Author: Noel Baldwin

By Ben Westcott (Bloomberg) Australian sailors will be trained by the UK Navy on board its nuclear-powered submarines, the next step toward Canberra fielding its own fleet of the vessels under the landmark AUKUS security agreement. Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles joined British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the commissioning of the HMS Anson Astute-class nuclear submarine in the UK on Wednesday. Johnson said Australian sailors would train on the HMS Anson. Marles said in a statement Thursday that Australia was “working hand in glove” with the UK on building the skills which would allow them to one day field their own fleet…

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said the U.S. supports Ukraine’s strikes against Russian military installations in annexed Crimea. She stated this, speaking on February 16 via video link at the Carnegie Center. “Russia has built a lot of military installations in Crimea, these are legitimate targets that Ukraine is striking at, and we support this. Ukraine will not be safe until Crimea is at least demilitarized,” Nuland said. She added that even after the end of the war, the United States will continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine, since there is no certainty that Russia will not…