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
The Treasury Department has sanctions individuals from Russia and Ukraine for election interference. According to The Hill: One of the individuals added to the list was Andrii Derkach, a Ukrainian member of parliament, who was cited by William Evanina, the director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, last month for spreading disinformation to “undermine”
In a surprising report, the Democrat’s chances of subpoenaing John Bolton seem to be shrinking. According to The Hill: The Democratic push to haul former national security adviser John Bolton before the House has fizzled out roughly a month after the Senate acquitted President Trump. Bolton had emerged as an alluring figure in the Democrats’ Ukraine investigation following
The Government Accountability Office has reported that the Trump administration broke the law when it withheld aid to Ukraine. According to The Hill: The Trump administration’s decision to freeze the release of security assistance to Ukraine violated the law, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report. The independent watchdog said in an opinion issued Thursday
The White House has pushed back at former Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas’ claim that the Trump knew that there was a scheme to get the Ukraine president to announce investigations. According to The Hill: The White House on Thursday dismissed allegations from Lev Parnas that President Trump was aware of a scheme to get Ukraine to announce investigations
