WASHINGTON — The United States is the first to acknowledge that its long-awaited $61 billion aid package for Ukraine is not a "silver bullet." As weapons and ammunition are rushed to the country, other issues such as manpower shortages in Kyiv's struggling military have come to the fore. Meanwhile, the monthslong delay in passing the aid package -- caused by wrangling among US lawmakers -- has further weakened Ukraine's position on the battleground, according to analysts.
Ukraine’s outnumbered troops have been forced to retreat from three villages on the eastern front lines, the country’s top commander said Sunday, as Russian forces push to break through its beleaguered defenses while Kyiv waits for newly committed U.S. military aid to arrive. It was a rare admission from Ukraine’s new commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, that his troops were not only struggling, but also that Russia was gaining the upper hand. In a lengthy post on his Telegram channel...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that the United States and Ukrainian governments are "working on a bilateral security agreement" that would result in sending additional monetary aid to Ukraine over the next ten years.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" that military aid to Ukraine was not charity, adding that it created jobs in the United States. | Clips
Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies, and rejected a call to step aside or risk a vote to oust him from office. “I am not resigning,” Johnson said after a
WASHINGTON >> President Joe Biden said today he strongly supports a proposal from Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending crucial bipartisan support to the effort this week to approve $95 billion in funding for the U.S. allies.
President Joe Biden says that he strongly supports a proposal from Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. His words send crucial bipartisan support to the effort to approve $95 billion in funding for the U.S. allies. Before potential weekend voting, Johnson is facing a choice between losing his job and aiding Ukraine. He notified lawmakers Wednesday that he would forge ahead despite growing anger from his right flank. Shortly after Johnson released...
Today, U.S. Southern Command coordinated another flight into Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Port-au-Prince, Haiti with a Denton Program humanitarian aid delivery marking an important step toward the resumption of flights into Haiti.
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. U.S. president Joe Biden has told Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy the U.S. will send badly needed air defense weaponry once the Senate approves a massive national security aid package that includes $60-billion for Ukraine. The wait for more funding from the U.S. has dragged on for months, all while Russia continues to press ahead in […]
The Pentagon is saying that the U.S. will be sending more military advisors to Ukraine along with the $61 billion in military aid approved by Congress on Saturday.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Congress has approved $113 billion to aid the response. U.S. security assistance to support Ukraine is reinvigorating the U.S. defense industrial base and creating American jobs.
PANMUNJOM, South Korea — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations urged Russia and China on Tuesday to reverse course, and stop rewarding North Korea’s bad behavior and blocking U.N. scrutiny of the isolated country’s efforts to evade sanctions over its weapons programs. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield made the remarks during a visit to the Demilitarized Zone, a heavily fortified border between the two Koreas, which remain technically at war. Her trip to South Korea came after Russia...