Mike Glenn

NATO chief Stoltenberg says Russia ready to expand invasion of Ukraine

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday Moscow has been building a "massive" military force in and around Ukraine for several months, and warned President Vladimir Putin's recognition Monday of two separatist Ukrainian regions is likely only the first step in a larger military operation against Russia's neighbor.

Putin says Russia can still supply gas to customers despite crisis in Ukraine, sanctions threats

Moscow says it is willing to continue supplying natural gas to global markets even as Russian President Vladimir Putin orders troops into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine following the Kremlin's recognition of their independence despite threats of economic sanction.

Pentagon identifies Air Force casualty in Africa

Russian reports: Ukraine sent saboteurs into disputed region at the center of tensions with Moscow

Officials of a breakaway region in eastern Ukraine claim that Kyiv has deployed military personnel into their self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic on sabotage missions.

Australia says China fired laser at one of its planes

Australia is accusing the Chinese navy of firing a laser at one of its anti-submarine warfare aircraft off the northern coast in an incident that threatens to worsen relations between the two Pacific countries.

U.S. intel says Russia has decided to invade Ukraine

U.S. intelligence has reportedly revealed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his troops to invade Ukraine, while Moscow extended on Sunday its military exercises in Belarus along Ukraine's northern border.

Pentagon chief Austin says it’s highly likely Russia will send tanks into Ukraine’s capital

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday it's "highly likely" that Moscow will soon send tanks rolling into the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.

Russia to continue military drills near Ukraine in Belarus

Russian military exercises in Belarus will continue, providing Moscow with a combat force within striking distance of the capital of Ukraine.

Breakaway republics in Ukraine begin evacuating residents to Russia

Residents of a breakaway region of Ukraine are being evacuated to Russia due to growing tensions in the region, officials with the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) told the Russian Interfax news agency.

U.S. to sell 250 Abrams tanks to Poland as tensions rise in Eastern Europe

The U.S. will sell 250 M1A2 Abrams tanks to Poland, a key NATO ally, amid fears of an imminent invasion of neighboring Ukraine by Russian forces.

Sex assault reports at military academies rise after in-person classes return

The number of sexual assaults reported by cadets and midshipmen at the nation's military service academies rose dramatically during the most recent academic year after in-person classes were allowed to resume.

Russia expels senior U.S. diplomat in Moscow amid Ukraine tensions

Russia has reportedly expelled the second-in-command at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow as tensions mount over the Ukraine crisis, according to the English-language Moscow Times newspaper.

Pentagon chief Austin says U.S. monitoring reports of school shelling in eastern Ukraine

Reports of Russia-backed rebels shelling a village preschool in eastern Ukraine haven't been confirmed but come right out of Moscow's playbook for instigating conflict, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday.

Russia’s war on neighbors began with 2008 invasion of Georgian republic, Estonian diplomat says

Russia's undeclared war on its neighbors didn't begin last year with large-scale troop deployments to its border with Ukraine. It started in 2008 with the Kremlin's military intervention against Georgia and continued in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea, Estonia's top diplomat said Wednesday.

State Department criticizes Russian push to recognize breakaway Ukrainian regions

The Biden administration is criticizing a move by Russian lawmakers to encourage President Vladimir Putin to formally recognize two Kremlin-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as fully independent states, a move that could destabilize the U.S.-backed government in Kyiv.

Sen. Inhofe: Pentagon too focused on ‘woke’ training under Biden

Since President Biden took office, the Pentagon has dedicated nearly 6 million man-hours and more than $530,000 to spreading progressive social policies in the military, including a Defense Department-wide "extremism stand-down" in the ranks and a focus on diversity training that opponents have characterized as embodying the principles of critical race theory.

U.S., NATO skeptical of Russian claims of troops withdrawing from border with Ukraine

U.S. and NATO officials are taking a "wait and see" approach to Russian claims that they may be winding down some military activity near Ukraine that has sparked concerns of an imminent invasion.

Pentagon chief Austin heads to Europe to meet NATO allies, U.S. troops as Russian buildup continues

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin departs Washington on Tuesday for meetings with his Polish and Baltic counterparts amid intelligence reports that Russia continues amassing more than 100,000 troops along its border with Ukraine and could launch an invasion within days.

U.S. Navy nuclear engineer admits to spying in submarine case

As a Navy nuclear engineer, Jonathan Toebbe was entrusted with some of the nation's most closely guarded secrets. But now the Annapolis resident will likely spend at least a dozen years behind bars after admitting he tried to sell key technical information about U.S. submarines to a foreign country.

Navy engineer pleads guilty in espionage case

A U.S. Navy nuclear engineer from Annapolis on Monday pleaded guilty in federal court to charges that he attempted to sell information about nuclear-powered submarines to a foreign country.