“When oil prices are low, you don’t hear from Putin. When oil prices are high, that’s how they make their money. That’s all they have. … We’re at $100 a barrel and rising, so Putin has got the money to go into Ukraine.” At the 2022 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), we sat down with…
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UK Ready to Take Ukrainian Refugees in ‘Considerable Numbers’: Johnson
Britain is ready to take Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russian aggression in “considerable numbers,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday. Speaking in Poland, one of the main destinations for people fleeing the war, Johnson said more would be done to allow Ukrainians to come to the UK. The government is extending the family scheme, which…
China, Russia Pose Unprecedented Strategic Threat Against US: Former Trump Adviser
The United States is facing the greatest strategic threat in history with the new partnership between Russia and the Chinese regime, warned KT McFarland, former deputy national security adviser under the Trump administration. “The strategic threat is from China,” McFarland said. “The greatest strategic threat is China, Russia together; that Chinese technology, Chinese money, Chinese…
China, Russia Pose Unprecedented Strategic Threat to US: Former Trump Adviser
The United States is facing the greatest strategic threat in history with the new partnership between Russia and the Chinese regime, warned KT McFarland, former deputy national security adviser under the Trump administration. “The strategic threat is from China,” McFarland said. “The greatest strategic threat is China, Russia together; that Chinese technology, Chinese money, Chinese…
Biden’s ‘Weak’ Messaging a Factor in Ukraine Invasion: Richard Grenell
President Joe Biden’s weak messaging and policies on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline played a role in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to launch a full-scale invasion against Ukraine on Feb. 24, former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell suggested in a recent interview. “This is a disaster … We didn’t have to have…
UK Prepared to Suffer Economic Sacrifices to Support Ukraine: Foreign Secretary
Britain is “prepared to suffer economic sacrifices” to support Ukraine in its effort to resist Russian aggression, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said. Addressing the House of Commons on Feb. 28, Truss said that all Russian banks will be hit with a full asset freeze within days as she announced new powers to limit…
Putin’s Nuclear Alert Part of Russia’s ‘Battle of Rhetoric’: UK Defence Chief
Russian President Vladimir Putin putting his nuclear forces on high alert is just a part of the Kremlin’s “battle of rhetoric” rather than a real threat, Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said. Putin increased the readiness of Russia’s nuclear weapons on Feb. 27, citing “aggressive statements” from NATO and the financial sanctions imposed in…
White House Responds After Putin Raises Russia’s Nuclear Alert
White House and NATO officials on Sunday responded to a statement issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin that he would activate his strategic deterrence forces, which includes his country’s nuclear arsenal. “If you combine this rhetoric with what they’re doing on the ground in Ukraine, waging war against an independent sovereign nation, conducting a fully-fledged…
UK Foreign Secretary Backs British Nationals Who Want to Fight in Ukraine
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said she would support British nationals who choose to fight alongside the Ukrainian forces against Russian aggression. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that his country is establishing a foreign legion for volunteers from abroad. Asked on the BBC’s “Sunday Morning” programme if she would support UK citizens…
Putin Chooses War
Commentary In his 2014–2015 wars with Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin was hypersensitive to casualties. I imagine he remains so, even as earlier today as he ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As I reported back in 2014, soldiers’ bodies were secretly transported back to Russia in special refrigerated trucks. Burials took place in the early morning…
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