Perspective of USV approaching Russian Navy frigate Admiral Makarov on morning of October 29. Video capture from Ukrainian military video On the morning of October 29, warships of Russia’s Black Sea F...
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Global Food Crisis Back On? Russia Bails From Grain Deal, Blaming Ukraine Drone Attack
Topline Russian officials reneged on its deal with Ukraine clearing the Black Sea for grain exports, after it claimed Ukraine led a drone strike on its Crimean naval fleet—threatening what officials w...
The Russian And Ukrainian Armies Brace For The Dreaded ‘Wet Cold’ Winter
A Ukrainian tank in the Donbas mud. Ukrainian defense ministry photo There are two winters in Ukraine. The first, in the final couple months of the year, are cold—but not cold enough for a deep freeze...
12,000 Russian Troops Were Supposed To Defend Kaliningrad. Then They Went To Ukraine To Die.
The 11th Army Corps in 2017. Russian defense ministry photo Six years ago, the Russian navy formed a new army corps whose job it would be to defend Kaliningrad, Russia’s geographically separate outpos...
Moldova Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Amid Energy Crisis Caused by War in Ukraine – Mining Bitcoin News
The government of Moldova has decided to suspend crypto mining activities in the country as it’s facing a major energy crisis. The move is part of emergency measures to reduce power consumption with e...
Rebellion In Iran And The Drone-Alliance With Putin: The Hidden Minefields
The ongoing unrest in Iran, having rumbled on for weeks, spikes afresh whenever the regime kills another young woman for ditching the hijab. Whither will it all go? Does it spell the end of the mullah...
Ukrainians ‘Concerned’ About GOP Cutting War Funding If It Wins Control Of Congress, Report Says
Topline Ukraine’s foreign minister told Axios he is “concerned” about recent comments from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) suggesting a Republican-controlled Congress...
Progressives Retract Letter Suggesting ‘Direct Talks With Russia’ Over Ukraine After Backlash
Topline Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), the leader of the left-wing Congressional Progressive Caucus, said Tuesday the group was withdrawing an open letter asking President Joe Biden to “engage in dir...
Kevin McCarthy, The Progressives, And Public Opinion On Ukraine
Last week, House Speaker in waiting Kevin McCarthy told reporters from Punchbowl News that well-documented polling concerns about a possible recession mean that Americans are “not going to write a bla...
In The Aftermath Of Putin’s War, How Do We Relate To A More Assertive Ukraine?
TOPSHOT – Ukrainian servicemen ride on tanks towards the front line with Russian forces in the … [+] Lugansk region of Ukraine on February 25, 2022. – Ukrainian forces fought off Rus...
Cyprus Could Transfer Its Russian Armaments To Ukraine If Guaranteed Speedy Replacements
The Biden administration’s lifting of the U.S. arms embargo on Cyprus on Oct. 1 has rekindled the prospect of Nicosia transferring its Russian military arsenal to Ukraine in return for Western-m...
It’s Not Always About You
The recent decision by OPEC+ to cut production quotas by 2 million barrels per day was definitely attention grabbing, and not in a good way. Coming just a month before the U.S. midterm elections and d...
Celsius Once Solicited Donations for Ukraine. Here’s What Happened Next.
The reality is this is closer to a case of much ado about nothing. Celsius didn’t receive a material amount of funds from its donation drive, and what little bitcoin it did get it sent on to Ukraine. ...
Russia’s Desperate Fort-Building In Eastern Ukraine Won’t Stop The Ukrainian Counteroffensive
Russian defenses outside Hirske. Via social media A Russian mercenary firm is building a line of anti-tank obstacles across eastern Ukraine. The Wagner Group earlier this month began laying parallel l...
Ukraine’s River Fleet Is Fighting a Secretive War Along Vast Waterways
Ukrainian defense ministry photo A brief glimpse of an old, ex-Soviet amphibious tractor, hauling a Ukrainian army platoon across a river, is a reminder that Ukraine’s expansive rivers are a battlefie...
Ukraine Seized Crypto Wallet that Supported Russian Military
Ukraine’s security service force blocked and seized $19,500 from a Russian crypto wallet. The crypto wallet was dedicated to Russian Military Financing. Ukraine’s Seizure on Russian Crypto Wallet The ...
