Mark Milley
Warning: "Kiev could fall in 72 hours"
General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation's highest-ranking military officer, told Congress that this would happen in case of "complete Russian invasion" of Ukraine, several sources in the Congress told Fox News.
It is stated that Milley made this statement to the congressmen at the briefing behind closed doors on February 2 and 3.
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Biden to send troops to eastern Europe amid Ukraine diplomacy push
US President Joe Biden sought to maintain pressure on Russian leader Vladimir Putin over Ukraine on Jan. 28, announcing a small troop deployment to eastern Europe even as top Pentagon officials backed a renewed push for diplomacy.
Joint Chiefs chairman calls Afghan war a 'strategic failure'
The top U.S. military officer called the 20-year war in Afghanistan a "strategic failure" and acknowledged to Congress that he had favored keeping several thousand troops in the country to prevent a collapse of the U.S.-supported Kabul government and a rapid takeover by the Taliban.
US Russian Top military Meet in Helsinki discuss Risk mitigation in Afghanistan after US Pullout
The top U.S. military officers from United States and Russia held six hours of talks in Helsinki on Wednesday, in the first face-to-face meeting between them since 2019 as both nations adjust to the U.S. pullout and Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.
Turkish, US army chiefs meet at NATO meeting in Athens
Turkey's Chief of General Staff Yaşar Güler met U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley in the Greek capital Athens on Sept. 19 as part of the NATO Military Committee Conference.
According to a statement by the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, two officials addressed "multiple items of mutual security interest."
Taliban battle for Panjshir as US warns of Afghanistan civil war
Taliban fighters advanced deep into the last holdout province of Panjshir on Sept. 5, as the top U.S. general warned Afghanistan faces a wider civil war that would offer fertile ground for a resurgence of terrorism.
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U.S. soldiers fired shots at Kabul airport VIDEO
That information was also confirmed by the Pentagon, the media report.
Footage from the airport shows soldiers defending the space at the airport, while the crowd tries to break through the barbed wire fence.
At that moment, the soldiers fired bullets to calm the people gathered as "crowd control measure".
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US hosts high-level Saudi visit after Khashoggi killing
Top Biden administration officials on July 6 hosted a brother to Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, in the highest-level such visit known since the U.S. made public intelligence findings linking the crown prince to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Turkish, US army chiefs meet at NATO meeting
Turkey's Chief of General Staff Yaşar Güler met U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley in the Belgian capital Brussels on May 18, according to a statement by the Turkish General Staff.
Güler and Milley gathered for the NATO's Military Committee Conference held in Brussels.
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Russia’s Warmongering in Eastern Europe and Arctic Alerts Pentagon
Russia has upped its saber rattling in Eastern Europe and the Arctic, a move that has put the Biden administration on alert.
In the past two weeks, Moscow has moved to test Washington and its allies on land, in the air and at sea with a buildup of military equipment in eastern Ukraine, military flights near Alaskan airspace and submarine activity in the Arctic.