• US warns it will hold China responsible if Russia makes gains in Ukraine, after Beijing renews Moscow support

    The United States warned Tuesday that it will hold China responsible if Moscow makes gains in Ukraine, after Beijing renewed pledges of cooperation during a visit by Russia’s top diplomat. Kurt Campbell, the deputy secretary of state long associated with regearing US policy toward Asia, said that for the United States, maintaining peace and stability […]

  • US preparing for significant Iran attack on US or Israeli assets in the region as soon as next week

    The US is on high alert and actively preparing for a “significant” attack that could come as soon as within the next week by Iran targeting Israeli or American assets in the region in response to Monday’s Israeli strike in Damascus that killed top Iranian commanders, a senior administration official tells CNN. Senior US officials currently believe that an attack by Iran is “inevitable” – a view shared by their Israeli counterparts, that official said. The two governments are furiously working to...

  • US Supporting Ukraine for Own Benefit: Russia

    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...

  • Ukraine May Have To Compromise With Russia, NATO Chief Admits

    Ukraine May Have To Compromise With Russia, NATO Chief Admits In a rare moment following more than two years of war, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has belatedly admitted the Ukraine may have to compromise with Russia at the negotiating table. He made the remarks in a fresh interview with BBC at a moment he's urging Western allies to commit to approving his proposed five-year, 100 billion euro fund for Ukraine. As we've underscored before, this is largely about...

  • Trump one week, Biden the next: what do presidential polls teach us?

    Even with the potential for error and a decline in voter engagement, polls can explain the electorate at a point in timeIn recent months, polling has generally showed President Joe Biden running behind his Republican challenger, Donald Trump, by a small margin, particularly in swing states like Georgia and Arizona. But election polling began to fluctuate after Biden’s State of the Union speech last month.The question is how much meaning observers should ascribe to polls in April, seven months...

  • Would NATO Really Hang France Out To Dry If Russia Pulverized Its Forces In Ukraine?

    Would NATO Really Hang France Out To Dry If Russia Pulverized Its Forces In Ukraine? Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The Wall Street Journal cited an unnamed US official on Wednesday to report that “Macron told allies that there would be no need to involve NATO or the U.S. if Russia targeted French troops” that might conventionally deploy to Ukraine in the coming future per his infamous proposal from late February. While he might have indeed said that, it can’t be taken...

  • EU general: Russia will soon outgun Ukraine 10-1 without US

    By Tara Copp | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The top general for U.S. forces in Europe told Congress Wednesday that Ukraine will be outgunned 10 to one by Russia within a matter of weeks if Congress does not find a way to approve sending more ammunition and weapons to Kyiv soon. The testimony from Army […]

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    EU general: Russia will soon outgun Ukraine 10-1 without US

    By Tara Copp | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The top general for U.S. forces in Europe told Congress Wednesday that Ukraine will be outgunned 10 to one by Russia within a matter of weeks if Congress does not find a way to approve sending more ammunition and weapons to Kyiv soon. The testimony from Army […]

  • EU general: Russia will soon outgun Ukraine 10-1 without US

    By Tara Copp | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The top general for U.S. forces in Europe told Congress Wednesday that Ukraine will be outgunned 10 to one by Russia within a matter of weeks if Congress does not find a way to approve sending more ammunition and weapons to Kyiv soon. The testimony from Army […]

  • EU general: Russia will soon outgun Ukraine 10-1 without US

    By Tara Copp | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The top general for U.S. forces in Europe told Congress Wednesday that Ukraine will be outgunned 10 to one by Russia within a matter of weeks if Congress does not find a way to approve sending more ammunition and weapons to Kyiv soon. The testimony from Army […]

  • EU general: Russia will soon outgun Ukraine 10-1 without US

    By Tara Copp | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The top general for U.S. forces in Europe told Congress Wednesday that Ukraine will be outgunned 10 to one by Russia within a matter of weeks if Congress does not find a way to approve sending more ammunition and weapons to Kyiv soon. The testimony from Army […]