The step was denounced by European leaders as "blackmail," and comes as European countries have joined the United States in ramping up arms shipments to help Ukraine fend off a new Russian assault in the east.
The step was denounced by European leaders as "blackmail," and comes as European countries have joined the United States in ramping up arms shipments to help Ukraine fend off a new Russian assault in the east.
The step was denounced by European leaders as "blackmail," and comes as European countries have joined the United States in ramping up arms shipments to help Ukraine fend off a new Russian assault in the east.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Tuesday said that saber rattling rhetoric from Moscow and threats of nuclear war were very dangerous and unhelpful.