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Top U.S., Russian generals speak for first time since Ukraine invasion

The top U.S. military officer, General Mark Milley, spoke by telephone with Russia's Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov, the Pentagon said on Thursday, the first conversation between the two since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February.

Reuters

U.S. and Russian chiefs of staff held phone call, discussed Ukraine - RIA

Russia's Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov and U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley held a phone call, RIA news agency reported on Thursday, citing the Russian defence ministry.

Reuters

Bill de Blasio on what Biden must do

I'm telling President Biden what I told President Trump: Extraordinary times demand extraordinary solutions

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Watchdog: US troop pullout was key factor in Afghan collapse

A new report says decisions by Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden to pull all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan were the key factors in the collapse of that nation’s military, leading to the Taliban takeover last year

The Independent UK

US, Russian defense chiefs speak for 1st time since invasion

After rebuffing U.S. requests for months, Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu spoke with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday

The Independent UK

Trump wanted to court-martial former military officials he thought were disloyal, book claims

Trump wanted generals punished for criticism of his leadership

The Independent UK

Tensions rise in House over Navy shipbuilding - Roll Call

House lawmakers criticized President Biden's budget proposal for the Navy, arguing it would not keep pace with China.

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A Sacred Oath review: Mark Esper on Trump, missiles for Mexico and more

The ex-defense secretary’s memoir is scary and sobering – but don’t expect Republican leaders or voters to heed his warning

The Guardian - US

Esper: Trump’s White House discussed blockade of Cuba and military action in Venezuela

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he prevented “dangerous things” from happening during the time President Donald Trump was in office, including military intervention in Venezuela and a blockade of Cuba.

Miami Herald

Mark Esper says he and military chief devised ‘four No’s’ to stop Trump doing ‘bad things, terrible things’ and taking US in ‘dark direction’

‘The last year of the Trump administration … we prevented really bad things, dangerous things’

The Independent UK

Trump sought strike on top Iran military figure for political reasons – Esper book

Key adviser Robert O’Brien told top general shortly before 2020 election that Trump wanted to kill unnamed official, according to Esper memoir

The Guardian - US

I warned national guard of possible coup, Trump defense secretary says

Mark Esper writes in new memoir of how worried he was that Trump would try to use US military to hold on to power

The Guardian - US

Esper book details Trump rage at Pence and proposal to hit Mexico with missiles

Memoir from ex-defense chief Mark Esper details extraordinary outbursts he says he helped to defuse

The Guardian - US

Defense leaders say Russia learning from mistakes in Ukraine

Top Pentagon leaders say the U.S. has learned a great deal about Russian military shortfalls and capabilities in the first two months of the war in Ukraine

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Top US general says Russia is ‘irresponsible’ for ‘rattling nuclear sabre’

Tensions over the potential use of nuclear weapons have risen since the Russia launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February

The Guardian - UK

Russia’s war in Ukraine threatens to spill over in dangerous new phase

Analysis: Mysterious explosions in Moldova raise possibility of new Putin gambit after early failures

Asharq Al-Awsat

At Defense Talks in Germany, US Says World Galvanized against Russia’s Invasion

The United States said the world was galvanized against Russia's two-month-old invasion of Ukraine as it hosted defense talks in Germany involving over 40 countries that sought to speed and synchronize the delivery of arms to Kyiv. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hosted the event at Ramstein Air Base following…

The Independent UK

Germany will supply anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine in policy switch

Berlin had faced backlash for its previous policy of supplying only ‘non-lethal’ weapons

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The Independent UK

More than 8 million refugees to flee Ukraine this year, UN estimates

UNHCR says ‘scale of crisis’ is unparalleled in recent times with 5 million Ukrainians having fled abroad

The Guardian - UK

Russia warns of an immediate ‘proportional response’ if Britain continues its ‘direct provocation’ of Ukraine – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war in our new live blog

The Guardian - AU

Russia accuses Nato of ‘proxy war’ in Ukraine as US hosts crucial defence summit

Ukraine dismisses Sergei Lavrov’s war comments as diplomats gather in Germany for US-hosted talks to navigate ‘critical’ phase

France 24

Russia's Gazprom to halt gas supplies to Poland, Bulgaria

Russia's Vladimir Putin told the visiting UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday he still had hope for negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine. Earlier, after talks with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Guterres had called for independent probes into "possible war crimes" in Ukraine. Late Tuesday, Russia's Gazprom…

Reuters

U.S. hosts Ukraine talks in Germany as war enters critical phase

The United States will host an expected gathering of more than 40 countries on Tuesday for Ukraine-related defense talks that will focus on arming Kyiv so it can defend against an unfolding and potentially decisive Russian onslaught in the east, U.S. officials said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Hosts Military Chiefs as Ukraine Crisis Intensifies

US President Joe Biden convened US military leaders on Wednesday in an annual White House gathering taking on special significance as the war in Ukraine enters a risky new phase and Washington plans more weapons assistance. A "variety of topics" were set to be discussed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Senior US Official: Biden Won’t Remove Iran’s Guards From Terror List

The Biden administration plans to reject an Iranian demand that the United States lift its designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization as a condition for renewing the 2015 nuclear agreement, a senior administration official told The Washington Post. "The onus is on Iran whether we…

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