Tag: Russia-Ukraine War

Sunak: UK Wants to See Commitment to Ukraine’s Membership at NATO Summit

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he wants to see NATO’s commitment to inducting Ukraine as a full member of the alliance “reaffirmed” during the two-day summit in Vilnius. Ukraine’s membership is one of the key items on the agenda of the NATO summit being held in the Lithuanian capital. On his way to the…


Russia-Turkey Ties Come Under Strain After Return of Ukraine’s Azov Commanders

The Kremlin is seeking an explanation from Turkey regarding the latter’s recent decision to allow five Ukrainian Azov Battalion commanders to return to Kyiv in an apparent breach of an earlier prisoner-swap agreement. “The return of the Azov leaders violates an existing agreement,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on July 10. “We will discuss…


Russian, Turkish Ministers Talk After Turkey Sends Ukrainian Commanders Home

The foreign ministers of Russia and Turkey spoke by telephone on Sunday, a day after Ankara angered Moscow by sending five Ukrainian commanders home with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in what Russia called a violation of a prisoner exchange agreement. The Russian and Turkish foreign ministries said Sergei Lavrov and Hakan Fidan discussed the situation in…


Ukrainian Aid Corridor to Get Australian Protection

Australia will provide Ukraine aid shipments with vital protection and deploy one of the world’s most sophisticated surveillance aircraft as the ongoing conflict with Russia inches towards its 18th month. Known in Australia as the E-7A Wedgetail, the aircraft is one of the most advanced battlespace management platforms capable of coordinating a joint air, sea and land…


Senators Split on Biden’s Decision to Send Cluster Munitions to Ukraine

U.S. senators are split on President Joe Biden’s decision to arm Ukraine with cluster munitions, with some members of both parties condemning the move and others supporting it. Mr. Biden announced on July 7 that he had made the “very difficult decision” to arm Ukrainians with cluster munitions, also known as cluster bombs, a controversial…


Southern California Marine Veteran Killed by Russian Missile in Ukraine

A Marine veteran from Lake Forest, California, died June 27 in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, after a Russian missile hit a restaurant he was frequenting, according to his father. Ian Frank Tortorici, 32, has been fighting for Ukraine since traveling there 15 months ago after the Russian invasion in February 2022. He was on leave from the…


Biden Tells Media ‘We’ve Run Out of Ammunition,’ Pundits Respond

Conservative commentators have expressed concern after U.S. President Joe Biden told reporters asking about his administration’s decision to give cluster bombs to Ukraine, “We’ve run out of ammunition.” Mr. Biden’s remarks to the media were made in passing as he left a speaking event about lowering health care costs in the East Room of the…


Putin Met With Wagner Group Days After Revolt, Offered Employment Options: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his commanders to discuss the recently aborted uprising against the Kremlin, a Russian spokesman has confirmed. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on July 10 that the face-to-face meeting took place in the Kremlin on June 29 and lasted roughly three hours. The…


Trudeau Voices Support for Ukraine’s NATO Membership as Allies Weigh Country’s Admission

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will push for Ukraine to be admitted into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at a summit this week in Latvia where member countries will weigh the possibility of admitting Ukraine into the treaty organization. “We feel very strongly that Ukraine should be joining NATO as soon as conditions allow,”…


‘We Do Not Support’: World Leaders Turn Against Biden For Giving Ukraine Cluster Bombs

Major U.S. allies responded negatively to Washington’s decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine, with some citing the danger of such weapons to civilians while others pointing to international treaty violations. Cluster bombs release a large number of smaller bombs, referred to as bomblets, which can kill indiscriminately over a large area. On Friday, the…