Group recommits to providing ammunition and resources for Ukraine Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin led the 11th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group last week, where the…
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U.S. Envoy Visits Reporter Imprisoned in Russia
Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter for alleged spying. U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy visited reporter Evan Gershkovich in Moscow’s Lefortovo detention center. Russia’s Federal Security Service…
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G7 Diplomats Meet in Hiroshima
The group addressed aggressive nations, the global economy, and climate change. Diplomats representing the U.S., the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the EU, known as the…
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Commerce Secretary Speaks at U.S.-Ukraine Partnership Forum
U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosts a gathering of global leaders. Secretary Raimondo spoke at the U.S.-Ukraine Partnership Forum last week, highlighting a number of efforts the Department of…
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Senate Finance Committee Chair Calls for Chip Use Investigation
Russians using U.S.-made chips in facial recognition technology. Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, called for President Biden’s administration to look into reports…
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Senate Majority Leader Calls for Full Briefing on Intel Leak
Investigations continue into top-secret documents that were published online. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York has requested that President Biden’s administration brief a full session of…
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Defense Department Document Leaker Arraigned
The suspect, a member of the Massachusetts National Guard, was arrested Thursday. A 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard was arraigned in a federal courthouse in…
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Justice Department Investigating Intelligence Leak
U.S. intelligence documents apparently leaked from Pentagon. The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the apparent leak of dozens of classified documents from the Defense Department,…
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Blinken Says Formal Process Begun for Detained U.S. Journalist
Reporter Gershkovich is being held in Russia for espionage charges. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters in Brussels that the United States is working through a formal…
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Secretary Austin Meets with Romanian Defense Minister Tilvar
Together the discusses security in the Black Sea region. At the end of last week, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with Romanian Defense Minister Angel…
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