President-Elect Trump Hits Ground Running, Warns Putin During Call To Not Escalate War In Ukraine
Republican President-elect Donald Trump got serious in a phone call Thursday, warning Russian President Vladimir Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine. President Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine immediately if elected, but the president-elect said in a phone call that he expressed interest in discussing regional peace goals and a follow-up […]
12 Democrats Warn Biden’s Natural Gas Freeze Could End Up Undermining Ukraine
Twelve House Democrats sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Friday urging him to “prioritize and expedite” the review of a natural gas export terminal that would send fuel to Ukraine, despite the administration's pause on new approvals for export hubs. The 12 members of the parliament are request Issued out of concern for […]
Ukraine Reportedly Sending Cooks, Mechanics To Frontlines Of War Against Russia As Manpower Problem Grows Worse
Ukraine's manpower problems have been exacerbated by the movement of troops from the front lines of the war with Russia to invade Russian territory. Ukrainian forces crossed the Russian border last week and seized more than 400 miles of territory in the Kursk region, a surprise attack that caught Moscow by surprise, but the troops […]
Ukraine Approves $20 Billion Green Energy Plan Despite Ongoing War
Ukraine's government approved plans on Tuesday to significantly boost green energy development as its war with Russia drags on, Reuters reported. Ukrainian officials have said the development strategy will require investments of around $20 billion and aims to increase the share of the country's electricity from sources such as solar and wind to 27 percent […]
FACT CHECK: No, Video of a Patriot Launcher Is Not From Ukraine
Shared Post X(formerly known as Twitter) appears to show an M901 Patriot launcher firing a PAC-2 missile in Ukraine. First video of Ukrainian military-operated US-made M901 Patriot launchers firing PAC-2 missiles. Military bombing | Підписатись pic.twitter.com/HsKbuq0bM2 — Russia's invasion of Ukraine (@wogoa1) August 4, 2024 Verdict: False The video is from a training exercise held […]
MORGAN MURPHY: Once Again, Biden Doesn’t Have A Strategy For Ukraine. Where’s The Money Going?
The administration, which claims to be “saving the soul of democracy,” has once again ignored the legislature. Ukraine's new law gives new rights $61 billion When the bill passed in April, lawmakers made the funding subject to certain conditions. One big one was that: invoiceThe bill required the administration to present a war strategy within […]
Former Top Trump Adviser Registers As Foreign Agent For Ukraine
Kellyanne Conway, a former adviser to President Trump, was registered as a foreign agent in Ukraine on Friday, according to National Security Agency records. According to the signed documents, Conway signed a $50,000-a-month contract with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation as a consultant to lobby the U.S. Congress for support for Ukraine and to organize meetings […]
VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Ukraine And The Winter War, 1939-1940
Early in World War II, on November 30, 1939, Soviet forces launched a massive surprise attack on Finland, ultimately overwhelming the Finnish forces, who were nearly three times as numerous. In 1940, the Soviet Union's population was 50 times that of Finland. Finland's former anti-Soviet ally, Nazi Germany, betrayed Finland because of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact […]
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7. It's probably too late to postpone any library bills in the Alabama Legislature, but some libraries rationalFor example, the Orange Beach Public Library implemented a policy that gives parents ultimate control over their children's book choices, requiring permits for four accessibility levels. Mayor Toni Kennon said the new policy is consistent with the city's […]
MORGAN MURPHY: Europeans Aren’t Concerned About Russian Bear Invading Continent After Ukraine
Foreign policy cluster Politicians in Washington DC would have us believe that Vladimir Putin is Adolf Hitler 2.0 and must be stopped before he overruns the rest of Europe. This is an intellectually lazy argument. First of all, Russia Ukraine—A small country that accounts for a quarter of the population Russiapopulation and much fewer resources. […]