Russian-backed authorities in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine have reported that a huge majority of voters favor joining Russia as referendums concluded on Tuesday. Referendums on joining Russia were held in the breakaway Donbas republics of Luhansk and Donetsk...
Congressional Negotiators Agree on $12 Billion in New Ukraine Aid
Congressional negotiators agreed to include nearly $12 billion in new spending on the war in Ukraine in a stopgap spending bill that will likely be voted on this week, Reuters reported on Monday. Sources told Reuters that the $12 billion will include $4.5 billion in...
Iran, IAEA Still at Odds Over Uranium Traces Inquiry
The IAEA won’t close the investigation
Russia Says It’s Had ‘Sporadic’ Contacts With the US on Nuclear Weapons
The Kremlin wouldn’t comment on specifics
US Announces $457.5 Million in ‘Civilian Security Aid’ for Ukraine
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Monday that the US committed an additional $457.5 million in "civilian security assistance" that will go toward the country's law enforcement agencies. Blinken said that the new aid brings the total funds for Ukrainian law...
At UN General Assembly, Syria Calls for US to End Its Military Occupation
The US occupies about one-third of eastern Syria
Democrats in Congress Divided on Sending Ukraine Longer-Range Weapons
Russia warned it would cross a red line
China’s FM Tells Blinken the US Is Sending ‘Dangerous Signals’ Over Taiwan
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Friday that the US is sending "very wrong, dangerous signals" on the issue of Taiwan. The conversation between the two diplomats was focused on...
Russia Says It’s Not Threatening Anyone With Nukes
On Friday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Russia wasn't threatening anyone with nuclear weapons and said Moscow doesn't want a direct conflict with the US and NATO. "We are not threatening anyone with nuclear weapons," Ryabkov said. "The...
US Warns of ‘Catastrophic Consequences’ If Russia Uses Nukes
US would respond ‘decisively’