Even though the US and its NATO allies have provided a massive amount of arms to Ukraine, the country's commander-in-chief has said more is needed for Ukrainian forces to advance more rapidly in their counteroffensive. In an interview with The Washington Post...
Report: US Close to Providing Ukraine With Widely Banned Cluster Bombs
The US is moving closer to sending widely-banned cluster bombs to Ukraine as the Biden administration is pushing Congress to put aside concerns about the harm the munitions cause to civilians, The Washington Post reported Saturday. The report said senior Biden...
UK Says NATO Should Consider Waiving Membership Action Plan for Ukraine
British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said Thursday that NATO should consider skipping a Membership Action Plan (MAP) as a requirement for Ukraine to join the Western military alliance. The MAP is designed to ensure aspiring NATO members meet certain political,...
Raytheon Calls in Retirees to Help Produce Stinger Missiles
Raytheon has called in retired engineers to help produce Stinger anti-aircraft missiles that the US has been providing Ukraine, Defense One reported on Thursday. Stingers are shoulder-fired missiles that were out of production for 20 years until the US started sending...
Report: US Close to Approving Long-Range ATACMS for Ukraine
The US is close to approving the provision of longer-range missiles for Ukraine that the White House has been reluctant to send due to concerns of escalation, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) have a range of up...
Hawks in Congress Say Prigozhin Rebellion Should Mean More Ukraine Aid
Yevgeny Prigozhin's brief rebellion against the Russian government has given hawks in Congress more ammunition to argue for additional spending on the Ukraine war, POLITICO reported Tuesday. The argument is that the fractures in Russia are proof Western military...
Zelensky Says No Elections in Ukraine Until War Is Over
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told BBC last week that there will be no Ukrainian presidential election in 2024 if martial law is still in effect, The New Voice of Ukraine reported. Zelensky's five-year term is due to end in 2024, but his comments suggest that...
US Announces $500 Million Weapons Package for Ukraine
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a new $500 million military aid package for Ukraine that includes new Bradley and Stryker armored vehicles and munitions for various weapons systems. The provision of new Bradleys and Strykers comes after Ukraine lost...
Lavrov Calls Claims That Russia Is Planning Attack on Nuclear Plant ‘Nonsense’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday that Ukrainian allegations about Russia planning an attack on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant are "utter nonsense." Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed Russia was planning a "terrorist...
Putin Tells Wagner Fighters He Will Uphold Commitments to Deal That Ended Mutiny
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday night delivered his first address to Russia after Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's short-lived uprising ended, vowing to Wagner fighters that he would uphold his side of the deal that was reached to end the mutiny. Putin...