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A member of the Ukraine territorial defense unit prepares to go to the front line in Yasnohorodka, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, March 25, 2022. (AP Photo/ (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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Russians shift focus from Kyiv — scaling back goals in war?
By ROBERT BURNS - AP National Security Writer
Fri,03/25/22-12:04AM , 250 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian forces in Ukraine seem to have shifted their focus from a ground offensive aimed at Kyiv, the capital, to instead prioritizing what Moscow calls liberation of the contested Donbas region in the country's industrial east, officials said Friday, suggesting
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An old so called 'raisin bomber' airplane from WW II is seen at the airlift memorial at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, on June 24, 2020. Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine and his push to upend the broader security order in Europe may signal a historic shift in American thinking about defense of the continent. Depending on how far Putin goes, this could mean a buildup of U.S. military power in Europe not seen since the Cold War. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

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Ukraine war may lead to rethinking of US defense of Europe
By ROBERT BURNS - AP National Security Writer
Mon,03/14/22-11:20PM , 226 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine and his push to upend the broader security order in Europe may lead to a historic shift in American thinking about defense of the continent.
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The Ukrainian Antonov-225 Mriya (Dream), the world's heaviest and largest aircraft, makes a test landing at the new runway at the airport in Donetsk, Ukraine on July 26, 2011. Ukraine's defense industry conglomerate says the world's largest plane that was in regular operation was heavily damaged in fighting with Russian troops at the airport outside Kyiv where it was parked. (AP Photo/Sergey Vaganov, File)

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Russia slow to win Ukraine's airspace, limiting war gains
By ROBERT BURNS - AP National Security Writer
Mon,02/28/22-5:03PM , 191 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — In war, winning quick control of airspace is crucial. Russia's failure to do so in Ukraine, despite its vast military strength, has been a surprise and may help explain how Ukraine has so far prevented a rout.
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Russian ICBM missile launchers move during the Victory Day military parade marking 71 years after the victory in WWII in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2016. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s implied threat to turn the Ukraine crisis into a nuclear war presents President Joe Biden and U.S. allies with choices rarely contemplated in the atomic age. One choice is whether to raise the alert level of U.S. nuclear forces in response. Putin put Russian nuclear forces in what he called a “special regime of combat duty." (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

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EXPLAINER: Does Putin's alert change risk of nuclear war?
By ROBERT BURNS - AP National Security Writer
Sun,02/27/22-3:16PM , 206 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin's implied threat to turn the Ukraine war into a broader nuclear conflict presents President Joe Biden with choices rarely contemplated in the atomic age, including whether to raise the alert level of U.S. nuclear forces.
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