Watch Eager Ukrainian Troops Roll Into Battle Atop A Tank
Social media capture One skirmish in one sector of one front of a wider war that’s grinding into its eighth month isn’t indicative of much. But watch closely the below video depicting volunteers from ...
Dan Yergin Discusses Putin’s Energy War And America’s Obligation To Remain A Reliable Supplier
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 22: An image of Russian President Vladimir Putin is displayed as U.S. … [+] President Joe Biden speaks about gas prices in the South Court Auditorium at the White Hou...
The Russians Are Fleeing Southern Ukraine. They Could Cause A Lot Of Damage On Their Way Out.
Ukrainian defense ministry photo The Russian army is retreating from Kherson. And it’s poised to leave behind it a lot of destruction and dead bodies. Kherson, a port at the mouth of the Dnipro River ...
Elon Musk Says Spacex Will Keep Funding Ukraine for Free Even Though Starlink Is Losing Money — $80M Spent so Far
Elon Musk, CEO of Spacex, claims that even if Starlink is losing money, his business would “keep funding” the government of Ukraine without charge. He points out that Spacex has already spent $80 mill...
Memes With Kanye And Trump, Joking With A Former Russian President And A Possible Federal Probe
Topline The world’s wealthiest man Elon Musk had yet another eventful week, chumming up to Kanye West even as the rapper comes under fire for a series of antisemitic comments, trading barbs with Russi...
Russia Is Wasting Its Last Good Troops In A Pointless Attack On A Worthless Town
Ukrainian troops. Ukrainian defense ministry photo Six weeks after the Ukrainian army launched twin counteroffensives in eastern and southern Ukraine, Russian forces across the country are regrouping,...
It’s Time To Talk Turkey, La Niña Is Coming Back, And How The Ukraine War Keeps Aggravating Global Food Shortages
I hate to rev up anxiety, but it’s time to start figuring out what you’re sourcing for Thanksgiving. These next few weeks are going to fly by. Given sky-high inflation, drought pushing up prices, and ...
U.S. Nuclear Reactors Among The Oldest In The World [Infographic]
The latest edition of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report shows that U.S. nuclear power plants are among the oldest in the world. The country’s 92 reactors currently in operation have a mean age ...
Musk’s Twitter Deal And Starlink May Face National Security Review, Report Says
Topline Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter and some of his businesses, including the Starlink satellite internet service, may come under national security review, according to a Bloomberg report, a mo...
Ukraine’s Busiest Tank Brigade Is Fighting On Two Fronts
17th Tank Brigade in the east. Ukrainian defense ministry Amid relentless fighting and heavy losses, the Ukrainian army has struggled to form new tank brigades. But the tank brigades it has formed are...
All Sales Of Liev Schreiber’s New Limited Edition Whiskey To Ukraine Charity
Liev Schreiber with his limited edition Sláinte Irish Whiskey with all proceeds to BlueCheck Ukraine … [+] Getty Images for Slainte Irish Whiskey Ray Donovan actor Liev Schreiber and drinks indu...
The Russians Are Losing 10 Tanks A Day As The Ukrainians Advance
An ex-Russian T-90 in Ukrainian service. Ukrainian defense ministry The Russian army has been losing 10 tanks every day on average since the Ukrainian army launched twin counteroffensives in eastern a...
Biden Scolds Oil Producers on Buybacks as Ukraine War Rages
(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden said US oil producers shouldn’t be returning record profits to shareholders via higher stock buybacks and dividends while Russia wages war in Ukraine, stepping ...
There’s A Good Reason The Russian Air Force Is Faltering. Ukrainian Air-Defense Crews Have Better Apps.
Kropyva in action in an Osa air-defense vehicle. Via social media It’s not for no reason the Russian military is using Iranian-made, explosives-laden drones to bombard Ukrainian cities. The Russian ai...
How Bad Is Europe’s Energy Problem? Better Than You Think
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 03: A gas ring on a domestic stove powered by natural gas is … [+] seen alight on January 3. 2005, Manchester, England. Russia had decreased pressure i...
Russia And Belarus Keep Threatening To Reinvade Ukraine. It’s A Very Stupid Idea.
A Ukrainian tank opens fire. Ukrainian defense ministry photo Eight months ago Russian forces rolled south from Belarus, crossing the border with Ukraine and widening Russia’s nearly decade-old war on...