The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a new $325 million arms package for Ukraine that includes Bradley and Stryker armored vehicles and ammunition for various weapons systems. US officials told Voice of America that the administration was planning to send...
US Set to Provide Ukraine With Depleted Uranium Rounds for Abrams Tanks
The Biden administration is expected to provide Ukraine with controversial depleted uranium ammunition for use with US-made Abrams tanks, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Depleted uranium is a byproduct of enriched uranium and is extremely dense, making it...
Bipartisan Lawmakers Urge Biden to Send Longer-Range Weapons to Ukraine
A group of nine bipartisan members of the House is urging President Biden to supply Ukraine with longer-range weapons and expedite the delivery of M1 Abrams tanks to the country. In a letter led by Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), the lawmakers called on Biden to send Kyiv...
Zelensky Confirms Ukrainian Counteroffensive Has Started
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed that Ukrainian forces have started their long-awaited counteroffensive. Throughout last week, Russia reported large Ukrainian attacks in the eastern Donbas region and in the southern Zaporizhzhia Oblast, but...
US Ambassador Says Ukraine Unlikely to Get Invite to Join NATO
US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith has said that Ukraine is unlikely to receive an invitation to join NATO at the alliance's July summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. "I think the allies now are in agreement that a proper invitation is unlikely while they’re engaged...
Russia Says It Repelled Large Ukrainian Attack in Southern Ukraine
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said Thursday that Russian forces repelled a Ukrainian attack in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia Oblast as Western media outlets are reporting Ukraine's counteroffensive has officially begun. "At 1:30 am, the enemy made an...
Ukraine Rejects Calls to ‘Freeze’ Conflict For Peace Talks
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Wednesday reaffirmed Kyiv's position that it's against the idea of pausing the fighting in Ukraine to foster peace talks between the warring sides. "If anyone thinks they should freeze the conflict and then see how to solve...
Russia Questions US Knowledge of Previous Ukrainian Plans to Attack Nova Kakhovka Dam
Russia on Wednesday questioned what the US might have known about Ukrainian plans to attack the Nova Kakhovka Dam in southern Ukraine using a US-provided HIMARS system. The Russian-controlled dam was destroyed early Tuesday, and the Russians and Ukrainians are trading...
Zelensky Says He’s Received a ‘Powerful Offer’ on F-16s
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Ukraine has received a "powerful offer" from countries that are willing to provide their American-made F-16 fighter jets. Since President Biden approved the delivery of F-16s from Europe to Ukraine, it hasn't...
Lavrov Says Russia Must Keep in Mind That F-16s Can Carry Nuclear Weapons
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday that Moscow must keep in mind that American-made F-16 fighter jets are capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The Russian diplomat made the comments when warning how the US and NATO are escalating their role in the...