Over the past week, German citizens, angered by soaring energy costs due to European sanctions against Russia, staged protests in several cities, calling attention to several issues ranging from the surge in energy prices, a refocus on green energy and an end to the Ukraine War.
Lloyd Austin, who sat on the board of Raytheon, America’s second largest defense contractor before he was appointed by Joe Biden to become U.S. Secretary of Defense, promised his Ukrainian counterpart that Kyiv will get what it needs from the U.S. to defeat Russia in the Ukraine War.
Since even before the start of the Ukraine War, we have been warning that European countries will be facing an immigration crisis as poorer nations fall deeper into poverty.
Commanders from the U.S.’s 101st Airborne Division said their forces are ready to fight in Ukraine in a moment’s notice as the conflict between Kyiv and Moscow continues to boil over.
Last month’s election of Giorgia Meloni for prime minister in Italy was seen as the first sign that the country could change its pro-EU posture and its nearly unlimited support of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Mexico, which has spoken out against the Ukraine War but has not chided Russia over its invasion, is feeling increased pressure from the U.S. to take a more assertive role as the war drags on.
Josep Borrell, the European Union’s foreign policy head, said at an event in Belgium on Thursday that Russia’s military would be annihilated by overwhelming force if Moscow used nuclear weapons during its war with Ukraine.
Dmitry Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister who has been one of the most outspoken advocates of more weapons and war, was caught in a prank Zoom video admitting to being behind attacks on civilian infrastructure in Crimea and Belgorod.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow continues to seek peace negotiations, does not want to destroy Ukraine, and believes that Germany is making a strategic mistake in trying to appease NATO instead of its own domestic interests.