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The U.S. government is making an intense effort to persuade Israel and Hamas to resume negotiations so they can once again pause hostilities and exchange more prisoners for hostages, a White House spokesman said on Sunday. Israel has since resumed its assault on Hamas, and Mr. Kirby urged it to avoid civilian casualties, while crediting its forces with making efforts to do so. “He’s so naïve; I mean I just lost all confidence in this guy,” Mr. Graham said. “I would go to Iran and say listen, you need to tell Hamas to let these hostages go,” he said. “We should have conditions on military aid in the same way that we do for every other country.”While the White House blamed Hamas for the breakdown in hostage talks, Ms. Jayapal faulted Israel.

Persons: Israel, “, John F, ”, Kirby, There’s, Biden, Biden’s, Lindsey Graham, Lloyd J, Austin III, Austin, ” Mr, Graham, Mr, Al Qaeda, Pramila Jayapal, Jayapal Organizations: Kirby, White House National Security Council, Press, Hamas, Republican, West Bank, CNN’s, Union, “ Locations: Gaza, Israel, South Carolina, CNN’s “ State, Iraq, Al, we’d, Iran, Washington, United States, Qatar, Persian, “ Israel

☆ White House slams Musk 'antisemitic rhetoric,' says 'foolish' to drop SpaceX contracts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Leah Millis | ReutersThe White House is not moving away from Elon Musk's SpaceX or Starlink technology despite condemning Musk for pushing antisemitic comments on social media, National Security Counsel spokesman John Kirby said Monday. White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2023. The Pentagon has commissioned Starlink technology to provide internet coverage to Ukraine, as the country's defensive war against Russia rages on. In September, Musk's SpaceX won a separate Pentagon contract for Starshield, a military-specific version of Starlink that is still under development. In the past, senators have scrutinized the Defense Department's dependence on Musk's technology.

Persons: Elon Musk, Chuck Schumer, Leah Millis, Musk, John Kirby, Kirby, I'm, Musk's SpaceX, SpaceX's, Joe Skipper Organizations: Intelligence, Senate, U.S, Capitol, Elon Musk's SpaceX, National Security, Musk's, White, National Security Council Strategic Communications, Reuters, Twitter, Apple, Disney, Comcast, CNBC, Pentagon, Russia, Starshield, SpaceX, Federal Aviation Authority, Boca Chica Locations: Washington , U.S, Ukraine, Texas, Brownsville , Texas, U.S

☆ The US government won’t quit Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Zachary Wolf | Analysis Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Condemning Elon Musk is easy. On Friday, the White House joined the uproar over Musk’s endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory on X. On Monday, the White House announced it would be joining X rival Threads, which is owned by Meta, as backlash to Musk intensifies. Musk faced backlash a year ago when he had complained about the cost of that service. The White House bragged early this year that after months of negotiations, Tesla would open up part of its charging network to non-Tesla EVs.

Persons: Elon, Andrew Bates, Bates, Musk, ”, David Sanger, Eric Lipton, ” John Kirby, ” Kirby, Kirby, CNN’s Kristin Fisher, Pat Ryder, Lloyd Austin, He’s, CNN’s Chris Isidore, Tesla Organizations: CNN, NASA, Pentagon, Twitter, White House, Warner Bros, Meta, New York Times, White, SpaceX, National Security, House, Reliant, SpaceX The, Starlink, ” Locations: Ukraine

☆ US must pull out of CFE arms treaty -White House
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby takes part in a press briefing held by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - There was no way for the U.S. to stay in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, a key post-Cold War agreement, after Russia pulled out, White house national security spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday. "I don't know how we can justify not pulling out" of the treaty after Russia did, Kirby said. He said the U.S. will meet all Article Five commitments to NATO allies, which could force changes. Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt Editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: John Kirby, Karine Jean, Pierre, Leah Millis, Kirby, Trevor Hunnicutt, Chris Reese Organizations: White, National Security Council Strategic Communications, White House Press, REUTERS, Rights, Conventional Armed Forces, NATO, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Europe, Russia, U.S

