National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has in recent months held secret talks with high-level Russian officials, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing unnamed US and allied officials. The officials said that the talks were aimed at reducing the risk of...
The Washington Post reported on Saturday that the US is privately encouraging Ukraine to signal an openness to negotiations with Russia but for public relations purposes, not to actually pursue diplomacy. Sources told the Post that the US wants Ukrainian President...
The commander that oversees US nuclear forces delivered an ominous warning at a naval conference last week by calling the war in Ukraine a "warmup" for the "big one" that is to come. "This Ukraine crisis that we're in right now, this is just the warmup," said Navy...
The US and South Korea are extending massive aerial war games after North Korea put on a massive show of force in response to the drills. Washington and Seoul started their Vigilant Storm exercises on Monday, which were initially scheduled to run 24 hours a day for...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on other claimants to the South China Sea to "jointly resist" US pressure in the region, The South China Morning Post reported on Thursday. China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, and Malaysia all have overlapping...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has found no traces of undeclared nuclear activity at sites in Ukraine where Russia alleged work was being done to create a dirty bomb, a conventional explosive mixed with nuclear material. The IAEA issued a statement...
Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Chris Coons (D-DE) visited Kyiv on Thursday and pledged that there will still be bipartisan support for providing massive amounts of aid after the upcoming midterm elections. "I am confident that bipartisan robust American support for...
Ukraine's parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a draft "victory" budget for 2023 that includes a record $38 billion deficit that Kyiv is expecting its Western backers to cover. "Do everything to bring victory closer. It was with this philosophy that we drafted...
The Biden administration said Wednesday that it has seen no indication that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine after a media report claimed Russian officials were discussing the matter. "We continue to monitor this as best we can, and we see no...
The Pentagon's new Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) says the US believes Iran is not pursuing a nuclear weapon, but Biden administration officials are still threatening military action against Tehran to prevent it from acquiring one. The NPR was released last week and...
