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…
Bidens Welcome Ukraine’s First Lady to White House, Zelenskyy Expects Major Results
Russia Says Peace in Ukraine Will Be on Its Terms, Strikes Multiple Targets
KYIV—A senior Russian security official said on Tuesday that peace in Ukraine when it came would be on Moscow’s terms as Russian forces struck targets across the country with missiles even as their ground offensive stuttered. More than two weeks have passed since Russia’s last major territorial gain—capturing the eastern Ukrainian city of Lysychansk—and Ukraine’s…
Russian Official Threatens ‘Doomsday’ If Ukraine Attacks Crimea
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Ukraine would be “faced with a doomsday” if the country launches an attack on Crimea. In a warning on Sunday, Medvedev was quoted by the state-run TASS news agency as saying that “some ecstatic bloody clowns, who pop up there with some statements now and then, are trying to threaten…
UK Regulator Finds Russian Channel RT in Breach of Impartiality Rules Over Ukraine War
Russian TV channel RT breached due impartiality rules on 29 occasions in four days following the invasion of Ukraine, the UK’s broadcasting regulator has found. Ofcom investigated RT news bulletins and a documentary broadcast between Feb. 27 and March 2, and found the RT’s coverage “failed to preserve due impartiality in relation to the conflict…
Russian Defense Ministry: Russia Targets Ukraine’s Long-Range Missiles
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered generals to prioritise destroying Ukraine’s long-range missile and artillery weapons after Western-supplied weapons were used to strike Russian supply lines. Nearly five months since President Vladimir Putin ordered the Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces are grinding through the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine and now control around a…
Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy Fires Spy Chief and Top State Prosecutor
KYIV—President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday abruptly fired the head of Ukraine’s powerful domestic security agency, the SBU, and the state prosecutor general, citing dozens of cases of collaboration with Russia by officials in their agencies. The sackings of SBU chief Ivan Bakanov, a childhood friend of Zelenskyy, and Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova, who has played…
Trudeau, Zelenskyy Talk Turbines as Ukrainian Supporters Ready to Protest
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Sunday that his stance on sanctions against Russia “must be principled” at a time when relations between Canada and the embattled country are somewhat strained. Zelenskyy shared his comments on Twitter after the leaders held a phone call to discuss Canada’s controversial decision to send repaired…
Russia Says It Is Stepping Up Operations as More Rockets Hit Ukraine
KYIV—Russia has ordered its forces in Ukraine to step up operations, its defence ministry said on Saturday, as rockets and missiles pounded the country in the latest of a series of bombardments that Kyiv says have killed dozens of people in recent days. In the latest strikes, missiles hit the northeastern town of Chuhuiv in…
Peter Stockland: The Tide May Be Turning on Progressivism’s Ascension
July 15, 2022
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Commentary To serve up a mangled metaphor that fits our topsy-turvy times, the tide might be turning on self-identified progressivism’s long march through the institutions. Certainly, in the bigger picture, recent events signal more than a sea change of political seasons evident in indicators such as this week’s polling numbers showing Prime Minister Trudeau’s bottomless…
Europe ‘Shot Itself in the Lungs’ With Sanctions on Russia, Orban Says
July 15, 2022
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BUDAPEST—The European Union has “shot itself in the lungs” with ill-considered economic sanctions on Russia, which, unless rolled back, risk destroying the European economy, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. Gas supplies to Europe have tightened and fuel costs have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February and subsequent sanctions, leaving countries…
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