President Joe Biden demanded Russian leader Vladimir Putin be removed from power, during a speech in Poland over the weekend. The White House quickly issued a statement saying the president was not calling for regime change in Moscow. The president’s latest verbal...
Zelensky Bans Political Opposition, Nationalizes Media to Create ‘Unified’ Information
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky banned 11 opposition political parties and nationalized media. Any activities supporting the parties labeled "pro-Russian" are now illegal. Axios reports the list of parties now banned include: Platform For Life, Shariy...
Russia Open to Talks, But Conditions Have Changed
Prior to invading Ukraine, Moscow offered the West a series of security proposals to avert conflict in Europe. A senior Russian diplomat says that the offer is now invalid, but that the Kremlin is still open to arms control talks with Washington. Russian Deputy...
Russia Targets Ukrainian Base Housing Foreign Fighters
Russia hit Ukraine’s Yavoriv military complex with dozens of cruise missiles Sunday morning, killing 35. The New York Times reports the facility is being used to coordinate and train foreign fighters entering Ukraine. The US condemned the attack on the base located...
Washington Seeks Access to Venezuela Oil as Gas Prices Spike
Washington Seeks Access to Venezuela Oil as Gas Prices Spike | Biden seeks to split Maduro from Putin as tensions over Ukraine increase.
Mariupol Ceasefire Collapses, Leaving Hundreds of Thousands Without Power, Water
A planned 11-hour ceasefire in the Ukrainian city Mariupol has collapsed. Home to over 400,000 people, the town is currently without power and water, while an estimated 200,000 are expected to flee as food and medicine are in short supply. After the ceasefire took...
US, Allies Ban Russian Banks From SWIFT, Crypto Maybe Next Target
The US has joined Canada, the EU and UK in barring some Russians from the international money transfer system, SWIFT. The move is the most serious round of sanctions yet from Western nations over Russia’s actions in Ukraine, with Ross Delston, a U.S. lawyer and former...
Germany Breaks Post-WWII Tradition and Transfers Arms to Ukraine
Germany Breaks Post-WWII Tradition and Transfers Arms to Ukraine | West pours weapons into Ukraine as Russia advances on Keiv.
Ukrainian Civilians Train for War as Ceasefire Violations Increase
Fighting has reignited in eastern Ukraine. Hundreds of violations of the Minsk Protocol have been recorded in the last week, with two Ukrainian soldiers killed and four injured on Saturday. A school and pipeline were among the infrastructure that was damaged. Kiev...
Macron, Putin Working Towards Ukraine Ceasefire
The office of French President Emmanuel Macron said that a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin resulted in an agreement to work towards a ceasefire in Ukraine. Fighting has escalated in the separatist Donbas region over the past week with hundreds of...