• Germany announces €500 million military aid package for Ukraine

    Germany has prepared a new military aid package for Ukraine worth €500 million, announced German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at a press conference during a meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine, reports Tageschau. At the 20th meeting of the "Ramstein" format, Pistorius promised continued support. The head of the defense ministry emphasized that Germany would support Ukraine's defense against the ongoing Russian aggression by supplying further ammunition in the short term. He also...

  • 90% of aid to Ukraine remains in the USA

    Military assistance to Ukraine from the West in fact turned out to be nothing more than industrial support for the American military-industrial complex. While the next support package for Kiev is in an uncertain state between the chambers of the US Congress, Joe Biden assures that the bulk of the allocated taxpayer funds will actually […]

  • Biden Calls on Congress to Pass Ukraine Aid

    Michael RaineyMarch 15, 2024At an early St. Patrick’s Day event with the Irish prime minister and officials including House Speaker Mike

  • Would House approve ‘loaning’ rather than giving Ukraine aid?

    As the nearly $100 billion Senate-passed national security supplemental continues to stall in the House of Representatives, lawmakers are looking for alternatives. One idea that has been circulating Capitol Hill this week: formatting the next tranche of funding as a waivable loan instead of a grant in an effort to convince skeptical Republican members. But so far, the plan seems to have caused confusion among supporters of further to Kyiv, and has seemingly not meaningfully moved its opponents...

    • CNN

    Rep. Slotkin to Speaker Johnson on Ukraine Aid: ‘Bring it!’

    Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D) Michigan joins The Lead.

  • Netherlands Pledges $164M in F-16 Ammo for Ukraine

    Ukraine's F-16 fighter jet program is getting another boost from its NATO allies, with the Netherlands pledging to deliver Kyiv with $164 million in ammunition for the aircraft.Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren said in a post to X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday that the funds will go toward producing air-to-ground missiles that can be fired from F-16s. An additional $218.7 million was also secured by the Netherlands to produce Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) drones for...

    • WNYC

    Monday Morning Politics: US Ceasefire Resolution, Ukraine Aid, and more

    Francesca Chambers, White House Correspondent for USA Today, talks about the news from Washington including the United State's shifting policy on a ceasefire for Israel and Palestine, updates about aid to Ukraine, and more.

  • US pledges over $47M in humanitarian aid for war-torn Sudan

    The U.S. announced more than $47 million in humanitarian aid for war-torn Sudan and two neighboring countries, to where at least a million people have fled in the nearly 1-year-old conflict. The aid package is expected to help alleviate the suffering of nearly 25 million people, including refugees who have fled the country into Chad

  • Netherlands pledges over 350 million euros for drones and ammunition for Ukraine

    The Netherlands commits over 150 million euros for ammunition and 200 million euros for drones to Ukraine, said Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren following the latest meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, reports Evropeyska Pravda citing the Dutch Defense Ministry. This funding covers 'air-to-surface class weapons for F-16 fighter jets destined for Ukraine. These munitions will be purchased directly from the industry. Additionally, the Netherlands is redeploying the previously promised...

  • Humanitarian aid packages arrive via parachute: See the pictures

    Packages drop into Palestine.

  • Anthony Albanese threatens to shelve religious discrimination law changes

    Prime minister tells caucus bills will only proceed with bipartisan support, saying now is not the time for divisive debateFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government has threatened to shelve two draft bills on changes to religious discrimination laws, citing concerns about divisive debate amid heightened Islamophobia and anti-semitism, unless the opposition offers agrees to its “balanced”...

  • GAO: ‘Unclear’ if Pentagon Tracking Reports of Misused Aid in Ukraine

    By: Philip Wegmann While the Pentagon has assured Congress that no U.S. military equipment sent to Ukraine has been diverted, stolen, or otherwise misappropriated, a new report from the Government Accountability Office could not determine if the Department of Defense was tracking allegations of misuse two years into the conflict. “If you never look, you