Tag: Ukraine

On Anniversary of Russian Invasion, Trudeau Says 4 More Tanks Will Be Sent to Ukraine

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Feb. 24, exactly a year after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, that Canada will be sending an additional four tanks and one armored recovery vehicle to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The four Leopard 2 main battle tanks that will be sent are in addition to another four that were…


China’s Lethal Aid to Russia Would Help ‘Extinguish Ukraine as a Nation’: Pentagon

The Pentagon is watching closely for any signal that China’s communist regime has decided to provide Russia with lethal aid for its attempted conquest of Ukraine. Department of Defense Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said the Pentagon had not yet witnessed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) follow through on provision of lethal aid to…


Blinken Calls on UN to Unite Behind Ukraine, Downplays China’s Peace Plan

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the international community to resist normalizing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s crimes in the ongoing war against Ukraine, while also downplaying Beijing’s proposal to end the conflict. Speaking at the United Nations Security Council on Friday—the anniversary of Russia’s invasion—Blinken stressed the need for member nations to uphold the…


Tanks, Not Fighter Jets, Will Help Ukraine in Counteroffensive: Jake Sullivan

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in a CNN Town Hall on Thursday that F-16 fighter jets are not the primary tool needed for the current fight in Ukraine against Russia. Sullivan said Ukraine is preparing a major counteroffensive. “From our perspective, F-16s are not the key capability for that offensive,” he said. “It…


6 Countries Vote Against UN Resolution Calling for Russia to Withdraw From Ukraine

Six nations joined Russia in voting against a resolution calling on Russian troops to immediately withdraw from Ukraine during a United Nations General Assembly on Feb. 23. Belarus, a close ally of Russia, along with North Korea, Syria, Eritrea, Mali, and Nicaragua, all joined Russia in opposing the declaration on the eve of the first anniversary…


UK’s Sunak Calls for Long-Term Security Assurance for Ukraine on War Anniversary

The international community should support Ukraine with long-term military and security assurances, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion. The conflict began exactly one year ago, when Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. At a virtual meeting with G-7 leaders…


Ottawa Increases Funding to Ukraine With $32 Million Pledge

Exactly one year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, the federal government is increasing its funding to the war-torn country with a pledge of $32 million for demining and “accountability” efforts, and also for countering “nuclear threats.” The new funding brings the amount of Canada’s total contributions to Ukraine since February 2022 up to $5 billion, which…


Russia Working with Iran, North Korea on New Arms Deals: White House

Russia is working with Iran and North Korea to increase its military capabilities and improve performance in its attempted conquest of Ukraine. Iran’s theocratic regime has been supplying Russia with suicide drones and munitions for tanks and artillery since last year, according to White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby. “In…


Biden Gives $2 Billion More in Military Aid to Ukraine on War Anniversary

On the one-year mark of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration has announced an additional $2 billion in new military aid, bringing the total to $32 billion in taxpayer funds provided to Kyiv in the past 12 months, or roughly five times Ukraine’s annual military budget. The $2 billion package, which is being provided…


The Ukraine War’s Prelude to What?

Commentary The Ukraine mess is daily looking more like the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939, a meat grinder that took 500,000 lives. That three-year conflict became a savage proxy war and prelude for the belligerents of World War II. The Ukraine battlefield is proving to be a similar laboratory of death. New lethal…