BERLIN (AP) — Several German parties on Saturday kicked off their campaigns for the election of the European Parliament in June with a focus on issues such as the war in Ukraine and support by many European voters for far-right nationalist parties across the continent. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ’s center-left Social Democrats, or SPD, […]
The U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defense systems as part of a massive $6 billion additional aid package, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Friday. The missiles will be used to replenish previously supplied Patriot systems. The package also includes more munitions for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, or NASAMS, […]
Congress passed President Biden‘s $95 billion foreign aid package thanks, in part, to making some of the Ukraine aid a loan though the prospects for getting repaid aren’t good. Most of the $61 billion in the package for Ukraine will be spent in the U.S. for weapons to send into the war zone. About $9 […]
In 2023, the U.S. supplied Ukraine with 31 highly advanced M1A1 Abrams tanks, the gold standard for armor in the world. However, the battlefield has shifted dramatically since that decision. Russia has flooded the battlefield with reconnaissance drones as well as hunter-killer drones, making it extremely unsafe for any vehicle, armored or not, to […]
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell took a shot at Tucker Carlson on Tuesday, accusing the former Fox News host of turning Americans against the idea of sending aid to Ukraine. “I think the demonization of Ukraine began by Tucker Carlson, who in my opinion ended up where he should have been all along, which is […]
WASHINGTON — Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia, in part because Russian drone warfare has made it too difficult for them to operate without detection or coming under attack, two U.S. military officials told The Associated Press. The U.S. agreed to send 31 Abrams to Ukraine […]
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday that Europe could “die” if it fails to build its own robust defense as Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on, or if it fails to undertake major trade and economic reforms to compete with China and the U.S. Macron urged Europeans to become more ambitious in a […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister called on NATO to increase its defense preparedness on Thursday and said his government wants to be at the center of decision-making in the European Union, seeking to reestablish the country as a reliable international partner as the war in Ukraine rages across the border. Setting out his […]
WASHINGTON — Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States, bombing a Russian military airfield in Crimea last week and Russian forces in another occupied area overnight, American officials said Wednesday. Long sought by Ukrainian leaders, the new missiles give Ukraine nearly double the striking distance […]
President Biden on Wednesday hailed the Senate’s passage of a $95 billion package that would send aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Mr. Biden spoke from the White House moments after he signed the measure to unlock the aid for America’s allies. “It’s an investment in our own security because when our allies are stronger […]
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