The Biden administration plans to sell nearly 20 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and various other weapons and related equipment worth about $10 billion to NATO ally Poland. The Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement that Congress was notified of the potential sale on Feb. 7. Lawmakers will still need…
US Plans $10 Billion Sale of HIMARS Rocket Launchers, Ammunition to Poland
February 8, 2023
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Ukraine Reports Record Russian Deaths as Moscow Presses Offensive in East
KYIV—Ukraine said on Tuesday the last 24 hours were the deadliest of the war so far for Russian troops, as Moscow hurls tens of thousands of freshly mobilised soldiers and mercenaries into relentless winter assaults in the east. The Ukrainian military increased its running tally of Russian military dead by 1,030 overnight to 133,190, and…
Moscow Intensifies Winter Assault, Kyiv Expects New Offensive
KYIV—Russian forces ramped up a winter assault in eastern Ukraine, bringing tens of thousands of freshly mobilized troops to the battlefield, while Kyiv expected Moscow to broaden its offensive as towns in the northeast and south came under fire. Ukraine’s military said on Tuesday that 1,030 Russian troops were killed over 24 hours, the highest…
Russia Feels the Bite of Western Sanctions as Energy Revenues Plunge to Lowest in Two Years
February 7, 2023
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Revenue from energy fell to its lowest level in over two years in Russia as the country continues to be pressured under Western sanctions for its invasion of Ukraine, with Moscow’s federal budget revenues seen to be declining on an annual basis. “Oil and gas revenues amounted to 426 billion rubles ($6.02 billion) and decreased…
UN Chief: World Needs to ‘Wake Up,’ Heading Into ‘Wider War’
The head of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, warned on Feb. 6 that the world may be on the brink of a “wider war” as the chances of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine reaching a peaceful outcome slowly diminish. The secretary-general made the comments at a briefing to the U.N. General Assembly where he…
Russian Forces Keep up Pressure as Ukraine Anniversary Nears
KYIV, Ukraine—Russian forces are keeping Ukrainian troops tied down with attacks in the eastern Donbas region as Moscow assembles additional combat power there for an expected offensive in the coming weeks, Ukrainian officials said Monday. Intense fighting that has been raging for weeks continued around the city of Bakhmut and the nearby towns of Soledar…
Europe Bans Russian Diesel, Other Oil Products Over Ukraine
FRANKFURT, Germany—Europe imposed a ban Sunday on Russian diesel fuel and other refined oil products, slashing energy dependency on Moscow and seeking to further crimp the Kremlin’s fossil fuel earnings as punishment for invading Ukraine. The ban comes along with a price cap agreed by the Group of Seven allied democracies. The goal is allowing…
‘You Accept You Might Die’: A Year of Volunteering in Ukraine
Every time Jack Ross crosses the Polish border into Ukraine, he knows there is a high probability he could lose his life. The British aid volunteer has travelled to the war-torn country eight times since Russia’s invasion. There, his aid vehicles have been attacked, his team shot at and, on many occasions, he has narrowly…
Norway Aims to Donate Over $7 Billion in New Financial Aid Package to Ukraine
Norway unveiled on Monday a plan proposing to donate 75 billion Norwegian crowns (about $7.3 billion) to Ukraine as part of a five-year support package. Jonas Gahr Store, prime minister of the Scandinavian country, said during a news conference that the proposed package will be put to a vote in parliament, noting that he expects…
Former Israeli Prime Minister: Putin Promised Not to Kill Zelenskyy
TEL AVIV, Israel—A former Israeli prime minister who served briefly as a mediator at the start of Russia’s war with Ukraine says he drew a promise from the Russian president not to kill his Ukrainian counterpart. Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett emerged as an unlikely intermediary in the war’s first weeks, becoming one of the…
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