Officially designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism by the US State Department over its actions in Ukraine would limit the ability of the White House to “exempt some transactions with Russia from Western penalties,” the New York Times reported on Friday, citing a senior US official. The paper …
Read More »Ukrainian ambassador ‘regrets’ calling German chancellor ‘offended liverwurst’
Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, Andrey Melnik, has revealed he “regrets” calling the country’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, an “offended liverwurst” back in May. The diplomat made the admission while speaking to German newspaper Der Spiegel on Wednesday. “That’s a statement that I regretted later, of course. I’ll apologize to [Scholz] personally,” …
Read More »Estonian PM urges world leaders to stop calling Putin
Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has urged fellow world leaders to stop calling Vladimir Putin, as the international attention, in her opinion, prevents the Russian president from properly feeling his ‘isolation.’ In an interview with EURACTIV on Monday, Kallas suggested that, at present, amid Moscow’s ongoing military offensive in Ukraine, …
Read More »Kremlin responds to Biden calling Putin ‘war criminal’
US President Joe Biden has called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “a war criminal” over the conflict in Ukraine, with the Kremlin responding that such remarks from the United States are “unacceptable and unforgivable.” During a White House event on Wednesday, Biden was asked by one of the reporters if …
Read More »Democrat resigns after calling Waukesha tragedy ‘karma’ for Rittenhouse verdict
“The blood of Kyle Rittenhouse’s victims is on the hands of Wisconsin citizens, even the children,” Mary Lemanski, then-social media director for the Democratic Party in Illinois, tweeted after an SUV was driven into a Christmas parade, killing multiple people and injuring dozens. Lemanski went on to refer to the …
Read More »New Zealand PM refuses to say if China is ‘ally or adversary’ & abstains from calling US ‘leading democracy’
Ardern was prompted several times to take a stance on the confrontation between the US and China during an interview with NBC’s Chuck Todd. One question was whether New Zealanders see China as an “ally or adversary,” to which the prime minister said her people will not “determine our relationship …
Read More »Assange ‘wincing in pain’ on court video link as IFJ takes full page ad in Times calling for his ‘immediate release’
The IFJ, which represents journalists’ unions worldwide, condemned his persecution by the UK and US governments, as well as the recently revealed “credible accounts of plans” by the CIA to assassinate or kidnap him. “This week, the US will try to extradite Julian Assange, threatening him with a 175-year sentence. …
Read More »US representatives censored after calling transgender ‘1st female four-star’ admiral a man on Twitter
After Surgeon General Vivek Murthy celebrated Levine’s appointment as “the first female four-star officer to serve in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps” on Tuesday, Congressman Jim Banks criticized the description. “The title of first female four-star officer gets taken by a man,” Banks, a Navy veteran who served …
Read More »Wayne Dupree: Congress should be Calling the Biden administration into hearings over the border crisis
You might have missed this over the weekend, but the Biden Administration chose to remove border wall contracts while using all the unspent cash on environmental projects instead – including “biological, cultural, and natural resource surveys” in the border region, according to the statement. Think about that and you will …
Read More »Black History Month website deletes article calling white people ‘genetically defective mutants’
The Black History Month website is not run by the British government, but is one of the most prominent outlets promoting the month, and has featured content by prominent British politicians, all of whom pledge their support for the event and pledge to “fight for racial justice”, as Liberal Democrat …
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