Tag: Ukraine

Moscow Announces Withdrawal From Turkey-Brokered Black Sea Grain Deal

Moscow has officially ended its participation in the one-year-old Black Sea Grain Initiative, which had allowed Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea despite ongoing hostilities. “The Black Sea grain deal is no longer in effect,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on July 17, when the terms of the deal officially expired. “Unfortunately,…


Tucker Carlson Warns Young Conservatives to Pay Attention to Topics With ‘Unapproved Words’

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Since his separation from Fox News, political commentator Tucker Carlson hasn’t spoken much publicly—until this weekend. In a rare spurt of appearances, he enjoyed the adulation of thousands of enthusiastic conservatives at political gatherings in two states. On July 14, he publicly grilled most of the top-tier Republican presidential candidates—with the exception…


Ukraine Receives Cluster Munitions, Pledges Limited Use

KYIV—Ukraine has received cluster bombs from the United States, munitions banned in more than 100 countries, but has pledged to only use them to dislodge concentrations of enemy soldiers. Valeryi Shershen, a spokesman for the Tavria, or southern, military district on Thursday confirmed an announcement by his commander that the weapons had arrived a week…


2024 Candidates Differ on Possible NATO Membership for Ukraine

This week, President Joe Biden was at the NATO summit in Lithuania, where the topic of Ukraine being a future member of the 31-member alliance. The 2024 presidential candidates are split on that possibility. Mr. Biden, a Democrat, told CNN that Ukraine is not ready to join the Brussels-based group. “I don’t think it’s ready…


House Votes Down Amendment Stopping Cluster Bombs Going to Ukraine

The U.S. House of Representatives voted down an amendment that would have prohibited the transfer of controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine. On Thursday night, the House voted 147-276 on an amendment to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to stop the flow of U.S. cluster munitions to Ukrainian forces. The amendment, introduced by Rep….


Putin: Foreign-Made Tanks Are ‘Priority Target’ for Russian Forces in Ukraine

MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Western supplies of weapons to Ukraine would change nothing on the battlefield but only further escalate the conflict, adding that foreign-made tanks were a “priority target” for Moscow’s forces. Mr. Putin, in comments to state television made after a NATO summit in which Ukraine won a promise…


Lawmakers Demand Answers as Secret Service Closes White House Cocaine Investigation

The Secret Service has wrapped up its investigation into the recent cocaine discovery at the White House due to a lack of evidence, and no suspect was identified. President Joe Biden is sounding bullish on Ukraine’s chances of beating back Russia. What did he say in Finland as he concluded his trip to Europe? Regarding…


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (July 13): White House Cocaine Probe Ends, No Suspect Found; Biden Says Putin ‘Already Lost the War’ in Ukraine

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill on July 13 said that the U.S. Secret Service told them in a closed-door briefing that the investigation into cocaine found at the White House has concluded and no suspect has been identified. The Russian war against Ukraine is all but over, President Joe Biden asserted on July 13, saying: “Putin…


NTD Evening News (July 13): White House Cocaine Probe Ends, No Suspect Found; Biden Says Putin ‘Already Lost the War’ in Ukraine

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill on July 13 said that the U.S. Secret Service told them in a closed-door briefing that the investigation into cocaine found at the White House has concluded and no suspect has been identified. The Russian war against Ukraine is all but over, President Joe Biden asserted on July 13, saying: “Putin…


Russian Troops’ Death Toll in Ukraine War Surpasses Soviet-Afghan War, Study Finds

The death toll among Russian soldiers as a result of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine has exceeded that of the Soviet war in Afghanistan, according to a new study. Roughly 47,000 Russian troops are estimated to have died since Russia launched its “special military operation” in neighboring Ukraine in February 2022, according to the joint study conducted by…