On Monday, the US and Papua New Guinea signed a new military pact and a surveillance agreement while Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the Pacific Island nation as part of the Biden administration's strategy against China. A State Department spokesperson said...
Russia Warns US Against Enabling Attacks on Crimea
Russia's ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, warned Sunday that Russia would consider a US-backed Ukrainian strike on Crimea as serious as an attack on the Russian mainland. Antonov's comments came in response to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan saying the...
US Announces New Russia Sanctions With G7 Nations
The US on Friday announced new sanctions on Russia that were imposed in coordination with the Group of Seven, but they fall far short of what the Biden administration was hoping to achieve. According to the Treasury Department, over 300 sanctions were implemented on...
G7 Leaders Take Aim at China, But Biden Expects ‘Thaw’ in Relations
The joint communiqué released by the Group of Seven leaders during the summit over the weekend in Hiroshima, Japan, took aim at China over several issues, but President Biden said Sunday that he expects a "thaw" in relations with Beijing. National Security Advisor...
US, British, French Naval Commanders Transit Hormuz Strait in Message to Iran
The Middle East-based naval commanders from the US, British, and French navies transited the Strait of Hormuz on a US warship on Friday in an unusual show of force aimed at Iran. The US Navy's Fifth Fleet said its commander, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, made the transit...
Republican Senators Introduce Bill to Scrap Last Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced a piece of legislation last week that would formally accuse Russia of violating New START and call on the US to withdraw from the treaty. New START is the last nuclear arms control treaty remaining between the US and Russia and places...
Prigozhin: Wagner to Handover Bakhmut to Regular Russian Forces After Capture
Russia's Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has said his mercenary force captured all of Bakhmut and will hand over the city to regular Russian forces on May 25. "Wagner has made no advances. Wagner today captured no territory. We have captured all the territory we...
Biden Announces New Military Aid for Ukraine During Zelensky Meeting in Japan
President Biden on Sunday met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, and announced a new military aid package for Kyiv that's worth $375 million. "I’m announcing the next tranche of US security assistance to Ukraine — a...
Russia Says West Providing F-16s to Ukraine a ‘Colossal Risk’
A Russian official said Saturday that the Western plans to provide Ukraine with American-made F-16 fighter jets bring "colossal risks" after the US announced it would sign off on European countries delivering the aircraft. "We see that Western countries are still...
Biden To Green-Light Allies Transferring F-16s to Ukraine
The US will allow its European partners to transfer F-16s to Kiev, according to the Washington Post. Earlier this week, the UK and Netherlands began forming a coalition to send the American-made fighter jets to Ukraine. A person "familiar with the decision"...