On Friday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg joined calls for Ukraine to be able to use NATO-provided weapons to strike Russian territory, a step that would mark a major escalation in the proxy war. "The time has come for allies to consider whether they should...
Blinken Pushing To Let Ukraine Hit Russian Territory With US Weapons
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leading a push within the Biden administration to allow Ukraine to use US-provided missile systems and other weapons to hit Russian territory, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. The report said there is a "vigorous debate"...
Estonia Says NATO Countries Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Sending Troops to Ukraine for Training
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has downplayed the risks associated with NATO sending troops to Ukraine for training and acknowledged that some NATO soldiers are already there. Kallas said that if Russia attacked NATO trainers, it wouldn't automatically trigger...
Speaker Johnson Thinks Ukraine Should Use US Weapons on Russian Territory
On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) expressed support for Ukraine using US-provided weapons on Russian territory, a step that would risk a major response from Russia. Ukraine has been lobbying the US to allow the use of US-provided missile systems on...
Top US General Says There Are ‘No Plans’ To Send US Trainers to Ukraine
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown told reporters on Monday that the US currently has "no plans" to send troops to Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces but suggested it could happen once the war is over. "Right now, there are no plans to bring US...
Zelensky Says NATO Should Shoot Down Russian Missiles Over Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is asking NATO countries to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukrainian territory, dismissing concerns of potential nuclear escalation. "So my question is, what’s the problem? Why can’t we shoot them down? Is it defense? Yes. Is...
Putin Says Russia Creating ‘Buffer Zone’ in Kharkiv in Response to Ukrainian Attacks on Belgorod
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the purpose of Russia's offensive in the northeastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv was to create a "buffer zone" in response to Ukraine's attacks on Russia's Belgorod Oblast. "Now, about what is happening in the Kharkiv...
Zelensky Rejects Macron’s Proposal for an Olympic Truce With Russia
On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected the idea of a truce with Russia during the upcoming Paris Olympics, which will be held from July 26 to August 11. French President Emmanuel Macron proposed a truce in a recent call with Zelensky. "Let's be...
Ukrainian Officials Ask NATO To Send Troops for Training Inside Ukraine
Ukrainian officials have asked NATO countries to send troops to Ukraine to help train 150,000 new recruits, The New York Times reported on Thursday. The report said NATO countries are "inching closer" to sending trainers, which would mark a significant escalation and...
Zelensky Blames ‘the World’ for Russia’s Kharkiv Offensive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv oblast on Thursday and blamed the Russian offensive in the region on "the world" for not sending enough weapons. He referred to the delays in Congress passing a $61 billion Ukraine aid...