The conflict in Ukraine has raised the prospects of an all out confrontation between nuclear armed states with Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, warning of the likelihood of World War III breaking out.
two russian police officers. russian state tv aired this video of trevor reed boarding a plane in moscow. msnbc news cannot independently verify under what conditions this video was recorded. in a statement today, president biden said quote, the negotiations that allowed us to bring trevor home require difficult decisions that i do not take lightly. we won t stop until paul whaling and others join trevor in the loving arms of family and friends. trevor reed s family thanked president biden for saving his life, saying today our prayers have been answered. the pentagon confirmed that over half of the howitzer artillery systems promised by president biden have arrived in ukraine. as the white house prepares to send congress a new request for five months worth of aid to ukraine, today, russia cut off the supply of natural gas to poland and bulgaria after those countries did not pay in rubles due to economic sanctions imposed on russia.
Taiwan thanked the United States on Thursday for agreeing to sell 40 howitzer artillery systems in a $750 million deal that will help the island better defend itself from a Chinese invasion.