Leonid Kravchuk, one of the three signatories to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Ukraine’s first president, told one of his nation’s television networks on May 7 that he was sure of the U.S. and other NATO delivering lethal weapons to Ukraine. Weapons required...
NATO Allies Take Over Black Sea for Military Exercise
The title is courtesy of the Transylvania Now new site. The Pentagon’s Special Operations Command Europe kicked off the Trojan Footprint 21 exercise on May 3; what is identified as its premier special operations forces drills. The war games will be held until May 14...
Russia Criticizes Increased US Military Activity in Syria
The Russian Defense Ministry has expressed concern about deployment of U.S. military convoys and equipment to the al-Jazeera region in eastern Syria. The Russian Coordination Center in Hmeimim said of the increased air and land transport of American military hardware,...
NATO Looking to Support the Afghan Military After Withdrawal
The US plans to continue financial support for Afghan forces
Iran Says US Is ‘Serious’ About Reviving Nuclear Deal But Has Yet to Offer Enough Sanctions Relief
A US official said the Iranians have made ‘unrealistic demands’
US Blames Houthis for Lack of Progress Towards Ceasefire in Yemen
The Houthis are calling for the blockade to be lifted
NATO Consolidates European Union as Junior Military Partner
In the last two days the NATO homepage has reported on General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg and Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană separately addressing European Union officials on defense cooperation. That is, on the military integration of the two Brussels-based...
Afghanistan: Nearly 1,600 Child Casualties in Airstrikes Over Past Five Years
Trump loosened the rules of engagement in Afghanistan
Ukraine Confirms Pentagon Considers Providing Patriot, Javelin Missiles
Today the Ukrainian press reports that during Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to the nation yesterday he vowed Washington would give heed to Kiev’s request for additional weapons for the war in the Donbass and for a potential conflict with its Russian...
NATO To Launch New European War Games Later This Month
As the 30,000-troop, 27-nation DEFENDER-Europe 21 exercise continues through to next month in Eastern Europe, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that Exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 will begin later this month. He specified that the exercise will “test...