Tag: Ukraine

EU Prepares More Russia Sanctions; Kremlin Readies Offensive

KYIV, Ukraine—The European Union will unveil its 10th package of sanctions against Russia on Feb. 24 to mark the anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a senior official from the bloc said in Kyiv on Friday, as Ukrainian forces gird for an expected Russian offensive in the coming weeks. The sanctions will target technology…


PREMIERING NOW: Kash Patel: Are We Setting Up Ukraine to Be Another Afghanistan?

Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, U.S. Congress has approved over $110 billion in aid to Ukraine. “Ukraine is going to become the modern-day Afghanistan,” argues Kash Patel. “We have no method of tracking the money we are sending to Ukraine as of right now. We are relying on the word of Zelenskyy and…


Kash Patel: Are We Setting Up Ukraine to Be Another Afghanistan?

Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, U.S. Congress has approved over $110 billion in aid to Ukraine. “Ukraine is going to become the modern-day Afghanistan,” argues Kash Patel. “We have no method of tracking the money we are sending to Ukraine as of right now. We are relying on the word of Zelenskyy and…


US Should Take Moderate Approach to Russia-Ukraine War: Former Trump Strategist

While neoconservatives favor a “deploy everything possible” approach to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the opposite camp prefers that the United States not get involved in the war, Sebastian Gorka, former Trump strategist, advocates a moderate solution. Neoconservatives, who typically advocate the promotion of democracy in foreign policy by all means possible, including military force, call on…


PREMIERING 8PM ET: Kash Patel: Are We Setting Up Ukraine to Be Another Afghanistan?

Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, U.S. Congress has approved over $110 billion in aid to Ukraine. “Ukraine is going to become the modern-day Afghanistan,” argues Kash Patel. “We have no method of tracking the money we are sending to Ukraine as of right now. We are relying on the word of Zelenskyy and…


Zelenskyy Vows to Defend ‘Fortress’ Bakhmut, Hosts EU Leaders in Kyiv

KYIV—Ukrainians will fight “for as long as we can” to hold the eastern city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed on Friday, as he hosted European Union leaders to discuss further sanctions on Russia and Kyiv’s prospects for joining the EU. Meanwhile, the United States said it would send more than $2.175 billion worth of…


America Needs a Better Ukraine Strategy Than Handing Off Weapons and Hoping for the Best

Commentary As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine heads into its second year, the American-led strategy of handing off weapons to Kyiv and hoping the underdog can defeat the overdog needs adjustment. Both U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Milley have expressed concerns about the U.S.-German tank deal for Kyiv. But U.S….


Kremlin Welcomes Bounty Offer for Destroying Western Tanks in Ukraine

MOSCOW—The Kremlin on Wednesday welcomed a Russian company’s offer of “bounty payments” for soldiers who destroy Western-made tanks on the battlefield in Ukraine, saying it would spur Russian forces to victory. The Russian company Fores this week offered 5 million rubles ($72,000) in cash to the first soldiers who destroy or capture U.S.-made Abrams or…


Russia Vows to Push Ukrainian Army Back in Response to Longer-Range Rockets

MOSCOW—Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Russian forces would respond to the delivery of longer-range Western weapons to Kyiv by trying to push Ukrainian forces further away from its borders to create a safe buffer zone. Lavrov told state TV that everybody wanted the conflict in Ukraine—which Moscow calls a “special military…


Ukraine’s Nation in Arms: The Unexpected Near-Peer War

Commentary Russia versus Ukraine: It’s an unexpected “near-peer” war. Eleven months of combat and suffering demonstrate that on the battlefield Ukraine can defeat a Russian invasion then launch limited but sustained (and thus effective) local counter-offensives. As Month 12 begins, satellites photograph trenches and shell holes, wire services report artillery slugfests and cable TV experts…