SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite technology has been used in the Russia-Ukraine War to help Ukraine with communications. However, an “interference” has created friction between Musk and Ukraine officials. According to excerpts obtained by CNN from an unreleased biography on Musk, Starlink satellites were off over Russian-controlled Crimea last year, preventing a Ukrainian drone…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes an unannounced visit to Ukraine, and there’s a new oldest wrongful conviction to be overturned based on DNA evidence. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Blinken makes unannounced visit to Ukraine amid counteroffensive Secretary of State Blinken arrived in Kyiv Wednesday as…

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, U.S. political and military forces have directed tremendous resources towards Ukraine’s defense. But GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has argued that the U.S. should seek an immediate peace agreement using current lines of control, a proposal that rewards Russia with permanent territorial gains. In this 35-minute…

Ukraine’s current counteroffensive strategy depends on good infantry fighting vehicles. U.S.-supplied Bradley IFVs are nothing to shake a stick at, but the Swedish-made Stridsfordon 90 may be in a class of its own. The Stridsfordon, or combat vehicle, is manufactured by BAE Systems Hägglunds. Ukraine already has at least 50 in its inventory. However, that…

Following the collapse of the Black Sea grain deal, Russia said if a foreign ship in the Black Sea sails to a Ukrainian port, Russia’s navy will treat that ship as hostile. Russia went on to say the flagged country of those ships will be treated as a Ukrainian ally. The Russian Ministry of Defense…

The Biden administration has granted approval for the Pentagon to send an additional 3,000 U.S. troops to Europe, joining the tens of thousands of reserves that were deployed there last year in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The exact timeline for mobilizing the extra manpower and integrating them with the existing reserves stationed to…

The NATO Summit has concluded with member nations working hard to demonstrate unity for Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion. Still, tensions emerged among alliance members during the debate over what Ukraine’s path to NATO membership would look like. As Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his frustration with NATO’s conditions, Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan…