On February 24, tens of thousands of Russian troops invaded Ukraine with the military aim of securing the capital in a matter of days. That operation failed when Ukrainians, both those in uniform and those in civil society, banded together to defend their country. However, as redeployed Russian forces make incremental territorial gains in Ukraine’s […]
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‘World War Three has already started’, announces Russian TV
Russian propagandists have claimed World War Three has already begun and warned that Britain and the US will be made to ‘pay a heavy price’ for interfering in the war with Ukraine. In her latest sabre-rattling broadcast, state television channel Russia One’s Olga Skabeyeva effectively declared war on the UK, US and NATO and advocated […]
Putin is ‘angry’ and focused on ‘Revenge’ After Ukraine War Failures
Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “very angry man” thinking about revenge after a series of military failures in Ukraine, said Nile Gardiner, a foreign policy expert and ex-aide to former U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in an interview published Saturday. Gardiner made the comments in an article published in Express.co.uk about Russia’s ongoing war […]
USA spending more on Ukraine than infrastructure
Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has claimed on Twitter the federal government has spent more on Ukraine in the past six months than it has on road infrastructure annually. Massie was one of 57 members of the House of Representatives who voted against the package, which was later blocked in the Senate by one dissenting vote […]
Russian soldiers are reportedly raping Ukrainian men and boys as well as women
Russian soldiers allegedly raped Ukrainian men and boys as well as women, UN and Kyiv officials said on Tuesday, amid an on-going investigation into dozens of cases. Speaking on Tuesday, UN special representative on sexual violence in war Pramila Patten warned cases already under investigation were just ‘the tip of the iceberg.’ ‘I have received […]
US food prices could blow sky-high on account of Russia / Ukraine war
As war continues to ravage Ukraine, Americans, particularly those who live paycheck to paycheck, are beginning to feel the financial squeeze on their food prices from the conflict half a world away. It began with a rapid rise in gas prices. Now, with Russian oil banned in the United States and energy scarcity heightened globally, […]
No stop in Ukraine on Biden’s European trip, Psaki says
President Biden’s trip to Europe this week does not include plans to visit Ukraine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed in a tweet on Sunday. The announcement comes after former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told CNN on Saturday that Biden should visit Ukraine during his trip as a “symbol of our solidarity.” “The trip […]
Is Biden’s Presidency cursed? ; gas prices are latest headache as midterms loom
The left are urging a green energy revolution. The right are sounding a battle cry of “Drill, baby, drill”. And American voters, tired of political excuses, are feeling angry. Rising gas prices pose a fresh election year headache for Joe Biden. Republicans accuse him of pushing “a radical anti-US energy agenda”. Democrats put the blame […]
Gas Prices Falling As Oil Drops Below $100 Per Barrel?
Gas prices fell again Tuesday as the price of oil dropped below $100 a barrel. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline slipped to $4.316 as of Tuesday, as oil prices retreated, according to AAA. On Friday, prices hit a record high of $4.33 per gallon. Oil closed at $96.44 per barrel. This […]
Russia Takes Largest Nuclear Power Station In Europe Hostage As Atrocities Continue
Russian forces have now put staff at Europe’s largest nuclear plant under their command and cut off their ability to communicate with Ukraine’s nuclear regulator, the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency said Sunday. The Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, which is located about 350 miles southeast of Kyiv, was originally seized by Russian troops on Friday […]
Russia invades Ukraine in largest European attack since WWII
Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Thursday by land, air and sea in the largest military attack of one state against another on the European continent since the Second World War. The wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday hit cities and bases with airstrikes or shelling, as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee. Ukraine’s […]
Ukraine-Russia crisis could push inflation to 10% if conflict escalates
U.S. inflation is already at the highest level in four decades. The worsening Ukraine-Russia crisis could push it even higher. That’s because the conflict is threatening to send oil prices above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014, according to RSM chief economist Joe Brusuelas. Oil prices already surged to a fresh eight-year […]