Sergey Naryshkin, the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), confirmed on Wednesday that he spoke with CIA Director William Burns after Yevgeny Prigozhin's short-lived rebellion. US media outlets reported at the end of June that Burns phoned Naryshkin to...
Report: Biden Administration Debating Sending ATACMs to Ukraine
The Biden administration is quietly debating whether or not to provide Ukraine with Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS), which have a range of up to 190 miles, The New York Times reported Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal reported at the end of June that the...
White House Says Ukraine Joining NATO Means War With Russia
The White House said Tuesday that NATO membership for Ukraine isn't going to happen anytime soon since it would mean war with Russia. "Of course, they are at war right now. So, NATO membership in the immediate future isn't likely because that would put NATO at war...
Blinken Says Ukraine Would Be ‘Defenseless’ Without Cluster Bombs
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday defended the Biden administration's decision to arm Ukraine with widely-banned cluster munitions, which have a devastating impact on civilians. The US is providing Ukraine with cluster munitions in the form of 155mm...
NATO Countries Agree to Start Training Ukrainian Pilots on F-16s in August
Eleven NATO members agreed on Tuesday to start training Ukrainian pilots on US-made F-16s in Europe this August, the first step toward getting the American-made fighter jets to the war zone in Ukraine. According to POLITICO, the training will begin in Denmark and will...
Zelensky Slams NATO’s Vague Commitment on Ukraine’s Membership
NATO leaders issued a communiqué on Tuesday at the end of the first day of the alliance's summit in Vilnius that dealt with the issue of Ukraine's future membership. The communiqué said NATO would waive the Membership Action Plan (MAP) for Ukraine, which requires...
Sullivan Says US to Move Forward With $20 Billion F-16 Sale to Turkey
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Tuesday that the Biden administration will move forward with a $20 billion sale of Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. Sullivan's comments came a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to back...
US Intelligence Report Says Iran Is Not Trying to Make Nuclear Weapons
A new US intelligence report has reaffirmed that Iran is not trying to build nuclear weapons despite constant claims made by Israel and Western media outlets to the contrary. "Iran is not currently undertaking the key nuclear weapons-development activities that would...
NATO to Drop Membership Action Plan for Ukraine
NATO is set to drop the requirement for Ukraine to go through a Membership Action Plan (MAP) to join the alliance, AFP reported on Monday. The MAP is designed to ensure aspiring NATO members make reforms to meet certain political, economic, and military standards to...
US Launches Series of Airstrikes in Somalia
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Sunday that it launched three airstrikes in Somalia and claimed the bombardment killed 10 al-Shabaab fighters. The command said the strikes were launched in a remote area about 65 miles north of Kismaayo, a port city in southern...