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Russia launches nuclear-capable ballistic missile from new submarine after Putin revokes testing ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the deaths of a group of soldiers in the Zaporizhzhia region after a Russian strike on an awards ceremony last week. Unofficial reports suggest at least 20 soldiers and officers died in the attack as they gathered for the ceremony on Artillery and Missile Forces Day. It's unusual for Zelenskyy to comment on specific losses, but those remarks came after public anger at the incident. The ceremony was seen as an easy target for Russian forces. "The main thing is to establish the complete truth about what happened and prevent such incidents from happening again.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Umerov, Zelenskyy, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Artillery and Missile Forces, Russian, Separate Mountain Infantry Brigade Locations: Zaporizhzhia

☆ A new wave of antisemitism threatens to rock an already unstable world
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Jennifer Smith | Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Outbursts of antisemitism have often been harbingers of societies in deep trouble and omens that extremism and violence are imminent. Biden on Monday unveiled new measures to tackle antisemitism on college campuses and senior officials underscored the need to combat anti-Jewish hate. A widening problem in the United StatesIn recent years, antisemitism has often been driven in the United States by far-right groups. But reaction to the deepening crisis in Israel and Gaza has shown that antisemitism is also boiling on the far-left. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday tried to pinpoint the moment at which opposition to Israeli policies crosses into antisemitism.

Persons: –, Israel, Kathy Hochul, Cornell, Molly Goldstein, ”, “, United States —, Joe Biden, Biden, ” John Kirby, Christopher Wray, ” Wray, Donald Trump, Israel’s, Chuck Schumer, Monday, “ I’m, ” Jonathan Greenblatt, Kasie Hunt, CNN Max, ’ Organizations: CNN, Cornell University, Ivy League, Cornell, Police, New York Gov, Democrat, Cornell Center for Jewish, Beverly Hills, National Security, Jewish American, Israel Defense Forces, Defamation, ADL, Department of Justice, West Bank, New York Democrat, Defamation League Locations: Gaza, United States, New York, Israel, Beverly, Europe, America, Russia’s, Dagestan, Ukraine, al Qaeda, United States of America, Charlottesville , Virginia, Palestinian, Chicago, “ State, Russia

☆ Dagestan riot: Anti-Jewish protest in Russia’s Dagestan shows risks of Putin’s balancing act on Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Nathan Hodge | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“Threats to exterminate the Jews are the result of the work of Russian state propaganda, which for decades cultivated feelings of hatred towards other peoples among Russians,” he noted. Kadyrov has also provided footsoldiers for Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Gaza war adds one more match to the fire. Additionally, Russia’s war in Ukraine has impacted Dagestan heavily, with significant casualties. But an anti-Jewish riot in the southern region of Dagestan shows how quickly that model can backfire, particularly for those trapped inside the echo of Russian state propaganda.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, –, Matthew Miller, Israel, ”, Putin, ” Putin, “, Bashar al, Assad, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Benjamin Netanyahu, Strategic Communications John Kirby, “ we’ve, ” Kirby, Volodymyr Zelensky, Oleh Nikolenko, Ramzan Kadyrov, – Kadyrov, Kadyrov, Harold Chambers, Riddle, Yevgenia Albats Organizations: CNN, multiconfessional, Ukraine –, Kremlin, Red Wings Airlines, Tel Aviv –, Jewish, Authorities, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hamas, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sunday, Saudi, Israeli, National Security, Strategic Communications, ” Observers, Criminal Court, ICC, Russian National Guard, AFP, Getty, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Global Locations: Russia, Dagestan, Makhachkala Uytash, Ukraine, Gaza, Tel Aviv, ”, Russian, Makhachkala, Palestine, Beijing, China, Israel, Jerusalem, Moscow, Iran, United States, Chechnya, Chechen, Russia’s, Kremlin, East

Strikes in a western Ukrainian city blew out windows at a nuclear power plant, once again raising safety concerns. An elderly civilian woman stands with a cat on the balcony of her destroyed house in the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka on Thursday. In the city of Avdiivka, Ukraine claimed it had been successful in repelling assaults and taking out large numbers of Russian soldiers. “It is highly likely that the target for these drones was the Khmelnytsky Nuclear Power Plant,” he said. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, close to the front line and occupied by Russian troops since March 2022, has been the main focus of concern.

