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China has surged sales to Russia of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology that Moscow in turn is using to produce missiles, tanks, aircraft and other weaponry for use in its war against Ukraine, according to a U.S. assessment. Two senior Biden administration officials, who discussed the sensitive findings Friday on the condition of anonymity, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — China has surged sales to Russia of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology that Moscow in turn is using to produce missiles, tanks, aircraft and other weaponry for use in its war against Ukraine, according to a U.S. assessment. Two senior Biden administration officials, who discussed the sensitive findings Friday on the condition of anonymity, said that in 2023 about 90% of Russia’s microelectronics came from China, which Russia has used to make missiles, tanks...
China has surged sales to Russia of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology Moscow uses to produce missiles, tanks, aircraft and other weaponry. That's according to two senior Biden administration officials who discussed the sensitive findings Friday on the condition of anonymity. The officials say last year about 90% of Russia’s microelectronics came from China, which Russia has used in missiles, tanks and aircraft. Nearly 70% of Russia’s approximately $900 million in machine tool...
During remarks before the House passed a Ukraine aid bill on Saturday, Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia passionately advocated for the U.S. to green-light assistance for the Eastern European nation.After noting that some people say that the U.S. needs to address its border first, Connolly said, "The Ukrainian-Russian border is our border. It's the border between depraved autocracy and freedom-loving people seeking our democratic way of life." He said, "We must meet this test today. We...
A spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that a renewed effort in Congress to send more military aid to Ukraine is about "putting guaranteed money" back in U.S. pockets.Speaker of the House Mike Johnson announced this week that he would be putting forward a series of standalone bills on foreign aid and border security, finally allowing a House vote on President Joe Biden's requested $61 billion Ukraine aid package after months of partisan gridlock.Dmitry Peskov, Putin's...
In recent speeches and op-eds, my colleague Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) imagines “a world of scarcity” in which “the math” compels us to conclude the United States “lack[s] the capacity to manufacture the amount of weapons Ukraine needs us to supply to win the war.” He and other congressional isolationists claim that the United States […]
Pro-Kremlin media and Russian officials claim America is "getting dragged into" a war it will lose.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has claimed that the US aid to Ukraine approved by the House of Representatives “will kill more Ukrainians” and enrich the United States. He also warned that the United States “will have to answer for the confiscation of frozen assets of the Russian Federation”.
Russia has cautioned that the recent US aid to Ukraine is exacerbating tensions, drawing parallels to historical failures in conflicts like Vietnam and Afghanistan. Following the US House of Representatives’ passage of a $95 billion security assistance package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova accused the United States of pushing […]
President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his gratitude to the US House of Representatives for approving a new $61bn (£49bn) package of military assistance for Ukraine after months of delays. He said the aid could save thousands of lives. While it’s not uncommon for a country’s future to be decided by politicians, a nation’s very existence […]
A $60 billion aid package for Ukraine that provides about $300 million to bolster the country’s border struck a nerve with several lawmakers increasingly frustrated with the administration's handling of the crisis at the U.S. southern border. On Saturday, the House of Representatives approved spending $60 billion to help Ukraine build up its defense against Russia’s invasion, with a 311-112 vote. Republicans were not unanimous in their approval of the measure, with 101 voting in favor of the aid...