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Jan 16 2022
News
Russia-Ukraine: US warns of 'false-flag' operation
Russia is plotting to stage acts of provocation to create a pretext to invade Ukraine, a US official has said.
A Pentagon spokesman said Russian operatives were planning a "false-flag" operation, to allow Moscow to accuse Ukraine of preparing an attack. Russia has dismissed the claims.
It comes after a week of US-Russian talks aimed at defusing tensions.
Ukraine on Friday
BBC NewsApr 20 2021
News
Worse than the Cold War? US-Russia relations hit new low.
Russia’s relations with the West, and the United States in particular, appear to be plumbing depths of acrimony and mutual misunderstanding unseen even during the original Cold War.
After years of deteriorating relations, sanctions, tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions, and an escalating “information war,” some in Moscow are asking if there even is any point in seeking renewed dialogue
Christian Science MonitorFeb 20 2022
Opinion
Why is the Biden administration uniting our adversaries?
The Biden administration has handled the Ukraine crisis intelligently and effectively, formulating a policy that could be described as “deterrence plus diplomacy.” It made credible threats about the costs of a Russian invasion and rallied its European allies in an impressive show of unity. And while (correctly) refusing to promise that Ukraine will be barred from NATO, it has offered to
Washington PostMay 13 2014
News
Europe Could Tighten Screws On Russia, But It Doesn't ... Why?
In a word money. France for instance is building two warships for the Kremlin in the biggest sale ever to Russia by a NATO country. The controversial but lucrative deal has created French jobs.
NPR (Online News)Apr 15 2021
Opinion
Biden and Afghanistan – protecting country's stability more important than politics
Unlike Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great, the Soviet Union and the British Empire, the United States finds itself in a unique position that no other nation has found themselves in before when it comes to having a presence in Afghanistan: America is welcome.
Through the stabilizing efforts of the United States military, the NATO mission, and the Afghan government, we have achieved so
Guest Writer - RightJun 14 2013
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Syria, Russia push back over U.S. chemical weapons claims
The world has made clear that any use of chemical weapons in Syria is completely unacceptable and a clear breach of international law, NATO chief said Friday.
CNN DigitalMay 09 2022
Opinion
Yawn – Yet Another Never Trump Loser Sucks Up to the Media
If there’s a genre that’s worn out its welcome, it’s the self-hagiographical tell-all tome by some second-tier Trump administration hack who tries to leverage his track record of failure into a cash advance and some MSNBCNN hits fielding softballs from guys best known for punishing the primate on Zoom calls. How fitting. The latest example is Mark Esper, who would be the worst Secretary of
TownhallFeb 13 2022
Opinion
The New World Disorder
A Russian invasion of Ukraine would be a seminal event that accelerates the new world disorder. The signs have been building for years, but America and its allies are unprepared, as democracies usually are, for the trouble to come. President Biden has a particular obligation to explain the stakes and unite the country as other Presidents have done to meet the challenge.
The Biden
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Nov 25 2015
News
Range of Frustrations Reached Boil as Turkey Shot Down Russian Jet
Turkey and Russia promised on Wednesday not to go to war over the downing of a Russian fighter jet, leaving Turkey’s still-nervous NATO allies and just about everyone else wondering why the country decided to risk such a serious confrontation.
New York Times (News)Jun 30 2020
News
Pompeo Calls Taliban Leader Amid Russian Bounty Scandal
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called and spoken with the Taliban’s chief negotiator, a spokesman for the insurgents said Tuesday, amid a raging controversy in Washington over when President Donald Trump was told about U.S. intelligence that Russia was paying the Taliban to kill U.S. and NATO soldiers in Afghanistan.
However, it was not known whether there was any mention
Newsmax (News)