House Speaker Mike Johnson met privately with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week to discuss U.S. support for Ukraine’s lost war against Russia.
Tag: geopolitics
POLAND CONSIDERS INTERCEPTING MISSILES OVER UKRAINE, NATO SAYS WARSAW IS ON ITS OWN
Radosław Sikorski, the anti-Russian Polish foreign minister who embarrassingly had to delete a post thanking the U.S. for bombing the Nord Stream pipeline, told reporters that Poland may begin intercepting Russian missiles over Ukraine.
NATO: CHINA IS A ‘DECISIVE ENABLER’ OF RUSSIA’S WAR IN UKRAINE
China was labeled a “decisive enabler” of Moscow’s war in Ukraine and, in doing so, “increases the threat Russia poses to its neighbors and to Euro-Atlantic security,” NATO members said during a summit last week.
BLINKEN SAYS F-16s WILL BE ‘FLYING THIS SUMMER’ IN UKRAINE
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced this week that the first shipment of F-16 fighter jets will be sent to Ukraine and will be flying sometime this summer.
U.S. HIGH COURT SIDES WITH BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ON POLICING SOCIAL MEDIA ‘MISINFORMATION’
The U.S. Supreme Court last week gave the middle finger to the First Amendment in a ruling that sided with the Biden administration on the ability for the government to apply pressure on social media companies over alleged “misinformation.”
U.S. NUCLEAR SUB, DOOMSDAY PLANE ‘FLEX’ OFF NORWAY’S COAST IN MESSAGE FOR RUSSIA
The U.S. tried to send a message to Russia last week when a nuclear submarine surfaced near the Norwegian coast in what was seen as an obvious flex intended for Russia.
POT MEET KETTLE: U.S. ACCUSES RUSSIA OF PLANNING TO USE NORTH KOREANS AS CANNON FODDER IN UKRAINE
After more than two years of using Ukrainian troops as cannon fodder, the Pentagon accused Russia last week of planning to use North Koreans as cannon fodder in Ukraine—despite no evidence that these troops would be in the fight. The Pentagon made the comments after a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean......
PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA WILL PRODUCE NEW NUKES IN RESPONSE TO U.S. ESCALATION
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced last week that his country will begin to produce new intermediate-range nuclear-capable missiles in response to Washington’s decision to arm European and Asian countries with nukes.
IRAN DEMANDS FULL WITHDRAWAL OF U.S. TROOPS FROM SYRIA
The Iranian government called on the U.S. to completely withdraw its forces from Syria and accused Washington of intentionally prolonging the instability in the country to impose its will on the Syrian people.
MONEY RUNS U.S. POLITICS: BANKING HEIR GIVES TRUMP $50 MILLION
Tim Mellon, whose family held top jobs at banks, surprised Donald Trump’s campaign with $50 million in his 2024 effort, which only intensified the big-money rivalry playing out—and a further example of how the rich run the show.