A Kremlin spokesman said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin after his short-lived mutiny. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the meeting took place on June 29 at the Kremlin and lasted three hours. The talks were...
US Wants Southeast Asian Nations to ‘Push Back’ Against China in South China Sea
A senior State Department official said Friday that the US was looking at building relationships with Southeast Asian nations to "push back" against China in the South China Sea. Daniel Kritenbrink, the US assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific affairs, made...
Biden Suggests Israel Model for Ukraine
President Biden said Friday that Ukraine won't be brought into NATO anytime soon but said he was willing to give Kyiv support similar to what the US provides Israel. "I don’t think there is unanimity in NATO about whether or not to bring Ukraine into the NATO family...
Congressional Democrats, US Allies Break With Biden on Cluster Bombs for Ukraine
President Biden's decision to arm Ukraine with cluster bombs has sparked rare Democratic criticism of his proxy war with Russia, and some of the US's top NATO allies have also spoken out against the move. "The decision by the Biden administration to transfer cluster...
Former US Official Defends Meeting With Russian Foreign Minister
Richard Haas, a former US diplomat and former President of the Council on Foreign Relations, has defended a meeting he held with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that was first reported by NBC News last week. According to NBC, Hass and two other former US...
Cambodia PM Urges Ukraine Not to Use US Cluster Bombs
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged Ukraine not to employ US-provided cluster bombs in its war against Russia, pointing to the US legacy of cluster munition use in his country as a warning. "It would be the greatest danger for Ukrainians for many years or up to...
Biden Defends Decision to Send Cluster Bombs to Ukraine
President Biden on Friday defended his decision to arm Ukraine with cluster bombs, which are banned by over 100 nations because they are exceptionally harmful to civilians. The Pentagon announced Friday that the US was sending cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of...
Ukraine Spy Chief Says Threat to Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Subsiding
Ukraine's military intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, said Thursday that the threat to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is subsiding. Ukrainian officials have been claiming without evidence that Russia planted explosives at the ZNPP and...
CENTCOM Says It Conducted 37 Operations Against ISIS in Iraq and Syria in June
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a press release on Thursday that it was involved in 37 operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria during the month of June. The command said all of the operations were conducted with US partners, the Kurdish-led SDF in Syria, and...
US Plans Naval Logistics Hub in India as Part of Buildup Against China
The US wants to turn India into a center for resupplying and maintenance of naval vessels in South Asia as part of its military buildup against China in the region, Nikkei Asia reported Thursday. The US has no military bases in India but has been working on increasing...