Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made his first wartime visit to Ukraine on Tuesday and suggested to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he agree to a ceasefire with Russia. Zelensky's so-called "peace formula," which he has been pushing as a way to end...
Austin Says US Will Provide Ukraine With New $2.3 Billion Weapons Package
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosted his Ukrainian counterpart in Washington on Tuesday and said the US would soon announce a $2.3 billion weapons package for Ukraine. "I am proud that the United States will soon announce more than $2.3 billion in new security...
US Military Raises Alert Level at Europe Bases Amid Russia Tensions
The US military has raised its alert level at bases in Europe amid soaring tensions with Russia that are the result of the US increasing its support for Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory. US and Western officials told The New York Times that the alert levels were...
Ukraine Recruits More Than 3,000 Soldiers From Prisons
Ukraine has released over 3,000 prisoners on parole and assigned them to military units after President Voldomyr Zelensky signed a bill into law in May that allowed recruitment from Ukraine's prisons. Ukraine's Justice Ministry estimates that around 27,000 prisoners...
Ukraine Pushing NATO To Create No-Fly Zone Over Western Ukraine
Ukrainian officials are pushing NATO countries to impose a no-fly zone over western Ukraine using air defense systems in eastern Europe, a step that would mean direct NATO involvement in the war with Russia. "I don’t understand why NATO doesn’t deploy Patriot systems...
Biden, Zelensky Sign 10-Year Bilateral Military Deal
On Thursday, President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a 10-year US-Ukraine bilateral military agreement on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Italy. The deal affirms that the US will continue training Ukrainian forces, providing...
G7 Leaders Agree To Provide Ukraine With $50 Billion Using Frozen Russian Assets
Group of Seven leaders agreed at a summit in Italy on Thursday to give Ukraine $50 billion using frozen Russian Central Bank assets, a step that marks a significant escalation in the economic war against Russia. The plan is to provide the $50 billion to Ukraine by the...
Rep. Gaetz and Sen. Vance Request Information About State Department’s Role in Ukraine ‘Enemies List’
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday seeking information about the State Department's ties to a Ukrainian organization that compiled a list of hundreds of individuals and organizations who...
US Lifts Ban on Arming and Training Ukraine’s Neo-Nazi Azov Brigade
The State Department announced Monday that it has formally lifted a ban on arming and training the Azov Brigade, an infamous Ukrainian neo-Nazi military unit. The Azov Brigade celebrated the news, saying the "eligibility for US assistance will not only increase Azov's...
Ukraine Says Some of Its F-16 Fighter Jets Will Be Stored Abroad
A senior Ukrainian Air Force official said Monday that Ukraine plans to keep some of the Western-provided US-made F-16 fighter jets that it will receive at foreign military bases to protect them from Russian strikes, an arrangement that risks provoking Russian attacks...