The Latest Breaking News from Pentagon

Moscow repeatedly lies about its intentions, so Kremlin’s words alone cannot be trusted, says Jens Stoltenberg

After the Kremlin pledged to scale down its offensive in two key Ukrainian cities, Daniel Keane looks at whether Putin is seeking de-escalation or merely buying himself time

Troops moved likely to be redeployed rather than returning to Russia, Pentagon says

In audio obtained by the Ukrainian Security Service (SSU), Russian soldiers can be heard nonchalantly speaking in their native language about the vile acts to others over the radio

The Russia-Ukraine crisis has boosted the prospects of the defense industry, helping it outperform the broader market. The increase in geopolitical tension has pushed many nations to enhance their defense budget, which should drive the defense industry’s growth. Fundamentally strong defense companies Raytheon (RTX), Northrop Grumman (NOC), and General Dynamics…

Russia-Ukraine news from March 31: Biden says ‘no clear evidence’ that Russia is scaling back operations around Kyiv.

Russia has started to reposition under 20% of the forces arrayed around Ukraine's capital Kyiv, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, but cautioned Russia was expected to refit and resupply them for redeployment, and not bring the forces home.

The Department of Defense has reportedly delayed the joint cloud computing contract decision. 

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