By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Monday during an unannounced visit to the country in which he reaffirmed U.S. support for Ukraine. Austin also met with Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. The leaders
The International Criminal Court (ICC) headquartered in the Hague Netherlands. By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened a field office in Kyiv that is the largest outside its Hague headquarters in the Netherlands to probe war crimes, Ukraine Prosecutor
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine Feb. 25, 2022. (UN Photo) UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The UNITED STATES officially took over as President of the UN
German-made Leopard 2A7 tank (KMW) at NATO Days 2022. (Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES PENTAGON – WASHINGTON DC – President Joe Biden announced today that the United States will provide Ukraine with 31 M1 Abrams tanks. Biden said the tanks are
The M1 Abrams is a modern main battle tank used by the United States (Credit: Wikipedia/ U.S. Army) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES PENTAGON – WASHINGTON DC – The Pentagon is not confirming news reports that the Biden administration is poised
U.S. to finance upgrade of dozens of Soviet-era T-72 tanks for Ukraine war effort. (Credit: Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – The Pentagon announced Thursday the U.S. is sending $400 million in new military assistance to Ukraine. The
Csaba Kőrösi (at podium and on screens), President of the seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly, addresses the first plenary meeting of the seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN world headquarters in New York, Sept. 13, 2022. (UN Photo/Evan
(OCHA/Saviano Abreu) The M/V Razoni sails from the port of Odesa following the authorization of the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC), established under the Black Sea Grain Initiative Aug 10, 2022) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The
Four 105mm Howitzers and 36,000 105mm artillery rounds are included in latest US military package worth $2.8 billion to Ukraine (Credit: Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Thursday the U.S. has pledged an additional $2.8 billion in military
Nicolas de Rivière, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations and President of Security Council for the month of September 2022 at UN world headquarters in New York. (Photo Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK