The Justice Department has launched an investigation into a possible leak of secret Pentagon documents that seem to detail U.S. and NATO aid to Ukraine, as well as front-line troop and armament positions, that were shared widely on social media. The documents, dated between Feb. 23 and March 1 and shared on platforms like Twitter…
Justice Department Investigating Leak of ‘Top Secret’ Ukraine War Plans
McConnell, Schumer Condemn Detention of US Journalist in Russia
April 7, 2023
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have come together against Russia’s detention of an American journalist. “We strongly condemn the wrongful detention of U.S. citizen and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, and demand the immediate release of this internationally known and respected independent journalist,” the two wrote…
Anticipated Ukrainian Counter-Offensive Potentially Marred by Plans Leak: Reports
April 7, 2023
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Several classified documents detailing United States and NATO plans to assist an upcoming Ukrainian counter-offensive appear to have been leaked online, according to mainstream media reports. On April 6, the New York Times reported that the documents—which contain sensitive military information—had been posted on Twitter and Telegram and were now being shared on pro-Russia social…
Top Official Says Ukraine May Be Willing to Negotiate on Crimea: Report
Ukraine may be willing to negotiate with Russia over the future of Crimea if Ukrainian forces could reach the border of the Russian-controlled peninsula in their much-anticipated spring counteroffensive, a top official in Kyiv reportedly said. Andrii Sybiha, deputy head of the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, on Wednesday told the Financial Times that Kyiv…
Putin Says US-Russia Relations Are in ‘Deep Crisis,’ as Moscow’s Senior Diplomats Depict It as a Hot Conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the relations between the United States and Russia are “in a deep crisis,” while Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that Moscow is now in a “hot conflict” with Washington. Putin made his remarks while addressing new U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy on Wednesday. Tracy was among 17 ambassadors who presented their diplomatic credentials to…
Swedish Prosecutor Says May Be Difficult to Determine Who Blew Up Nord Stream Pipelines
STOCKHOLM—It will likely be difficult to determine who blew up the Nord Stream pipelines connecting Russia and Germany in the Baltic Sea last year, Sweden’s prosecution authority, which is investigating the incident, said on Thursday. The Sept. 26 explosions at the pipelines connecting Russia and Germany occurred in the economic zones of Sweden and Denmark….
Bill Clinton Says He Regrets Persuading Ukraine to Give up Nuclear Weapons
April 6, 2023
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Former President Bill Clinton has said that he regrets persuading Ukraine to give up its nuclear weapons in the 1990s. He told Irish outlet RTE on April 4 that he bears responsibility for encouraging Ukraine to dispose of its nuclear warheads in a 1994 agreement between Kyiv, Washington, and Moscow after the end of the Cold…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Aims for Western Warplane Coalition; Russians Pressure Bakhmut
KYIV—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a trip to Warsaw on Wednesday that Poland would help form a coalition of Western powers to supply warplanes to Kyiv, adding that Ukrainian troops were still fighting for Bakhmut in the east but could withdraw if they risked being cut off. Neighboring Poland is a close ally of…
Panel: ‘We Owe’ Ukraine NATO Admission
April 5, 2023
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Finland became the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on the military alliance’s 74th anniversary during an April 4 ceremony in Brussels, Belgium. Immediately after, ministers convened to discuss the pending admission of Ukraine into NATO as it fights off Russia’s February 2022 invasion. No action is expected soon on Ukraine’s request,…
UK’s Sunak Hails ‘Historic Day’ as Finland Joins NATO
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has hailed Finland’s accession to the NATO military alliance, calling it a “historic day.” Finland formally joined NATO on Tuesday as Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto completed the accession process by handing over an official document to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Sunak…
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