CIA Director William Burns and Richard Moore, the head of the UK's MI6 foreign intelligence agency, spoke at an unprecedented joint public event in London on Saturday, where they praised Ukraine's invasion of Russia's Kursk Oblast. Moore said the Kursk invasion was...
US Announces $250 Million Arms Package for Ukraine
The US on Friday announced a new $250 million weapons package for Ukraine that includes HIMARS ammunition, air defenses, Stinger missiles, artillery rounds, and other equipment. The weapons package is being provided through the Presidential Drawdown Authority, which...
Austin Says Long-Range Strikes in Russia Wouldn’t Be a Game Changer for Ukraine
On Friday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pushed back on Ukraine's requests to use US and other NATO-provided weapons to launch long-range strikes inside Russian territory. At a meeting of Ukraine's backers at the Ramstein airbase in Germany, Austin was asked if...
Putin Says Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive Failed To Distract Russia from Donbas
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Ukraine's invasion of Russia's Kursk Oblast has failed to distract Russian forces from the frontline in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, where Russia continues to make steady gains. "The enemy’s goal was to make us...
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Resigns Amid Government Shake-Up
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, who served in the role since 2020, resigned on Wednesday as part of the biggest Ukrainian government shake-up of the war. Kuleba's move came a day after several other ministers also resigned. In total, six ministers have...
Report: US Close To Agreeing on Long-Range Cruise Missiles for Ukraine
The US is close to reaching an agreement on giving Ukraine cruise missiles that could hit targets deep inside Russia, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing US officials. The officials said the US is expected to include Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) in a...
At Least 51 Killed in Russian Missile Strike on Ukrainian Military School
Two Russian ballistic missiles hit a Ukrainian military institute in the central Ukrainian city of Poltava, killing at least 51 and wounding 235, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The attack is being reported as the single deadliest strike in Ukraine of the year. Russia...
Russia To Change Nuclear Doctrine in Response to Western Escalations
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Sunday that Moscow will change its nuclear doctrine in response to Western escalations related to the war in Ukraine. "As we have repeatedly said before, the work is in the advanced stage, and there is a clear intent...
Hungary Warns Against Allowing Long-Range Strikes Inside Russia
On Thursday, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto warned against allowing Ukraine to use Western weapons to launch long-range strikes inside Russia. "If long-range attacks hit the territory of Russia, then the risk of escalation will only increase," Szijjarto...
Ukrainian Soldier Says Western Intelligence Was Used for Kursk Attack
A Ukrainian soldier speaking to the Japanese broadcaster NHK has said that Western intelligence was used to monitor Russian troop activity in Russia's Kursk Oblast before Ukrainian forces launched an invasion of the region. "He says the Ukrainian military surveilled...