United States President Joe Biden has said that Washington and NATO had no involvement in an armed uprising against the Kremlin incited by Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group of mercenaries. Speaking on Monday, Biden said he has spoken with “key allies” in the wake of the events. They agreed it was important to … Read moreBiden says US, NATO had no involvement in Wagner uprising
US President Joe Biden has said he is confident that Sweden will join NATO “as soon as possible”, despite Turkey and Hungary continuing to block the northern European country’s accession to the alliance. Speaking at a United States Air Force Academy graduation ceremony on Thursday, Biden praised NATO’s unity amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. … Read moreSweden will join NATO soon, Joe Biden promises
The United States has accused Russia’s Wagner Group of providing surface-to-air missiles to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), one side in Sudan’s ongoing conflict that has displaced nearly 1.3 million people. Thursday’s allegation against the mercenary group came as the US Treasury Department also imposed sanctions on Wagner’s leader in Mali, accusing him of … Read moreUS accuses Wagner Group of supplying missiles to Sudan’s RSF
The New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal have released a joint letter calling for the release of Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained in Russia since late March, stressing that he is being detained solely for doing his job as a reporter. The letter, which appeared in three major newspapers on Thursday … Read moreTop US newspapers call for Evan Gershkovich’s release in Russia
Chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley has discussed the safety of US citizens in Sudan in a phone call with Sudan’s army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, as Washington considers the possible evacuation of its embassy amid fighting in Sudan’s capital Khartoum and other parts of the country. “The … Read moreTop US, Sudanese generals speak as US weighs embassy evacuation
The United States ambassador to Russia has visited detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in a Moscow jail, marking the first consular access granted to the imprisoned US journalist amid calls for his release. Ambassador Lynne Tracy confirmed on Monday that Gershkovich is “in good health and remains strong”. Her visit comes a week … Read moreUS envoy visits WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich in Russian jail
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to meet Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose stance on Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine has been met with ire by the United States and other Western nations. Lavrov arrived in the capital Brasilia on Monday, where he discussed issues such as trade and Russia’s war in … Read moreLavrov to meet with Brazil’s Lula as US fumes over Ukraine stance
United States President Joe Biden has said an investigation into a trove of documents that appeared to be leaked military intelligence was “getting close” while seeking to downplay the significance of the apparent breach. “I’m not concerned about the leak. I’m concerned that it happened, but there’s nothing contemporaneous that I’m aware of that is … Read moreBiden says investigation on US document leak ‘getting close’