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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

Gaetz accuses Pentagon head of "wokeism"

The Florida firebrand firmly objected to the Pentagon's proposed budget "in the face of so many blown calls"

Salon

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin hits back at Matt Gaetz: ‘I’m sorry you are embarrassed by your country’

Mr Gaetz berated the retired four-star general about a lecture given by a guest speaker at the US National Defence University

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U.S. to send drones with anti-armor warhead to Ukraine- Pentagon chief

The United States will send a variant of the Switchblade drone that has an anti-armor warhead to Ukraine as quickly as possible, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday.

Reuters

In heated exchange, U.S. defense chief defends Ukraine response

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin defended America's response to the war in Ukraine on Tuesday during a heated exchange with a Republican lawmaker who accused the Pentagon of over-estimating Russia's military capability.

Reuters

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

Pentagon Repatriates Algerian Detainee from Guantanamo

After over 20 years, the US Department of Defense announced the repatriation of Algerian detainee Sufiyan Barhoumi from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to his home country. The release of Barhoumi, who was accused of training al-Qaeda terrorists, seeks to close the Guantanamo Bay facility. The Pentagon said in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Biden’s record defense budget draws progressive ire over spending priorities

President’s $813bn proposal is a 4% increase for the Pentagon which already spends more than the next 11 countries combined

The Guardian - US

Pentagon links leadership failures to violence at bases

Military bases with a high risk for sexual assault, harassment and other such harmful behaviors often have leaders who don’t understand violence prevention, don’t make it a priority and focus more on their mission than on their people

The Independent UK

Biden Labels Putin a ‘Butcher’ after Meeting Ukrainian Refugees

US President Joe Biden spoke with top Ukrainian government officials in Warsaw on Saturday, and branded Russian President Vladimir Putin a "butcher" during a meeting with refugees who have fled the war in Ukraine to the Polish capital. On the second day of a visit to Poland, Biden dropped in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

As it happened: Multiple rockets hit Lviv in western Ukraine

Four rockets hit the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, local officials said, in the most significant attack on the city since the start of the war with Russia. Governor Maksym Kozytskyy said five people had been woundedafter two rockets hit a fuel depot and two others later hit…

France 24

U.S., S. Korea defense chiefs agree on need for 'firm responses' after launch -Pentagon

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his South Korean counterpart agreed that firm responses, including at the United Nations, were necessary after North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

Reuters

N.Korea says tested new ICBM, prepared for long confrontation with U.S.

North Korea said it tested a new, powerful type of intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, marking an end to a self-imposed moratorium on long-range testing in place since 2017 and drawing international condemnation.

Reuters

U.S. defense secretary to accompany Biden to NATO, Poland -Pentagon

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will accompany President Joe Biden in Europe this week for talks at NATO headquarters in Brussels and in Poland as allies respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Pentagon said on Monday.

Reuters

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Slovakia says willing to provide Ukraine S-300s if NATO fills gap

Slovakia's defense minister said on Thursday that his country was willing to provide Ukraine with S-300 air defenses if NATO allies find a substitute, but his visiting U.S. counterpart told reporters he had nothing to announce on that.

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NATO Vows More Help for Ukraine, Begins Planning to Adapt to ‘New Reality’

The United States and other NATO members said on Wednesday they would keep helping Ukraine fight off Russia's invasion, while also adapting the alliance's own security to the "new reality" triggered by the war. Diplomats and military analysts estimate that NATO allies have sent more than 20,000 anti-tank and other…

Reuters

U.S. defense secretary: 'We remain united in our support of Ukraine'

NATO allies will continue to send defensive weapons to Ukraine and are unanimous in supporting Kyiv, U.S Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday as he arrived for a meeting with his NATO counterparts.

Reuters

U.S. defense secretary adds Bulgaria stop to European trip

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is adding a stop in Bulgaria to a trip to Europe this week that will be focused on bolstering NATO allies as a war rages on its eastern borders in Ukraine, the Pentagon said on Monday.

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The Independent UK

Pentagon to shut down leaking fuel tank facility in Hawaii

The Associated Press has learned that the Defense Department will permanently shut down the Navy’s massive fuel tank facility in Hawaii that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor’s tap water, and will remove all the fuel

Dynamite News

Amid Ukraine crisis, US Defense Secy speaks with 15 NATO ally, European counterparts

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with fifteen of his NATO ally and European counterparts regarding Russia's military operations in Ukraine, Pentagon informed on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Pentagon orders 7,000 more troops to Europe

WASHINGTON: As Russian forces head toward Kyiv with what the Pentagon described as an apparent aim of "decapitating" the Ukrainian government, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered an additional 7,000 troops to Europe with the Continent facing the biggest land war since World War II.

Reuters

Pentagon chief calls on Putin to avoid full-blown "war of choice"

Russian President Vladimir Putin can still avoid a full-blown war of choice, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday at the start of talks at the Pentagon with Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

The Independent UK

Russian forces ‘highly likely’ in Kiev, ‘enormous’ civilian deaths if attack occurs, US defence chief warns

Pentagon chief warns of major Russian assault on Ukraine’s capital

The Independent UK

US defense chief: Russia 'uncoiling and poised to strike'

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has assured the three Baltic nations that they would not be on their own if faced with security threats from Russia

Reuters

Russia is "poised to strike" Ukraine, U.S. defense secretary says

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday that Russia's military was "poised to strike" Ukraine, even as he voiced hope that Russian President Vladimir Putin would step back from the brink of war.

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