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…

Former Vice President Mike Pence made a surprise trip to Ukraine on June 29 to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid the country’s ongoing war with Russia. The move makes him the first Republican presidential hopeful to meet with the Ukrainian leader since the war began. Pence made the trip with the Christian humanitarian…

HIROSHIMA, Japan—President Joe Biden announced a new $375 million package of military aid to Ukraine during a May 21 meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G-7 leaders’ summit in Hiroshima, Japan. “The United States continues to help Ukraine respond, recover, and rebuild. We are also supporting peace,” Biden said during his first face-to-face meeting with Zelenskyy since making a…

U.S. President Joe Biden met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on May 21, on the sidelines of the G-7 summit of world leaders in Hiroshima, Japan. At a press conference following their bilateral meeting, Biden announced the United States would provide Ukraine with a new military aid package of up to $375 million. “The United States continues to…

In Georgia, the Atlanta prosecutor investigating former President Donald Trump has asked local judges to clear their calendars, in what could be a hint of a potential indictment. The Pentagon says it overestimated the value of the weapons it has sent to Ukraine, and the accounting error may have freed up $3 billion of additional…

Defense Department officials assured members of Congress on Feb. 28, that there was no evidence to suggest the misuse or diversion of weapons the United States had provided to aid Ukraine in its war with Russia. “The U.S. government has not seen credible evidence of any diversion of U.S. provided weapons outside of Ukraine,” noted…

Commentary As the end of the year approaches, Joe Biden’s budget for 2023 has to be approved. After reading the president’s proposal, the Congressional Budget Office reported “that level of spending, debt, and taxes will be the highest sustained levels in U.S. history,” worsening an economy that is already trending downward. This year, inflation hit a…

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has defended his statement on Ukraine military aid if the GOP takes back the House in the midterm elections. McCarthy stressed that he aims for more oversight into the aid to the war-torn country rather than pulling the plug on Ukraine’s military aid. “I think Ukraine is very important….

The Biden administration on July 8 announced it is sending another $400 million in aid to Ukraine to “meet critical needs for Ukraine’s fight” in the ongoing Ukraine–Russia war. The money comes from a Presidential Drawdown (PDA) of equipment from the Pentagon’s inventories—the 15th such authorization for Ukraine since August 2021 under the Biden administration. The…

The Biden administration has authorized an additional $100 million in military aid to Ukraine to help the embattled country fight against the ongoing invasion by Russian forces. “Today, May 19, the Department of Defense (DoD) announces the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to an additional $100 million. This authorization…