Persons: John Kirby, ” Kirby, ”, Russia’s, Vlada, “, Volodymyr Zelensky, CNN Avdiivka, Kupiansk, Zelensky, Oleksandr Prokudin, Rafael Mariano Grossi, ” Grossi Organizations: CNN, White House, National Security, Russian, Khmelnytsky Nuclear Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Avdiivka, Moscow, Oskil, Kherson, Dnipro, Kherson region, Beryslav, ‘, Nova

CNN —Queen Rania of Jordan has accused Western leaders of a “glaring double standard” for failing to condemn the deaths of civilians under Israeli bombardment in Gaza, as Israel’s war on Hamas threatens to destabilize relations between US and Arab leaders. “This is the first time in modern history that there is such human suffering and the world is not even calling for a ceasefire,” Queen Rania added. Forcing Gaza civilians to relocate amounts “to the war crime of forcible transfer,” the Norwegian Refugee Council said. The people of Palestine should not, [the people] of Gaza should not, be forced to be moved again,” she said. Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty ImagesEven before the war with Hamas, tensions were high between Palestinians and Israelis in the occupied West Bank.

Persons: Rania, Jordan, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, “, ”, Israel, we’ve, ” Rania, Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, “ We’re, Strategic Communications John Kirby, we’re, Antony Blinken, Gershon Baskin, Gilad Shalit, Baskin, Gilad Schalit, Amanpour, Jordan’s King Abdullah, Gazans, Queen Rania, Alaa Al Sukhni, Khalil Mazraawi Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, Palestinian Ministry of Health, UN, United Nations, West, US, Palestinian Authority, National Security, Strategic Communications, UN Security, Baskin, Norwegian Refugee, West Bank, Palestine, Reuters, Getty, Protesters Locations: Gaza, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Washington, United Kingdom, Jerusalem, Palestine, Amman, AFP

☆ ESG investing is dying on Wall Street. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —The market for environmental, social and corporate governance, or ESG, investing is fundamentally broken. “ESG investing … entering the final quarter of 2023 continues to be a story of declining flows and assets under management,” said Robert Jenkins, head of global research at Lipper. Before the Bell spoke with Jenkins about the future of ESG investing in the US and globally. What trends did you see regarding ESG investing last quarter? Before the pandemic, we had kind of a nice, natural looking growth line to ESG products.

Persons: “, ”, Robert Jenkins, Jenkins, he’ll, it’s, Bell, ESG, I’ve, we’ve, Elliott Gotkine, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Satya Nadella, ” Sundar Pichai, Sonnenfeld, , Susan, ” Susan, ” Richard Griffiths, Citigate Dewe Rogerson, Shawn Fain, “ We’ve, Chris Isidore, Vanessa Yurkevich Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, CNN, Lipper, Netflix, Yale School of Management, ”, Microsoft, Google, ” Disney, Reuters, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Eclipse, “, London, United Auto Workers, ’ United Auto Workers, GM, UAW Locations: New York, Ukraine, Israel, America, United States, United Kingdom, Gaza

☆ Ukraine celebrates spectacular debut of ATACMS by playing Neil Diamond's 'Hello Again' over images of US missiles in action
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine posted a video of new US-supplied missiles in action over Neil Diamond's hit "Hello." The new missiles reportedly targeted Russian airfields and took out multiple enemy helicopters. Insider's Jake Epstein reported that Ukraine struck Russian airfields and took out enemy helicopters with their new ATACMS. Ukraine also posted a video of ATACMS being fired at Russians on Telegram. AdvertisementAdvertisementForeign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Ukraine is set to get more ATACMS that have a range of about 190 miles.

