Greetings from Tyler, Rishi Sunak is now the Prime Minister of England. He sounds like a Brit, but apparently he’s a practicing Hindu. He’s married to the daughter of an Indian billionaire, and is reportedly richer than England’s King. While seemingly a nice guy, he’s bought in to the claptrap coming from Klaus Schwab and the…
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday monitored drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces involving multiple practice launches of ballistic and cruise missiles, in a show of force amid the heightened tensions with the West over the conflict in Ukraine. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin that the exercise was intended…
Russia’s new Iranian-made drones put Ukraine “a bit more on the defensive,” one expert said. The Iranian-made drones that Russia has sent in swarms high over Ukraine’s battlefields are not particularly fast, running on an unsophisticated two-stroke engine akin to a lawnmower. They’re not going to sneak up on anyone, either: Russian troops have nicknamed…
Keane says forced annexation referendums in Ukraine are a ‘sham’ Russian President Vladimir Putin is aware he’s “losing this war” against Ukraine and is forcing an annexation referendum vote to score a “political victory” with the Russian people, according to retired four-star Army Gen. Jack Keane. “He’s got to conclude that at least right now…
Ukraine’s Zelensky says Russian vote was a farce • Tribune erected on Red Square proclaiming provinces are Russia Moscow was poised on Wednesday to annex a swath of Ukraine, releasing what it called vote tallies showing support in four partially occupied provinces to join Russia, after what Kyiv and the West denounced as illegal sham…
The mobilization could add an additional 300,000 troops to Russia’s forces. KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists Wednesday to bolster his forces in Ukraine, a deeply unpopular move that sparked rare protests across the country and led to almost 1,200 arrests. The risky order follows humiliating setbacks for…
‘Referendum’ announcements in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson may indicate move to annex territories Four Russian-occupied regions in Ukraine have said they are planning to hold “referendums” on joining the Russian Federation in a series of coordinated announcements that could indicate the Kremlin has made a decision to formally annex the territories. Moscow may be…
High-tech tracking tools haven’t deterred Black Sea smugglers from lining tankers up like cars at a gas station. Russia is exporting “more oil than ever” despite Western attempts to cut off one of Moscow’s economic lifelines and despite new tools and technologies that make it harder to hide energy shipments, according to analysts and observers. …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Western leaders during NATO’s ongoing Madrid summit that Russia could spread its invasion to an allied country within the next year, CNBC reported. The Ukrainian leader made his remarks at the historic event virtually on Wednesday, just a day after Turkey agreed to lift its opposition toward Finland and Sweden…
—Germany wants to repurpose part of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline for an LNG terminal, according to Der Spiegel. —The Russia-owned gas pipeline is not in use after Berlin vowed not to make it operational due to the war in Ukraine. —The potential plans come as Europe faces an energy crisis after Russia began reducing…