The US has picked up intelligence showing Russian President Vladimir Putin has given military officials the order to invade Ukraine. Two people familiar with the intel spoke with NBC News: On Sunday, Biden convened a rare weekend meeting of the National Security Council focused on Ukraine, the White House said. Austin and Blinken, both newly
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Russia has not followed through on its announcement to pull troops back from Ukraine’s border. On ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Blinken was asked if the U.S. was seeing evidence Russia was pulling back its troops. Newsmax reports: “We’re not,” Blinken told host George Stephanopoulos. “Unfortunately, there’s a difference between what Russia
Amid rising tensions, the United States is closing its embassy in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and relocating operations 340 miles west to Lviv. For weeks, Russian troops have been mounting on the border of Ukraine on the brink of invasion. New reports estimate approximately 130,000 Russian troops are prepared to invade. Russia has threatened
According to a new report, U.S. intelligence now believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin has now officially decided to invade Ukraine, and that the order has officially been given to the Russian military to proceed. NEWS: The U.S. believes Putin has decided to invade Ukraine and communicated those plans to the Russian military, three officials
Amid rising tension as Russia continues building up its presence on the Ukraine border, the State Department ordered families of personnel to leave the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. The Department also changed its Ukraine and Russia travel advisories to “do not travel”. This afternoon, President Joe Biden is taking calls with European leaders as he
Yesterday, President Joe Biden gave his first solo press conference in nearly two years. One comment in particular caused strong reactions around the world that lead to a full blown clean up effort this morning. In response to a question about Russia’s seemingly inevitable invasion of Ukraine, Biden’s answer made a clear distinction between a
It appears the militaries of Russia, China, and Iran are joining forces. At least for practice. According to The Washington Free Beacon: China, Russia, and Iran will conduct joint military exercises at the end of this year, a Russian diplomat announced Monday. Levan Jagaryan, Russia’s ambassador to Iran, told Russian state media that Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran
Biden is making a move to waive sanctions on a Russian-backed pipeline into Germany. According to The Washington Free Beacon: Axios reported Tuesday that the administration is waiving sanctions against Nord Stream 2 AG and its CEO, Matthias Warnig. Nord Stream 2 is a German company controlled by Gazprom, the Russian state-controlled oil giant. Warnig is a
Joe Biden’s list of failures continues after a recent report was released disclosing that U.S. allies have been threatened by Russian nukes since Biden has taken office. According to The Washington Free Beacon: Vladimir Putin’s surging nuclear stockpile and military buildup leaves NATO allies all the more in need of protection from the U.S. military,
A reporter for the Associated Press went against modern journalistic standards by questioning a Democrat. According to Town Hall: “Put him in a body bag.” Did that really happen at a Biden State Department press conference? Did the media push back on an attempt by this administration to take credit for a Trump-era policy? Yes,
