Robert Fico, the new prime minister in Slovakia, announced last week that his country will stop sending military aid to Kyiv but did not comment if his nation, which borders Ukraine, will continue to allow train shipments of supplies into its neighbor.
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ZELENSKY’S APPROVAL IN UKRAINE IS SLIPPING, POLL FINDS
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is watching his support at home dwindle as the Ukraine War has reached a stalemate with Russia and headlines in the West have moved on to Israel.
RUSSIA AIMS TO TARGET UKRAINIAN POWER GRID AS WINTER LOOMS, ZELENSKY SAYS
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of using Iranian-made drones to target the Khmelnytsky nuclear facility which would dramatically impact the country’s electrical grid before the long winter months.
AVOIDING ARMAGEDDON
The U.S. must consider encouraging a ceasefire before stumbling into another complicated large-scale conflict.
WORLD ECONOMY IS “LIMPING”
Sustained high interest rates, the war in Ukraine, the unraveling of global trade networks, and now the new Mideast war have left the global economy “limping along, not sprinting,” the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in an overview at its annual meeting last week.
UKRAINE WAR A STALEMATE AFTER KYIV COUNTEROFFENSIVE FAILS TO DELIVER
The failure of Ukrainian troops to win a decisive victory against Russia during its long-awaited counteroffensive has Western officials prepared to accept the reality that the war is a stalemate as Kyiv enters the winter months.
MORE WAR, NO PEACE: U.S. ANNOUNCES $200 MILLION MORE TO KEEP UP THE BLOODSHED IN UKRAINE
The U.S. announced last week that it will provide Ukraine with another $200 million in weapons as the war enters a new phase and countries begin to grow tired of the long war.
U.S. CAN SUPPORT ISRAEL, UKRAINE AT SAME TIME, SAYS U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY
Israel and Ukraine need not worry, the U.S. can help support two large-scale wars thousands of miles away, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said last week.
WASHINGTON ON THE KNIFE EDGE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has gone from hero to zero in the space of a few months. The mélange of Western military equipment, from tanks to missiles, in the hands of courageous but unprepared and poorly led Ukrainian conscripts has failed to improve Ukrainian battlefield performance.
U.S. TRIES TO HIDE UKRAINIAN CORRUPTION
A recently released State Department report proved that—despite public statements from the Biden administration—corruption in Ukraine continues to be a major concern for the White House.