WASHINGTON—The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday its executive board approved a four-year $15.6 billion loan program for Ukraine, part of a global $115 billion package to support the country’s economy as it battles Russia’s 13-month-old invasion. The decision clears the way for an immediate disbursement of about $2.7 billion to Kyiv, and requires…
IMF Approves $15.6 Billion Ukraine Loan, Part of $115 Billion in Global Support
Lukashenko: Russia Could Put Intercontinental Missiles in Belarus If Necessary
President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that Russia, which has already decided to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, could if necessary put intercontinental nuclear missiles there too. In an annual address to lawmakers and government officials, Lukashenko said Moscow’s plans to station nuclear arms on the territory of its close ally would help protect…
Turkish Parliament Ratifies Finland’s NATO Accession as Sweden Kept Waiting
ANKARA—Turkey’s parliament approved a bill on Thursday to allow Finland to join NATO, clearing the way for the country to become part of the Western defense alliance as war rages in Ukraine. The Turkish parliament was the last among the 30 members of the alliance to ratify Finland’s membership after Hungary’s legislature approved a similar…
Tom Cotton Says Ukraine War Will End in ‘Negotiated Peace’
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), a prominent Republican and Senate Armed Services Committee member, said Thursday a Ukrainian victory in the ongoing war will ultimately come in the form of a “negotiated peace.” In January, Cotton penned a letter to President Biden urging him to provide more advanced weaponry to the Ukrainian military and empower the…
PREMIERING NOW: Natan Sharansky on Today’s ‘Evil Empires,’ the War in Ukraine, Soviet Communism, and the New Antisemitism
“When there is nothing to die for, there is nothing to live for … and that’s why I think that nationalism is a very good word when it goes together with freedom and human rights. The moment you separate them, you’re getting awful dictatorship or empty, shallow, decadent life.” I sit down with former Soviet…
Natan Sharansky on Today’s ‘Evil Empires,’ the War in Ukraine, Soviet Communism, and the New Antisemitism
“When there is nothing to die for, there is nothing to live for … and that’s why I think that nationalism is a very good word when it goes together with freedom and human rights. The moment you separate them, you’re getting awful dictatorship or empty, shallow, decadent life.” I sit down with former Soviet…
PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Natan Sharansky on Today’s ‘Evil Empires,’ the War in Ukraine, Soviet Communism, and the New Antisemitism
“When there is nothing to die for, there is nothing to live for … and that’s why I think that nationalism is a very good word when it goes together with freedom and human rights. The moment you separate them, you’re getting awful dictatorship or empty, shallow, decadent life.” I sit down with former Soviet…
White House Warns Americans Not to Travel to Russia After Arrest of WSJ Reporter
The Biden administration has condemned the detention of a Wall Street Journal reporter by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on March 30 that the targeting of American citizens by the Russian government is unacceptable and that the United States strongly condemns the detention of reporter Evan…
US Munitions Stockpiles Low, Army at ‘Absolute Edge’ of Industrial Capacity: Army Secretary
The U.S. Army’s stockpiles are vanishing at an alarming rate as the nation struggles to arm Ukraine and provide for its own defense at the same time, according to the Army’s most senior civilian leader. More than 60 percent of the security assistance provided to Ukraine by the United States has come from the U.S….
Danes Say Object Beside Nord Stream Pipeline a Harmless Buoy
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—A mysterious object found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, which Danish authorities had hoped could provide clues to the bombings that incapacitated the Nord Stream pipelines, has turned out to be a harmless smoke signal canister. The Danish Energy Agency said Wednesday that the cylindrical object found on the seabed by the…
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