JAKE SULLIVAN

An overnight drone strike near the Ukrainian port of Odesa has sparked a massive fire and explosion, hours after the United States vowed to take decisive action and promised “catastrophic consequences” if Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine

An overnight drone strike near the Ukrainian port of Odesa has sparked a massive fire and explosion, hours after the United States vowed to take decisive action and promised “catastrophic consequences” if Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

An overnight drone strike near the Ukrainian port of Odesa sparked a massive fire and explosion, the military said Monday, hours after the United States vowed to take decisive action and promised “catastrophic consequences" if Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine. This one hit a military installation and detonated ammunition when it struck. Concerns are growing that Russia may seek to escalate the conflict once it completes what Ukraine and the West see as illegal referendums in parts of Ukraine under its control.

At least 100 people were arrested in Russia’s southwestern Dagestan region during antiwar protests on Sunday, according to the human rights group OVD-Info.

Jake Sullivan insisted Sunday that Moscow's threats are just the latest indication that Russia is struggling in its war.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said President Biden is not sure whether Russia's actions in Ukraine fit the state sponsor of terrorism designation.

Russia's call-up of troops, sham referendums and nuclear threats are "not signs of strength or confidence," the White House's national security adviser said.

"What Putin has done is not exactly a sign of strength or confidence," Sullivan said.

The following is a transcript of an interview with White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan that aired Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Rep. Pete Aguilar and more will appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.

The Treasury Department says it will allow American tech firms to expand their business in Iran to boost internet access for the Iranian people.

President Biden will tell the United Nations that Russia have violated the organization's core tenets Wednesday, hours after Vladimir Putin escalated mobilization in Ukraine.

President Joe Biden has declared that Russia has “shamelessly violated the core tenets” of the United Nations charter with its “brutal, needless war” in Ukraine.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss is at the UN on a mission to convince the world that she is a steely leader for tough times.

Elon Musk’s hopes to operate his satellite internet firm in Iran require permission from the Treasury Department, which said Tuesday it welcomes applications to support internet freedom in the country, which is largely isolated from western economies.

President Biden was answering a hypothetical when he said the U.S. would deploy troops to defend Taiwan this week, the White House says, adding that U.S. policy hasn't changed.

President Joe Biden is confronting difficult issues as he travels to New York this week for the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly.

The White House national security advisor said his Ukranian counterparts tell him the mass graves discovered in Izium after Russian forces were pushed out, are "worse" than those in Bucha.

President Joe Biden met with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American detained in Russia, Paul Whelan.

The Biden administration says the SEC and other regulators should use existing powers to crack down on crypto scams and fraud, as Congress debates rules for the industry.

North Korea has called the U.N.’s top expert on the country’s human rights “a puppet” of the United States.

Russia has faced technical problems with Iranian-made drones acquired from Tehran this month for use in its war with Ukraine.

President Joe Biden has called the leaders of two U.S. veterans groups assisting Afghans who have fled from the country on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Despite the war in Ukraine, the president is fully focused on the challenge of a rising China, says National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.

Israel’s defense minister says it's important that the U.S. and Israel maintain capabilities for “defensive and offensive purposes" as he reiterated Israel's opposition to an emerging nuclear deal with Iran.

Russia has obtained hundreds of Iranian drones capable of being used in its war against Ukraine despite U.S. warnings to Tehran not to ship them.

The Biden administration says it has responded to Iran’s latest offer to resume its compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, but neither side is offering a definitive path to revive the agreement, which has been on life-support since former President Donald Trump withdrew from it in 2018.

Israel's prime minister says the West is letting Iran manipulate talks over an emerging “bad deal” to curb Tehran's nuclear capabilities.

The Biden administration is expected to weigh in this week on Iran’s latest offer to resume its compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, but neither side is offering a definitive path to revive the agreement, which has been on life-support since former President Donald Trump withdrew from it in 2018.

A Washington Post examination of the road to war in Ukraine, and Western efforts to unite to thwart the Kremlin’s plans, draws on extensive interviews with more than three dozen senior U.S., Ukrainian, European and NATO officials.

