US President Donald Trump sacked the head of the US Department of Defense Mark Esper, announcing this on his Twitter, writes the BBC. His place will be taken by the head of the national anti-terrorist center Christopher Miller, who was already noticed at the Pentagon on Monday, November 9, shortly after the announcement ...
Since January 2019, after the resignation of James Mattis, his deputy Patrick Shanahan has been acting as head of the Pentagon. He claimed to take this post completely. But less than six months later, Shanahan withdrew his candidacy, about which in his ...
US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper at the summit in Washington said that the likelihood that a Russian plane was shot down in the skies over Egypt by Islamic State terrorists is small, but he does not completely rule it out. “There is no direct evidence of interference yet...
Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said that Russia's airstrikes on Syria are like "putting out a fire with gasoline." According to him, Russia should seek a political solution to the conflict, which should consist of an agreement between Bashar al-Assad and the opposition. Carter added that, according to preliminary information, Russia did not bombard the positions of the "Islamic State" ...
US and Russian Defense Ministers Ashton Carter and Sergei Shoigu spoke for the first time in the past year. The press service of the Pentagon clarifies that the ministers discussed the situation in Syria and agreed to continue the dialogue on ways to resolve the armed conflict in the country and fight ...
The Pentagon believes that the United States does not violate the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). “We are in full compliance with our obligations under the NPT. Our contribution to NATO's deployment and nuclear deterrent capabilities is consistent with our NPT commitments, ”Sowers said. By…
In mid-July, Ukraine will receive another 100 Humvee armored vehicles. According to the Pentagon's press service, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter met yesterday with his Ukrainian counterpart Stepan Poltorak in Brussels, within the framework of a meeting of NATO defense ministers. This was the first meeting ...