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Top U.S. general does not support removing Iran's Quds force from terrorism list

The top U.S. general said on Thursday that he does not support removing Iran's Quds Force, an arm of its Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), from a list of foreign terrorist organizations.

Reuters

Ukraine is effectively using landmines in war with Russia - U.S. general

Ukraine is effectively using landmines in the conflict with Russia, forcing Russian armored vehicles into engagement areas where they are vulnerable to U.S.-supplied anti-tank weaponry, the top U.S. general told a Senate hearing on Thursday.

Reuters

After Kyiv win, Ukraine still faces significant battle in southeast - U.S. general

Ukrainian forces have successfully managed to counter Russia's attempt to take Kyiv but a significant battle is still ahead in the southeast of the country, the top U.S. general said on Thursday.

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Senators say Pentagon must do more to help Ukraine defeat Russia - Roll Call

Senators pressed Defense Department leaders to send more weapons to Ukraine more quickly, with the goal of defeating Russia.

Roll Call

US Navy intends to decommission some of its newest warships

The U.S. Navy was once enamored with speed

The Independent UK

Military brass undercuts Biden budget by requesting billions more - Roll Call

Generals and admirals have written to Congress asking for billions in funding that President Joe Biden did not request.

Roll Call

Top General Urges More US Troops in Eastern Europe

The United States should look at the development of more bases in Eastern Europe to protect against Russian aggression, but rotate forces through them rather than make permanent deployments, the top USmilitary officer told Congress on Tuesday. Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Australia, UK, US Alliance to Develop Hypersonic Missiles

The United States, United Kingdom and Australia announced Tuesday they will work together via the recently created security alliance known as AUKUS to develop hypersonic missiles. The move comes amid growing concern by the US and allies about China’s growing military assertiveness in the Pacific.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Zelenskiy says Kremlin forces are trying to cover up evidence of atrocities – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Ukraine update: US to send more javelins; Zelenskiy rebukes UN

The United States and allies are poised to announce new sanctions, including a ban on all new investments in Russia, to punish the Kremlin for alleged atrocities against civilians committed by its forces in Ukraine.

Bangkok Post

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 42 of the Russian invasion

UK, US and EU unveil new sanctions, while officials say Russia’s retreat from north-east is ‘largely complete’

The Guardian - UK

Australia, UK, US alliance to develop hypersonic missiles

The United States, United Kingdom and Australia are expected to announce as soon as Tuesday that they will work together via the recently created security alliance known as AUKUS to develop hypersonic missiles, That's according to a Biden administration official who was not authorized to comment and spoke on the…

The Independent UK

Top general urges more US troops in eastern Europe

The top U.S. military officer says the United States should look at the development of more bases in Eastern Europe to protect against Russian aggression

The Independent UK

Top general says Biden budget's low inflation assumption is wrong - Roll Call

The military's top general acknowledged that President Joe Biden's defense budget for fiscal 2023 could be undercut by high inflation.

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The Independent UK

US military leaders have tried calling Russian counterparts but calls not taken, raising fears of ‘sleepwalking’ into war

Lines of communication between top US Defense Department officials and their Russian counterparts have gone dark since Russia launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine last month, placing the world’s two nuclear superpowers in jeopardy of mischaracterising each other’s troop movements and drilling with potentially disastrous consequences.

AFP

Near Ukraine border, Western arms arrive quickly and discreetly

Near the Ukraine border (AFP) - On a runway near the Ukrainian border, 14 wide-body aircraft arrive on average each day -- a carefully calibrated operation mounted at top speed to deliver tons of Western military assistance to Kyiv.

Roll Call

GOP decries cost of Pentagon anti-extremism and diversity training - Roll Call

Republican senators criticized the Pentagon for the amount of time and money it's dedicated to diversity and anti-extremism training.

AFP

US, Russian military chiefs speak by phone amid Ukraine tensions

Washington (AFP) - Top US General Mark Milley spoke by telephone on Friday with his Russian counterpart General Valery Gerasimov, the Pentagon said, amid US warnings that Russia is poised to potentially invade Ukraine.

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U.S. and Russian chiefs of staff held phone talks - Ifax

Russia's Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov and U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley held phone talks on Friday, Interfax news agency reported citing a Russian defence ministry statement.

Los Angeles Times

Top US defense officials warn against ‘horrific’ Russian invasion of Ukraine

WASHINGTON — The United States’ top military and defense commanders on Friday added their voices to stark warnings that Russia may be about to invade Ukraine, while the president of the former Soviet Republic separately worked to calm his citizens, who have weathered years of Russian malfeasance and subterfuge.

AFP

New push for diplomacy as Ukraine urges calm over Russia threat

Washington (AFP) - Top Pentagon officials on Friday backed a renewed push for diplomacy to avert conflict in Ukraine, after President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Western leaders to avoid stirring "panic" over the Russian troop buildup on his country's borders.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine conflict is ‘not inevitable’, Pentagon chief says

US officials call on Russian President Vladimir Putin to de-escalate the crisis, warning that war would be ‘horrific’.

Reuters

'Horrific' destruction, casualties if Russia invades Ukraine -U.S.

If Russia unleashes the forces it has amassed near Ukraine's border to invade its neighbor, the outcome would be "horrific" and result in significant casualties, the top U.S. military officer said on Friday, comparing this moment to the Cold War.

AFP

Russian invasion of Ukraine would be 'horrific': Pentagon

Washington (AFP) - The Pentagon said Friday that the destruction and human cost of a full-scale incursion by Russian forces into Ukraine would be "horrific," but that there was still time for diplomacy to avoid a war.

The Independent UK

Laura Ingraham accused of clapping ‘vindictively’ over vaccinated military chief’s Covid diagnosis

‘You can clap because he didn’t die, not because he got the virus,’ says The View host Joy Behar

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