Ukraine

Carlson And Pence Bicker Over Carlson’s False Ukraine Claims: “Tucker, I Have Heard That Routine From You”

As you saw in the previous post, Tucker Carlson is holding a forum with GOP presidential candidates at an event put on by an Iowa anti-LGBTQ hate group, the Family Leader. In his interview with Mike Pence, Carlson claimed that Ukraine is persecuting Christians and is therefore unworthy of US support. Pence wasn’t having it. A partial transcript: Pence: I …

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NATO Invites Ukraine To Join Once “Conditions Are Met”

NBC News reports: NATO has extended an invitation to Ukraine to join the defense alliance, but only once all 31 members of the alliance have agreed to it and the conditions have been met, Stoltenberg said at a press conference today. “We will be in a position to extend an invitation to Ukraine to join the Alliance when Allies agree …

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Zelensky Mocks Trump’s Vow To End War In One Day

“It seems to me that the sole desire to bring the war to an end is beautiful. But this desire should be based on some real-life experience. Well, it looks as if Donald Trump had already these 24 hours once in his time. We were at war, not a full-scale war, but we were at war, and as I assume, …

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BBC: Paid Twitter Accounts Promote Ukraine Fake News

The BBC reports: One viral post last week focused on US military aid to Ukraine. It featured a screenshot of what appeared to be a headline from a news website, along with an image of two rifles. “French police are fired upon with American rifles that may have come from Ukraine,” reads the headline. The image used in the post …

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Russian General Still “Missing” Ten Days After Uprising

Bloomberg News reports: A Russian general who’s been questioned over the failed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was conspicuously absent at a meeting of top army chiefs where Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu denounced the rebellion. Sergei Surovikin, 56, a career military officer dubbed “General Armageddon” for his ruthless tactics in Syria, hasn’t been seen since the short-lived rebellion ended on June …

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Pence Meets With Zelensky In Surprise Trip To Ukraine

NBC News reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Thursday, becoming the first Republican presidential candidate to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the campaign. The visit comes at a crucial moment in the war, just after the Wagner mercenary group’s rebellion and the deadly Russian missile strike on a pizza restaurant in …

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Zelenksy: Crisis Shows Russia’s “Full-Scale Weakness”

The Guardian reports: Glued to their mobile phones, millions of Ukrainians spent a sleepless night on Friday, after the head of the Wagner mercenary group declared war against his rivals in the Russian military, sparking unprecedented political turmoil in Moscow. “Events are developing according to the scenario we talked about all last year,’’ said Mykhailo Podolyak, a key adviser to …

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Russia Accuses Its Own Mercenaries Of “Armed Mutiny”

The BBC reports: The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group is being investigated for inciting mutiny after accusing the Russian military of a launching a deadly missile strike on his troops. Yevgeny Prigozhin said the “evil” in the military leadership must be stopped and vowed to “march for justice”. Authorities have denied the strike and demanded he halt “illegal actions”. …

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Belarus Takes Delivery Of Russian Tactical Nukes

Reuters reports: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said his country has started taking delivery of Russian tactical nuclear weapons, some of which he said were three times more powerful than the atomic bombs the US dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The deployment is Moscow’s first move of such warheads – shorter-range less powerful nuclear weapons that could potentially …

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Belarus President: Russia To Deploy Nukes In Belarus

Reuters reports: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that Russian tactical nuclear weapons would be physically deployed on the territory of Belarus “in several days” and that he had the facilities to host longer-range missiles too if ever needed. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia, which will retain control of the tactical nuclear weapons, would start …

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NATO Members Differ On Fast Admission For Ukraine

Reuters reports: Moscow cannot stop Ukraine from becoming a NATO member, the alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, as divisions among allies about the speed of Kyiv’s accession became apparent only weeks before a decisive mid-July summit in Vilnius. “All allies agree that Moscow does not have a veto against NATO enlargement,” Stoltenberg told reporters as NATO foreign ministers …

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Russian Pol “Dies Unexpectedly” After Criticizing War

The Daily Beast reports: A senior Russian lawmaker who was reportedly critical of the invasion of Ukraine died over the weekend, the Russian government confirmed, in the latest unexpected fatality of a prominent figure since the war began. In a statement, Russia’s Ministry of Science and Higher Education confirmed that Deputy Science Minister Pyotr Kucherenko, 46, died on Saturday. The …

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Hungary May Block More EU Weapons Aid To Ukraine

The Guardian reports: Hungary has stepped up threats to block further EU funds for weapons to aid Ukraine, marring a show of unity from western nations at the G7 summit. The Hungarian foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, has said his government will block a further €500m from the European peace facility, a fund used to reimburse EU member states that supply …

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Zelensky Presents Pope With Bulletproof Vest [VIDEO]

Reuters reports: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked Pope Francis on Saturday to back Kyiv’s peace plan, and the pope indicated the Vatican would help in the repatriation of Ukrainian children taken by Russians. “It is a great honour,” Zelenskiy told Francis, putting his hand to his heart and bowing his head as he greeted the 86-year-old pope, who stood with …

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Kremlin Claims US Masterminded “Drone Attack”

NBC News reports: Russia claimed Thursday that the United States was behind an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin that it said was a Ukrainian attempt to assassinate President Vladimir Putin. The accusation, made without citing evidence, comes less than 24 hours after Moscow said that it had foiled an overnight drone strike on the building that acts as the …

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Kremlin Claims Ukraine Drones Attempted To Kill Putin

NBC News reports: Russia claimed Wednesday that Ukraine tried to assassinate President Vladimir Putin in an overnight drone attack on the Kremlin. The accusation, made without providing evidence and without immediate reaction from Kyiv, was the latest in a string of reported incidents inside Russia and far from the war’s front lines. In a statement on the Kremlin’s website, Putin’s …

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WH Estimates 100K Russian Casualties Since December

The Associated Press reports: The White House said Monday it now estimates that just since December Russia has suffered 100,000 casualties, including more than 20,000 killed, as Ukraine has rebuffed a heavy assault by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the U.S. estimate is based on newly declassified American intelligence. He did …

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DeSantis: Ukraine Is More Europe’s Problem, Not Ours

Florida Politics reports: Florida’s Governor is calling for a cease-fire in Russia’s war with Ukraine. In comments made to Nikkei Asia, Ron DeSantis called for a cessation of hostilities, lest a situation happen such as the entrenched bloodshed in World War I. “You don’t want to end up in, like, a Verdun situation, where you just have mass casualties and …

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Russian Military Blogger Killed In Cafe Bombing [Video]

The BBC reports: An explosion in a St Petersburg cafe has killed prominent Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, Russia’s Interior Ministry has confirmed. At least 16 people were injured in the Street Bar Cafe bomb blast, police say. Vladlen Tatarsky’s following on Telegram numbers more than 500,000. He and other military bloggers have criticised aspects of the Russian campaign in …

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Putin Declares He’s Placing Tactical Nukes In Belarus

Reuters reports: Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday, marking the first time since the mid-1990s that Moscow will have based such arms outside the country. Putin made the announcement at a time of growing tensions with the West over the Ukraine war and as some Russian commentators speculate about possible nuclear …

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