Persons: Neil Diamond's, —, Neil Diamond, Jake Epstein, Lockheed Martin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, Insider's Jake Epstein, Dmytro Kuleba Organizations: Service, The Ukrainian Centre, Strategic Communications, MGM, Tactical Missile, Lockheed, Ukrainian, Telegram, Pentagon Locations: Ukraine, Russia, America, Berdyansk, Luhansk, Russian

☆ Why corporate America can't stay silent on Hamas's October 7 attacks on Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Elliott Gotkine | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —From ESG investing (Blackrock), to gay rights (Disney), to Donald Trump after the Capitol riots (mainstream corporate America), companies routinely take a stand. But when the barbarous scale of Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel became clear, staying silent ceased to be an option. “Saying nothing speaks to cowardice,” said Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, a professor at the Yale School of Management who focuses on corporate leadership among other issues. All in, around 80 household-name companies in America have condemned the Hamas attacks, as tracked by Sonnenfeld who maintains a list. “Not taking a stand is taking a stand,” Susan, who served in the Israeli special forces, told CNN.

Persons: Donald Trump, Colin Kaepernick, Bud Light’s, ”, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, “, Satya Nadella, ” Sundar Pichai, Sonnenfeld, , Paddy Cosgrove, Israel, Sundar Pichai, Israel Jose Luis Magana, Susan, ” Susan, ” Richard Griffiths, Citigate Dewe Rogerson, ” Griffiths Organizations: London CNN, Blackrock, America, Nike, Yale School of Management, Microsoft, Google, ” Disney, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Web, Eclipse, CNN, “, London Locations: Israel, America, United States, United Kingdom, Gaza, Ukraine, ”, Russia

☆ Russia's Lancet drone is its most effective weapon in Ukraine, and it's only getting deadlier
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( David Hambling | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Rise of the lancetA Russian Lancet loitering munition shot down in the Zaporizhzhia region in July 2022. At first only a handful of Lancet strike videos were posted each month. Target setUkrainian soldiers shoot at what Ukraine said were Russian Lancet drones in a still image from a video released in May. AdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to Lost Armor, as of October 3 there are 667 Lancet strike videos. These are typically kept several miles back from the front line, but not far enough to be out of Lancet range.

Persons: —, Samuel Bendett, 19FortyFive, Yuriy Sak, Dmytro Smoliyenko, Crews, Bendett, Zala, David Hambling Organizations: Service, Russia, Strategic Communications, Ukrainian Armed Forces, REUTERS, Zala Aero Group, Special Operations Forces, CNA, CNAS, Lancet, Reuters, Ukraine Defense Ministry, Analysts, Publishing, Getty, Artillery, Oryx, Russia's RIA, Telegram, Vostok, Volunteer, Aviation, Forbes, The, New, Popular Mechanics, WIRED Locations: Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia, Syria, Russia, Russian, Ukrainian, German, Kyiv, Lancets, London

☆ Biden speaks with families of Americans unaccounted for in Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Betsy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Washington CNN —President Joe Biden on Friday spoke with the families of the Americans who remain unaccounted for in Israel after promising to speak with family members of those who are held hostage by Hamas. The family members joined Biden from both Israel and the US for the video call, a source familiar with the conversation told CNN. It made for a large gathering, as multiple family members joined from different locations in some cases. We are confident that we are in good hands,” she said on “The Situation Room.”Cohen noted that she has many other family members unaccounted for. The US is in “direct communication” with Israeli counterparts and the families, Kirby told CNN’s Poppy Harlow on Friday morning.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, “, ”, John Kirby, Biden “, Roger Carstens, Kirby, ” Kirby, Saray Cohen, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, ” Cohen, CBS ’ Scott Pelley, ” Biden, White, CNN’s Poppy Harlow, Antony Blinken Organizations: Washington CNN, National Security, Biden, CNN, CBS, FBI, Pentagon Locations: Israel, Philadelphia, United States, America, Gaza, Qatar, Afghanistan, Iraq

