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Sylvie LANTEAUME

Local residents examine a crater following a missile strike in Dnipro on October 10, 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP)
October 12, 2022, 6:27 pm
Ukraine’s Western allies say air defense ‘the top priority’ amid Russian strikes
US defense chief denounces latest Russian attacks, says they have ‘only deepened the determination of the Ukrainian people and further united countries of goodwill’
By Max Delany and Sylvie LANTEAUME
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speak with reporters Monday, April 25, 2022, in Poland, near the Ukraine border, after returning from their trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, and meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
April 25, 2022, 8:45 pm
US defense chief says Ukraine can beat Russia with ‘right equipment’
Following meeting with Zelensky, Austin and top diplomat Blinken announce $700 million in additional military aid; at least five killed in Russian rocket strike in Vinnytsia
By Joshua MELVIN and Sylvie LANTEAUME
This file photo taken on May 9, 2018 shows Russia's MiG-31 supersonic interceptor jets carrying hypersonic 'Kinzhal' (Dagger) missiles flying over Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow. (AFP)
March 19, 2022, 7:50 pm
West’s efforts to boost Ukraine’s anti-air capabilities face challenges
Recent Russian strikes, latest with hypersonic ‘Kinzhal’ missiles, show existing systems — like the Patriot and S-300 — might not be enough to counter Moscow’s arsenal
By Sylvie LANTEAUME
In this image released by Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service, Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles during military exercises in Donetsk region, Ukraine, December 23, 2021. (Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
March 16, 2022, 11:59 am
Javelin anti-tank missiles become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance
The US-made projectile has become the weapon of choice for many Ukrainians, as images of soldiers carrying it on their shoulders flash around the world
By Sylvie LANTEAUME
This combination of pictures shows US President Joe Biden, left, speaking at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2021; and Russian President Vladimir Putin holding his annual press conference in Moscow on December 19, 2019. (Jim Watson and Alexander Nemenov/AFP)
March 8, 2022, 6:07 pm
US hopes to assist Ukraine without provoking ‘World War III’
Washington officials say Moscow’s firepower should not be ‘underestimated’ as suffering in Ukraine ‘likely to get worse before it gets better’
By Sylvie LANTEAUME and Francesco FONTEMAGGI
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby listens to a question during a media briefing at the Pentagon on August 16, 2021, in Washington. Garry Reid, with the Department of Defense crisis action group for Afghanistan, listens at left. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
August 17, 2021, 6:52 am
‘We warned them for months’: Pentagon ire mounts over Biden Afghanistan pullout
‘The process could have been handled so differently,’ senior officer says of State Department’s costly delay in setting up ad hoc structure to withdraw US allies to safety
By Sylvie LANTEAUME
A military instructor adjusts the helmet of an Afghan Army soldier during a house-to-house search at a training facility in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, May 8, 2013. (Anja Niedringhaus/AP)
August 16, 2021, 8:01 am
As Afghan army routed, officials say Pentagon vastly overestimated its power
In series of mistakes, US said to have exaggerated military’s numbers, introduced high-tech methods and systems beyond troops’ capabilities, ignored high defection rate
By Sylvie LANTEAUME
File: In this April 4, 2018 photo, a convoy of oil trucks passes a Kurdish police checkpoint as they move fuel produced in Kurdish-held areas in Syris (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
October 26, 2019, 6:45 am
Trump’s latest Syria strategy of protecting oil called into question
Experts doubtful whether new plans to secure oil fields amid troop withdrawal are realistic, or even legal
By Sylvie LANTEAUME
Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne (R) attends a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L), US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Australia's Defense Minister Linda Reynolds (not in picture) in Sydney on August 4, 2019. (Saeed KHAN / AFP)
August 4, 2019, 11:58 pm
US struggles to build willing coalition amid Strait of Hormuz tensions
Australia becomes latest country to keep distance from international force to protect oil tankers from Iranian intervention, but Washington still adamant plan will work
By Sylvie LANTEAUME
Former California governor Jerry Brown and former secretary of defense William Perry unveil the Doomsday Clock during a news conference on January 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)
January 24, 2019, 11:24 pm
Fake news among threats keeping Doomsday Clock at two minutes to midnight
Information warfare, along with global warming and the danger of nuclear war, have brought humans as close to destroying the planet as ever
By Sylvie LANTEAUME and Kerry SHERIDAN
A US soldier sits on an armored vehicle at a newly installed position in Manbij, north Syria, April 4, 2018. (Hussein Malla/AP)
September 26, 2018, 10:15 am
Trump officials make clear troops won’t leave Syria anytime soon
US president said he would pull soldiers out, but Washington signals it is in no hurry to withdraw from country as long as Islamic State and Iran still there
By Sylvie LANTEAUME
Russian diplomats expelled by the US after a nerve agent attack on a former spy leave their embassy in Washington, D.C, March 31, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / ZACH GIBSON)
April 1, 2018, 10:21 am
Russia, US diplomats pack their bags after tit-for-tat expulsions
60 Russian diplomats leaving Washington, 60 US diplomats prepare to quit Saint Petersburg, as relations between Russia and West sink to new low over ex-Russian spy attack
By Sylvie LANTEAUME and Marina Koreneva
Head of the United States Air Force Academy Lieutenant General Jay Silveria (Screen capture: YouTube)
September 30, 2017, 10:04 pm
‘Get out,’ Air Force general tells bigots on campus
Jay Silveria issues stinging rebuke of racism in speech to cadets after racist graffiti found at US Air Force Academy
By Sylvie LANTEAUME
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