#Ex-ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul slams Biden for rejecting Ukraine missile request

#Ex-ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul slams Biden for rejecting Ukraine missile request

“Ex-ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul slams Biden for rejecting Ukraine missile request” The US ambassador to Russia under President Obama slammed President Biden on Sunday for his refusal to provide Ukraine with an advanced missile system that can reach Moscow. Ex-ambassador Michael McFaul, who is also an MSNBC analyst, called Biden’s approach “a losing strategy”…

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#We can’t give Putin a win

#We can’t give Putin a win

“We can’t give Putin a win” For the third time since becoming president, Joe Biden has said he would send US forces to defend Taiwan should mainland China launch an attack. And for the third time, White House staff and the State Department had to “walk back” (diplospeak for “deny”) that the US position has…

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#Journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhof killed covering Ukraine war

#Journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhof killed covering Ukraine war

“Journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhof killed covering Ukraine war” A French journalist was killed in eastern Ukraine Monday when the humanitarian operation he was covering came under fire, his news outlet said. Frédéric Leclerc-Imhof, 32, was “covering a humanitarian operation in an armored vehicle” for French broadcaster BFM TV when he was hit by shrapnel near Severodonetsk,…

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#Zelensky says Putin ‘does not fully understand’ his own war

#Zelensky says Putin ‘does not fully understand’ his own war

“Zelensky says Putin ‘does not fully understand’ his own war” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that the Kremlin is not “serious” about negotiation efforts to end the war — and blasted Russian leader Vladimir Putin as living in an “alternative reality.” Speaking through a translator, Zelensky told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, who interviewed him from…

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#Russia test-fires its latest hypersonic Zircon missile

#Russia test-fires its latest hypersonic Zircon missile

“Russia test-fires its latest hypersonic Zircon missile” The Russian navy on Saturday conducted another test of a prospective hypersonic missile, a demonstration of the military’s long-range strike capability amid the fighting in Ukraine. The Defense Ministry said the Admiral Gorshkov frigate of the Northern Fleet in the White Sea launched the Zircon cruise missile in the…

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#Joe Biden’s loose lips could sink ships

#Joe Biden’s loose lips could sink ships

“Joe Biden’s loose lips could sink ships” Is Joe Biden crazy like a fox, or just crazy?  That’s the question careening around the world after the president said last week that the United States would respond militarily if China invades Taiwan.  The shocking remark in Tokyo came just two months after Biden, on a visit…

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#Queens Rep. Gregory Meeks had cozy connection with Russia

#Queens Rep. Gregory Meeks had cozy connection with Russia

“Queens Rep. Gregory Meeks had cozy connection with Russia” Queens Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks’ recent trips to Ukraine are an about-face for the former Russia-loving pol who once referred to Vladimir Putin’s government as “an important allied relationship” and “strategic partner” for the US Meeks, chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, founded the House’s…

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# Amid sanctions, Russia weighs crypto for international payments: Report

# Amid sanctions, Russia weighs crypto for international payments: Report

” Amid sanctions, Russia weighs crypto for international payments: Report “ The Russian Federation is reportedly considering accepting cryptocurrencies for international payments in response to Western sanctions against the country that were prompted by its full-scale invasion of Ukraine earlier this year.  The Moscow-based Interfax news agency and Reuters reported Friday that Ivan Chebeskov, who…

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