Tensions between the United States and Russia over Ukraine appeared to ease on both sides Friday, with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin saying “conflict is not inevitable” and “there is still time and space for diplomacy.” Speaking at the Pentagon with Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley, Austin also noted that the buildup of…

A day after the State Department announced it is ordering the evacuation of non-essential staff and families of staffers at the United States’ embassy in Ukraine, the Department of Defense announced Monday it has put 8,500 troops on “heightened alert.” The video above shows the embassy on Monday. Those troops could be deployed to Eastern…

For the third time in the last month, delegates from the United States and Russia met to discuss the security demands Russia announced last month. The first two meetings were between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Monday’s meeting was between Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov. “The…

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO leaders sat down for their roundtable meeting at the 30-member alliance’s summit on Monday. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo began the meeting by giving a warm welcome to U.S. President Joe Biden. Biden’s presence “emphasizes the renewal of the trans-Atlantic partnership,” De Croo said. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urged…