The funds were moved to Qatari accounts as part of a broad deal to secure the release of five Americans whom the US deemed had been wrongfully detained in Iran. There were bipartisan calls to freeze the funds in the wake of the deadly Hamas attacks in Israel this weekend. Still, the “quiet understanding” not to move the money right now appears to be largely symbolic, given the strict restrictions that were already tied to the funds. Blinken did not confirm that “a quiet understanding” had been reached but made clear the US is able to freeze the funds. The process for Iran to be able to spend the funds was expected to take months, if not years.

Persons: Wally Adeyemo, Adeyemo, Antony Blinken, Blinken, ”, ” Blinken, John Kirby, “ It’s, “, we’ve, Saturday’s, CNN’s Jim Sciutto, Max Organizations: CNN, Saturday, Democrats, Administration, National Security Council, White, State Department Locations: United States, Qatar, Iran, Israel, Tehran, Tel Aviv, Qatari

☆ White House may try to link Ukraine and Israel aid in order to 'jam the far right,' report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The White House may link Ukraine and Israel aid requests to secure GOP support, a report says. House Republicans have voted against Ukraine aid bills, as support for the war has dropped. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn July, 70 House Republicans supported an amendment to the country's annual defense bill that would have cut off all US military aid to Ukraine. Biden's administration is now hoping to capitalize on the Republican Party's near-unanimous support for Israel to pass Ukraine aid through Congress. AdvertisementAdvertisementBut John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council in the White House, declined to say if the two packages would be linked, per the newspaper.

Persons: —, Biden, John Kirby Organizations: GOP, Republicans, Washington Post, Service, Republican, Russia, House Republicans, Trump MAGA, White House, Israel, National Security Council Locations: Ukraine, Israel

☆ Dating rumors around Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have gotten so out of hand that even a top White House official was asked about the pair
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

At a White House briefing, reporters asked John Kirby if Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are dating. A spokesperson for the White House did not comment on the relationship when asked by Insider. AdvertisementAdvertisementNo one is safe from questions about Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. And the Taylor Swift economic bump likely isn't going anywhere. It's no wonder, then, that the White House is being questioned on who Taylor Swift is, anyway: She's a major economic powerhouse for the country.

Persons: John Kirby, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Kirby, —, Karine Jean, Pierre, Swift, Jean, Pierre wasn't, Joe Biden, it's, Cork Gaines, QuestionPro, Swifties, Jake, who's, Taylor Organizations: White, Service, Kansas City Chiefs, White House Press, National Security Council, The White, NFL, Chiefs, Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Federal Reserve, Philadelphia Locations: Hollywood

☆ The US is warning of a big build-up of Serbian troops on the Kosovo border. Here’s why tensions are high
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The long fractious ties between Kosovo and Serbia are once again on edge after one of the worst outbreaks of violence in years. Ognen Teofilovski/ReutersMore than 20 years on, fragile peace has been preserved in Kosovo, while Serbia continues not to recognize Kosovo’s independence. During the subsequent shootout in the village of Banjska in northern Kosovo, police said they killed three armed attackers and arrested another. Visar Kryeziu/APIn another development, a top Kosovo Serb politician, Milan Radoicic said he took part in the gun battle, Reuters reported. The White House has warned that the incident represents a threat to the safety of not only Kosovo personnel, but international personnel including NATO troops.

