Courtney McBride

RT @BloombergTV: NEW: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg decried Russia’s plans for what he called “sham” referendums in occupied part…

RSESZÓW, Poland — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has made an unannounced trip to Kyiv, as the U.S. commits additional security assistance to Ukraine and its neighbors.

*Professional* note, part 2: As of today, I’m a diplomatic and national security correspondent for Bloomberg. Excited to get to work!

*Professional* note: Today was my last at @WSJ. It’s been an amazing four years, with loads of excellent colleagues, particularly on the national security team, including @nancyayoussef, @glubold, @wstrobel, @mgordonwsj, @vmsalama, @jessdonati & @willmauldin. Thank you!

New with @glubold: The U.S. military is preparing bases in Kuwait & Qatar for up to 35K Afghan interpreters and relatives as they await Special Immigrant Visa processing: https://t.co/7E61f9Ajh9

NEWS from @glubold, @nancyayoussef & @mgordonwsj: The Pentagon is withdrawing Patriot batteries from Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait & Saudi Arabia; removing a THAAD system from Saudi Arabia and reducing fighter jet squadrons in the region. https://t.co/6dKBLzgsZn

NEWS from @DionNissenbaum: Two Americans held hostage by the Houthis in Yemen have been freed as part of a U.S.-backed exchange with the militant group. The deal also includes the return of the remains of a third American. https://t.co/rX2uV4PFWs

.@StateDept taps career diplomat James DeHart to coordinate Arctic policy: https://t.co/W311DKl2SU

New from @mgordonwsj: A @US_EUCOM plan to reduce forces in Germany would move troops to Italy & Belgium, convert @2dCavalryRegt to a rotational force: https://t.co/POFNFRD4XV

NEWS from @mgordonwsj & @glubold: President Trump has directed DOD to cut the U.S. military presence in Germany by 9,500 by September. https://t.co/grPEZbGtoV

New from @nancyayoussef & @glubold: The U.S. military is preparing its hospital ships, USNS Comfort & USNS Mercy, for possible deployment to domestic hot spots for the novel coronavirus: https://t.co/qF2kHYsVqu

New from @nancyayoussef: The @USArmy is drawing on lessons from the private sector to overhaul the promotion process for battalion commanders amid what @ArmyChiefStaff calls "a war for talent": https://t.co/zmsQLumk4S

Trump administration imposes personnel caps on Chinese state-owned media entities in the U.S. @SecPompeo cites Beijing's "increasingly harsh surveillance, harassment, and intimidation" of U.S. & foreign journalists. With @rebeccaballhaus: https://t.co/vFCwWWLFtt

MUNICH — Today during @MunSecConf, a senior administration official said the U.S. and the Taliban have agreed in principle on a (not yet begun) reduction in violence that — if it holds — would pave the way for a broader Afghan peace agreement: https://t.co/bgd8xPGeUY

Timely report from @wstrobel: The Turkish government used a Washington law firm to gather information on critics—including U.S. residents—believed to be allied with Fethullah Gulen. https://t.co/Hs0nM8aZM8

NEW from @rebeccaballhaus, @AlanCullison & @brett_forrest: Two Giuliani associates in Feb. pushed then-Ukrainian Pres. Poroshenko to investigate Bidens, 2016 election: https://t.co/bnR7URTY3x

LTG(R) H.R. McMaster, former national security adviser, speaking @FDD, warns of “potential for four simultaneous crises” in Middle East in wake of U.S. pullback in Syria. https://t.co/Jose7tU022