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Jan 24 2022
Headline Roundup
US State Department Issues Travel Warning to Ukraine as Family Members of Embassy Staff Leave
The U.S. State Department has issued a "do not travel" warning for Ukraine as family members of U.S. embassy staff are ordered to leave the country.
The orders come as fears of a Russian invasion into Ukraine escalate, and talks last week between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov did not ease concerns. Russia has stationed about 100,000
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Opinion
Trump will revel in chaos like a pig in mud straight through to Election Day
It’s easy to forget, with the unending cavalcade of life-altering news, that we are deep in the midst of an election year. There are just 146 days until Nov. 3, and it’s shaping up to be one like no other.
Around this time in 2016, Hillary Clinton had secured President Barack Obama’s endorsement, and a meeting at Trump Tower between a Russian lawyer, Donald Trump Jr, Paul Manafort and
S.E. CuppFeb 11 2022
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Biden Administration Warns Russia Could Invade Ukraine 'In Very Short Order'
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that Russia could invade Ukraine “at any time,” including during the Beijing Olympics.
Blinken has made similar statements before, however. National security adviser Jake Sullivan later clarified that current U.S. intelligence did not suggest Russian President Vladimir Putin had decided to invade, but that “he very well may give the final
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Putin Meets Xi in China to ‘Tighten Coordination’ Against US-Led World Order
Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to China this week to meet with President Xi Jinping and pledged a “new era” in the “no limits” partnership between the two nations.
The Details: The two discussed the U.S.-led world order and ways to work together to push back against it. Among the matters discussed, enhancing trade ties, abandoning the use of the U.S. dollar in bilateral trade
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Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Found Guilty of Fraud
Alexei Navalny, the outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian opposition leader, was found guilty of fraud by a Russian court on Tuesday.
Navalny was sentenced to nine years in a maximum security facility; prosecutors were seeking a sentence of up to 13 years. Navalny is already serving a two-and-a-half year prison sentence after being arrested in February 2021
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US to Directly Sanction Putin
The U.S. will join the U.K. and E.U. in imposing economic sanctions directly on Russian President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and “members of the Russian national security team,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday.
The sanctions will include at least banning Putin and Lavrov from traveling to the U.S., Psaki said. The U.K. and E.U. sanctions included
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Russia Releases US Marine Trevor Reed in Prisoner Exchange
On Wednesday, Russia released U.S. Marine Trevor Reed in a prisoner exchange for convicted Russian drug trafficker Konstantin Yaroshenko, who had already served a long portion of his prison sentence.
Reed had been imprisoned for three years in Russia; he was sentenced to nine years in prison in July 2020 for endangering the "life and health" of Russian police officers in a 2019
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Zelenskyy Visits DC as Lawmakers Debate Additional Aid Package
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, meeting with congressional leaders and President Joe Biden as lawmakers debate an additional aid package for Ukraine in its war against Russia.
Details: During the visit, Biden announced an additional $200 million in weapons and equipment to be given to Ukraine from the Pentagon stockpile. Biden is pushing for
Associated Press Reuters Breitbart NewsMar 22 2023
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Putin and Xi Conclude Talks In Moscow, Drawing Western Criticism
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Moscow this week, drawing criticism from the West.
The Details: The two leaders met this week in the Russian capital amid what Putin says are historically high levels of Russian-Chinese relations. The two promoted a multipolar world, and discussed concerns over NATO’s support of Ukraine, and Asia-Pacific countries
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Zelenskyy Visits City Retaken by Ukrainian Forces Amid Counteroffensive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other officials raised the Ukrainian flag over the newly-recaptured city of Izyum on Wednesday.
Izyum served as a key base for Russia's efforts to capture the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, but is now back in Ukrainian hands amid a counteroffensive that's gaining momentum. Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces withdrew from Izyum as
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