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Trump and Putin will meet at Alaska base long used to counter Russia
Their summit on the Russia-Ukraine war is scheduled to take place Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, The Associated Press reported.
Trump needs to jump start negotiations with Iran, defense secretaries warn
A pair of former Pentagon leaders say the country represents too big a threat to ignore.
Defense advocates fear isolationist views endanger military’s future
At the annual Reagan Defense Forum, lawmakers and defense leaders worried that U.S. leadership abroad is being eroded.
New US troop boost in Mideast ‘possible,’ says top DoD official
The Trump administration could deploy more troops to the Middle East to counter Iran, a top Pentagon official told lawmakers, as they pushed back for more information.
By Joe Gould
With Pentagon responsibilities in peril, this lawmaker says border wall shouldn’t hold up DoD budget
With more than $7 billion in funding, a top lawmaker said, the Trump administration already has more border wall money than it can spend this year.
Trump to seek $250M in new lethal aid to Ukraine
The U.S. president will seek more aid to Ukraine ― a topic at the center of impeachment proceedings against him.
By Joe Gould
NATO will try to push China on arms control
The alliance getting into the business of brokering global arms control regimes may be an uphill battle.
Esper chided in Trump impeachment report for failing to provide documents
“To date, Secretary Esper has not produced a single document sought by the committees and has not indicated any intent to do so going forward, notwithstanding his public promise to ‘do everything we can to comply,’” the report states.
Trump upbeat on nuclear talks with Russia and China, but lawmakers warn of ‘blow up’
Trump was optimistic about negotiations with Russia and China on a new nuclear weapons treaty, but State Department officials painted a murkier picture.
By Joe Gould
Demanding South Korea pay more for US presence drives wedge between allies, House leaders say
South Korea has already stepped up its financial contributions to offset stationing costs of keeping U.S. troops there, and now pays nearly $1 billion in host-nation support. That number, which was agreed to in February 2019 as part of the Special Measures Agreement, is $70 million more than South Korea paid the previous year.
By Diana Stancy