Expanded US-Led Naval Task Force To Protect Red Sea Shipping

Expanded US-Led Naval Task Force To Protect Red Sea Shipping

Handout photo dated November 22, 2023 shows the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) passes under the Peace Bridge during a transit of the Suez Canal. The Pentagon has convinced more than a half dozen allies to join a strengthened naval task force in the Red Sea amid mounting attacks by Iran-backed rebels on commercial shipping that have driven oil prices higher. More than 9mn barrels a day of oil shipments, or almost a tenth of global demand, pass through the Red Sea, making it one of the world’s busiest energy chokepoints. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Intelligence Specialist Aubree Miller via ABACAPRESS.COM

Expanded US-Led Naval Task Force To Protect Red Sea Shipping

Expanded US-Led Naval Task Force To Protect Red Sea Shipping

Handout photo dated November 22, 2023 shows Lt. Samuel Gilbert stands as the anti-terrorism tactical watch officer aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) during a transit of the Suez Canal. The Pentagon has convinced more than a half dozen allies to join a strengthened naval task force in the Red Sea amid mounting attacks by Iran-backed rebels on commercial shipping that have driven oil prices higher. More than 9mn barrels a day of oil shipments, or almost a tenth of global demand, pass through the Red Sea, making it one of the world’s busiest energy chokepoints. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Intelligence Specialist Aubree Miller via ABACAPRESS.COM

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - Adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, secretary of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions Vladyslav Vlasiuk gives an interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform National News Agency of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - Adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, secretary of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions Vladyslav Vlasiuk gives an interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform National News Agency of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - Adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, secretary of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions Vladyslav Vlasiuk gives an interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform National News Agency of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - Adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, secretary of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions Vladyslav Vlasiuk gives an interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform National News Agency of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - Adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, secretary of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions Vladyslav Vlasiuk gives an interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform National News Agency of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - Adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, secretary of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions Vladyslav Vlasiuk gives an interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform National News Agency of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - Adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, secretary of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions Vladyslav Vlasiuk gives an interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform National News Agency of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - Adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, secretary of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions Vladyslav Vlasiuk gives an interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform National News Agency of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - Adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, secretary of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions Vladyslav Vlasiuk gives an interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform National News Agency of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - Adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, secretary of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions Vladyslav Vlasiuk gives an interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform National News Agency of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - Adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, secretary of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions Vladyslav Vlasiuk gives an interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform National News Agency of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - Adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, secretary of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions Vladyslav Vlasiuk gives an interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform National News Agency of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

Interview of Vladyslav Vlasiuk

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - Adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, secretary of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions Vladyslav Vlasiuk gives an interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform National News Agency of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

US To Send 2nd Aircraft Carrier To Eastern Mediterranean

US To Send 2nd Aircraft Carrier To Eastern Mediterranean

Handout photo dated May 3, 2010 shows the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) and the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) are underway during flight operations in the Arabian Sea. The Pentagon has ordered a second carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and is sending Air Force fighter jets to the region as Israel prepares to expand its Gaza operations, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement Saturday. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Shonna Cunningham via ABACAPRESS.COM

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul attends a joint briefing with head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak attends a joint briefing with co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak (R) and co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul are pictured during their joint briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak (R) and co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul are pictured during their joint briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak (R) and co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul are pictured during their joint briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul attends a joint briefing with head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak (R) and co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul are pictured during their joint briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak attends a joint briefing with co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul attends a joint briefing with head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak (R) and co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul are pictured during their joint briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak (R) and co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul are pictured during their joint briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul attends a joint briefing with head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul attends a joint briefing with head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak attends a joint briefing with co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak (R) and co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul are pictured during their joint briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul attends a joint briefing with head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul attends a joint briefing with head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak (R) and co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul are pictured during their joint briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul attends a joint briefing with head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak attends a joint briefing with co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak attends a joint briefing with co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak (R) and co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul are pictured during their joint briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

Joint briefing of Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak attends a joint briefing with co-head of the Yermak-McFaul Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Michael McFaul, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

President of Finland Sauli Niinistö visits USA

President of Finland Sauli Niinistö visits USA

Professor Michael McFaul (L), Director of Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, President of Finland Sauli Niinistö and Steven Pifer, senior fellow with the Brookings Institution attend a panel discussion on security policy, great power competition and new technologies, organised by the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, California, on March 7, 2023. Finnish President Niinistö is on a 5-day-visit to the United States. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

President of Finland Sauli Niinistö visits USA

President of Finland Sauli Niinistö visits USA

Professor Michael McFaul (L), Director of Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and President of Finland Sauli Niinistö arrive to a panel discussion on security policy, great power competition and new technologies, organised by the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, California, on March 7, 2023. Finnish President Niinistö is on a 5-day-visit to the United States. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

President of Finland Sauli Niinistö visits USA

President of Finland Sauli Niinistö visits USA

Professor Michael McFaul, Director of Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, President of Finland Sauli Niinistö and Steven Pifer (R), senior fellow with the Brookings Institution attend a panel discussion on security policy, great power competition and new technologies, organised by the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, California, on March 7, 2023. Finnish President Niinistö is on a 5-day-visit to the United States. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

President of Finland Sauli Niinistö visits USA

President of Finland Sauli Niinistö visits USA

Professor Michael McFaul, Director of Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and President of Finland Sauli Niinistö (R) attend a panel discussion on security policy, great power competition and new technologies, organised by the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, California, on March 7, 2023. Finnish President Niinistö is on a 5-day-visit to the United States. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

President of Finland Sauli Niinistö visits USA

President of Finland Sauli Niinistö visits USA

Professor Michael McFaul (L), Director of Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, President of Finland Sauli Niinistö and Steven Pifer, senior fellow with the Brookings Institution (R) attend a panel discussion on security policy, great power competition and new technologies, organised by the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, California, on March 7, 2023. Finnish President Niinistö is on a 5-day-visit to the United States. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

President of Finland Sauli Niinistö visits USA

President of Finland Sauli Niinistö visits USA

Professor Michael McFaul, Director of Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and President of Finland Sauli Niinistö (R) attend a panel discussion on security policy, great power competition and new technologies, organised by the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, California, on March 7, 2023. Finnish President Niinistö is on a 5-day-visit to the United States. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)