Kyiv, Ukraine – Ahead of the emergency summit in Paris on Europe’s response to being excluded from US-Russia peace talks, Ukraine’s president warned of his country’s bleak future if US military aid is cut. “[W]e will have low chance – low chance to survive without support of the United States,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in…
Journalists repeatedly asked Trump about his promises to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — and reminded him he had promised to do so on his first day in office. “I have another half of the day left,” Trump joked, then added he wants to get it wrapped up soon. Trump said Putin couldn’t be happy…
China slams move, warning that Philippines risks ‘arms race’ amid increased militarisation of South China Sea. The Philippines has announced plans to buy the United States’ Typhon missile system, triggering China to warn of an impending “arms race” in the Asia Pacific region. Philippine military chief Lieutenant-General Roy Galido said on Monday that the country…
The United States will provide nearly USD 1 billion in long-term weapons support to Ukraine, defence secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Saturday. The Biden administration is expediting the spending of remaining congressionally approved funds to support Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump assumes office. The new package includes drones and HIMARS munitions, funded through the Ukraine…
China has imposed sanctions on 13 American companies in retaliation for the latest U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, amid tensions between Washington and Beijing over the self-ruled island. The United States last week authorized two defense packages worth $385 million for Taiwan, including spare parts for its fleet of F-16 fighter jets and support for…
The Lavrov interview is Carlson’s second with a top Russian official this year. In February, Carlson went to Moscow for what was widely panned as a softball Kremlin-friendly sit-down with President Vladimir Putin. Carlson said he spoke to Lavrov to shed light on the “Russian perspective” on the ongoing war with Ukraine. Russia has waged…
Deal includes spare parts for fighter jets and radar systems as President Lai heads to Pacific, with stops in US. The United States has signed off on $385m in new weapons sales to Taiwan, the latest sign of deepening military ties that have unsettled China. The US expects to begin delivering the military equipment, including…
China warned the Philippines not to accept the deployment of a United States missile system, claiming this could result in a higher risk of conflicts in the South China Sea. This came amid the Philippine defense secretary, Gilberto Teodoro, saying earlier this month that Manila, which has territorial disputes with Beijing in the South China…
These were the key developments on the 1,003rd day of the Russia-Ukraine war. Here is the situation on Saturday, November 23: Military Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised more combat test-firing of an experimental hypersonic missile – the Oreshnik – which was launched at Ukraine on Thursday. Ukraine is seeking updated air defence systems from…
The Kremlin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov had earlier said the use of American weapons to attack targets in Russia constituted “a qualitatively new situation in terms of the involvement of the United States in this conflict.” The Russian military has long been using foreign-made weapons, such as Iranian Shahed drones, to attack Ukraine. Earlier this year, Macron…