Russia launched massive missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Thursday morning and destroyed one of Ukraine's largest power plants in the Kyiv region. The Russian Defense Ministry said the bombardment was in response to Ukrainian attacks on...
Biden Administration Has Undercounted Ukraine Spending By $14 Billion
The Biden administration has admitted that it massively undercounted what it has spent on the proxy war in Ukraine, The American Conservative reported on Tuesday. The report said the White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) had previously estimated the US...
US Announces $138 Million HAWK Air Defense Deal for Ukraine
The State Department announced on Tuesday an "emergency foreign military sale" to Ukraine for $138 million worth of equipment to maintain and upgrade its HAWK air defense systems. The deal is being paid for by US military aid for Ukraine that was included in the US's...
Ukrainian Drone Hits Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
On Sunday, a Ukrainian drone struck the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), which is located in southeastern Ukraine and has been under Russian control since February 2022. The plant's officials said there was no serious damage in the attack, and radiation levels...
Blinken Vows ‘Ukraine Will Become a Member of NATO’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday vowed that Ukraine will eventually join NATO, repeating a provocative promise that the alliance first made at a summit in Bucharest in 2008. "Ukraine will become a member of NATO," Blinken said in Brussels alongside...
Russian Defense Minister Warns French Counterpart Against Sending Troops to Ukraine
On Wednesday, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu held talks with his French counterpart, Sebastien Lecornu, and warned against France sending troops to Ukraine. Since February, French President Emmanuel Macron has been openly discussing the idea of the West...
Ukraine Aid Vote Not Expected in House for Weeks or Longer
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said over the weekend that he would move forward with Ukraine aid "right away" when Congress returned from Easter break next week, but Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that a vote likely won't happen until mid-April or later due to...
Ukrainian Military Officers Say Frontlines Are at Risk of Collapsing
High-ranking Ukrainian military officers have told POLITICO that the frontlines in Ukraine are at risk of collapsing and that there are no weapons the West could provide to help the situation. The officers, who served under former Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny,...
NATO Chief Floats Establishing $100 Billion Fund for Ukraine
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will propose establishing a $100 billion five-year fund for Ukraine when the alliance's foreign ministers meet on Wednesday, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday. The idea is to lock in long-term support for Ukraine amid...
Zelensky Signs Law Lowering Conscription Age to 25
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a bill into law on Tuesday that lowers the age of eligible conscripts for mobilization from 27 to 25, Ukrainska Pravda reported. The bill was passed by Ukraine's parliament last May but had been sitting on Zelensky's desk...


