Ukraine's state arms producer, Ukroboronprom, announced Wednesday it was launching joint artillery shell production with an unnamed NATO country, a step that reflects the alliance's deepening cooperation with Kyiv. Ukroboronprom said it began producing 120-mm mortar...
Sanctions have reduced their access to medication
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday warned that a Ukrainian attempt at retaking Crimea would be a "red line" for Russian President Vladimir Putin and risks a major response. POLITICO reported that Blinken made the comments during a Zoom call Wednesday with...
US Central Command has said that US forces shot down a drone on Tuesday that was flying near a US base in northeast Syria. CENTCOM claimed the drone was Iranian-made and said the incident took place at the Mission Support Site Conoco, a US base next to the Conoco gas...
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Wednesday that Ukraine will not be receiving as many German-made Leopard 2 tanks as promised, at least in the near term. Ukraine was promised two full battalions by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, which totals 62 tanks, but...
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said Wednesday that President Volodymyr Zelensky asked him to stay in his post after rumors that he was going to be removed. Asked by Reuters if he expected to remain defense minister in the coming months, Reznikov said,...
China said Wednesday that the US reaction to a Chinese balloon accidentally drifting into US airspace has set back diplomatic progress that was made since President Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bali, Indonesia, back in November. "This is a clear...
The US is trying to train Ukrainians to change the way they fight so they use fewer artillery munitions as NATO says its stockpiles are dwindling. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin detailed the efforts after a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact group in Brussels...
Russia has requested a UN Security Council meeting to be held following the report from investigative journalist Seymour Hersh that alleged the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines were bombed at the order of President Biden. "In light of new information regarding the...
The Philippines announced Wednesday that it will be holding its largest joint military exercises with the US since 2015 amid heightened tensions in the region with China. According to Reuters, the US and the Philippines will hold their annual Balikatan exercises in...
