A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urging that the US should take a "hard look" at sending F-16 fighter jets to Kyiv. "After speaking with US, Ukrainian, and foreign leaders working to support Ukraine at the Munich...
Pentagon’s Next Budget Puts Focus on Munitions Productions as Ukraine War Depletes Stockpiles
The Pentagon's 2024 budget request places focus on munitions production as shipping tens of billions of dollars worth of military equipment to Ukraine has depleted US ammunition stockpiles. According to The Hill, the budget request includes $30.6 billion that would go...
Poland Says It May Send MiG-29 Fighter Jets to Ukraine in 4-6 Weeks
On Tuesday, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Warsaw could give Ukraine Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets within four to six weeks, a step that would mark a significant escalation in NATO support for Kyiv. Morawiecki said Poland wanted to transfer the jets...
Ukrainian Official Says Kyiv Doesn’t Have the Resources for a Counteroffensive
A senior Ukrainian government official told The Washington Post that Kyiv doesn't have the resources to pull off a big counteroffensive in the coming months as Ukraine is lacking skilled troops, munitions, and other equipment. "If you have more resources, you more...
China’s Xi to Speak With Zelensky, Meet With Putin
Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the first time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine was launched, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The report, which cited people familiar with the matter, said Xi is...
US-Ukraine Unity Is Cracking Apart
Over one year since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, there are growing differences between Washington and Kyiv on how to move forward in the conflict, POLITICO reported Sunday. One issue is over Bakhmut, the eastern Ukrainian city where Russian and Ukrainian...
Russia’s Wagner Chief Says Fighting in Bakhmut Getting ‘Fiercer’
The head of Wagner Group, the Russian mercenary outfit, said Sunday that fighting in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut is getting "fiercer" as Ukraine keeps pouring troops in to defend the area. "The situation in Bakhmut is difficult, very difficult, with the...
Western Media Dumps Stories on Nord Stream Sabotage Shifting Blame from US
Since The New York Times published a story on Tuesday that cited US officials who claimed the bombings of the Nord Stream pipelines were conducted by a "pro-Ukrainian group," articles have appeared across Western media making similar allegations. The deluge of stories...
Russia Launches Barrage of Missile Strikes Across Ukraine
Russia launched a series of missile strikes across Ukraine on Thursday in one of the heaviest Russian bombardments in weeks. The strikes targeted energy infrastructure, and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said power facilities were hit in eight regions of...
NATO Chief Says Bakhmut May Fall to Russia ‘in Coming Days’
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut might fall to Russian forces in the "coming days" as the Russian mercenary outfit Wagner Group claimed more gains in the battle. "We cannot rule out that Bakhmut may...