Persons: Ognen Teofilovski, What’s, Albin Kurti, ”, Vjosa Osmani, Aleksandar Vucic, Vucic, “, Visar, Milan Radoicic, Radoicic, John Kirby, Jens Stoltenberg Organizations: CNN, Kosovar, Federal, NATO, Sunday, Facebook, Kosovo, Reuters, Kosovo police, AP, Kosovo Serb, Kosovo Police, National Security Locations: Kosovo, Serbia, Yugoslavia, Serbian, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Montenegro, Banjska, Belgrade, Pristina, Serbs, Zvecan

And at least 10 people were injured in overnight missile attacks on the city of Cherkasy in central Ukraine. Last year, Russia began a series of intense attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in October. Ukrenergo said the overnight missile attacks resulted in damage to power facilities in western and central regions and caused blackouts in several areas. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 36 of 43 missiles launched by Russia on Thursday, Ukraine’s army chief said. On Thursday, Zelensky travels to meet Biden, who is seeking to hear a “battlefield perspective,” the White House said.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Joe Biden, Vitalii Klitschko, Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s, “, ”, Ihor Klymenko, Kyiv City Military Administration Serhii Popko, Vladyslav Sodel, Sergei Supinsky, Zelensky, ” Zelensky, Biden, John Kirby Organizations: Ukraine CNN —, White House, Internal, Kyiv City Military Administration, Russia, Reuters Firefighters, Getty, United Nations General Assembly, UN, National Security Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine CNN — Ukraine, Kherson, Kharkiv, Russia, Cherkasy, “, Vladyslav, AFP, New York, Ukrainian

CNN —The Iranian government now has access to $6 billion of their funds to be used for humanitarian purposes as a part of a wider deal that allowed five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran to go free. Sources told CNN the funds came from oil sales that were allowed and placed into accounts set up under the Trump administration. The money is now available to the Iranian government for purchase of non-sanctionable items such as food and medicine. Kirby said that statement was “flat out wrong.”“This is not a payment of any kind, it’s not ransom, these aren’t US taxpayer dollars, and we haven’t lifted a single one of our sanctions on Iran – Iran will be getting no sanctions relief,” Kirby said. “The money will then go to qualified vendors to purchase and deliver the food, the medical supplies, into Iran.

Persons: Biden, John Kirby, Trump, Antony Blinken, Ebrahim Raisi, Kirby, ” Kirby, “, ”, Trita, Republican Sen, Tom Cotton of, Mike Pence –, Pence, Sen, Tim Scott, Blinken, Janet Yellen Organizations: CNN, Qatar, Republicans, State Department, Ukraine, Biden, US Treasury Department, Qatari National Bank, Quincy Institute, Republican, House, Tehran – Locations: Iran, South Korea, Qatar, Europe, White, Doha, Washington ,, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Tehran, China, United States

☆ Ukraine's sea drones can damage Russian warships even if they don't directly hit them, Ukrainian spy chief says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine reported an attack by drones on two warships in the southwestern part of the Black Sea. Ukraine's spy chief says that even if the drones are blown up near the ship, they can cause damage. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine claimed on Thursday that it had also used sea drones to carry out a successful attack on two Russian warships in the southwestern part of the Black Sea. Ukraine has frequently utilized sea drones in its fight against Putin's forces. The country recently used an experimental sea drone to target a Russian missile ship off the coast of occupied Crimea, Ukrainian sources claimed.

Persons: Ukraine's, Radio Svoboda, Kyrylo Budanov, Essen, Vasily Bykov, Dmitry Rogachev, Pavel Derzhavin, Sergey Kotov, Ukrainska Organizations: Service, Radio, Ukraine's Strategic Communications Directorate, Fleet, Ukrainska Pravda, Technology, Putin's, The Security Service Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Sevastopol Bay, Russia, Russian, Crimea

☆ Ukrainian soldier says US-made Bradley fighting vehicles are 'priceless' in nighttime assaults, offering visibility better than in daylight
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ukrainian soldiers have relied on US-made Bradley fighting vehicles to stay alive in combat. In a recent interview, one soldier said the Bradleys are "priceless" during nighttime assaults. Ukrainian soldiers and mechanics work on a Bradley at a secret workshop in the Zaporizhzhia region on July 13. But despite the heavy praise by Ukrainian soldiers, Bradleys are not indestructible and they have still fallen victim to Russia's formidable defenses and relentless artillery in the months since. Open-source intelligence collected by the site Oryx shows that 53 of the Washington-provided vehicles have been destroyed, damaged, or abandoned during fighting.

