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Ukraine likely responsible for Kremlin drone attack, US says |
U.S. officials reportedly believe that Ukraine was likely behind the failed drone attack on the Kremlin earlier this month, along with a number of other killings and incursions on Russian territory. |
Intelligence officials do not know which unit was behind the drone attack, and it's unclear if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky knew about it beforehand, The New York Times reported. The U.S. has based its assessment off intercepted communications with both Ukraine and Russia, The Times reported, and has a low confidence in that estimate because it has yet to identify which specific unit was behind the attack. The May 3 attack saw two drones attack the Kremlin in Moscow, but they caused little damage before Russia disabled them. Ukraine has denied involvement in the drone attack, as it has for alleged attacks on Russian soil. Russia has repeatedly blamed Ukraine — along with the U.S. — for the drone attack, viewing Washington as more than just a strategic partner for Kyiv. According to The Times, U.S. officials also believe a pro-Ukraine group was behind the attack on the Nord Stream oil pipelines last year, a crucial source of revenue for Russia. U.S. officials said some Ukrainian covert operations work largely independently and do not always have the sign off from Zelensky. Read more in the full report at TheHill.com. |
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How policy will affect defense and national security now and in
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The Energy Department, which is in charge of the country's nuclear weapons safety in addition to energy used as fuel, has not fully implemented a program aimed at addressing "insider threats," according to a government watchdog. The Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan congressional watchdog, said the department hasn't implemented seven out of 26 minimum requirements to address these threats. "The theft … |
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| The Navy has ordered the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier strike group to the U.S. territory of Guam to assist in recovery efforts after Typhoon Mawar passed through the island as a devastating Category 4 storm on Thursday local time. A defense official confirmed to The Hill that the Nimitz, the cruiser USS Bunker Hill, and the destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer are en route to Guam and expected to arrive in three or four days as they … |
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Veterans do not support far-left or far-right extremist groups any more than the average American population, according to a study released this week from the nonprofit RAND Corporation. About 5.5 percent of veterans supported the far-left extremist group Antifa, compared to 10 percent of the American public, according to the study, while only 0.7 percent of veterans backed white supremacist organizations compared to 7 percent … |
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Upcoming things we're watching on our beat: |
- Assistant Defense Secretary for Indo-Pacific security affairs Ely Ratner will speak at the Center for Strategic and International Studies alongside Siddharth Mohandas, deputy assistant defense secretary for East Asia, Thursday at 2 p.m.
- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will deliver a commencement address to this year's graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on Friday.
- President Biden will meet with Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at the White House on June 5.
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Branch out with a different read from The Hill: |
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Ukraine got a major boost last week when the United States agreed to a joint effort to train pilots from the embattled nation on F-16 fighter jets, but it's still a ways off before the planes reach Ukrainian skies. |
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Events in and around the defense world: |
- A House Intelligence subcommittee will hold a hearing on "Foreign Materiel Acquisition/Exploitation" at 9 a.m.
- The Washington Institute for Near East Policy will hold a virtual policy forum on "Turkey's Presidential Runoff: What to Expect May 28 and After" at 12:30 p.m.
- Brookings Institution will have a conversation on "What does the future hold for Taiwan?" at 3 p.m.
- The Women's Foreign Policy Group will discuss "International Principles of Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI)," with Jennifer Bachus, principal deputy assistant secretary of state for cyberspace and digital policy, at 6 p.m.
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News we've flagged from other outlets: |
- VA to scale back remote work rules, require more in-office time (Military Times)
- Academy cadets with kids could still be kicked out as Pentagon lags on rule change (Military.com)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Every House Democrat has endorsed the discharge petition to force a vote on legislation to hike the debt ceiling and prevent a default, party leaders … Read more |
| House Republicans passed a resolution on Wednesday that overturns President Biden's student debt relief plan that would give up to $20,000 in loan … Read more |
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