New Zealand has joined its Western allies in denouncing the “sham” referenda held in four Ukrainian regions to join the Russian Federation. “These so-called referenda were not free or fair, and they very clearly were not held in accordance with democratic principles,” Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said. Russian sources have reported that the results of…

Commentary Ukraine’s two largest Western backers, America and the United Kingdom, have so far committed $15.8 billion and $2.6 billion, respectively, in security assistance to Kyiv, and one of Liz Truss’s first announcements as prime minister was that the UK would match that in 2023, so she isn’t expecting the war to end anytime soon….

Commentary European gas prices are skyrocketing by at least 30 percent as one of the main Russian pipelines, Nord Stream 1, will be shut down indefinitely. Global inflation has been its highest in decades as tightening monetary policy threatens to cause a global recession. As hedge fund manager Ray Dalio stated in his book, The Changing…

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov, a resident of Moscow, with allegedly orchestrating a “foreign malign influence campaign” in the United States. Ionov, who was working on behalf of the Russian government and in conjunction with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), pushed the influence campaign for several years through various…

American citizens are more interested in the Biden administration tackling inflation than focusing on helping Ukraine in its war against Russia, a recent poll by YouGov shows. When asked about issues that ought to be President Joe Biden’s top priority, 38 percent of respondents voted for lowering or eliminating inflation, according to the results of…

Facing potential food supply shortages, some countries have adopted policies limiting food exports, raising concerns globally about food supply and exacerbating food inflation woes. Since the beginning of Russia’s war against Ukraine in late February, around 30 nations have taken steps to restrict certain food exports. Ukraine—known as the breadbasket of the world—shut down its…

The Biden administration has authorized an additional $100 million in military aid to Ukraine to help the embattled country fight against the ongoing invasion by Russian forces. “Today, May 19, the Department of Defense (DoD) announces the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to an additional $100 million. This authorization…

Gold prices registered their highest levels since March 11 as uncertainties regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine increased demand for safe-haven bids while global economies face high rates of inflation and zero-tolerance COVID lockdowns have caused chaos in China, dampening its growth. The metal has gone up over 2.71 percent since the start of the…

A Ukrainian film director and producer told The Epoch Times’ sister media NTD about his new film and the inspiration he hopes to provide to the people of Ukraine. From NTD News

The writer wishes to keep their name private due to fear of reprisal from their institution in East-Central Europe. The Ukraine disaster represents yet another manifestation of leftist ideology that, in ways, some conservatives fail to understand. Standard conservatism criticizes America’s self-inflicted weakness concerning energy production and bungled adventures such as Afghanistan. But weakness is…