Tag: USA

US embassy in Belarus urges US citizens ‘to exercise increased awareness’ (TASS)

The US embassy in Belarus urges US citizens "to exercise increased awareness" amid tensions in the region, according to a statement published on the...

France should stop being a tool for US, says presidential candidate (TASS)

France should not allow the United States to use it as a tool, French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour told the France 5 TV channel. "We...

US Embassy in Kiev to remain operational, Department of State says (TASS)

The US Embassy in Kiev will continue with its work despite recent instructions to families of American diplomats to leave Ukraine, a high-ranking official...

US considers deploying American troops in Baltics, Eastern Europe — NY Times daily (TASS)

US President Joe Biden considers deploying ‘several thousand’ of American troops in the Baltic States and in the east of Europe, New York Times...

U.S. Orders Dependents Of Embassy Staff In Kyiv To Leave Ukraine (RFE RL)

The United States has ordered the departure of the families of employees of its embassy in Kyiv and said all U.S. citizens should consider...

Chinese embassy debunks US media report claiming Beijing requested Moscow not to invade Ukraine during Winter Olympics: TASS (Global Times)

Chinese Embassy in Russia refuted a Bloomberg report which claimed that the Chinese leader allegedly asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to invade Ukraine...

Nuclear deal unlikely unless Iran releases US prisoners: Report (Al Jazeera)

The United States is unlikely to strike a deal with Iran to save the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement unless Tehran releases four US citizens Washington says...

Is there an end to the winter of the United States and China’s discontent? (East Asia Forum)

The United States and China now confront each other awkwardly across the regional and global stage in a new era of great power competition. Though...

Waiting for spring to come in China–US relations (Jia Qingguo, East Asia Forum)

As the poet Shelley once hopefully wrote, ‘if winter comes, can spring be far behind?’ When it comes to China–US relations now, it seems...

Space Force expands on-orbit ‘neighborhood watch’ mission with two new tracking satellites (Courtney Albon, Defense News)

The U.S. Space Force just launched two new space domain awareness satellites, expanding the capability of its Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program and boosting...

Baltic states tout US-approved weapon shipments to Ukraine (Sebastian Sprenger, Defense News)

The Baltic states have received approval from Washington to send American-made weaponry to Ukraine to help the country fend off a potential Russian invasion, according...

THAAD, in first operational use, destroys midrange ballistic missile in Houthi attack (Jen Judson and Joe Gould, Defense News)

A multibillion-dollar missile defense system owned by the United Arab Emirates and developed by the U.S. military intercepted a ballistic missile on Monday during...

Biden must act now to better arm Ukraine. Here’s what that should look like (Bradley Bowman, John Hardie and Jack Sullivan, Defense News)

As Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to add troops on Ukraine’s borders in preparation for a potential large-scale military operation, the Biden administration is reportedly weighing...

Defense industry frets as funding talks crawl (Joe Gould, Defense News)

Despite repeated warnings from uniformed Pentagon leaders and lawmakers of both parties that a full-year continuing resolution will hurt national security, some defense industry advocates are...

US hits Chinese defense companies with sanctions (The Associated Press, Defense News)

China on Friday criticized Washington for imposing sanctions on Chinese companies the U.S. says exported missile technology, and accused the United States of hypocrisy...

With blade issues resolved, Navy seeking four Ship to Shore Connectors a year (Megan Eckstein, Defense News)

The U.S. Navy’s program office for amphibious connectors is confident it can get its Ship to Shore Connector production line up to the desired...