Tag: Ukraine

Putin Declares War on the Starving

Commentary Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has become a war on the world’s poor and starving. As his army retreats, Putin weaponizes food. Somalia, Yemen, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Congo—Putin’s war will kill in these hard corners. On the battlefield Ukraine is steadily defeating Putin’s corrupt Kremlin war machine. In his bid to create Great Russia, Putin…


Russia Orders Wider Evacuation of Occupied Southern Ukraine

KYIV/MYKOLAIV, Ukraine—Russia told civilians on Tuesday to leave an area along the eastern bank of the Dnipro River in the Ukrainian province of Kherson, a major extension of an evacuation order that Kyiv says amounts to the forced depopulation of occupied territory. Russia had previously ordered civilians out of a pocket it controls on the…


The Many Questions Remaining About the Paul Pelosi Attack

There’s nothing the left won’t politicize. They push narratives to twist reality and foment hate. Americans can’t even ask basic questions—about immigration, trans surgeries, the war in Ukraine, Jan. 6—without being labeled as “white supremacists” or “domestic terrorists.” The news of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, fits the same mold. Unless you buy the…


Biden Accuses Oil Companies of War Profiteering, Threatens Windfall Taxes and Restrictions

President Joe Biden took aim at oil companies on Monday, accusing them of profiting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while threatening to tax excess oil profits if companies do not bolster production in the United States. In remarks from the White House, Biden said he is a “capitalist” and has “no problem with corporations turning…


Heavy Russian Barrage on Ukraine, No Water for Much of Kyiv

KYIV, Ukraine—A massive barrage of Russian cruise missile and drone strikes hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities early Monday, knocking out water and power supplies in apparent retaliation for what Moscow alleged was a Ukrainian attack on its Black Sea Fleet. Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine’s power plants and…


Blinken Engages China’s Top Diplomat on Ukraine, Preparing Path for Biden-Xi Meeting

Senior officials from China and the United States held a phone call over the weekend in which they discussed the ongoing war in Ukraine, as well as trade and international security. The call could be an attempt to prepare the way for an anticipated meeting next month of the two nations’ leaders. U.S. Secretary of…


Russia Halts Black Sea Grain Deal after Attack, Points Finger at UK

Russia has announced its withdrawal from a UN-brokered agreement with Kyiv that had guaranteed the safe shipment of Ukrainian wheat through the Black Sea. The move came in response to an attack on Russian naval vessels docked in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, for which Moscow has blamed Ukrainian forces working in tandem with British…


World Food Supplies at Risk as Russia Withdraws From Black Sea Deal

SINGAPORE—Russia’s weekend backtrack from a U.N.-brokered deal to export Black Sea grains is likely to hit shipments to import-dependent countries, deepening a global food crisis and sparking gains in prices. Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of wheat booked for delivery to Africa and the Middle East are at risk following Russia’s withdrawal, while Ukrainian corn…


Russia Hits Ukrainian Hydropower Plants in New Missile Strikes

KYIV—Russia fired dozens of missiles at Ukrainian energy facilities including hydroelectric power stations on Monday, causing widespread blackouts, mobile phone outages, and reductions in water supplies. Explosions rocked Kyiv and thick black smoke billowed over the capital in a wave of attacks on Monday morning that Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said targeted 10 Ukrainian regions…


Americans Split on Ukraine Funding

While the majority of Americans still support sending weapons to Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion, they are unsure about handing over federal funds, according to a new poll. Convention of States Action, along with the Trafalgar Group, released the poll, which found that 40.3 percent of those surveyed support sending Ukraine “weapons and…