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Voters pass near-total ban on tobacco ads

Citizens of Switzerland approved an initiative to tighten their famously lenient tobacco laws by banning virtually all advertising of the products. The campaign, which was opposed by the government and parliament, was backed by nearly 57% of voters and a majority of the country’s 26 cantons on Sunday. At present, …

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Poland says it braces for possible influx of Ukrainian refugees

Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski said Warsaw is making plans for multiple contingencies, including a mass influx of war refugees, amid fears that Russia will invade neighboring Ukraine. “It is obvious that due to the situation in Ukraine, we are preparing for various scenarios,” Kaminski said on Sunday in a …

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America’s demonization project against me is complete

In the cancel culture era in the United States, the irony of displaying political correctness while vilifying someone is prominent. Cancel culture is devouring itself. Because I came forward about an elite politician three years ago, who now happens to be the president of the United States, I have been …

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Zelensky asks Biden to visit Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on his US counterpart Joe Biden to fly into Kiev “in the coming days.” The invitation, which was made by Zelensky during a phone call with Biden on Sunday, comes as several nations, including the US itself, ordered most of their diplomatic staff out …

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Defund the Police is ‘dead,’ Pelosi declares

Defunding the police is not a policy the current Democratic Party endorses, Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-California), who recently announced she is running for reelection, said on Sunday.  Pelosi distancing her party from the movement came as a response to recent comments from Defund the Police supporter, Representative Cori Bush (D-Missouri). …

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Ukraine requests international meeting over tensions with Russia

Ukraine has requested a meeting of the Vienna Document participating states, the country’s Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said late on Sunday, accusing Moscow of failing to respond to Kiev’s inquiry over its military activities. “Russia failed to respond to our request under the Vienna Document. Consequently, we take the next …

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Biden makes Ukraine pledge in Zelensky call

US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke by phone for just under an hour on Sunday, with Biden promising that the US would respond “swiftly and decisively” to any potential Russian military action. However, Biden didn’t stray from his promise not to put US troops in Ukraine. …

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German-Ukrainian tensions made public

Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, Andrij Melnyk, took to Twitter on Sunday to call out what he described as “German Hypocrisy.” The diplomat criticized Berlin for refusing to provide Kiev with weapons for “self-defence against Russian military invasion,” while selling dual-use goods to Moscow in the not-so-distant past. Melnyk cited an …

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‘We don’t give a s**t about sanctions’ – Russia

Russia’s ambassador to Sweden, did not mince his words when he delivered a strong rebuke to the West’s coercive measures on Sunday. “Excuse my language, but we don’t give a s**t about sanctions,” Viktor Tatarintsev told Stockholm daily Aftonbladet. The US, Britain, and the EU have all threatened to impose new penalties …

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