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Lawmakers ask Austin to rush Abrams sale to Poland
Top Republicans on Monday made a push to accelerate Washington’s proposed sale of 250 M1A2 Abrams tanks to NATO-ally Poland, which has been pending since last summer, in light of the escalating crisis with Russia.
By Joe Gould
US, Georgia sign military training pact amid Russian threat on the Black Sea
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is visiting Georgia, Ukraine and Romania to show support in the face of Russian military activity before he attends NATO’s defense ministerial meeting.
By Joe Gould
Russian admiral frets over US military presence, ‘provocative’ NATO drills
Adm. Alexander Moiseyev, the commander of Russia’s Northern Fleet, said that NATO navy ships’ presence in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea have reached levels unseen since World War II.
Iraq: Gulf Arab states can secure Persian Gulf waters alone
Mohammed al-Hakim, the foreign minister of Iraq, tweeted Monday that regional states are capable of securing the strategic waterway themselves.
US, UK and Israeli F-35 pilots train together
F-35 pilots from the U.S., U.K., and Israel took part in a one-day training exercise over the Eastern Mediterranean Sea June 25, according to an Air Force press release.
By Apoorva Mittal, Staff