Source link The US has no intention of directly engaging Russian forces on Kiev’s behalf, a senior official has said The US will not shoot down Russian drones and missiles fired at Ukraine, in contrast to how American forces protected Israel from an Iranian attack last weekend, White House national security spokesman John Kirby told […]
Source link Mike Johnson has reportedly unveiled a plan to pass the legislation after months of impasse US House Speaker Mike Johnson has promised to finally advance the long-stalled Ukraine aid bill sought by President Joe Biden, multiple news outlets reported on Monday. The proposed legislation has been stuck in Congress for months due to […]
Source link Moscow is probing claims that Ukraine’s Western backers could be involved in terrorist activities Washington has insisted there was no reason to search for any other potential suspects besides Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), after Moscow said it was looking at certain Western companies and government officials as part of an investigation into […]
Source link Moscow is probing claims that Ukraine’s Western backers could be involved in terrorist activities Washington has insisted there was no reason to search for any other potential suspects besides Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), after Moscow said it was looking at certain Western companies and government officials as part of an investigation into […]
Source link British Foreign Secretary David Cameron will urge Mike Johnson to stop blocking the support for Kiev UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron is planning to use his upcoming trip to the US to persuade House Speaker Mike Johnson to unblock the $61 billion military aid package for Ukraine, the Telegraph reported on Sunday, citing […]
Source link Washington expects Moscow to vote in favor of a document that the latter earlier dismissed as “detached from reality” Washington expects Moscow to vote in favor of a US-backed resolution about non-deployment of nuclear weapons in space, White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said on Thursday. The document will be brought […]
Source link Tehran’s threat to West Jerusalem is very real and public, adviser John Kirby has claimed Washington is worried about the escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said on Thursday. Speaking on CNN’s ‘The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer’, Kirby said the White House is concerned […]
Source link House speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is accused of taking bribes of $135,000 when she was Minister of Defence South African parliamentary speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, is on the verge of being arrested on suspicion of corruption. A court on Tuesday rejected her application to block being arrested by police and charged by prosecutors. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula […]
Source link Republicans in the lower chamber are looking for ways to sell the bill to their base The US House of Representatives is likely to vote on the $61 billion Ukraine aid bill, with some “innovations” added, after it returns from recess on April 9, Speaker Mike Johnson has said. The Louisiana Republican has […]
Source link The Israeli PM has manufactured an artificial crisis by venting differences in public, according to the outlet The White House has been “perplexed” by what several US officials called an overreaction by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington’s decision not to veto a UN Security Council resolution on Gaza, according to a […]
Source link There is no evidence the Ukrainian government was involved in the Crocus City massacre, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Monday. More than 130 people were killed at the concert venue northwest of Moscow on Friday evening, when several armed men began shooting into the crowd then set the hall […]
Source link The Biden administration has approved a new aid package for Kiev after previously saying the money had run out Two months after running out of money to send weapons to Ukraine, President Joe Biden’s administration has found enough spare funding at the Pentagon to announce a new aid package valued at up to […]
Source link The GOP’s latest proposal is designed to appease hardline conservatives who oppose additional funding for Kiev US Republican lawmakers are drafting a bill that would dole out some non-military aid to Ukraine as a loan, rather than a gift, NBC News reported on Friday. While the GOP views the plan as a compromise […]
Source link US officials reportedly tweaked prepared remarks by Kamala Harris out of concern she might be too “harsh” on Israel White House national security officials reportedly watered down a recent speech written for US Vice President Kamala Harris over fears that her prepared remarks about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza were overly critical of […]
Source link President Joe Biden underwent his annual physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Wednesday, with doctors saying the oldest leader in US history is healthy enough and fully “fit for duty.” The two-and-a-half-hour-long medical examination was conducted by a team of 20 doctors, but did not involve any tests to […]