The United States is on track to eliminate chemical weapons by 2023 after destroying the entire stockpile of VX nerve agent in April, the Department of Defense said. "The Defense Department's Chemical Demilitarization Program …
Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin told Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov in a phone conversation on Sunday about his conversation with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu on May 13, US Defense Department spokesman John …
The Pentagon doesn’t believe Russia is seeking a military confrontation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday. Speaking at a House of Representatives hearing, he said a …
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that nobody wants to see a nuclear war. “Any bluster about the possible use of nuclear weapons is dangerous and unhelpful,” Austin said. “Nobody wants to see a nuclear …
A deconfliction line between the US and Russian military is still operational but it has not been used for the transmission of any content yet, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said at a briefing on Wednesday. "As far as I know, …
Russia has imposed sanctions on US President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin. This is stated in a message posted on the website of the Russian Foreign …
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy retains “command and control” of Ukraine’s military, according to senior U.S. defence officials. The U.S. also believes that the majority of Ukraine’s air and missile …
The Pentagon said it established a direct line of communications with the Russian Defense Ministry to prevent conflicts and incidents, a senior US defense official said. "The Department of the Defense recently …
The Pentagon announced that it postponed the test of Minuteman III ballistic missile launch amid tensions with Moscow after Russian President Vladimir Putin put nuclear forces on alert. "In an effort to demonstrate that we have no …
The United States is not considering "preemptive" sanctions against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby has announced. "If it's a deterrent and you use it before the aggression is made or …
The US nuclear submarine did not enter Russian territorial waters. This was stated by the press secretary of the Indo-Pacific Command of the US Armed Forces Kyle Reines. "There is no truth in the statements of the Russian side …
The Pentagon has just issued an order from US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to withdraw US military instructors from Ukraine. "Secretary Austin has ordered the temporary redeployment of 160 Florida National Guard troops who …
Just two hours after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's emergency call to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin made an equally urgent call to Moscow asking for talks with Defense Minister Sergey …
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will embark on a visit to Europe this month for a meeting with NATO allies to discuss the situation in Ukraine and ongoing negotiations with Russia, Carla Babb, a reporter with Voice of America (the radio …
Several U.S. Army Airborne divisions are among the military units placed on high alert for possible deployment to Eastern Europe should the situation over Ukraine escalates, Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby said in a news …
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksii Reznikov on January 13, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters. Austin spoke by phone with Ukrainian Minister of …
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reported on Sunday that he tested positive for the presence of the coronavirus infection. "I tested positive this morning for COVID-19. I requested the test today after exhibiting symptoms …
NATO countries are sending militants to Ukraine under the guise of military instructors, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday. "The region, in particular Ukraine, is being pumped up with weapons. I am …
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley and Russian General Staff head Valery Gerasimov discussed a number of concerning security issues during their phone call Tuesday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in its statement. "The …
A number of agencies in the United States launched their investigations into President Joe Biden administration’s handling of the US troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Wall Street Journal reported. "A number …
