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UK to Send Ukraine 10,000 Drones

The UK announced it will transfer 10,000 UAVs to Ukraine, including 1,000 one-way attack drones. London’s move comes as Ukrainian forces continue to lose territory to advancing Russians.  UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps announced the transfer following a meeting...

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Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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News Roundup 10/25/2023

US News Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and James McGovern (D-MA) are circulating letters in the House urging their colleagues to join them in demanding that President Biden drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Fox News Digital reported on Monday. AWC...

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News Roundup 10/18/2023

Russia CNN reported Tuesday that the US has secretly provided Ukraine with Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS), munitions that typically have a range of about 190 miles and can be fired from the HIMARS rocket systems. AWC Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled...

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News Roundup 10/16/2023

Russia Ukraine on Wednesday received a $1.15 billion tranche of direct budgetary aid from the US that’s disbursed through the World Bank. AWC A former adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the summer counteroffensive has failed. He went on to say Kiev...

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News Roundup 10/12/2023

Russia The US on Wednesday announced a new $200 million arms package for Ukraine that includes HIMARS ammunition, artillery shells, anti-tank weapons, and other equipment. AWC Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sent a request to Tel Aviv to coordinate a trip to...

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News Roundup 10/11/2023

Russia A recent poll found that the number of Ukrainians who want to fight Russia until the end of the war has fallen to 60%. President Volodymyr Zelensky has tight control over media in Ukraine, and his regime has targeted dissenters against fighting the war. The...

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News Roundup 10/9/2023

Russia A new poll by Reuters shows only 41% believe Washington should continue to send arms to Kiev. The White House is pushing Congress to pass a $24 billion aid package for Ukraine. However, the assistance package is being held up as the House seeks a new Speaker,...

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News Roundup 10/5/2023

Russia President Biden said Wednesday that he was worried about the prospect of Congress authorizing more Ukraine aid after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was removed as speaker of the House. AWC Ukrainian officials are “freaking out” over the uncertainty about new...

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News Roundup 10/4/2023

US News Juan Guaido was hired by Florida International University (FIU) to give a series of talks and mentor students. Guaido launched a coup attempt in Venezuela in 2019 but failed to gain any significant support within the country. The Institute  The United Nations...

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News Roundup 10/2/2023

US News A partial “shutdown” of the federal government, which seemed inevitable amid battles over spending in both chambers of Congress, was averted after the House and Senate passed a stop-gap funding bill without any Ukraine aid on Saturday night. Passed before the...

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News Roundup 9/28/2023

Russia Ukraine asked its Western backers to bomb drone factories in Iran, Syria, and in Russia, The Guardian reported on Wednesday, citing a document Kyiv submitted to the G7 in August. AWC The House on Wednesday night voted down an amendment to the Pentagon...

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News Roundup 9/27/2023

US News Senator Robert Menendez denied the allegations levied against him by the Department of Justice. Last week, a grand jury indicted the powerful Senator on bribery charges. Investigators found hundreds of thousands of dollars said to be payments to access the...

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News Roundup 9/25/2023

US News Senator Robert Menendez, his wife, and three businessmen have all been indicted by a federal grand jury in a corruption scheme. The New Jersey Democrat and his spouse, Nadine Menendez, allegedly received hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for...

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