China has decided they’re going all in on Russia: KT McFarland
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Saudi Arabia considers accepting yuan instead of dollars for Chinese oil sales
Talks between Riyadh and Beijing have accelerated as the Saudi unhappiness grows with Washington. Saudi Arabia is in active talks with Beijing to price some of its oil sales to China in yuan, people familiar with the matter said, a move that would dent the U.S. dollar’s dominance of the global petroleum market and mark…
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State Dept. refuses to detail ‘red line’ if China provides support to Russia amid war in Ukraine
China has fallen short of criticizing Putin’s actions against Ukraine. The State Department on Friday refused to detail what “red lines” the U.S. would draw with respect to China’s support for Russia amid its deadly invasion in Ukraine. President Biden warned Chinese President Xi Jinping in a call Friday morning that there would be “consequences”…
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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 18 March 2022
Greetings from Tyler, Something huge is brewing, and it promises to be one of the most embarrassing, gut-wrenching experiences this nation has ever endured. Media companies eventually have to figure out how to save themselves. When something becomes so well known, or is at long last given credibility by one of media’s “trusted sources,” the…
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Biden to travel to Europe next week for NATO summit on war in Ukraine
President Biden is scheduled to travel to Europe next week for a NATO summit about the war in Ukraine, the White House says. FAST FACTS —Residents of Mariupol, Ukraine, have reportedly contacted a human rights organization with complaints that Russian forces have occupied an intensive care hospital. —Three European leaders are expected to travel to…
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Zelenskyy predicts victory in Ukraine, offers Russian soldiers ‘a chance to survive’
On an address early Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy predicted victory over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces in Ukraine and offered Russian troops a “chance to survive” by surrendering. “The 19th day of our resistance is over. Historical war. Another difficult day, which is still approaching our victory. Approaching peace for Ukraine,” Zelenskyy began, according…
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CNN host says world is entering ‘post-American’ era under Biden
The CNN host said the signs of a post-US era are ‘everywhere’ CNN’s Fareed Zakaria said Sunday that America was losing its hold on the world’s stage, emphasizing that the signs were “everywhere.” “One of the defining features of the new era is that it is post-American. By that I mean that the Pax Americana…
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Europeans Are Terrified of Putin’s Nuclear Button
Across Western Europe, people are taking the Russian president’s threats very seriously. Russian President Vladimir Putin placed his nuclear forces on high alert on Sunday, citing NATO’s “aggressive” response to his invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, Russia’s allied Belarusian government warned that Western sanctions on Russia would instigate the third world war. Europe’s…
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Ukraine: Nick Robinson on how Germany is reversing decades of closer ties with Russia
Just over three decades ago I stood on top of the Berlin Wall which – for almost three decades before – had torn friends and families apart, split a country and set the division of Europe in concrete. I watched and held my breath with thousands of others on that heady night in November 1989,…
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20,000 open their doors to Ukrainians within hours of sponsor scheme launch
MORE than 20,000 people and groups have offered to sponsor Ukrainians fleeing the war since a new scheme launched just two hours ago. The Homes for Ukraine scheme, which will see members of the public and communities offer a safe place for refugees to stay when they come to the UK, was launched just after…
