, but hasn't heard back Biden visit highlights strain on US weapons stockpile Debt drama far from over for Russia even though it dodges default Russia storms Mariupol steel plant as some evacuees reach safety KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: We don’t know how the program will work,” he said. He went from being just yards from the United States to some 600 miles (966 kilometers) away in the Mexico City area. Giorgi Mikaberidze, 19, arrived in Tijuana April 25 and found the U.S. at a San Diego border crossing on humanitarian parole. Hundreds entered Mexico daily as tourists in Mexico City or Cancun and flew to Tijuana to wait for a few days to be admitted to the U.S. government announced in late March that it would accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees. Others arrived at airports in Mexico City or Cancun. border in Tijuana where they were told they would no longer be admitted. Some refugees have already been to the U.S. The camp has been open only a week and from 50 to 100 people are arriving every day. government to allow them into the country.Ībout 500 evacuees were waiting Tuesday in large tents under a searing sun on a dusty field on the east side of Mexico’s sprawling capital.
MEXICO CITY - Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees are camping out in Mexico City and waiting for the U.S.