Author Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and is able to talk, a day after being stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture.

The nearly 12 months since the chaotic end to the U.S. war in Afghanistan haven’t been easy for Joe Biden.

China is staging live-fire military drills in six zones surrounding Taiwan in response to a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island Beijing claims as its own territory.

The Biden administration is holding out the CIA operation that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri as a monumental strike against the global terror network responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks of 2001.

The seeds of the U.S. counterterrorism operation that killed al-Qaida's leader were planted over many months.

President Joe Biden will soon be signing into law a major bill to revive the U.S. computer chip sector.

In a wide-ranging conversation, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan talks about how Putin’s invasion has gone wrong, a fraught meeting with the Saudi crown prince, and the upcoming anniversary of the Afghanistan withdrawal.

The White House says Russian officials have visited an airfield in central Iran at least twice in recent weeks to view weapons-capable drones it is looking to acquire to use in its war against Ukraine.

President Joe Biden has wrapped up his four-day visit to the Middle East.

Any decision about increased oil production will come from OPEC+, the U.S. national security adviser said.

President Joe Biden has called for “two states for two peoples” — the Israelis and Palestinians — while visiting the West Bank.

Backed into a corner by the West, Iran is ramping up uranium enrichment, clamping down on dissent over its worsening economy and deepening ties with Moscow.

Ukraine celebrated a strike on an ammunition depot in its occupied south.

President Joe Biden has opened a Mideast visit by offering anxious Israeli leaders strong reassurances of his determination to stop Iran’s nuclear program.

LeBron James is publicly criticizing the United States’ handling of WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner’s case in a trailer for an upcoming episode of his television show: “The Shop: Uninterrupted.”.

Move faster in aiding global food crisis, senators urge as the war in Ukraine pushes more nations closer to famine.

President Joe Biden's visit to the Middle East comes as the region is experiencing dramatic changes and struggling to address deep problems.

The White House says it believes Russia is turning to Iran to provide it with “hundreds” of unmanned aerial vehicles, including weapons-capable drones, for use in its ongoing war in Ukraine.

The White House on Monday said it believes Russia is turning to Iran to provide it with “hundreds” of unmanned aerial vehicles, including weapons-capable drones, for use in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said it was unclear whether Iran had already provided any of the unmanned systems to Russia, but said the U.S. has “information” that indicates Iran is preparing to train Russian forces to use them as soon as this month.

President Joe Biden has spoken by phone with the sister of Paul Whelan, an American who has been imprisoned in Russia for more than three years.

NATO has for the first time singled out China as one of its strategic priorities for the next decade, warning about its growing military ambitions, confrontational rhetoric toward Taiwan, and increasingly close ties to Russia.

President Joe Biden is opening his three-day visit to a NATO summit by pledging to beef up the American military presence in Europe.

Donations for Afghanistan earthquake victims will face far more hurdles than other disasters, due to sanctions against the country’s Taliban government and its troubled relationship with Western nations, experts say.

FROM STAFF REPORTS

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan has tested positive for COVID-19.

The global crackdown on Russian assets has deprived many of its oligarchs of their superyachts, but those seizures also have a cost for the US.

A senior administration official described the talks, which were held in Luxembourg, as "candid, in-depth, substantive and productive."

In the run-up to this week's Summit of the Americas, President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador rebuffed attempts by U.S. officials to set up a phone call with Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

President Joe Biden tried to present a unifying vision for the Western Hemisphere on Thursday but the Summit of the Americas quickly spilled into open discord.

A little more than two years ago, Juan Guaidó was showered with bipartisan applause when President Donald Trump during his state of the union speech praised the Venezuelan opposition leader as a “very brave man” who carries on his shoulders the democratic hopes of an entire nation.

President Joe Biden is leaning towards making a visit to Saudi Arabia — a trip that would likely bring him face-to-face with the Saudi crown prince he once shunned as a killer.

China’s support for Russia through oil and gas purchases is irking Washington and raising the risk of U.S. retaliation.

