US Senator Rand Paul has warned that passage of an emergency funding bill that includes $60 billion for Ukraine aid won’t be a quick and smooth process because he won’t allow his colleagues to avoid a serious debate about prioritizing Kiev’s security over America’s border crisis. “I think we should …
Read More »Ukraine conflict, fallout of NATO expansion, relations with US: Key takeaways from Putin’s interview with Tucker Carlson
Conservative American journalist Tucker Carlson has released a much-anticipated interview that he conducted with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Tuesday. The interview mainly centered on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. In a video on X on Tuesday, Carlson claimed that Western media outlets “lie to their …
Read More »Zelensky reveals new commander-in-chief of Ukrainian Army
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky named General Aleksandr Sirsky as the new head of the armed forces on Thursday, after sacking General Valery Zaluzhny from the post. The move comes almost a week after Zelensky hinted in an interview with an Italian outlet that he would seek a “reset” of both …
Read More »EU rules out Tucker Carlson sanctions – TASS
The EU has no plans to sanction American journalist Tucker Carlson over his interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, TASS reports, citing sources. The much-anticipated face-to-face has been confirmed by the Kremlin and is expected to be aired at 6pm EST (11pm GMT) on Thursday. On Wednesday, Newsweek magazine, citing …
Read More »Tucker Carlson reveals when Putin interview will be aired
American conservative journalist and political commentator Tucker Carlson has said that his conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin will be aired at 6 pm EST on Thursday. The announcement of the broadcast appeared on Carlson’s Instagram account. Carlson, who launched his own network on X (formerly Twitter) in June 2023, has …
Read More »EU may sanction Tucker Carlson over Putin interview – Newsweek
American journalist Tucker Carlson could be banned from visiting the European Union after interviewing Russian President Vladimir Putin, Newsweek said on Wednesday, quoting one former and two current MEPs. The former Fox News host was spotted in Moscow last weekend and revealed on Tuesday that he would be interviewing Putin. …
Read More »Musk responds to calls for Tucker Carlson arrest
Anyone calling for the arrest of US journalist Tucker Carlson over his plan to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin should themselves be detained, billionaire Elon Musk has suggested. Carlson arrived in Russia last weekend, saying he intended to show Americans an unfiltered Russian position on the Ukraine conflict and the …
Read More »Trudeau accused of ‘lying’ about inviting WWII Nazi veteran to Zelensky event
Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre has accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of deceiving the public about his role in the honoring of a former Ukrainian Waffen-SS soldier last year. Poilievre made his comments after Trudeau’s office confirmed to Canadian media on Tuesday that it had invited the 98-year-old …
Read More »US tells EU state not to glorify Holocaust participants
There should be no place in Lithuania for any glorification of Holocaust participants, especially with anti-Semitism currently on the rise in the world, the newly-appointed US ambassador to the Baltic state has told local media. The thorny issue of suspected war criminals being honored as heroic freedom fighters in modern …
Read More »UN to probe Palestinian refugee agency for ‘neutrality’
The United Nations has said it will investigate its own agency for Palestinian refugees to ensure “neutrality” following allegations by Israel that at least 12 UN staffers assisted in Hamas’ deadly October 7 terrorist attack. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced the move in a statement on Monday, saying he …
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