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Russian Military Officer Defects to NATO Country???

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 […]

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Mass evacuation ordered as Russian forces intensify offensive in Ukraine

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 […]

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Decision on meeting with Putin is for Zelenskyy to make – US Department of State

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 […]

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Erdogan Warns of Black Sea Crisis

Rio Times Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed concerns about a regional crisis should the conflict between Russia and Ukraine expand into the Black Sea. Speaking at the annual Turkish ambassadors’ conference in Ankara, he emphasized, “If the war extends to the Black Sea, it would be a complete disaster for our entire region.” […]

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Europe Must Lead Ukraine’s Reconstruction

Diplomatic Courier Who should pay for Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction? Shortly after Russia’s invasion, my co-authors and I estimated that it would cost roughly €200-500 billion ($220-550 billion) to rebuild the country and called for Europe to spearhead the recovery effort. After more than 500 days of death and destruction, the projected costs have probably at […]

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Niger Closes Airspace

There was a deadline, which has come and gone, for reinstatement of the ousted government. The present government has closed the airspace above Niger, obviously in anticipation of some foreign intervention via the skies above. Clearly, an attempt to thwart this intervention. The US has had direct contact with the present day government and have […]

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Ukraine counter-offensive against Russia – no real gains

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 […]

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Armenia and NK are back in the news- Timing is critical

NK is Nagarno Karbakh. Recall my report from the other day? The Russian Foreign Ministry was not impressed with Pashinian’s remarks- Because Pashinian is duplicitous. The idea that an Armenia led by this man is allied with Russia, is crackers. Check out the latest; Any instability in that region affects Russia, Turkey, Iran and Azerbaijan- […]

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Niger coup: Thousands march to support junta Thousands of people in Niger’s capital, Niamey, have participated in a peaceful protest in support of the recent military coup in the country. The protesters condemned West African nations that have imposed sanctions on Niger and called for the departure of foreign troops, including those from the US […]

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Ukraine hopes to hold “peace summit” this autumn, Zelenskiy says

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 […]

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