Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that “against all odds” Ukraine still stands, as he paid a defiant wartime visit to Washington to thank U.S. leaders and “ordinary Americans” for their support in fighting off Russia’s invasion and pledged there would be “no compromises” in trying to bring an end to the war. President Joe
Photo: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during a meeting with the United Kingdom’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi, not pictured, at the Treasury Department Western governments have agreed to cap the price of Russia’s oil exports in an attempt to limit the fossil fuel earnings that support Moscow’s budget, its military and the invasion of
U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misinformed by advisers about his military’s poor performance in Ukraine, according to the White House. The advisers are scared to tell him the truth, the intel says. The findings, recently declassified, indicate that Putin is aware of the situation on information coming to
China has been warned by the Biden administration not to support Russia in that nation’s illegal war, but China has merely parried that jab and is looking hard at the realities of the war in Ukraine. The Chinese have learned two things already. President Biden is not strong at home, which is mildly interesting to
A team of German pilots wrote “Stop the War” in the sky above Mainz, Germany, on March 9, 2022. Frank Rumpenhorst/picture alliance via Getty Images Christopher Michael Faulkner, US Naval War College and Andrew Stigler, US Naval War College Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy virtually addressed the United States Congress on March 16, 2022, and, as
Russia is caught up in a horrific war. Russia’s military isn’t nearly as tough as previously thought. Russia suffers a major blow to its international prestige. Ripped from today’s headlines? Actually, they have nothing to do with Russia’s current invasion of Ukraine. They were headlines alright—in 1905! More than a century ago, Russia’s leaders made
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