Pentagon

The prospect is growing all too real that Russia could resort to its deadliest weapons or trigger an accidental nuclear war.

After an errant comment, rapid-fire negotiations and blunt announcements, the plan to send warplanes to Ukraine is no more.

The Pentagon noted that any action by the US or NATO allies to provide jets could be seen by Russia as an act of aggression and lead to an escalation of its attack.

As the U.S. and NATO rush weapons into Ukraine, DoD officials want more military channels to Putin’s top leaders. But Russia’s not picking up the phone.

Moscow called on “all units” to move into Ukraine in the coming days, as NATO begins a rapid resupply effort to deliver weapons.

The US president and his aides thought they could manage Putin. Their calculations were dead wrong.

The forces will deploy in the coming days but won’t be going to Ukraine, the president says.

The Pentagon’s early assessment is that the Russian operation is still in its early stages, and not all Russian troops arrayed around Ukraine’s borders have moved in.

The new comments underscore how immediate the Biden administration thinks the threat is.

John Sullivan, the US ambassador to Russia, is a Donald Trump appointee whom Joe Biden asked to stay. Now, he’s watching American — and family — history repeat itself.

On camera, Russian president and foreign minister tell each other that diplomatic talks should continue.

U.S. special operations forces carried out what the Pentagon said was a large-scale counterterrorism raid in northwestern Syria early Thursday.

“I think it sent a message that we weren’t intending to send,” said White House press secretary Jen Psaki.

President Joe Biden is sending about 2,000 troops to Poland and Germany this week and shifting roughly 1,000 Germany-based soldiers to Romania.

Meanwhile, Russia accused the United States of “escalating tensions.”

The move comes as NATO allies deploy ships and aircraft to Eastern Europe.

The military put stricter rules in place after Jan. 6. But will those efforts stick?

Russia’s defense minister claimed the US has been smuggling chemicals into eastern Ukraine.

Biden’s remarks come after his call on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The call between the American president and his Russian counterpart, which lasted just over two hours, represented the culmination of weeks of repeated warnings by Washington to Moscow.

A new lethal weapons package for Kyiv is up for debate in Congress, but NDAA delays could scuttle the $50 million boost in funding.

State Department Counselor Derek Chollet says the US is willing to share ideas on new military capabilities for Europe.

The president is reportedly considering a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Games.