A Pentagon official has told Congress that controversial cluster munitions Ukraine has been seeking from the US would be "useful" to Ukrainian forces on the battlefield. Cluster bombs scatter small submunitions over large areas, making them especially hazardous to...
Sullivan, Nuland to Attend Ukraine-Organized Meeting in Denmark
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will travel to Denmark this weekend for a meeting organized by Ukraine that is expected to be attended by officials from several countries that have remained neutral on the war, including India, China, South Africa, and Brazil....
Ukraine Strike Damages Bridge Connecting Crimea to Kherson
Russian officials said Thursday that a bridge in northern Crimea that connects to Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine's Kherson Oblast was damaged by a Ukrainian missile strike. No casualties were reported in the strike, and Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed...
Western Officials Say Ukrainian Counteroffensive ‘Not Meeting Expectations’
Western officials told CNN that Ukraine's bloody counteroffensive is "not meeting expectations on any front" as Ukrainian forces are struggling to break through Russia's defenses. The report said that according to Western assessments, Russia's lines of defense have...
Zelensky Says Ukraine’s Counteroffensive ‘Slower Than Desired’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine's counteroffensive is going "slower than desired" as Ukrainian forces have made little progress and are taking heavy losses. "Some people believe this is a Hollywood movie and expect results now. It's not,"...
Blinken Announces $1.3 Billion for Ukraine at Reconstruction Conference
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $1.3 billion in new economic aid for Kyiv at a meeting on Ukraine's reconstruction held in London, known as the Ukraine Recovery Conference. According to the State Department, the $1.3 billion will go toward "general...
House Panel Passes Bill Calling on Biden to Send Ukraine Long-Range Missiles
The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday passed a resolution to pressure President Biden to escalate US involvement in the Ukraine war by supplying Kyiv with longer-range missiles. The bill calls on Biden to immediately arm Ukraine with the Army Tactical...
Pentagon Says ‘Accounting Error’ Provides Extra $6.2 Billion in Ukraine Military Aid
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...