Amid talk that a Republican-controlled Congress may not be willing to write a "blank check" for Ukraine, Kyiv's message to the GOP is that they need to provide money to fund the Ukrainian government on top of the weapons they need to fight Russia. Ukrainian officials...
The US Military Is Conducting Onsite Weapons Inspections Inside Ukraine
A Pentagon official told reporters on Monday that US military personnel have recently begun onsite inspections of US-provided weapons inside Ukraine, confirming a small US military presence on the ground. "US personnel have recently resumed onsite inspections to...
Turkey Vows to Keep Ukraine Grain Moving After Russia Suspends Deal
Turkey on Monday said it was committed to ensuring grain will keep shipping out of Ukraine's Black Sea ports despite Moscow saying it would suspend its participation in the export deal. "Even if Russia behaves hesitantly because it didn’t receive the same benefits, we...
Finnish Law Enforcement: Arms Sent to Ukraine Ending Up in Hands of Criminals
Finland's national law enforcement agency, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), has warned that weapons being shipped to Ukraine are ending up in the hands of criminal gangs. The Finnish broadcaster YLE reported Sunday that a preliminary investigation conducted...
Kremlin Says Talks on Ukraine Should First Be Held With US
The Kremlin said Saturday that talks over the war in Ukraine must first be held with the US as Russian officials continue to signal that they're open to negotiations with Washington. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the US and its Western allies have a say...
Turkey in Talks With Russia, Ukraine on Resuming Grain Deal
Russia has pulled out of a Turkey and UN-brokered deal that allowed grain exports to leave Ukraine's Black Sea ports in response to a drone attack against the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea. In an attempt to revive the deal, the Turkish Defense Ministry said that...
Flurry of Drones Attacks Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Crimea
A flurry of armed drone aircraft and boats attacked Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea, on Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that Ukraine carried out the attack, which involved nine aerial drones...
Putin Says Russia Won’t Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that Moscow has no plans to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine and warned the world is facing the most dangerous decade since World War II. "We see no need for that," Putin said of the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine in...
White House Says Only Zelensky Gets to Determine When Negotiations Will Happen
The White House said Wednesday that it sees no prospects for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine and that it's up to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to decide when talks will happen. "Neither side is in a position to sit down and negotiate," National...
European Allies Worry US Might Reduce Support for Ukraine
The Washington Post reported Wednesday that the US's European allies are concerned that the US may dial back its support for Ukraine if Republicans are victorious in the upcoming midterm elections. So far, spending billions on the war in Ukraine has had strong...