NATO on Tuesday doubled down on its pledge to eventually admit Ukraine during a meeting of the alliance's foreign ministers in Bucharest, Romania, a position that played a major role in provoking Russia's invasion. The Romanian city was where NATO initially made the...
Ukraine Says NATO Must Step Up Weapons Production or It Won’t Win War
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Monday that NATO countries need to ramp up weapons production, or Kyiv won't be able to win the war against Russia. Kuleba said that NATO countries must "begin the production of necessary weapons today." If that doesn't...
US Considering Sending Rockets With 100-Mile Range to Ukraine
The US is considering supplying Ukraine with a new longer-range rocket system that can hit targets up to about 100 miles away, twice the range of the artillery systems the US has been providing Ukraine. According to a report from Reuters, Boeing has proposed to...
Top House Republicans Call for Biden to Send Longer Range Weapons to Ukraine to Strike Crimea
Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Mike Turner (R-OH) appeared on ABC News's This Week on Sunday and pledged that aid for Ukraine will continue to flow unimpeded once Republicans have a majority in the House in January. McCaul, who will likely head the House Foreign...
Furious With Biden, Europe Says US Is Profiting Off Ukraine War
High-level European officials are furious with the Biden administration and are now accusing the US of profiting from the war in Ukraine while Europe is facing a potential energy crisis. In comments to POLITICO, a senior EU official said, "The fact is, if you look at...
Still No Sign of Peace Talks Despite Increase in US-Russia Dialogue
Despite the increase in dialogue between the US and Russia and a shift in messaging from the Biden administration, there's still no sign of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Russia has continued its heavy strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, and the...
Bipartisan Group of Senators Press Pentagon to Give Ukraine Advanced Drones
A group of bipartisan senators is urging the Biden administration to provide Ukraine with advanced MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones that would give Kyiv longer-range capability. The Biden administration has been hesitant to send the drones due to the risk of escalation with...
Russian Strikes on Energy Infrastructure Leave Most of Ukraine Without Power
Russian missiles pounded energy infrastructure across Ukraine again on Wednesday, leaving most Ukrainians without power, according to the country's Energy Ministry. "Today's missile attack led to a temporary blackout of all nuclear, most thermal, and hydroelectric...
US Announces $400 Million Weapons Package for Ukraine
The Pentagon announced on Wednesday a new $400 million weapons package for Ukraine, marking the 26th drawdown of equipment from US military stockpiles for the Ukrainians. The package includes heavy machine guns meant to counter drones, ammunition for High Mobility...
CIA Aims to Recruit Russians Unhappy With the War in Ukraine
The CIA's deputy director of intelligence made his first public appearance this week and used the opportunity to say the agency is looking to recruit Russians who are unhappy with the war in Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal Reported Tuesday. David Marlowe, who took...