The Pentagon on Tuesday claimed that an "accounting error" has freed up an additional $6.2 billion to spend on military aid for Ukraine. Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters that weapons sent to Ukraine from US military stockpiles using the...
Ukraine Still Pushing for NATO Membership Commitment at Summit
Ukrainian officials are still pushing for a commitment on Kyiv's potential NATO membership at the alliance's upcoming July summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that there will be no formal invitation for Ukraine to join the...
Lockheed Martin ‘Standing By’ to Help Ukraine With F-16s
The US weapons maker Lockheed Martin says it is "standing by" to help Ukrainians fly and maintain F-16 fighter jets once NATO countries finalize their plans to provide Kyiv with the aircraft. Lockheed Martin is also ready to manufacture more F-16s to backfill the...
Russia Says Ukraine Planning Strikes in Crimea With HIMARS and Storm Shadows
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said Tuesday that the Russian military has information that shows Ukraine is plotting to attack Crimea with US-provided HIMARS rocket systems and British-provided Storm Shadow cruise missiles. "According to our data, the...
NYT: Western Countries Have Sent Broken Weapons to Ukraine
The New York Times reported Monday that the US and its Western allies have shipped weapons to Ukraine that were broken and needed repair or were only useful for spare parts. The report also said that Ukraine has not received weapons from contractors that it has paid...
NATO Chief Says No Formal Invite for Ukraine to Join Alliance at Vilnius Summit
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that NATO will not offer a formal invitation to Ukraine to join the alliance at the upcoming summit in Vilnius that will be held from July 11-12. "At the Vilnius Summit and in the preparations for the Summit, we're...
Putin Shows African Leaders Draft Treaty on Ukrainian Neutrality from March 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met with African leaders in St. Petersburg and displayed a document that he said was a draft treaty on Ukrainian neutrality that was drawn up during negotiations in Istanbul in March 2022. "As you know, a string of talks...
Biden Says He Won’t Make It Easy for Ukraine to Join NATO
President Biden said Saturday that he won't make it easy for Ukraine to join NATO as the alliance is debating what new commitments to extend to Kyiv at an upcoming summit in Vilnius that will be held from July 11-12. Most NATO members agree that Ukraine can't be...
US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Give Russian Central Bank Assets to Ukraine
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced a piece of legislation on Thursday that would give President Biden the power to confiscate frozen Russian Central Bank assets and send them to Ukraine. The Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity (REPO) for...
Milley Predicts Long, ‘Very Violent’ Ukrainian Counteroffensive
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley predicted Thursday that Ukraine's counteroffensive will be long and "very violent" following a meeting of military officials in Brussels. Milley made the comments when asked how long he expects the...