Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called out Republicans critical of U.S. assistance toward Ukraine amid its war with Russia. During a May 17 event at the Hudson Institute, a Washington think tank where Pompeo is a distinguished fellow, the man who served under former President Donald Trump as the nation’s top diplomat took issue…
Kyiv Rejects Russian Claims That Hypersonic Missile Destroyed US Patriot Battery
May 17, 2023
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Ukrainian officials have denied Russian claims that a United States-supplied Patriot air-defense system was destroyed in Kyiv by a Kinzhal-type hypersonic missile. “Don’t worry about the fate of the Patriot [system],” Yuriy Ihnat, a Ukrainian Air Force spokesman, said in televised comments on May 17. “Destroying the system with some kind of ‘Kinzhal’ is impossible,”…
US Won’t Find Same Unity in Imposing Sanctions Against China as It Did With Russia: Panel
May 17, 2023
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Russian President Vladimir Putin spent nearly a decade developing a “Fortress Russia” strategy to mitigate the impact on his nation and its financial institutions from Western sanctions before launching his February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. That strategy, which included an accelerated “de-dollarization” effort since 2014, has failed in the face of stiff sanctions imposed by…
Trump Town Hall Did Not Go Well for CNN
May 16, 2023
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The first town hall ahead of the 2024 election gave another boost to former President and 2024 hopeful Donald Trump and another blow to a desperate mainstream news network. CNN’s ratings have struggled since Trump left office, and Biden’s presidency has been lackluster. As a result, CNN has been in a panic mode in an…
Zelenskyy Seeks Positive Decision on Ukraine NATO Bid at July Summit
COPENHAGEN—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a new appeal to NATO on Monday to make a “positive political decision” on Kyiv’s membership bid at a July summit. Ukraine’s Western partners have provided it with weapons to fight Russia’s invasion. But Kyiv wants stronger security guarantees for the future and hopes to join the NATO military alliance,…
Iran, Russia Expand ‘Unprecedented Military Partnership’ with Fighter Jet Deal: Kirby
Iran and Russia are growing their military cooperation with increased arms sales that the White House says are directly resulting in the killing of Ukrainians. Tehran’s continued sale of suicide drones and other munitions to Moscow is meaningfully augmenting Russia’s ability to continue its attempted conquest of Ukraine, said National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic…
Russia Strikes Ukrainian Arms Depot, Prompting Speculation of Possible Fallout
May 15, 2023
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Moscow says its forces have destroyed a large munitions depot in Ukraine’s western city of Khmelnytskyi. “One AFU [Armed Forces of Ukraine] ammunition depot has been destroyed close to Khmelnytskyi,” the Russian Defense Ministry stated in its daily briefing for May 14. Khmelnytskyi, the target of Russian strikes in February, is located roughly 170 miles…
UK Pledges Long-Range Attack Drones and Air Defence Missiles to Ukraine
Britain will provide Ukraine with long-range attack drones and air defence missiles, Downing Street has announced. The announcement came during a surprise visit by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday, during which he held talks with Rishi Sunak at Chequers, the prime minister’s grace-and-favour residence in Buckinghamshire. This is the latest stop on Zelenskyy’s tour of…
War, Natural Disasters Left Record 71 Million People Internally Displaced in 2022, Report Says
The war in Ukraine helped push the global total of people left internally displaced by conflict or natural disasters to a record high of 71.1 million last year, according to a report released Thursday by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. By the end of 2022, 5.9 million people had been forced to…
Zelenskyy Arrives in UK for Surprise Meeting With Sunak
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in the UK on a surprise visit, during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. This is the latest stop on Zelenskyy’s tour of European capitals, on which he has been meeting Western leaders seeking to bolster support for Ukraine ahead of an expected counter-offensive. Germany…
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