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...
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...
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday said that comments made by his defense secretary about sending troops into Ukraine for training are part of long-term planning, not something the UK would do in the "here and now." British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps...
French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Thursday and discussed joint weapons production a day before Ukraine will host a forum of international arms contractors. "I discussed with your ministers very...
Russian forces have gained more territory in Ukraine this year than the Ukrainian side despite the Ukrainian counteroffensive that was launched in June, The New York Times reported on Thursday. The report noted that despite nine months of heavy fighting in Ukraine,...
The House on Wednesday night voted down an amendment to the Pentagon appropriations bill introduced by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) that would have banned the transfer of civilian-killing cluster bombs to other countries. The amendment failed in a vote of 160-269, with only...
Russia's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said that the US and Britain helped Ukraine with the September 22 missile strike that targeted the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea. "There is not the slightest doubt that this attack was...
Ukraine asked its Western backers to bomb drone factories in Iran, Syria, and in Russia, The Guardian reported on Wednesday, citing a document Kyiv submitted to the G7 in August. In the document, Kyiv alleged that Iranian drones Russia has used to bombard Ukraine...
Senate leaders on Tuesday announced they reached a deal on a stopgap funding bill that needs to be passed by September 30 to avert a partial government shutdown. The bill includes $6.2 billion for Ukraine and $6 billion for natural disasters. "We will continue to fund...
On Tuesday, the Kremlin said US-provided Abrams tanks in Ukraine will not impact Russia's operations and will "burn" like other Western armored vehicles. "There is no panacea, no single weapon that can change the balance of power on the battlefield," said Kremlin...
