Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says west ‘dragging out’ delivery of long-range weapons | Russia
NATO chief Mark Rutte told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that his goal as head of the military alliance was to ensure “a victory for Ukraine.” In a major show of support for Kiev, Rutte visited the Ukrainian capital on his first trip as the alliance's secretary-general. Rutte said he chose Kiev as his first stop […]
Zelensky to meet Biden, Harris as Ukraine pushes US to loosen restrictions on long-range weapons
WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is scheduled to travel to Washington next Thursday to meet with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and urge the United States to allow Ukraine to use weapons provided by Western countries to launch deeper attacks on Russia. “I look forward to welcoming my friend, Ukrainian President […]
NATO Chairman Backs Ukraine Long-Range Missile Strikes on Russia
PRAGUE (AP) — The head of NATO's military committee said Saturday that Ukraine has a strong legal and military right to strike deep into Russia to gain a combat advantage, echoing the thinking of many U.S. allies but the Biden administration's reluctance to allow Ukraine to do so with U.S.-made weapons. “Any nation under attack […]
Israel struck by long-range missile from Yemen, 40 projectiles from Lebanon in early morning attacks
The Israeli military said a long-range missile fired from Yemen struck central Israel early on Sunday. The attack triggered air raid sirens in the area and local media published pictures of what appeared to be a missile or fragments of an interceptor hitting the train station in the central city of Modi'in. There were no […]
RFK Jr urges Biden not to approve long-range missiles for Ukraine: ‘Reckless escalation’
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Saturday slammed President Biden's administration for continuing to provide long-range missiles to Ukraine, arguing it is a major escalation of the conflict. Kennedy, in a statement on Twitter, criticized both Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. He made the comments in response to reports that the US is […]
Biden and Starmer Punt on Decision for Ukraine Long-Range Missiles
(AFP) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden on Friday postponed a decision to allow Ukraine to fire long-range missiles supplied by Western countries at Russia, a plan that has triggered dire threats from Moscow over war with NATO. Starmer told reporters at the White House that he had had “broad discussions […]
Putin threatens NATO amid reports of long-range weapons being allowed to strike inside Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed NATO is escalating a direct war with Russia as the United States and Britain hold talks to allow Ukraine to use NATO-supplied weapons to attack targets in Russia. “This will significantly change the nature of the conflict,” Putin said. said “It means that NATO countries, the United States and […]
Blinken and Lammy Arrive in Ukraine to Talk Long-Range Strikes
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his British government counterpart arrived in Kiev on Wednesday morning for talks with President Zelenskyy in what are widely reported to be talks about the deployment of long-range missiles against targets deep inside Russian territory. Foreign Secretary Antony Blinken and newly appointed British Foreign Secretary David Lammy traveled […]
Ukraine defense minister presses US to allow use of long-range weapons on Russia
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov on Friday pressed U.S. officials to allow Kiev to use long-range weapons in a counterattack against Russia. Umerov, Interview CNN's Alex Marquardt said Ukraine has presented a list of targets to US officials and wants the US to lift restrictions on the use of the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). […]
Ukraine war briefing: Calls within Nato to clear long-range strikes against Russia | Ukraine
Some NATO member states Lifting restrictions on Ukraine's use of weapons supplied by Western alliesSpeaking at a NATO-Ukraine council meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, diplomatic sources told Agence France-Presse that NATO countries are preparing to deploy longer-range missiles in particular. In an official statement from the meeting, NATO countries said: Condemns Russia's 'indiscriminate' mass attacks […]