The Washington Post reported Thursday that US officials at the NATO summit in Vilnius were so angry over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's criticism that they almost scaled back the commitment made to Ukraine in NATO's communiqué. As the alliance was working on...
US Cluster Bombs Have Arrived in Ukraine
A Ukrainian general told CNN on Thursday that Ukraine has received a shipment of US cluster bombs, controversial munitions that have a devastating impact on civilians. "We just got them, we haven’t used them yet, but they can radically change the situation on...
Lavrov Says Russia Will View F-16s in Ukraine as Nuclear Threat
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday that Russia will view US-made F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine as a nuclear threat because they are capable of carrying nuclear weapons. "We have informed the nuclear powers, the United States, Britain and France, that...
G7 Countries Vow Long-Term Military Support for Ukraine
President Biden and other Group of Seven leaders on Wednesday pledged long-term support for Ukraine and announced that they would each negotiate a bilateral security deal with Kyiv. "Today we are launching negotiations with Ukraine to formalize — through bilateral...
Germany’s Rheinmetall to Open Tank Factory in Ukraine
Rheinmetall, Germany's leading arms maker, will open a plant to manufacture tanks and other armored vehicles in Ukraine within the next 12 weeks as the West is looking to boost Ukraine's weapons industry. Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger told CNN that the company will...
Russia’s Spy Chief Says He Spoke With CIA Director About Ukraine
Sergey Naryshkin, the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), confirmed on Wednesday that he spoke with CIA Director William Burns after Yevgeny Prigozhin's short-lived rebellion. US media outlets reported at the end of June that Burns phoned Naryshkin to...
Report: Biden Administration Debating Sending ATACMs to Ukraine
The Biden administration is quietly debating whether or not to provide Ukraine with Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS), which have a range of up to 190 miles, The New York Times reported Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal reported at the end of June that the...
White House Says Ukraine Joining NATO Means War With Russia
The White House said Tuesday that NATO membership for Ukraine isn't going to happen anytime soon since it would mean war with Russia. "Of course, they are at war right now. So, NATO membership in the immediate future isn't likely because that would put NATO at war...
Blinken Says Ukraine Would Be ‘Defenseless’ Without Cluster Bombs
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday defended the Biden administration's decision to arm Ukraine with widely-banned cluster munitions, which have a devastating impact on civilians. The US is providing Ukraine with cluster munitions in the form of 155mm...
NATO Countries Agree to Start Training Ukrainian Pilots on F-16s in August
Eleven NATO members agreed on Tuesday to start training Ukrainian pilots on US-made F-16s in Europe this August, the first step toward getting the American-made fighter jets to the war zone in Ukraine. According to POLITICO, the training will begin in Denmark and will...


