NATO leaders welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Lithuania this week, 16 months after Russia’s invasion. President Zelenskyy voiced his frustration with the lack of a clear timeline for his country’s entry into the alliance. Many U.S. lawmakers have raised concerns regarding the possibility of Ukraine’s membership in NATO, fearing it will only escalate tensions with Russia and bring the alliance closer to conflict. Ukraine’s Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova discusses her takeaways from the NATO summit, concerns over the use of controversial cluster munitions, and bipartisan support she’s received from lawmakers for U.S. budget assistance to Ukraine.
After a ​four-year term, United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley will retire in the fall of 2023, leaving a vacant spot to be appointed by the President and passed by the Senate. However, this position along with many other military positions is held up in the Senate by one Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), who is protesting the Pentagon’s policy that helps reimburse servicemembers for abortion costs if they traveled to a legal state to access one. FOX News National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin reveals what we know about the possible new Joint Chief of Staff General Charles Q. Brown, details what other military positions that have been on hold, and explains what needs to happen in order to fill these senior spots.
