May 19 Watch 5:52 What the plan to provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine means for the war against Russia By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn The Biden administration will approve European allies providing American made F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. The U.S. will also support a joint effort to train Ukrainian pilots. Ukraine has been asking for those jets since early in the war with… Continue watching
May 16 South Korea’s president vows to expand non-lethal aid to Kyiv in meeting with Ukraine’s first lady By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Yoon also condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying the “horrific losses of innocent lives, especially women and children, are unacceptable under any circumstances,” according to remarks shared by his office. Continue reading
May 16 Russian lower house of parliament votes to scrap Cold War armed forces deal By Associated Press The deal aimed to prevent Cold War rivals from massing forces at or near mutual borders. Russia first announced its intention to completely withdraw from the treaty in 2015. Continue reading
May 11 WATCH: State Department holds news briefing as U.S. approves helicopters for Germany By Associated Press The State Department said it had notified Congress that the U.S. would sell Germany 60 Chinooks along with engines and associated spare parts, including missile warning systems. Continue reading
Apr 27 NATO says Ukraine allies have sent 1,550 combat vehicles, 230 tanks as Russia continues invasion By David Rising, Lorne Cook, Associated Press NATO allies and partner countries have delivered more than 98 percent of the combat vehicles promised to Ukraine during Russia's invasion and war, the military alliance’s chief said Thursday, giving Kyiv a bigger punch as it contemplates launching a counteroffensive. Continue reading
Apr 24 World military spending up to an all-time high, watchdog says By Associated Press The three largest spenders last year were the United States, China and Russia, who jointly accounted for 56 percent of the expenditure. Continue reading
Apr 20 NATO chief makes surprise visit to Ukraine, says ‘rightful place’ is in the alliance By Lorne Cook, Samya Kullab, Associated Press The Kremlin has given various justifications for going to war, but repeated Thursday that preventing Ukraine from joining NATO was a key goal behind its invasion. Continue reading
Apr 15 Newest NATO member Finland starts building fence on Russian border By Kostya Manenkov, Sergei Grits, Associated Press The construction of barbed-wired fence along Finland’s long border with Russia — primarily meant to curb illegal migration — has broken ground near the southeastern town of Imatra less than two weeks after the Nordic country joined NATO as the… Continue reading
Apr 08 U.S. investigates whether classified Ukraine documents were leaked, altered By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Justice Department has launched an investigation into the possible release of Pentagon documents that were posted on several social media sites and appear to detail U.S. and NATO aid to Ukraine, but may have been altered or used as… Continue reading
Apr 05 WATCH: Blinken says Wall Street Journal reporter ‘wrongfully detained’ by Russia By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he has “no doubt” that Russia has wrongfully detained an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal who was arrested last week on spying allegations. Continue reading