Russia asks China for military help in war with Ukraine, U.S. officials say
The request included military aid and equipment, according to the officials.
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The request included military aid and equipment, according to the officials.
An "aggrieved" Putin likely "perceives this as a war he cannot afford to lose," said director of national intelligence Avril Haines.
Observers have noted that Putin has appeared uncharacteristically agitated, delivering meandering screeds and publicly lashing out at his aides.
"The recent attack on a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas highlights the continuing threat of violence based upon racial or religious motivations," the department warned.
A declassified summary of an expert panel's findings found that the mysterious neurological condition may be "plausibly" explained by pulsed, electromagnetic energy.
The FBI, Department of Homeland Security and the National Counterterrorism Center have published a resource designed to help the public spot "ideologically motivated U.S. based violent extremists."
Two of the four are currently members of the Ukrainian parliament. The U.S. has also authorized third-party weapons transfers to Ukraine.
Two dozen cases remain "unresolved" and will be the focus of "active and intense investigation," a senior CIA official said.
Blinken's visit to Kyiv is the first of three stops in a last-minute diplomatic push to urge Moscow not to attack Ukraine.
U.S. officials warned Tuesday that Russia could launch an attack at any point.
The U.S. has information indicating Russia prepositioned a group of operatives to conduct a false-flag operation in eastern Ukraine – groundwork for a possible "pretext for invasion," an official said.
"There are significant differences between NATO allies and Russia on these issues," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov, who led the Russian delegation, told reporters after the nearly eight-hour meeting that the talks were "very professional" and repeated that Moscow had no intention of attacking Ukraine.
High-stakes talks are underway as the U.S. and its allies worry about Russia massing more than 100,000 troops along Ukraine's eastern border.
Members of the House Armed Services Committee visited Ukraine on a three-day codel over the weekend.