#Russian commission says ruling party won most votes in occupied Ukraine regions in disputed elections

#Russian commission says ruling party won most votes in occupied Ukraine regions in disputed elections

Russia’s Central Election Commission said Monday the country’s ruling party has won the most votes in elections in occupied Ukrainian regions, elections that Kyiv and international observers dismiss as complete shams. The voting for Russian-installed legislatures in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions and on the Crimean Peninsula began last week and ended on…

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#North Korea’s Kim apparently on train headed for Russia 

#North Korea’s Kim apparently on train headed for Russia 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is believed to be on a train headed for Russia, possibly for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to South Korean news reports. Kim left North Korea’s capital of Pyongyang for Russia on Sunday night, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported, citing unidentified South Korean government sources. The trip…

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#What are depleted Uranium munitions? 

#What are depleted Uranium munitions? 

As a part of a $1 billion aid package, the United States announced that it is sending depleted anti-tank munitions to Ukraine to help Zelensky’s troops fend off Russian tanks.  The armor-piercing rounds first developed during the Cold War by the U.S. will be fired from 31 M1A1 Abrams tanks that are planned to be…

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#Five things to known as Biden heads to India for G20

#Five things to known as Biden heads to India for G20

President Biden is set to travel to the Group of 20 (G20) summit on Thursday, a high-stakes meeting that will taken on a new look with Chinese President Xi Jinping skipping the event. The summit is an opportunity for Biden to show leadership on the international stages and further warm relations with India, the host…

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#Zelensky to replace Ukraine’s wartime defense minister

#Zelensky to replace Ukraine’s wartime defense minister

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Sunday that he would replace Minister of Defense Oleksiy Reznikov with Rustem Umerov. In a statement, Zelensky said he thinks the ministry “needs new approaches” and noted Reznikov had served in the position for 550 days of “full-scale war.” He also said he expects parliament to support Umerov. “Oleksiy Reznikov…

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#Ramaswamy isolates himself on Ukraine with proposed Putin pact

#Ramaswamy isolates himself on Ukraine with proposed Putin pact

When the Fox News hosts asked the eight Republican presidential candidates on the debate stage last week who would not support continued funding for Ukraine, only Vivek Ramaswamy raised his hand.  The 38-year-old entrepreneur and political newcomer has laid out a radical stance on foreign policy, featuring what his critics see as a Putin-friendly proposal…

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#Wagner boss confirmed dead by Russian officials

#Wagner boss confirmed dead by Russian officials

A Russian investigation concluded on Sunday that Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the longtime leader of the Wagner Group, was killed in the aircraft crash last week that killed all those on board. In a statement Sunday, Russian officials said they have determined that the DNA results examined from the remains of those who died in the crash matched the…

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