US officials are "breathing a quiet sigh of relief" over London's plans to provide Ukraine with longer-range missiles, POLITICO reported on Tuesday. A final decision hasn't been made, but Britain is preparing to send Kyiv missiles with a strike capability of up to 300...
US, UK Vow to Keep Supporting Ukraine Regardless of Counteroffensive
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his British counterpart, James Cleverly, vowed on Tuesday that the US and Britain will continue supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia regardless of the result of Kyiv's expected counteroffensive. "We need to continue to...
US Announces $1.2 Billion in Long-Term Military Aid for Ukraine
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a new $1.2 billion weapons package for Ukraine that includes additional 155mm artillery ammunition and air defense systems. The massive package is being provided through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI),...
Britain Moves Closer to Sending Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine
Britain appears to be moving closer to sending Ukraine longer-range missiles that the Biden administration has so far refused to provide. Last week, the British Defense Ministry posted a procurement notice with the International Fund for Ukraine, a UK-led group of...
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Says Lower Expectations of Counteroffensive
Senior Ukrainian officials fear their coming counteroffensive will not live up to the expectations of Kyiv's Western backers, The Washington Post reported on Saturday. "The expectation from our counteroffensive campaign is overestimated in the world," said Ukrainian...
Ukraine Military Intel Chief: ‘We Will Keep Killing Russians’ Anywhere in the World
The head of Ukraine's military intelligence, known as the HUR, told Yahoo News in an interview published Friday that "we will keep killing Russians" anywhere in the world. Maj. Gen. Kyrlo Budanov made the provocative statement when asked about the August 2022 car...
US, Taiwan in Talks on US Providing $500 Million in ‘Free’ Weapons
Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said Monday that Taiwan is in talks with the Pentagon on the US providing a $500 million weapons package that would come at no cost to Taipei. "These extra weapons will be given to us for free and will not be deducted from the...
Turkey Rejects US Request to Send S-400 Air Defense System to Ukraine
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Turkey has rejected a US request for Ankara to provide Kyiv with Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems it purchased from Moscow in 2017. Cavusoglu said the US proposal violated Turkey's sovereignty and suggested...
Russia Evacuates People Near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Russian-backed authorities in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia oblast have ordered the evacuation from areas that are threatened with shelling, including Enerhodar, the town where the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is located. Yevgeny Balitsky, the...
Wagner Head Says Moscow Promised More Arms After Threats to Leave Bakhmut
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian mercenary outfit Wagner Group, said he was promised his fighters would get as much ammunition and weapons as needed to continue fighting in Bakhmut. The assurance from Moscow came after Prigozhin said his forces would...