Russians “will always be able to distinguish true patriots from scum and traitors and will simply spit them out like a gnat that accidentally flew into their mouths,” said President Putin. “I am convinced that such a natural and necessary self-purification of society will only strengthen our country.”
Former British PM and Iraq War architecht Tony Blair said military action against Russia in Ukraine should be on the table.
“This war has to be contained to Ukraine,” Derrick Van Orden said of U.S. involvement in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as he called for a stop to escalataion from “chickenhawks in D.C..”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a virtual address to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday morning.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced the president would travel to Brussels, Belgium, to attend a NATO summit on March 24.
Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday said on Twitter that the U.S. supports Ukraine “in defense of the NATO alliance,” a confusing comment given that Ukraine is not a member of NATO and the military alliance has no formal role in Ukraine’s war against Russia.
Multiple reports on Monday revealed the White House is weighing a trip for President Joe Biden to Europe amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces.
The Pentagon pushed back against the idea of a no-fly zone over Ukraine, as some lawmakers call for the U.S. to intervene.
Dozens of foreigners who volunteered to fight for the International Legion in Ukraine have abandoned the country and recrossed the border into Poland following a Russian missile strike on their training base, according to reports.
Germany unveiled plans to buy dozens of US-made F-35 fighter jets, as part of a multi-billion-euro push to modernise its armed forces.
On Sunday, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on ABC’s “This Week” that a no-fly zone over Ukraine would not have prevented Russia from striking a military base less than 20 miles from the Polish border.
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Russia “would pay a severe price” if they used chemical weapons in Ukraine.
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) – Waves of Russian missiles pounded a military training base close to Ukraine’s western border with NATO member Poland, killing 35 people. The strike followed Russian threats to target foreign weapon shipments that are helping Ukrainian fighters defend their country against Russia’s grinding invasion.
The president spoke about the conflict at a House Democrat retreat in Philadelphia, vowing again to defend “every inch” of NATO territory from Putin and the Russians.
Vice President Kamala Harris warned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that NATO was united and willing to defend “every inch” of their territory.
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis met on Friday amid growing concerns about the influx of displaced people fleeing Ukraine for Romania and elsewhere in eastern Europe because of Russia’s invasion.
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) – A drone that apparently flew undetected over several NATO countries all the way from the Ukrainian war zone crashed overnight on the outskirts of the Croatian capital, Zagreb, triggering a loud blast but causing no injuries, Croatian authorities said Friday.
Former National Security adviser John Bolton said Wednesday on SiriusXM’s “Julie Mason Mornings” that Russian President Vladimir Putin did not invade Ukraine during Donald Trump’s presidency because Trump was undermining NATO.
Russia has reportedly left the Council of Europe, which oversees the European Court of Human Rights, citing European Union and NATO member-states’ “abuse” of their influence in the organisation.
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said she will not be pursuing an application for her country to join NATO.
After a reporter asked Harris a question about Ukrainian refugees and also a follow-up question to Duda, Harris was surprised when Polish President Andrzej Duda looked at her expectedly to answer first.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris leaves for Poland on Wednesday to broach the matter of “military assistance” for Ukraine, White House officials said, hours after Washington dismissed Warsaw’s unilateral plan to transfer Soviet-era MIG-29 fighter jets to a U.S. military base in Germany.
The Pentagon on Tuesday evening shot down a Polish proposal to transfer their MiG-29 fighter aircraft to Ukraine.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia for the Obama administration Mike McFaul said Monday on MSNBC’s “Katy Tur Reports” that he did not support a NATO-enforced no-fly zone over Ukraine because it would mean the United States was going to war with Russia.
Poland has made its fleet of MIG-29 jets available “immediately and free of charge”, despite calling the move “fake news” just two days ago.
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky quoted Shakespeare and Churchill in an address which appealed to British “greatness” to protect Ukrain’s skies.
A troubled U.S. plan to send Soviet-era fighter jets via a transit in Poland to Ukraine is still being debated in the Biden administration, NBC reported Tuesday, just days after the possibility was flatly rejected as “fake news” by the Polish government.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday urged countries uncomfortable with his proposal to establish a no-fly zone over his country – effectively requiring foreign countries to shoot down Russian planes – to consider, instead, offering Ukraine more weapons.
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has praised both U.S. President Joe Biden as well as the EU in his call for further sanctions to be levied against Russia.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed he is looking “very actively” at a scheme for Poland to donate Soviet-designed jets to Ukraine and have them replaced with American jets — hours after the Polish government said the plan was “fake news”.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday on CBS’s “Face The Nation” that the United States has given the “green light” to NATO countries who have wanted to provide fighter jets to Ukraine.
Patricia Arquette is an Oscar-winning actress but when it comes to current events, the “Boyhood” star deserves a Golden Raspberry for dumbest tweet of the year.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has slammed NATO as “weak” for refusing to enforce a no-fly zone in Ukraine, saying it will bear responsibility for future Ukrainian deaths.
Joe Biden spent last weekend at home, even though it was unclear whether Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, could survive the onslaught launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier in the week.
In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News on Thursday in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, former commander of British forces in Afghanistan
This will be the second trip for Harris to Europe in just weeks, as she was also sent Germany for the Munich Security Conference to demonstrate the strength and support of the United States.
The Chinese government propaganda outlet Global Times mused in a column on Friday that Russia did not have the “national strength” for a direct confrontation with NATO and that prolonged Ukrainian resistance to invasion could trigger the overthrow of leader Vladimir Putin.
Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder should resign from his board positions on several state-owned Russian energy firms, current chancellor Olaf Scholz has said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday repeated his plea for NATO to enforce a no-fly zone to protect his increasingly beleaguered country after claiming Russia attacked Europe’s largest nuclear plant.
While the vast majority of French say Putin is responsible for the war, over half also believe NATO also shares some responsibility.
