While declining to detail the specifics of their conversation, United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the most important thing was that the two were again talking.
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Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners of war for the first time in 3 months
Ukrainians with blue and yellow flags took to the streets and loudly welcomed the POWs home.
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Ukraine’s army chief says Russia is augmenting its troops presence in the Kharkiv region
A lengthy delay in U.S. military aid has slowed crucial deliveries to the battlefield for Ukraine, and Russia has exploited the delays to make advances in the Kharkiv region.
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U.S. pledges $135 million in aid to Western-leaning Moldova to counter Russian influence
Moldova faced an acute energy crisis after Russia dramatically reduced natural gas supplies in the winter of 2022.
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France’s Macron urges green light for Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia with Western weapons
French President Emmanuel Macron said that France’s position is that ‘we think we must allow (Ukraine) to neutralize the (Russian) military sites from which the missiles are fired.’
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Zelensky gets more air defense missiles from Spain to fight deadly Russian glide bombs
Ukraine has repeatedly tried to strike behind Russian lines, often with drones, though Russia’s response to the new technology used in unmanned vehicles has improved in recent months.
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Zelensky says Ukraine has taken back control in areas of Kharkiv region, aerial attacks continue
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Kremlin’s army is attempting to create a ‘buffer zone’ in the Kharkiv region to prevent Ukrainian cross-border attacks.
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Russian jamming leaves some high-tech U.S. weapons ineffective in Ukraine
Confidential Ukrainian assessments obtained by The Washington Post show how accuracy rates of some Western weapons fell after Russian jamming disrupted guidance systems.
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Trump claims he’d use relationship with Putin to free detained reporter Evan Gershkovich
The Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin grad has been held in Russia for more than a year without formal charges or a trial.
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U.S. says Russia probably put ‘counterspace weapon’ in orbit to attack satellites
Russia’s Kremlin has denied claims by the Pentagon that it has launched a ‘counterspace weapon’ into orbit, amid fears of a growing space war.