Several US media outlets are claiming that US intelligence was aware Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was planning to take military action against Russia's defense establishment before his short-lived uprising began on Friday. According to a report from The New York...
Ukraine Says F-16 Training for Ukrainian Pilots Will Start in July
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said Saturday that training for Ukrainian pilots on US-made F-16 fighter jets should begin next month. "The designated persons have been identified, the program will be prescribed by the beginning of July, it will be...
Taiwan Says Chinese Warplanes Came Close to Island’s 24-Mile Zone
The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said that eight Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) warplanes came close to Taiwan's contiguous zone, which extends 24 nautical miles off the island's coast. Since then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) visited Taiwan in August, PLA...
Pentagon Says Cluster Bombs Would Be ‘Useful’ for Ukraine
A Pentagon official has told Congress that controversial cluster munitions Ukraine has been seeking from the US would be "useful" to Ukrainian forces on the battlefield. Cluster bombs scatter small submunitions over large areas, making them especially hazardous to...
Prigozhin Headed for Belarus After Ending ‘Insurrection’
This is an updated version of a previous article. Russia’s Wagner Group has called off its march on Moscow and agreed to stand down after launching a two-day mutiny and seizing a military base in the city of Rostov-on-Don. The Kremlin said it would drop all charges...
Wagner’s Prigozhin Halts Advance on Moscow
This article has been updated here. Russia’s Wagner Group has called off its march on Moscow, its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday, agreeing to end a two-day mutiny after the mercenary firm claimed it seized a military base in the city of Rostov-on-Don and...
Wagner Chief Attempts ‘Armed Insurrection’ in Russia: Kremlin
The head of Russia’s Wagner private military firm, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has claimed to have captured a military facility in the Russian city of Rostov, after the mercenary chief accused government forces of attacking his fighters in Ukraine. The Kremlin has denied the...
Rep. Gaetz Wants to Give Biden Military Authorization to Take Out ‘Chinese Assets’ in Cuba
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Thursday told the House Armed Services Committee that he wants to give President Biden the authority to intervene militarily in Cuba to "take out" Chinese assets that are allegedly on the island. "I support an Authorization for Use of...
China Lodges Formal Complaint Over Biden Calling Xi a Dictator
The Chinese government summoned the US ambassador in Beijing to lodge a formal complaint over President Biden calling Chinese President Xi Jinping a "dictator," The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. US officials said that a diplomatic note, known as a démarche,...
Republican Bill Would Reaffirm That NATO’s Article 5 Doesn’t Override Congressional War Powers
On Thursday, a group of Republicans introduced a bill in the House and Senate that would reaffirm NATO's Article 5 does not override congressional war powers. The effort was led by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX) and Warren Davidson (R-OH). "I...