John Kirby

President Joe Biden on Friday named Pentagon press secretary John Kirby to be the new National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications.

The Russian military has begun to move some of its troops in Ukraine away from the areas around Kyiv to positions elsewhere in Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says ultimatums won’t work as trapped Ukrainians will “fight till the end.”

Department of Defense spokesperson John Kirby on Wednesday clarified the Pentagon’s decision to decline facilitating a transfer of MiG-29 jets from Poland to Ukraine. “We believe the provision of additional fighter aircraft provides little increased capabilities at high risk [for escalation].”

There’s widespread uncertainty in Kyiv over whether Russia will launch a full assault on the capital in the coming hours and days.

Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said on Wednesday the United States will be postponing a missile test in an effort to “Demonstrate that we are a responsible nuclear power.”

More than 3,000 U.S. troops recently deployed to Poland are preparing to assist refugees who flee Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative for Covid-19 as the omicron variant surges in the United States.

U.S. officials say they believe Iran was behind the drone attack last week at the military outpost in southern Syria where American troops are based

U.S. Marines began arriving in Kabul on Friday to help evacuate embassy staff as the Taliban offensive continued its sweep through Afghanistan.

The U.S. Embassy warned its ability to assist Americans is “extremely limited even within Kabul” due to deteriorating security and reduced staffing.