Ukraine’s admission to NATO could trigger a third world war, the Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Alexander Venediktov, warned on Thursday. In an interview with the Russian state-owned news agency Tass, Venediktov said that NATO itself is fully aware of the consequences of Ukraine being accepted into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Ukraine’s…
Ukraine’s Admission to NATO ‘Guaranteed’ to Lead to World War 3: Russian Official
Ukraine Needs $4 Billion a Month to Keep Government Operating: IMF
October 13, 2022
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Ukraine needs between $3 billion and $4 billion a month in financial help to ensure its government does not collapse amid its ongoing conflict with Russia, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday. “Indeed, the Ukrainian authorities have done an impressive job in managing their economy through extremely difficult circumstances following Russia’s invasion,” IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said…
Taiwan Says China Looking at Ukraine War to Develop ‘Hybrid’ Strategies
TAIPEI—China is looking at the experience of the war in Ukraine to develop “hybrid warfare” strategies against Taiwan including using drones and psychological pressure, a senior Taiwanese security official said on Wednesday. Taiwan has been carefully studying the lessons of the Ukraine war to inform how it may react should China, which views the democratically…
West Pledges to Supply Ukraine With More Air Defense; Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Loses Power
KYIV, Ukraine—Western powers pledged to supply Ukraine with more potent air defense systems following a series of retaliatory Russian missile strikes. The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant suffered a “blackout” when a missile damaged a distant electrical substation, Ukraine’s state nuclear operator said. The power loss increased the risk of a radiation emergency because the…
Putin Moots Gas Hub in Turkey With Nord Stream Supplies
October 12, 2022
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MOSCOW—President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia could redirect supplies intended for the damaged Nord Stream pipelines to the Black Sea to create a European gas hub in Turkey, or even use the one intact part of Nord Stream 2 to supply the EU. An investigation is under way into explosions last month that…
Capitol Report (Oct. 11): Tulsi Gabbard Quits Democratic Party; Social Issues Impacting Voters
Russia continues with its missile strikes on Tuesday after killing 19 in Ukraine Monday. What is the Group of Seven nations vowing to do, and what does the White House say about Russia’s nuclear threats? Grim economic forecasts are coming from the International Monetary Fund and Bank of America. The U.S. job market could be…
Teachers Union Boss Goes to Ukraine to ‘Assess the Situation’ as US Children Struggle
After fighting to keep many American public schools closed for almost two years, the president of the nation’s second-largest teachers union has traveled to Ukraine to “assess” the poor remote learning conditions for children there. Randi Weingarten, who leads the 1.7 million member-strong American Federation of Teachers (AFT), announced the trip on Monday in the…
Elon Musk Denies Claims He Recently Spoke to Putin
Tesla CEO Elon Musk denied claims that he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin before posting a Twitter poll on Oct. 3 suggesting that locals in parts of Ukraine want to be part of Russia. Ian Bremmer, president of the political risk research firm Eurasia Group, alleged that Musk spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin before…
Will the Ukrainian War Lead to Another Cuban Missile Crisis Moment?
Commentary Sixty years ago this month, the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of a nuclear war. With Russian threats that “all options are on the table” in its ongoing war in Ukraine and U.S. fears that the Kremlin may resort to tactical nuclear weapons to counter Ukraine’s counteroffensive, is the world…
Putin Says Russia Not Working ‘Against Anyone’ in Energy Markets
October 11, 2022
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President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was not working against anyone on energy markets and was seeking a balance between oil supply and demand, a week after Washington criticized a decision by OPEC+ to steeply cut oil production. Speaking with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates, Putin said…
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