The head of NATO's Military Committee is urging the alliance to increase arms production, warning the "bottom of the barrel" of NATO's stockpiles is now visible due to the massive amounts of weapons and ammunition that have been shipped to Ukraine. Dutch Adm. Rob...
US Transfers Alleged Iranian Ammunition Shipment to Ukraine
The Pentagon announced Wednesday that it had transferred a shipment of ammunition typically used in rifles to Ukraine that it claims was seized from Iran last year. "On October 2, 2023, the US government transferred approximately 1.1 million 7.62mm rounds to the...
The US Is Running Out of Money to Pay Ukrainian Government Salaries
The US will run out of money to pay for Ukrainian government salaries and services within the next month if Congress does not authorize more Ukraine aid, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed US and Ukrainian officials. The US and Ukraine's other...
House Ousts McCarthy as Speaker
The House on Tuesday voted to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speaker, marking the first time in history a House speaker was removed through a resolution to oust them. The effort was launched on Monday by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who introduced a privileged...
White House Says US to Send More Weapons to Ukraine ‘Soon’
The White House said Monday that the US will be sending another weapons package to Ukraine "soon" to show continued support for the war after Congress did not include Ukraine aid in the short-term funding bill it passed over the weekend. "There is [a] strong, very...
Leaked Strategy Shows US Views Corruption in Ukraine as Major Threat
A leaked US government strategy shows the Biden administration is far more concerned about corruption in Ukraine than it's publicly letting on, POLITICO reported on Monday. The State Department quietly released a 22-page public version of an Integrated Country...
Russia Expects US to Continue Ukraine Support Despite Lack of Aid in Funding Bill
Russian officials on Monday downplayed the impact of Congress passing a short-term funding bill over the weekend that did not include funds to spend on supporting Ukraine, saying the US will "find the money." "They will continue their support. We should not think that...
Pentagon Tells Congress It’s Running Out of Money to Replace Weapons Sent to Ukraine
The Pentagon has warned Congress that it's running out of money to replace stockpiles of weapons that have been sent to Ukraine and has been forced to slow down the replenishment of the US military. The warning comes after Congress passed a short-term funding bill to...
Biden Tells Congress ‘Stop Playing Games’ and Pass New Ukraine Aid
President Biden on Sunday told Congress to "stop playing games" and authorize the additional $24 billion in Ukraine aid that he's requested, which would bring total US spending on the proxy war to about $137 billion. Biden's comments came after Congress passed a...
Zelensky Pitches Arms Makers on Producing Weapons in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday urged arms makers to produce weapons inside Ukraine in a speech opening Ukraine's first International Defense Industries Forum. "Right now, for the next decades, the most powerful defense-industrial complexes are being...