Swedish public radio reported Tuesday that Sweden is considering arming Ukraine with Gripen fighter jets, which are made by the Swedish firm Saab AB. Sweden has previously ruled out sending Gripens to Ukraine over concerns that its military could not spare them....
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg acknowledged last week that Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine last year to prevent NATO from expanding into the country. "The background was that President Putin declared in the autumn of 2021, and actually sent a...
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Sunday that Ukraine's counteroffensive could only have 30-45 days left before the assault is hindered by weather. "There's still a reasonable amount of time, probably about 30 to 45 days' worth of fighting...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that it was up to Ukraine whether or not to target Russian territory with US-provided weapons, a policy that brings the US and Russia closer to a direct clash. Blinken made the comments after ABC News reported that it's...
NATO members that border Russia and Belarus are afraid that growing opposition to the proxy war in Ukraine inside the United States will put pressure on the Ukrainians to pursue peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, The Hill reported on Tuesday. While the...
NATO member Romania has strongly denied a Ukrainian claim that a Russian drone detonated in Romanian territory during an overnight bombardment on one of Ukraine's ports on the Danube River. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko made the claim on...
On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would replace Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, a move that comes amid Ukraine's struggling counteroffensive. "Reznikov has gone through more than 550 days of full-scale war. I believe that the ministry needs...
The US is set to arm Ukraine with controversial depleted uranium (DU) ammunition as part of an upcoming arms package for use with US-made Abrams tanks, Reuters reported on Friday. DU is a heavy metal that's a byproduct of enriched uranium and is extremely dense,...
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday told critics of Ukraine's slow counteroffensive to "shut up" amid a flood of leaks from Western officials pinning the blame for the lack of success on Ukrainian commanders. "Criticizing the slow pace of (the)...
Ukrainian officials have sharply criticized Pope Francis for an address he gave to young Russian Catholics, accusing him of spreading "imperialist propaganda" for saying Russians should be proud of their heritage. "Never forget your heritage. You are the descendants...