Just before sunrise Feb. 24, missiles struck the capital, Kyiv. In those early hours, Russian forces targeted military infrastructure and an airport.

Just before sunrise Feb. 24, missiles struck the capital, Kyiv. In those early hours, Russian forces targeted military infrastructure and an airport.

President Joe Biden has warned fellow leaders of the informal Indo-Pacific security coalition known as the Quad that they are “navigating through a dark hour in our shared history.”.

President Biden says proposed trade deal will help the U.S. remain a leading force in Asia.

Monkeypox is rarely identified outside of Africa, but as of Friday, there were 80 confirmed cases worldwide, including at least two in the U.S.

Monkeypox is rarely identified outside of Africa, but as of Friday, there were 80 confirmed cases worldwide, including at least two in the U.S.

In a move to raise its profile and create a counterbalance to China within Asia, the United States has announced the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.

President Joe Biden says the U.S. would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan.

President Joe Biden has launched a new trade deal with 12 Indo-Pacific nations aimed at strengthening their economies as he warns Americans worried about high inflation that it is “going to be a haul” before they feel relief.

The trade pact is meant to help the U.S. work more closely with key Asian economies on issues like supply chains, digital trade and clean energy.

President Joe Biden is expected to come out with a list of countries that will join an Indo-Pacific trade pact, but Taiwan won’t be among them.

Biden said the U.S. is exploring "what vaccine if any might be available for it."

President Joe Biden says cases of monkeypox are “something that everybody should be concerned about.”.

President Joe Biden tended to both business and security interests as he wrapped up a three-day visit to South Korea on Sunday.

U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol say after meeting that they will consider expanded joint military exercises to deter the nuclear threat from North Korea.

The United States might invite a Cuban representative to the Summit of the Americas next month, according to a U.S. official.

President Joe Biden is visiting a South Korean computer chip factory that is the model for a similar plant to be built in Texas.

President Joe Biden hopes to use his visit to Asia to confirm his belief that long-standing friendships can afford to become even friendlier — and pay dividends.

President Joe Biden is forcefully supporting the applications of Finland and Sweden to join NATO despite objections from Turkey.

The tests would also be coming as North Korea struggles with a virulent outbreak of covid-19 in a vulnerable, largely unvaccinated country.

Drew Millas drove in four runs to support starter Rodney Theophile as the Fredericksburg Nationals thrashed the host Lynchburg Hillcats 9–1 in the second game of a Thursday night twinbill.

MBS wanted to strike a "relaxed tone" but "ended up shouting" at Sullivan when the two men met for the first time last year, WSJ reported.

MBS wanted to strike a "relaxed tone" but "ended up shouting" at Sullivan when the two men met for the first time last year, WSJ reported.

National security adviser Jake Sullivan said that the Biden administration is focused on ensuring Russia does not evade global sanctions.

On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova join Margaret Brennan.

Sending military equipment to Ukraine could spark 'direct military confrontation' between US and Russia, Russia's UN envoy says. Live Ukraine updates.

The following is a transcript of an interview with White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan airing Sunday, April 10, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

White House National National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova and more appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.

The renewed ground offensive in eastern Ukraine will likely also "include air and missile strikes across the rest of the country," Jake Sullivan said.

The president will also deliver a "major address" while in Poland, according to his national security adviser.

The U.S. president will also consult with allies on “potential contingencies” if Russia launches cyberattacks on the West, or turns to chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine.

President Biden will meet with NATO allies and G-7 leaders on Thursday before heading to Poland — a nation grappling with millions of Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia's war in their country.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Russia's war against Ukraine is among the issues the two will discuss.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Russia's war against Ukraine is among the issues the two will discuss.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Russia's war against Ukraine is among the issues the two will discuss.

Moscow has reportedly asked Beijing for military and economic assistance to wage its war against Ukraine, although both governments publicly deny this.

Even if China wanted to "bail out" Russia, its capacity to do so is very  limited, said Robert Daly, director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the U.S.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Telegram address aimed at uplifting Ukrainians that his forces were inflicting “devastating losses” on their opponents.