This isn’t a gaffe. And it’s not the first time it’s been said either. BRUSSELS — NATO was in cleanup mode Wednesday after a senior official sparked a dust-up over his suggestion that Ukraine could cede territory to Russia in exchange for NATO membership. The controversy started Tuesday when Stian Jenssen, director of NATO Secretary-General Jens […]
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A general round up of related news articles English Alarabiya Russia’s armed forces on Tuesday prevented an attempt by a group of Ukrainian saboteurs to cross the border into Russia’s Bryansk region, the region’s governor, Alexander Bogomaz, said in a post on Telegram. Missile Strikes in Western Ukraine, closer to Polish border https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-russia-fires-missiles-at-several-regions/live-66531277 Large crater […]
I never take news articles like this at face value. Ever. I’ll explain why? Miami Herald A Russian military officer defected to Lithuania, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member, on Thursday, requested political asylum in an attempt to escape the war with Ukraine. News of the development broke on Friday from BBC News, which […]
Fox News Ukrainian authorities have mandated the evacuation of nearly 12,000 civilians from 37 towns and villages in the Kharkiv region, as reports indicate that Russian forces are intensifying their efforts to breach the front lines. Residents in the Kharkiv region have been directed to adhere to the evacuation order or sign a document acknowledging […]
An expanded thought on the US State Dept’s rhetoric.. When the US State Department empty head/empty words mouthpiece speaks in this manner- It’s clear that Zelensky is being held up as the one responsible for all the misery Ukrainians are suffering– But this is untrue- Remember way back in March of 2022- Zelensky was ready […]
The headline changed from when I saved the BBC article yesterday. It read more like this.. Ukraine counter offensive two months in and no real gains In the 18 months since Russia invaded, the Ukrainians have mostly been on the defensive, preventing Moscow’s forces from seizing more territory. But this summer, Ukraine – with the […]
Read below, what hope is there for peace making at this summit? President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he hoped a Ukraine “peace summit” could be held this autumn, and that this week’s talks in Saudi Arabia were a stepping stone towards that goal. Zelenskiy told Ukrainian diplomats in a speech published on the president’s […]
Prodigal Son- Wayward son returns home to the warm embrace of his father (not entirely, but, that’s the extreme short version) In this article the wayward son is Turkey, who it is claimed is not returning to the warm embrace of NATO. The author misuses the parable, tying it to Ottoman history rather than it’s […]
The US and/or it’s allies blew up the Northstream pipeline APNews FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The German economy is still failing to grow, figures showed Friday, as the country that should be the industrial powerhouse for all of Europe struggles with high energy prices, rising borrowing costs and a lagging rebound from key trading partner […]
Russian forces have continued to strike Odessa- I don’t think Russia struck the church in Odessa- It seems it was air defense that failed. If a missile would have struck the Orthodox Church it would have been flattened. Completely. And there would have been a hole in the ground. At least that’s my thinking. Western […]