Chinese warplane activity near Taiwan hit a three-month high on Monday as a British minister visited the island, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Monday that 62 of China's People's Liberation Army's warplanes were detected in the...
The US and Taiwan kicked off two days of talks in New York on Tuesday aimed at reaching a new pact to deepen trade and economic cooperation despite strong objections from Beijing. The initiative was first agreed on in June, and the planned talks were announced back in...
The State Department said Tuesday that the US and Russia have agreed to hold talks on the New START nuclear arms control treaty for the first time since the February 24 Russian invasion of Ukraine. State Department spokesman Ned Price said a meeting of the bilateral...
A three-star general will lead a new command the US military will establish in Germany to oversee the arming and training of Ukraine's forces to support the war against Russia, Stars and Stripes reported on Tuesday. The command, known as Security Assistance...
The US nudged Zelensky to change his position
The Kremlin on Monday said it had "nothing to say" about a report from The Wall Street Journal that said US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan held secret talks with senior Russian officials in recent months. The report said that Sullivan held talks with his...
Ukraine on Monday announced that it used wartime authorities to seize ownership of "strategic companies" as the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to consolidate power under martial law. The Ukrainian government seized control of five...
An advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reaffirmed on Monday Ukraine's position that it wouldn't negotiate with Russia as long as Vladimir Putin is president. Mykhailo Podolyak wrote on Twitter that Ukraine has never "refused to negotiate" and that its...
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto on Monday said that Finland has no plans to host nuclear weapons if it joins NATO, although other Finnish officials have said they won't rule out the idea. Niinisto said that nuclear weapons are important for NATO's deterrence but said...
Bill LaPlante, the Pentagon's chief weapons buyer, said that he expects Congress to grant the authority to allow wartime purchasing power at a level not seen since the Cold War, Defense News reported on Monday. To continue arming Ukraine, LaPlante has been calling for...
