While the US has been steadily escalating its military support for Ukraine, the Biden administration has held off sending the Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMs), munitions that have a range of up to 190 miles and can be fired from the HIMARS rocket systems. One...
Zelensky Signs Agreement With JP Morgan on Ukraine’s Reconstruction
Bankers from JP Morgan Chase visited Ukraine last week and signed a memorandum of understanding with President Volodymyr Zelensky and plan to help raise private capital for a new fund for Ukraine's reconstruction. According to Fox Business, JP Morgan, America's...
Russia Says NATO Should Hold Emergency Summit Over Nord Stream Sabotage
Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said over the weekend that NATO countries should hold an emergency summit over the sabotage of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines after a report from journalist Seymour Hersh said US Navy divers planted explosives on the...
US Military Says It Started Shooting Down UFOs After Adjusting Radars
Explaining why the US military just shot down three unidentified flying objects, the commander of US Northern Command said it was due to a radar adjustment that was made after a Chinese balloon was spotted over the US. Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, who heads NORTHCOM...
Ukrainian Troops Training on Leopard Tanks in Poland
Ukrainian troops are training on German-made Leopard tanks in Poland and put on a demonstration Monday for Polish President Andrzej Duda that was attended by reporters. The training for Leopard tanks typically takes a few months, but the program in Poland is being...
Stoltenberg Says Ukraine Using Way More Munitions Than NATO Can Produce
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that Ukrainian forces are using significantly more ammunition than the alliance's members can produce, putting a strain on Western stockpiles. "The war in Ukraine is consuming an enormous amount of munitions, and...
China Says the US Sent 10 Balloons Over Its Territory Since Last Year
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday said that the US had sent 10 "high-altitude" balloons over its airspace since last year while refuting allegations that the Chinese balloon the US shot down was a surveillance device. "US balloons have often entered other...
Members of House Committee on China Planning Taiwan Trip to ‘Infuriate’ Beijing
Members of the newly formed House committee on China are in talks about sending a delegation to Taiwan, knowing that it will "infuriate" Beijing and likely raise military tensions in the region. The House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United...
AFRICOM Claims 12 al-Shabaab Killed in Latest US Airstrike in Somalia
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Sunday that it launched an airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia on February 10, the first known US airstrike in the country this month. The command claimed the strike killed 12 al-Shabaab fighters and said it "assessed" no civilians...
US Military Shoots Down Fourth Flying Object Over Michigan
The US military shot down another flying object on Sunday over Lake Huron in Michigan, Canada's defense minister announced. Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand said the object was engaged by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the command...