Defense Secretary Tells Ukraine It Will Have ‘What It Needs to Defeat’ Russia In rare contact between Washington and Moscow, the Pentagon chief also spoke with the Russian Minister of Defense
Macron: France Won’t Respond to a Nuclear Strike on Ukraine With Nuclear Weapons President Emmanuel Macron is under fire for suggesting the war in Ukraine falls short of the threshold to use nuclear weapons
NATO Set To Kick Off Nuclear War Games on Monday Alliance head Jens Stoltenberg says canceling the games would send the "wrong signal"
White House Says Biden’s ‘Armageddon’ Comment Not Based on New Intelligence In an apparent effort to downplay the president’s statement, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters the US has not seen any reason to adjust its nuclear posture
Ukraine Passes 2023 Budget in Secret, Expects US To Cover Deficit Kiev expects a total budget shortfall of $30 billion to be covered by the White House, European Union and International Monetary Fund
Ukraine Vows To ‘Liberate’ Territory Annexed by Moscow A top aide to President Zelensky said Russian forces will be "exterminated"
Zelensky Says Ukraine Already a ‘De Facto’ NATO Member After Russia annexed four Ukrainian regions, Kiev said it would apply for "accelerated" membership in the North Atlantic alliance
Kremlin: After Referendums, New Territory Will Be Treated as Russia Moscow says it will treat its regions of Ukraine voting to join Russia as its homeland
White House Sent Multiple Threats to the Kremlin Via Backchannels Russia recently said it could use nukes to defend its territory
White House Announces Massive $10 Billion Aid Package for Jordan With the new agreement, Amman will nudge Cairo to be the third highest recipient of American handouts
