The move comes as the U.S. separately agreed not to block the transfer of U.S. fighter jets from other countries into Ukraine.

Moscow claimed to destroy one of two sophisticated Patriot air defense systems in Ukraine but Kyiv disputed the account. A U.S. official said one system was damaged but operational.

As Biden left Washington for Asia, he said he was "confident" the U.S. would raise the debt ceiling and avert default.

On the same stage where her husband, the prominent Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza, was honored for his courage years earlier, Evgenia Kara-Murza took the floor. She was addressing the 15th

Both the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Force have repeatedly publicly pledged to respect cease-fires or humanitarian law only to break those promises within minutes.

More than 40 nations lent their support Wednesday to the creation of an international body to keep a tally of damage caused as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Jean-Baptiste Trogneux, 30, was beaten up by anti-government protesters "because he is our great-nephew."

Trump's one-time national security adviser said the former president did not command respect from some world leaders.