It is an axiom of warfare[1] that it is always desirable to have friendly territory beyond one’s own borders or the capacity to prevent the buildup of significant military power in neutral territory for an attack against one’s own territory. When it lacked the military strength to do much, the United States promulgated the Monroe Doctrine with a similar purpose in mind. When Moscow sent Russian forces into eastern Ukraine in February 2022, it did so without any plan of conquest or intention to permanently control Ukrainian territory. As Western military observers pointed out at the time, the Russian force that ...

Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Join us in this fight. Become a member [1] Support us just once [2] British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce a 500-million-pound ($617 million) uplift in military support for Ukraine during his visit to Poland on April 23. The announcement will come with a warning that defeating Russia is imperative to halt any further advancement of its troops into Europe.Sunak's trip to Poland to meet Prime Minister Donald Tusk marks his first international visit in months. The purpose is to demonstrate to his restless party that he remains in control ahead of an upcoming ...

Pennington, New Jersey — Yana, a 10-year-old fourth-grader from Ukraine with a bright smile and big dreams, said she has felt welcomed in New Jersey, calling the U.S. "very, very, very nice.""I like the flowers here," Yana said in English, which she has learned remarkably quickly. "People aren't, like, being mean to anybody. They're being nice to everybody."Asked if she feels safe in America, Yana said, "Yeah." Roughly two years ago, Yana and her family had their lives suddenly upended by Russia's invasion of their native country. Olena Kopchak, Yana's mother, remembers the very moment their neighborhood in the port ...

By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean defense firm Hanwha Aerospace Co. is expected to export an additional batch of Chunmoo multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) to Poland, a deal estimated at around 2.2 trillion won (US$1.6 billion), multiple sources said Tuesday. A Polish delegation, led by Deputy Defense Minister Pawel Bejda, plans to observe a test-firing of the K239 Chunmoo MLRS at the state-run Agency for Defense Development's Anheung testing site in Taean, 109 kilometers southwest of Seoul, on Wednesday. A successful test of the system, modified to fit a Polish military vehicle, is expected to ...

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine’s president, said legislation passed by the US House of Representatives and awaiting Senate approval had clarified that Ukraine would be receiving the longer-range version of Atacms (Army Tactical Missile Systems) that it has long sought. Atacms is highly prized by the Ukrainian army for its firepower, speed of deployment and accuracy, but Ukraine has so far been restricted to a version that can only fire 165km (102 miles). Newer versions can fire about 300km. Atacms can be launched from the similarly prized Himars system already supplied by the US to Ukraine. A White House statement confirmed that ...

CV NEWS FEED // Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just released a new policy platform on abortion titled, “More Choices, More Life.”“Abortion is one of the most divisive issues in American politics,” states Kennedy’s official campaign webpage[1] on abortion. “We’ve been offered two positions — pro-life and pro-choice — with hardly any room between or outside them.”Kennedy’s campaign claims that his proposed abortion policy “will dramatically reduce abortion in this country, and it will do so by offering more choices for women and families, not less.”The policy clarifies that a Kennedy administration would seek to “make it easier ...

The new cash takes total UK military support for Ukraine to £3 billion this yearBy Jason Groves Political Editor[1] Published: 19:20 EDT, 22 April 2024 | Updated: 19:44 EDT, 22 April 2024 Rishi Sunak[2] last night pledged an extra £500 million in military aid for Ukraine, as he warned that Vladimir Putin[3] 'will not stop at the Polish border'[4] unless he is defeated.Speaking ahead of a visit to Poland[5] today, the Prime Minister said the UK would provide record levels of military support for Ukraine this year, including hundreds of armoured vehicles and missiles, dozens of military raiding craft and ...

Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Join us in this fight. Become a member [1] Support us just once [2] The first batch of U.S. military aid will be delivered to Ukraine “sooner than anyone thinks is possible,” after the final approval, Bill Keating, a Massachusetts Democratic congressman, said during a press conference in Kyiv on April 22, according to a Kyiv Independent reporter.After months of congressional gridlock, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $61 billion aid bill for Kyiv[3] on April 20, sending the legislation to the Senate, where a vote is expected as early as April 23.The delays ...

Poland may join the five NATO countries which could deploy U.S.-made tactical nuclear weapons on its fighters in a European armed conflict, Polish president Adrzej Duda April 22.Duda, in an interview with the Warsaw publication Fakt, voiced concerns that Russia has been “militarizing” the enclave of Kaliningrad—its Switzerland-sized province on the Black Sea that borders Poland and Lithuania, but which is geographically cut off from Russia—and that this poses a direct threat to Poland. Russia claimed Kaliningrad from Germany as reparations  following World War II. If NATO decides to expand “nuclear sharing” with Poland to strengthen NATO deterrence in the ...

PM to travel to Poland and Germany to cement security, trade and diplomatic ties with key European alliesHe is expected to announce a £500m boost for Ukraine and largest-ever provision of vital munitions, including some 400 vehicles, 1,600 munitions and 4 million rounds of ammunition PM to discuss the threat from Russia and UK efforts to support European security with Prime Minister Tusk and the Nato Secretary-General in WarsawThe Prime Minister will travel to Poland today [Tuesday 23 April] to announce a massive uplift in military support for Ukraine, including £500m in additional military funding and our largest-ever delivery of ...