UPDATED: Ukraine on High Alert as Russian Naval Exercise Threatens to Block Parts of the Black Sea
An upcoming Russian naval exercise has Ukraine worried, as the United States predicts a Russian invasion of the country could…
Report to Congress on U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine
The following is the Feb. 9, 2022, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine.…
Russia’s Ukraine Build Up Not Intimidating NATO, Senator Says
Russia’s demand that Ukraine never joins NATO has drawn the alliance more closely together, the co-chairs of the bipartisan Senate…
U.S. Offered Russians Aegis Ashore Inspections to Ease Ukraine Tensions; More American Troops Headed to Europe
In a proposal to ease tensions over a Russian military build-up in Ukraine, NATO and U.S. negotiators offered Moscow the…
NATO Command of USS Harry S. Truman Sends Signal to Russia, Says Secretary General Stoltenberg
Putting an American aircraft carrier strike group under alliance control should be a “clear message to Russia” that its 30…
AEI Panel Warns Against Tying National Security Strategy to Domestic Priorities
Tying a new national security strategy focused on China and Russia to domestic priorities can become complicated when handling issues…
Report to Congress on Ukrainian Armed Forces
The following is the Jan. 26, 2022 Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Ukrainian Armed Forces.…
140 Russian Navy Warships Drilling Across Europe, Middle East as Ukraine Tensions Simmer
The Russian Navy is kicking off several simultaneous exercises, with ships from the Baltic and Black seas and its Northern…
Panel: U.S. Needs ‘Actions with Backbone’ to Deter Russia From Invading Ukraine
Washington should not “cede the battlefield” to Moscow in resolving the crisis over Ukraine’s future, but instead signal to the…
Former NATO Head Scaparrotti: China, Iran Watching U.S. Response to Ukraine Tensions Closely
As Russian President Vladimir Putin tries to expand the Kremlin’s sphere of influence across Eastern Europe, how Ukraine is handled…