The U.S. State Department’s ambassador for global criminal justice said Monday that Washington has seen “systemic war crimes” committed by Russian forces in Ukraine and called the current situation a “new Nuremberg moment.” U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack made the comments during a special briefing. Van Schaack said that there is growing…
US State Dept Evidence Suggests ‘Systemic War Crimes’ by Russia in Ukraine is ‘New Nuremberg Moment’
‘Close Call’ in Shelling Near Nuclear Reactor on Ukraine’s Frontline
KYIV—Ukraine narrowly escaped disaster during fighting at the weekend that rocked Europe’s largest atomic power plant with a barrage of shells, some falling near reactors and damaging a radioactive waste storage building, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said. Russia and Ukraine on Monday traded blame for at least a dozen explosions at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power…
CEO of Ukrainian Crypto Firm Denies FTX–Ukraine Money-Laundering Allegations
Everstake, a Ukraine-based cryptocurrency firm, has been caught in the crosshairs of a controversial relationship involving Kyiv, Democrats, and the beleaguered FTX exchange that has captured the attention of Washington officials. As part of efforts to generate more funds for the war effort, the Ukrainian government launched “Aid for Ukraine,” a website that accepted cryptocurrency…
Ukraine Nuclear Plant Shelled, UN Warns: ‘You’re Playing With Fire’
LONDON—Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control, was rocked by shelling on Sunday, drawing condemnation from the U.N. nuclear watchdog which said such attacks risked a major disaster. More than a dozen blasts shook Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant on Saturday evening and Sunday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. Moscow…
Trump-Era Treasury Secretary Calls G7 Russian Oil Price Cap ‘Ridiculous’
November 19, 2022
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Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has called the Group of Seven’s plan to place a price cap on Russian oil “ridiculous.” The veteran cabinet member from the Trump administration was speaking with CNBC’s Hadley Gamble on a panel at the Milken Institute’s Middle East and Africa Summit. In addition to being a former Goldman Sachs…
The FTX Racket Unraveled in Real Time
Commentary One has to appreciate Sam Bankman-Fried’s honesty of late. After running a presumed $32 billion company to zero in a matter of days, he took to Twitter to reveal what many of us already knew. He said that woke is a racket. “In the future, I’m going to care less about the dumb, contentless,…
Russia-Ukraine Peace Prospects Dimming, Even as Moscow Hints at Detente with US
As Russian and Ukrainian forces trade blows in the eastern Donbas region, prospects for peace appear dimmer than ever, despite hints of possible detente between Washington and Moscow. “As for Ukraine, we have nothing to discuss with them [the United States],” Russia’s deputy foreign minister said on Nov. 18. “There can be no dialogue or…
Aussie Billionaire Pledges $500 Million Towards Rebuilding Ukraine
November 17, 2022
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Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest has announced a US$500 million (AU$744 million) pledge towards rebuilding Ukraine as the war-torn country hopes to kick off its post-war economy. Described by Forrest as Ukraine’s “Marshall Plan,” the Ukraine Green Growth Initiative is seeding investment into energy and communications infrastructure so that the country becomes a “model for…
Fighting Shifting Eastward After Russia’s Withdrawal From Kherson
Following the Russian withdrawal from the right (northwestern) bank of the Dnipro River in the southern Kherson region, the focus of fighting has shifted eastward, according to both Russian and Ukrainian sources. Fighting is reportedly heaviest in the eastern Donetsk area, which together with Luhansk comprises the Russian-speaking Donbas region. In late September, Russia formally…
Court Blames Russia for Missile That Struck Malaysia Airlines Plane, Killing Nearly 300
A court in the Netherlands determined what country manufactured the missile that struck down a Malaysia Airlines flight in 2014 over eastern Ukraine, killing 298 people. “The court is of the opinion that MH17 (Flight 17) was brought down by the firing of a BUK missile from a farm field near Pervomaisk, killing all 283…
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