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  • British Prime minister Sunak takes the first step towards halting weapons aid to Ukraine

    12/19/2022 4:45:24 AM PST · by JonPreston · 59 replies
    TFIGlobal ^ | 12/19/22 | TFIGlobal
    The UK, the biggest supporter of Ukraine after the US is reconsidering its support for Ukraine. The same country which has given unwavering support to Ukraine till today is backing off from Ukraine. And, this step is being taken by Rishi Sunak. Let’s find out the crux of the move.According to BBC Newsnight, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has requested a data-driven assessment of the war’s development in Ukraine.Critics say that it makes little sense why is UK sending its military weapons to Ukraine when the war directly doesn’t concern it. According to information provided to BBC Newsnight, Volodymyr Zelensky, the...
  • 2023 National Defense Authorization Act includes $37 billion for Ukraine making the total app. $150 billion in 9 mos

    12/07/2022 12:47:43 PM PST · by JonPreston · 22 replies
    TWITTER ^ | 12/7/22 | Jordan Schachtel
  • Has Ukraine News Fatigue Set In?

    08/25/2022 4:22:37 AM PDT · by JonPreston · 100 replies
    Statista ^ | 8/24/22 | Statista
    While it may seem like all eyes have been on the country since Putin launched the attack on February 24, six months down the line, a tail off in global interest has begun to set in.Zelensky, The Ukrainian president has always been aware how crucial it would be for his country's success that the attention and sympathies of Western powers (and people) were maintained - signified for example by the many speeches he has held to governments around the world, as well as ongoing public requests for financial and military support.As data from Google shows however, the war has already...
  • Russia sees 38% rise in energy export earnings this year: Report

    08/17/2022 11:57:50 AM PDT · by JonPreston · 39 replies
    Reuters ^ | 8/17/22 | Aljazeera
    Higher oil export volumes, coupled with rising petrol prices, will boost Russia’s earnings from energy exports to $337.5bn this year, a 38 percent rise from 2021, according to an economy ministry document seen by Reuters news agency.
  • FROM PIED-PIPER TO TROUBLE-MAKER – U.S. INFLUENCE STARTS TO WANE, EVEN AT THE U.N. – ‘COUNTRIES ARE ASKING: IS IT REALLY SO WISE TO BE AMONG THOSE WHO BEAT DOWN RUSSIA?’

    08/17/2022 7:54:02 AM PDT · by JonPreston · 23 replies
    Malaysia Chronicle ^ | 8/17/22 | Malaysia Chronicle
    “As the war has dragged on, it has become harder to find meaningful ways to penalize Russia,” said Richard Gowan, U.N. director at the independent International Crisis Group.In some cases, Western countries are shying away from some specific moves, fearing tepid support, as rising vote abstentions have signaled a growing unwillingness to publicly oppose Moscow, diplomats and observers said.The European Union mulled a plan in June to appoint a U.N. expert to investigate human rights violations in Russia, according to diplomats, but it shelved the idea over fears nearly half the 47-member U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva might oppose...
  • Zelensky held talks with Clinton

    08/15/2022 12:40:25 PM PDT · by JonPreston · 49 replies
    UkraineGate ^ | 8/9/22 | ukrgate
    President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked former US President Bill Clinton for his personal support of Ukraine. “It is extremely important that societies where freedom and democracy are basic values ​​do not lose their sense of the urgency of the war in Ukraine. I am grateful to the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, for the conversation and personal support of our state!” – noted Zelensky.
  • Medvedev: ‘Zelensky Will Be Court-Martialed’

    08/12/2022 12:20:40 PM PDT · by JonPreston · 46 replies
    21stcenturywire ^ | 8/12/22 | 21stcenturywire
    As the Kiev regime forces continue to get routed by Russian and DPR/LPR forces, and Ukraine continues to lose even more of its territory, the question on everyone’s mind is: how will the Ukrainians get rid of Zelensky?Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky will have only two options in the end – facing a court martial or going back to his acting career, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev claimed, in an email interview published Friday.Medvedev, who is now the deputy head of Russia’s National Security Council, previously called Zelensky “an unshaved fellow wearing a green shirt” and compared him to Adolf Hitler...