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ergei Markov, a former adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Ukraine's military will become "unified through gay sex" like the Spartans by 2025 during a recent appearance on Russian state television.Markov's remarks come amid Ukraine's latest counteroffensive against Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's military is seeking to retake control of territory that has been held by Russia, including Crimea, which Moscow annexed in 2014. Putin launched his "special military operation" on Ukraine in February 2022, hoping for a quick victory over the Eastern European nation, whose stronger-than-expected defense effort, bolstered by Western support, has prevented the Kremlin from achieving...

Presidential candidate Mike Pence made a pilgrimage to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and affirm Pence’s position that the unilateral power of the Ukraine government needs to be supported.Mike Pence then presents himself as the arbiter of what it means to be a republican with a Twitter message saying, “I know the difference between a genius and a war criminal, and I know who needs to win this war in Ukraine, and it’s the people fighting for their freedom and fighting to restore their national sovereignty. There is no room in our party for apologists for Putin. There...