Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the former president of Brazil who is leading in the polls in this year’s election, came out strongly, again, against the U.S. intervention in Ukraine. Lula, who is enjoying a 21-point lead over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, questioned the U.S.’s judgment after Washington poured $40 billion in weapons into Ukraine while...
The Daily Star, the British tabloid, accused a Russian news outlet of promoting propaganda when it reported that Moscow is no longer interested in just Ukraine and is looking to demilitarize all of NATO, which means WWIII. The report pointed to Olga Skabeyeva, “of Putin mouthpiece Rossiya-1,” who said the historic amount of weapons transfers from...
The British Foreign Office announced that it will send Ukraine advanced rocket launchers that can strike targets up to 50 miles away to assist Kyiv in its ongoing battle for the eastern region of the country. The move, announced Wednesday, came shortly after U.S. President Joe Biden agreed to send the American version of the...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday complained that he is beginning to feel more pressure to negotiate for a peaceful resolution to the conflict with Russia. “Of course, everyone wants to push us a little towards some kind of result, definitely unfavorable to us, because they don’t ask us yet, but it’s beneficial for certain...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that his country will emerge victorious from the Russian invasion despite absorbing major losses in the country’s eastern region. The AFP translated a video address to his countrymen meant to assure them that Kyiv is staffed and functioning. He told them that Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and top advisers...
The U.K. and EU took unprecedented steps last week to hurt the Russian economy after announcing an insurance ban on tankers carrying Russian oil. The insurance ban is seen as a way the West hopes to limit Russian oil exports to current customers. “The impact of a U.K. and EU maritime insurance ban on ships...
It’s a freak show, and the freaks are in control. Need proof? Listen to U.S. President Joe Biden—a man with a track record of decades of backing murderous wars of death and destruction that have killed millions and cost trillions—demanding that the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, “the right of the people to keep...
Taliban leaders have cracked down on poppy farmers throughout Afghanistan and made the crop used in drugs like heroin illegal. Farmers across the impoverished country are trying to figure out ways to turn a profit without the relatively lucrative crop. Despite the U.S.’s effort to tame poppy production, more farmers became producers in recent years....
Technology companies in Russia are exploring ways to produce computer hardware—namely semi-conductors and chips—since sanctions have been imposed on the country due to its invasion of Ukraine. JSC Mikron, MCST, and Baikal Electronics are some of the Russian companies impacted by the new trade restrictions after Samsung, Qualcomm, and Intel have suspended business with Russia,...
Paul Nakasone, the U.S. Cyber Command director, confirmed in an interview last week that the department “conducted a series of operations” in support of Ukraine’s war effort against Russia. The four-star general did not go into specific details about what the operations entailed during his interview with Sky News, but said these offensive cyber operations...