Officials from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and the United Nations have agreed to a deal to resume exports of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea, according to Turkish and U.N. officials. A general agreement that was reached during talks in Istanbul last week will be put into writing, and signed by all parties on July 22…
UK to Send More Artillery Guns, Drones, Anti-Tank Weapons to Ukraine
Britain will send hundreds of drones and anti-tank weapons and scores of artillery guns to Ukraine over the coming weeks, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced. The new delivery of weapons will “significantly step up the UK’s support” for Ukraine’s fight against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “brutal and unjustified” invasion, the government said on July…
CIA Director Responds to Claims Putin Is in Poor Health or Dying
The head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) responded to frequent claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in poor health amid the conflict in Ukraine. CIA Director William Burns told an audience that Putin was “entirely too healthy” and made note of the rumors, which are often featured in UK tabloids. Earlier this year,…
Russia Resumes Gas Supplies to Europe via Nord Stream Pipeline
Russian natural gas began flowing again through the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline on Thursday after a planned shutdown saw it closed for 10 days, the pipeline operator has confirmed. Nord Stream 1 is the biggest single pipeline carrying Russian gas to Germany, and transports 55 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas a year under the Baltic…
Russia to Punish Wikimedia Foundation Over Ukraine Conflict ‘Fakes’
LONDON—Russia’s communications watchdog said on Wednesday it was taking steps to punish the Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts online encyclopedia Wikipedia, for violating Russian law around the conflict in Ukraine. In a statement, Roskomnadzor said that Wikipedia still hosted “prohibited materials, including fakes about the course of the special military operation on the territory of Ukraine,”…
Over 60 Percent of Americans Blame Biden Administration for Red-Hot Inflation
July 20, 2022
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A majority of Americans, 61 percent, blame the Biden administration for soaring inflation, which is currently at a 40-year-high, according to a new survey published by WalletHub on July 20. The survey was conducted online from July 4 to July 8 to gauge what people know about the interest-rate increases by the Federal Reserve (Fed) and how they impact consumers’…
EU Asks Countries to Significantly Cut Natural Gas Consumption Until Next Year
The European Union asked its member states to cut consumption of natural gas by 15 percent at a minimum until spring 2023. According to the proposed regulation (pdf), released Wednesday, it would set an initial 15 percent reduction in natural gas usage between Aug. 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023. At the same time, top…
Lavrov Says Russia’s Aims in Ukraine Now Go Beyond Donbass
LONDON—Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow’s military “tasks” in Ukraine now went beyond the eastern Donbass region, in the clearest acknowledgment yet that its war goals have expanded in the past five months. In an interview with state news agency RIA Novosti, Lavrov said geographical realities had changed since Russian and…
Bidens Welcome Ukraine’s First Lady to White House, Zelenskyy Expects Major Results
WASHINGTON—U.S. President Joe Biden, with flowers in hand, and First Lady Jill Biden welcomed Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, to the White House on Tuesday for a visit ahead of her address to Congress on Wednesday. Zelenska, the wife of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, embraced Jill Biden and received the flowers from the president, who…
Is There an Emerging New World Order?
Commentary A previous opinion piece discussed how the world had treated the Republic of Kosovo differently to the People’s Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. This different treatment reveals the existence of a double standard with regard to secession and self-determination of ethnic groups under international law. While the West welcomed the secession of Kosovo from…
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