Democratic California officials have introduced a bill which would force businesses to require their employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or face fines and other penalties. California State Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks – a Democrat who worked on former President Barack Obama’s 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns – introduced the …
Read More »Johnson says it would require a tank division to oust him – media
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has assured his fellow Tory party members that he will fight tooth and nail to keep his current post in his hands. “He’s making [it] very clear that they’ll have to send a Panzer division to get him out of there,” a senior adviser cited …
Read More »A war with Russia would be unlike anything the US and NATO have ever experienced
In a recent press conference held on the occasion of a visit to Moscow by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about continued NATO expansion, and the potential consequences if Ukraine was to join the trans-Atlantic alliance. “Their [NATO’s] main task is to contain the development of …
Read More »Would the weapons NATO sent be enough to protect Ukraine if war broke out?
Last week, the United States sent another B-747 transport with 81 tons of ammunition to Ukraine. This week, Kiev is expecting new “aircraft with military technical aid to boost our defenses.” Lloyd Austin, the US secretary of defense, has confirmed the plans to send a new package of military aid …
Read More »US general says Ukraine invasion would be ‘horrific’
Citing reports of the weaponry Russia has allegedly amassed on the Ukrainian border, Joint Chiefs of Staff chair Gen. Mark Milley argued that if an invasion happens it would “result in a significant amount of casualties.” READ MORE: Ukraine asks West to tone down ‘panic’ “Given the type of forces …
Read More »Putin ‘would eat Zelensky for breakfast’ in talks – former Ukrainian PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should avoid direct discussions with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, Kiev’s former prime minister has advised, amid flaring tensions between the two states. Speaking as part of an appearance at the Kiev Security Forum, which was broadcast by the YouTube channel Open Ukraine on Wednesday, Arseny …
Read More »Would giving €20,000 to every 18-year-old reduce the world’s soaring wealth inequality?
Should every 18-year-old be handed €20,000? That’s what an influential German think tank believes. It may sound somewhat utopian or even outlandish, but those who call for its implementation argue that such a policy would be for the benefit of society. The German Institute for Economic Research, for example, argues …
Read More »West would ‘screw itself’ by cutting Russia off from SWIFT – Moscow
If the West follows through with its threats to shut Moscow out of the SWIFT financial transaction system, other states will feel the consequences, Russia’s finance minister has cautioned. Speaking as part of an interview with Rossiya 24 TV channel on Thursday, Anton Siluanov warned, “who benefits from the disconnection …
Read More »The last war: How a US-Russia conflict would play out
Hundreds of formidable tanks rolling down hills, thousands of high-caliber guns unleashing devastating artillery barrages, apocalyptic nuclear explosions, millions of deaths and indescribable suffering: that would be how any potential military conflict between US and Russia would play out. RT explains why direct military confrontation between the two countries would …
Read More »Finland & Sweden in NATO would trigger response – Russia
The persistent attempts by NATO to “draw those countries into the orbit of its interests and opportunistic policies” haven’t gone unnoticed by Russia, Maria Zakharova, the ministry’s spokeswoman, said. “It’s quite obvious that Finland and Sweden joining NATO … would have serious military and political consequences that would require an …
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