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...
Blinken: US Does Not Oppose Ukraine Targeting Russian Territory With US-Provided Missiles
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...
Eastern European NATO Countries Fear Peace Talks Between Ukraine and Russia
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...
Bucharest Denies Ukrainian Claim That Russian Drone Hit Romania
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...
Zelensky Says He’ll Replace Defense Minister Reznikov
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...
US to Arm Ukraine With Toxic Depleted Uranium Ammunition
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,...
Ukraine Tells Counteroffensive Critics to ‘Shut Up’
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)...
Ukraine Blasts Pope Francis for Address to Russian Youth
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...
Sen. Blumenthal: US Getting Its ‘Money’s Worth’ in Ukraine Because Americans Aren’t Dying
Fresh from a trip to Kyiv, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is arguing that the US is getting its "money's worth" in Ukraine because Russia is taking losses and no Americans are dying, showing a lack of concern for Ukrainian lives. "Even Americans who have no particular...
Russia Says Ukrainian Drone Attacks Not Possible Without Help from the West
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Wednesday that Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia would not be possible without help from the West, Russia's TASS news agency reported. "Zakharova stressed that the Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...


