The command will be based in Germany and is expected to be up and running by 2023

The US nudged Zelensky to change his position but doesn't think Ukraine and Russia should actually hold peace talks

The White House wouldn't comment on specifics but said the US had conversations with senior Russian officials in recent months

The companies were seized under martial law that was declared after Russia invaded on February 24

Jake Sullivan reportedly asked Ukraine to drop this stance during a visit to Kyiv last week

Finnish officials have said they won't rule out hosting nukes, but the president says there are 'no signs' that NATO will want to deploy them

Base is in key city of Raqqa

The Senate introduced an amendment to its version of the NDAA

North Korea said the massive US-South Korean war games that concluded Saturday were an 'open provocation'

The US is considering further escalating the war

Biden hasn't taken action to change the relationship with the Saudis despite his warning of 'consequences' for the OPEC+ oil production cuts

The talks were said to be aimed at reducing the risk of escalation

The idea is not to push Ukraine to the negotiating table but to ease the concerns of some of Ukraine's backers

The head of US Strategic Command called the war in Ukraine a 'warmup' for what is to come

The Defense Department announced both a new $400 million weapons package for Kiev and the new military command, based in Germany, overseeing the proxy war with Russia