Persons: Bradley, —, Ed Ram, Bradleys, Pat Ryder, Ryder, Biden Organizations: Service, Bradley, Russian, Ukraine's Strategic Communications Directorate, 47th Mechanized Brigade, Washington, Getty, —, US, Pentagon Press, Air Force, NATO Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Soviet, Zaporizhzhia Region, Ukraine, Iraq, Zaporizhzhia, Bradleys, Kyiv, Russian, Washington

☆ Elon Musk says Joe Biden and the US government are the ones to blame for the Crimea Starlink debacle, not him
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukrainian officials have slammed Elon Musk for not allowing Ukraine to access Starlink satellites. Musk said the US government did not give him the OK to turn on Starlink access in Crimea. Musk said he would have given Ukraine access to the satellites if Biden gave the green light. Access to Starlink in the territory near Crimea was "turned off" because the US has sanctions against Russia, Musk said. AdvertisementAdvertisementMusk did not specify who turned Starlink access off, or when exactly it was turned off.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Biden, Starlink, Walter Isaacson, Elon, it's Organizations: Service, Crimea —, Russia, SpaceX, Elon, The State Department, White Locations: Ukraine, Crimea, Wall, Silicon, Starlink, Russia, Ukrainian, Russian, Harbor, Japan

☆ Ukrainian soldier says new Leopard tanks are better than old Soviet ones because the ammo doesn't explode, kill the crew, and blow the turret off if it takes a hit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukraine's armor arsenal was bolstered by Western tanks like the German-made Leopard ahead of the counteroffensive. A gunner with the 47th Mechanized Brigade says these vehicles are vastly superior to Soviet tanks. SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty ImagesWith Soviet-era tanks like the T-64 or later T-72 and T-80, crew survivability wasn't the highest priority. Dogukan Keskinkilic/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesBeyond tanks, Ukrainian service members also speak very highly of Western-made protected mobility platforms, such as armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles. Other Western vehicles, like the American-made Humvee, have also received praise from Ukrainian forces.

Persons: Vladyslav, it's, SERGEI SUPINSKY, Dogukan, Ukraine Ed Ram, Jack Watling, Nick Reynolds Organizations: 47th Mechanized Brigade, Service, 47th Mechanized, Strategic Communications, 2A6, —, Getty, Anadolu Agency, ABC News, Bradley, Washington, Britain's Royal United Services Institute Locations: Soviet, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Russian, Skybyn, Kyiv, AFP, Peremoha, Brovary, Zaporizhzhia Region

☆ Fact Check-Military decree ordering cremation of deceased Ukrainian soldiers is fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A military decree shared on social media ordering a Ukrainian unit to cremate the bodies of its deceased soldiers is a fake, spokespeople for the military brigade and Ukraine’s department for strategic communications told Reuters. It orders the A7052 unit to “organise a mobile crematorium” with enough fuel for five days, as well as gathering a stockpile of burial urns. A representative of the A7052 unit told Reuters that no such document or order had been issued. The number on the stamp is 07849800, but the EDRPOU number for unit A7052 is 26623365, as seen on public records of procurement tenders: here . Ukrainian authorities say the document, which uses the wrong identifying code of the military unit, is fake.

Persons: Read Organizations: Reuters, Social, Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, Brigade, Territorial Defence, Facebook, Department of Strategic Communications, Armed Forces, Chief’s, Official Defence Locations: Kherson ., Ukraine, Russia, morgues, Kherson, Ukrainian

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