The Russian government said Wednesday that Ukraine tried to kill President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack that targeted the Kremlin and that Russia has the right to respond "whenever and wherever it sees fit." According to the Russian news agency TASS, the Kremlin...
Rep. McCaul Says US Support for Ukraine Depends on Counteroffensive
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Monday that future US support for Ukraine depends on Kyiv's looming counteroffensive. "I think there’s going to be a lot riding on the line with this counteroffensive," McCaul told...
US in Talks on Establishing Military Bases in Finland
The US and Finland are working out a deal that would allow the US to establish a military presence in the Nordic country, as Helsinki is now a member of NATO. According to Newsweek, Finnish Foreign Ministry official Mikael Antell confirmed the two nations are...
Ukraine Vows It Won’t Give Up Bakhmut
Ukraine's military on Tuesday vowed to continue defending Bakhmut as Russian officials claim Russian forces now control nearly 90% of the eastern Donbas city. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine's ground forces, made the pledge while visiting troops on...
Biden Says ‘Journalism Is Not a Crime’ as He Seeks Assange’s Extradition
Over the weekend, President Biden declared "journalism is not a crime" at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, a statement that rings hollow as his Justice Department is seeking the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for exposing US war crimes. Biden...
Kremlin Says US Estimate on Russian Losses ‘Plucked from Thin Air’
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that US estimates of Russian losses in Ukraine had no basis and were "plucked from thin air." His comments came after the White House estimated Russia suffered 100,000 casualties over the last five months, including 20,000...
Ukraine Says Waiting for Better Weather for Spring Counteroffensive
Ukraine is waiting for better weather before it launches its long-awaited spring counteroffensive, the Ukrainian ambassador to the UK told Sky News on Tuesday. Ambassador Vadim Pristayko said heavy tanks that Ukraine received from its Western backers cannot move in...
Biden Tells Marcos US Commitment to Defense of the Philippines Is ‘Iron Clad’
President Biden hosted Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House on Monday amid heightened tensions with China and told him that the US commitment to defending the Philippines is "ironclad." In comments ahead of a meeting with Marcos, Biden said the...
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Make Law Authorizing Iran Sanctions Permanent
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House and the Senate on Monday introduced a bill that would make a law authorizing sanctions on Iran permanent. The 1996 Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) gives the president the authority to impose sanctions on Iran and needs to be...
Israeli Airstrikes Again Target Syria’s Aleppo Airport
Israeli airstrikes put Syria's Aleppo airport out of service and hit other targets on the outskirts of the city on Monday night, Syria's SANA news agency reported. The strikes killed one Syrian soldier and wounded five more soldiers and two civilians. "At around 11:35...