Ukraine has turned into a "lab" for Western arms as the war has given the US and its allies an opportunity to see how their weapons fare in a conflict with a major military power like Russia, CNN reported on Monday. A source familiar with Western intelligence on the...
Ukraine DM Says It’s a ‘Fact’ That Kyiv Is a ‘De Facto’ NATO Member
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov told BBC on Friday that Ukraine is a "de facto" NATO member since it's equipped with so many of the alliance's weapons and dismissed the idea that his comments were controversial. Reznikov said he was confident that...
Russia Launches New Round of Missile Strikes Across Ukraine
Russia on Saturday launched missile strikes across Ukraine that targeted energy infrastructure after a two-week lull in such attacks. The strikes hit energy facilities in the capital Kyiv and in the regions of Ivano-Frankivsk, Vinnytsia, Lviv, and Kharkiv. A Russian...
British PM Sunak Confirms the UK Will Provide Ukraine With Tanks
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday pledged in a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that London will provide Kyiv with its main battle tank, the Challenger 2. "The Prime Minister outlined the UK’s ambition to intensify our support to Ukraine,...
German Vice Chancellor Says Poland Can Send Leopard Tanks to Ukraine
Germany's vice chancellor said Thursday that Berlin won't stand in the way of Poland sending German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, a move that would significantly escalate Western military aid for Kyiv and risk provoking Moscow. "There is a difference between making...
Navy Secretary Says Arming Both the US and Ukraine May Become ‘Challenging’
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said Wednesday that it might become "challenging" for the US military to continue arming itself as it continues to pour weapons into Ukraine unless the arms industry can significantly boost production. The majority of the weapons being...
House Republican Introduces Resolution to Place Bust of Zelensky in the Capitol
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) introduced a bill this week that would place a bust of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the House wing of the US Capitol building, an idea that was strongly criticized by more conservative GOP members. The resolution reads: "Resolved,...
Ukraine Is Shedding Blood for ‘NATO Mission’: Ukrainian Defense Minister
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said last week that Ukraine is "shedding blood" for a "NATO mission" in candid remarks about the relationship between Kyiv and the Western military alliance. "At the NATO Summit in Madrid (in June 2022), it was clearly...
Poland Says It’s Ready to Send German-Made Leopard 2 Tanks to Ukraine
Poland's president said Wednesday that Warsaw has decided to send Ukraine a company of German-made Leopard 2 tanks as part of an "international coalition," although it's not yet clear if Berlin has signed off on the delivery. "A company of Leopard tanks will be handed...
Zelensky Addresses Golden Globes, Says There Will Be No ‘World War III’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Golden Globe Awards on Tuesday night and insisted that Ukraine would win the war against Russia and that the conflict would not turn into "World War III." Zelensky delivered a pre-recorded video address that was...