Commentary For Ukrainians, Dec. 16 was another terrible day of war. Russia fired 76 missiles into their country, most of the missiles slamming into cities. On Dec. 19 Russia launched a similar attack, this time Iranian-made kamikaze (self-detonating) drones augmenting the missiles. According to Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin propagandists, the exploding drones and the short and…
Putin Says Russian Army Must Tackle Problems It Has Suffered in Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the Russian army must learn from and fix the problems it had suffered in Ukraine, promising to give the military whatever it needed to prosecute a war nearing the end of its 10th month. In a speech to defense chiefs in Moscow, Putin said there were no financial…
Zelenskyy Asks Congress for More Financial Aid for Ukraine, Says It’s an ‘Investment in Global Security’
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a historic speech from the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 21, thanking the United States for its support amid Russia’s ongoing invasion but urging lawmakers to grant more aid, stating that doing so would be an “investment in global security and democracy.” The speech marked Zelenskyy’s first known trip outside of Ukraine since Russia…
Capitol Report: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Arrives in DC; US Government Still Funding Wuhan Institute of Virology?
December 21, 2022
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes a surprise White House visit. What does President Joe Biden announce as some Republicans question more taxpayer money sent to Ukraine? Border communities are bracing for the worst as the Biden administration’s border security plans are in limbo. Title 42—a temporary fix—is extended for now, but what’s to follow? A…
Canada’s Population Growing Faster Than It Has in Decades: StatCan
As 2022 draws to a close, Canada’s population has already grown more than in any other year since Confederation. Statistics Canada says the country’s population grew by 362,453 people, or 0.9 percent, between July and October alone. The federal agency is attributing that to a rise in non-permanent residents, including work-permit holders and people fleeing…
US Sending $1.8 Billion More in Military Aid to Ukraine, Including Patriot Defense System
President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Dec. 21 that the United States is sending $1.8 billion in additional military aid to Ukraine, including, for the first time, a patriot air defense system. The announcement came as Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, landed in Washington with plans to appeal to Biden and Congress not to stop giving…
Kremlin Says No Chance of Ukraine Talks as Zelenskyy Travels to Washington
MOSCOW—The Kremlin said that nothing good would come from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s trip to Washington on Wednesday and that Russia saw no chance of peace talks with Kyiv. In a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that continued Western arms supplies to Ukraine would lead to a “deepening” of the conflict—something which…
Russia’s Putin Pays Rare Visit to His Country’s ‘No. 1 Ally’ Belarus
December 19, 2022
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Minsk on Dec. 19 for a one-day “working visit,” during which he is slated to hold talks with his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko. Putin was accompanied on the trip by Sergey Shoigu and Sergey Lavrov, his ministers of defense and foreign affairs, respectively. The Russian president last visited Belarus,…
Ottawa to Attempt Confiscating Russian Oligarch Assets, a First in Sanctions Regime
The federal government says it plans to target a Russian oligarch using a law to confiscate and divert assets held by people who have been sanctioned. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada will try to seize and forfeit US$26 million, or about C$36 million, from a firm owned by Roman Abramovich. Abramovich is close…
Henry Kissinger Calls for Peace Talks in Ukraine, Says Leaders Need to Address World Dominated by AI
December 19, 2022
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Veteran U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger has called for a negotiated peace deal in Ukraine amid its invasion from neighboring Russia, in an effort to prevent another devastating world war. Kissinger, who has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin multiple times since he first became leader of the nation in 2000, made the comments in an opinion piece…
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