Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Friday said Ukrainian President Volodoymr Zelensky must "never insult" Polish people again as Warsaw and Kyiv are at odds over Ukrainian grain imports. "I … want to tell President Zelenskyy never to insult Poles again, as he...
Macron Says France Will Withdraw Troops, Ambassador from Niger
French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that French will remove its troops and ambassador from Niger, as the military junta that took over the country in July wants French forces out. "France has decided to bring back its ambassador, and in the coming hours our...
US in Talks With Vietnam on Major Weapons Deal
The US and Vietnam are in talks on a major arms deal in what would be the largest-ever weapons transfer between the two nations, Reuters reported on Friday. The report said the deal could include Vietnam buying a fleet of US-made F-16 fighter jets, but sources told...
Kyiv Launches More Attacks on Sevastopol in Crimea
Kyiv launched cruise missile attacks on the Crimean Peninsula with weapons provided by NATO on Friday. This was followed by another missile strike on Sevastopol, where Russia’s Black Sea fleet is based, on Saturday morning. Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine’s intelligence...
House Speaker Reverses Course, Will Add Ukraine Funding to Defense Bill
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced on Saturday that the House would vote on a Pentagon funding bill that includes aid for Ukraine. Initially, the Congressman said the $300 million in aid for Kyiv would be voted on separately from the annual Department of...
White House Close To Providing Kiev With Cluster-Armed ATACMS
The White House is close to deciding it will provide Ukraine with a cluster-armed version of the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), which has a range of nearly 200 miles and can be fired from HIMARS launchers, according to the Washington Post. The HIMARS in Kyiv’s...
Sen. Menendez Indicted on Corruption Scheme Benefiting Egyptian Government
Updated 9/22/23 5:00pm Senator Robert Menendez, his wife, and three businessmen have all been indicted by a federal grand jury in a corruption scheme. The New Jersey Democrat and his spouse, Nadine Menendez, allegedly received hundreds of thousands of dollars in...
Twenty-Eight Republicans Tell Biden They’re Against More Ukraine Aid Amid Zelensky Visit
A group of 28 Republicans in the House and Senate released a letter to the White House on Thursday saying they're opposed to authorizing more spending on the Ukraine war as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Washington. The Republicans said there were too...
Biden Gives Ukraine More Cluster Bombs During Zelensky Visit
President Biden met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday and announced a new tranche of US military aid for Ukraine that includes more cluster bombs, which are notorious for killing and maiming civilians. The arms package is worth $325 million and...
Pentagon Exempts Ukraine Operations from Potential Government Shutdown
The Pentagon will exempt its operations supporting Ukraine in the war against Russia from a government shutdown that will happen if Congress fails to pass a funding bill by September 30. During government shutdowns, the US military typically suspends activities that...