Three US congressmen visiting Kiev on Monday promised Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky continued American support, but warned that Israel now requires Washington’s attention as well. Zelensky’s office shared a five-minute video of the meeting between the Ukrainian leadership and the US delegation, consisting of Republican J. French Hill of Arkansas …
Read More »Russia taking ‘all measures’ to deliver food to Africa
Russia will deliver the contractually promised food, fertilizer, energy and other commodities to its African friends, despite the difficulties created by Western sanctions, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov assured the continent in an op-ed published across major African outlets on Friday. Western and Ukrainian propaganda accusing Moscow of trying to starve …
Read More »Sweden, Finland deliver NATO applications to Secretary General Stoltenberg
Diplomats representing Sweden and Finland at NATO met with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday to deliver their governments’ requests to admit their nations into the military bloc. Axel Wernhoff of Sweden and Klaus Korhonen of Finland met the NATO chief together to file the paperwork. The two letters were …
Read More »‘The Witcher’ could use more respect for the books – let’s hope Henry Cavill can deliver
With less than a month before the premiere of the second season of Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’, series lead Henry Cavill and showrunner Lauren Hissrich have confirmed that the show will take Geralt in a slightly different direction compared to the first season. “As long as we can keep telling great stories …
Read More »Empty promises and hot air: The West’s dismal failure to deliver on its pledges of giving vaccines to the developing world
This week in Britain arguments have been raging about booster shots for over-50s and whether children aged between 12-15 should be vaccinated. Medical experts are divided on what the data is telling them about the impact of vaccination of children will have on the country’s Covid-19 situation. It’s a positive …
Read More »Trust women to deliver peace, ‘military interventionist’ Samantha Power says, gets reminded of her own history of promoting war
“Good afternoon. I come bearing a simple message: if you want peace in this world, trust women to deliver it,” said Power during a speech on Friday, which quickly inspired ridicule online. “Samantha Power is proof that this is not true,” reacted one Twitter user, with many people pointing out that Power, …
Read More »Ho-ho-hiss: Chinese troops in EXOSKELETONS deliver New Year presents to Himalayan outpost (VIDEO)
A report on Saturday by the state broadcaster CCTV showed the new passive exoskeletons in use, helping to bring some festivity to Friday’s celebrations. The troops strapped on the smart-braces to get an extra oomph for the last leg of a supply run in China’s Ngari Prefecture. The area is …
Read More »The New START extension is welcome, but it won’t deliver stability. The last thing the US wants is improved relations with Russia
This is because the Biden team is unwilling to understand that arms control treaties further strategic stability between the great powers only if they are an integral part of a network of agreements designed to improve relations between such powers. The first Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I) and Anti-Ballistic …
Read More »Wayne Dupree: Biden’s press secretary vows to deliver truth and transparency, but the words Democrat and truth are not synonymous
Former CNN employee Jen Psaki told the White House press briefing room that she’ll bring “truth and transparency back to the briefing room.” This is surely an interesting way to bring unity to the country, to take a jab at Donald Trump at every opportunity you can. Especially in trivial …
Read More »After years of relying on Roscomos to deliver its astronauts to space, Washington now plans sanctions on Russian space agency
As well as Roscosmos, the proposed sanctions would also target Rosatom, the federal nuclear energy agency, as one of 28 organizations in the aviation, rocket, space, nuclear, instrument and engine industries. According to news agency RIA Novosti, which has seen the document, the suggested measures are also aimed at Chinese …
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