The Latest Breaking News from Pentagon

The Pentagon has established a new hotline with Russia's ministry of defense to prevent "miscalculation, military incidents and escalation" in the region as Russia's invasion of Ukraine advances, a U.S. official told Reuters on Thursday.

Russia has shown a ‘clear willingness’ to hit civilian targets, US says

Ukraine-Russia news from March 3: Kyiv and Moscow agree on plan for safe corridors to evacuate civilians.

Republicans are calling for sending more weapons to Ukraine and to impose sanctions on Russian oil and gas.

Russia-Ukraine news from March 2: UN General Assembly resolution condemns Russia for the invasion of Ukraine.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed to approve “whatever” President Biden requests in aid to Ukraine as it battles a Russian invasion as well as additional money to the Pentagon amid the crisis.

Russia has not shown interest in creating a "deconfliction mechanism" with the United States over the Ukrainian conflict, the Pentagon said on Monday.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has committed an additional $350 million in military assistance to Ukraine, including anti-armor munitions, small arms and other equipment, to help the former Soviet republic defend itself against Russia’s onslaught, a Pentagon spokesman said Saturday.

WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday told Congress that it will need an estimated $6.4 billion in new funding to assist Ukraine as it resists a Russian invasion, to support other eastern European nations dealing with the impact and to bolster the Pentagon.

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby says Russian forces are “not making the progress that they thought they were going to make”

WASHINGTON — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will trigger a revision of U.S. defense strategy and budgets, experts say.