Trump Selects Retired General Keith Kellogg as Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia

Ret. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg speaks to reporters at Trump Tower

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has chosen Keith Kellogg, a highly decorated retired three-star general, to serve as his special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg, who is one of the architects of a staunchly conservative policy book that lays out an “America First” national security agenda for […]

Russia Needs Men So Badly that Its Sign-Up Bonuses Are Nearly on Par with the US Military's

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens

Read the original article on Business Insider. Russia’s army is bleeding, and it’s raising its recruitment bonuses to US military levels to draw in more men. Russian media reported that new recruits would get a new signing bonus of 1.9 million rubles, or about $22,000 if they sign contracts with the Russian defense ministry. The announcement said that, […]

As US-Supplied Weapons Show Impact Inside Russia, Ukrainian Soldiers Hope for Deeper Strikes

testing an early version of the Army Tactical Missile System at White Sands

KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Weeks after the decision allowing Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied weapons for limited strikes in Russian territory, the country is having some success in halting Russia’s new push along the northeast front, but military commanders are clamoring for restrictions on long-range missiles to be lifted. Deteriorating battlefield conditions forced the U.S. […]

Staff Sgt. Gordon Black Reportedly Pleads Guilty to Theft While Being Held by Russia

Pfc. Gordon Black

A U.S. soldier being held in Russia pleaded guilty to theft charges Thursday, two weeks after he was detained in the country on suspicion of stealing money from a Russian woman he was in a relationship with, according to several state media outlets. Russian authorities arrested Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, in Vladivostok, a port […]

Russia Detains US Soldier over Alleged Criminal Misconduct

A view of the bridge connecting the Russky Island and Vladivostok, in Russia

A U.S. Army soldier has been detained in Russia over allegations of criminal misconduct, the service said Monday. The soldier was identified as Staff Sgt. Gordon Black by a U.S. official. He was arrested by Russian authorities last week in Vladivostok, an area northeast of the Korean peninsula near where the Russian Pacific fleet is […]