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...
Report: Biden Under Pressure to Give Ukraine Clear Path to NATO Membership
The New York Times reported on Wednesday that President Biden is under pressure from many of the US's European allies to support giving Ukraine a clear path toward NATO membership. NATO first pledged that Ukraine would eventually become a member in 2008, and the...
Ukraine Wants US-Made F/A-18 Fighter Jets from Australia
Ukraine is eyeing dozens of US-made F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets that have been retired by the Australian Royal Air Force as part of its efforts to secure more Western-made aircraft. According to AFP, Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko said Kyiv has...
Reports: CIA Told Ukraine Not to Bomb Nord Stream Pipelines
Several Western media outlets reported Tuesday that the CIA warned Ukraine last year not to bomb the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia and Germany. In recent months, US and other Western officials speaking to the media have suggested Ukraine was...