Ukraine has been seeking cluster bombs from the US to use in its war against Russian forces and is now asking for a type of the controversial munition that they want to adapt so they can be dropped from drones, Reuters reported on Monday. According to House Reps. Adam...
House Speaker McCarthy to Meet Taiwan’s President in the US, Not Taipei
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen convinced House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to meet her in California instead of Taipei to avoid a major response from China, Financial Times reported on Monday. McCarthy was planning to visit Taiwan like his predecessor, Rep. Nancy...
Zelensky Says Ukraine’s Top Generals Want to Keep Fighting for Bakhmut
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that his top generals want to keep fighting for the eastern Donetsk city of Bakhmut, where Russian and Ukrainian forces have been locked in a heavy battle for over eight months. Zelensky made the comments after...
Attorney General Merrick Garland Makes Unannounced Visit to Ukraine
Attorney General Merrick Garland became the latest high-level US official to travel to Ukraine on Friday when he made an unannounced visit to the western city of Lviv. According to Justice Department officials, Garland was invited by Ukraine's top prosecutor to make...
Germany’s Scholz Says China ‘Declared’ It Won’t Provide Russia With Weapons
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday that China "declared" it will not provide Russia with weapons for its war in Ukraine despite US claims, signaling that the German leader received some sort of assurance from Beijing. "We all agree that there should be no arms...
Netanyahu Slams IAEA Chief for Saying Attacks on Nuclear Facilities are ‘Outlawed’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday slammed International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi for saying attacks on nuclear facilities are "outlawed." Israel has a history of launching covert attacks against Iranian nuclear facilities,...
Gen. Milley Makes Rare Visit to Syria
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley visited US troops in Syria on Saturday in an effort to justify the continued US war and occupation in the country, marking the first time he traveled to the country while serving as the US's top general. The...
Two Ukrainian Pilots are in the US to Assess Training for F-16s, Other Aircraft
Two Ukrainian pilots are in the US for an assessment to see how long it would take them to learn how to fly F-16 fighter jets or other advanced aircraft, NBC News reported on Saturday. The report said this marks the first time Ukrainian pilots are in the US to have...
US Helps Ukrainians Prepare for Potential Counteroffensive
The US is helping Ukraine prepare for a potential counteroffensive against Russian forces as the Biden administration wants Kyiv to retake more territory in the coming months. According to The New York Times, senior US generals at the headquarters of US Army Europe...
US Announces $400 Million Arms Package for Ukraine
The Biden administration on Friday announced a new $400 million weapons package for Ukraine that includes ammunition for the HIMARS rocket systems, artillery rounds, and 25mm ammunition for Bradley Fighting Vehicles. The package is being provided through the...