The U.S. took issue with the first draft of a Group of Seven nation’s statement that was circulated last week and reportedly removed all instances where Russia could be perceived as the aggressor—which was seen as a significant break from the previous administration.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday dashed what the Trump administration saw as momentum to strike a deal that would provide the U.S. with $500 billion in its mineral wealth to pay back its support for the war and ensure some level of partnership going forward.
South Africa’s top diplomat said in an interview last week that there is “no chance” his country backs down from its genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice—even with new actions taken by the Trump administration to bully the country into submission to protect Tel Aviv from facing justice over its actions in Gaza.
Just weeks before Donald Trump takes office, U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration announced that it will pump Ukraine with another $5.9 billion in support.
A final U.S. House report on the facts and government actions surrounding what we at The Trends Journal have long called the COVID War, was just released on 2 December, 2024.
They always say that making the first billion is the hardest.
Ukraine looks like it’s sending the incoming Trump administration a message: keep up the weapons support, or we’ll go nuclear against Russia.