As War Loomed, U.S. Armed Ukraine to Hit Russian Aircraft, Tanks and Prep for Urban Combat

3/5/22 PERSPECTIVE: U.S. MILITARY AID Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments The United States substantially augmented its shipments of lethal military aid and protective equipment to Ukraine as the prospect of a Russian invasion became more apparent and then a reality, according to a declassified accounting of transfers and sales reviewed by the Washington Post. Read More >

It’s Going to Get Worse Before It Gets Better in Ukraine

3/4/22 THE NEXT PHASE Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments Military and intelligence analysts and Ukraine scholars offered a somber assessment of the weeks ahead in Ukraine, saying that despite the resistance offered by Ukrainian fighters, the situation is likely to get worse before it gets better. Former U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Wednesday Read More >

Louisville officer who returned fire from Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend found not guilty of wanton endangerment

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Kentucky jury cleared former police officer Brett Hankison on Thursday of charges that he endangered neighbors when he returned fire from Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend during the 2020 narcotic raid that ended with Taylor’s death. The panel of four women and eight men rendered their verdict after about three hours of deliberations. Read More >