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UN-Backed Black Sea Grain Export Deal Receives Two-Month Extension
by Connor Freeman | May 17, 2023 | News
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that the Black Sea grain export deal designed to keep goods flowing through Ukrainian ports has been extended for two more months.
With Upgraded Missiles, Ukraine Prepares to Strike Russian Heartland Despite Assurances
by Ted Snider | May 16, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
It’s a pattern Ukrainian officials have commented on before: be patient. The West says no to more advanced weapons and then comes around to sending them. It happened with HIMARS rocket systems, tanks, and fighter jets. The pattern seems to have been repeated again....
Ukraine Seeking Advanced Weapons for ‘Next Counteroffensive’
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | May 10, 2023 | News
Ukraine’s foreign minister said the upcoming counteroffensive against Russian forces would not be the last. The diplomat urged NATO members to transfer more advanced weapons to Kiev for the coming operations, including F-16 fighter jets.
NATO Considering ‘Upgrade’ for Ukraine Status
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | May 8, 2023 | News
Estonia plans on pushing the North Atlantic alliance to present Ukraine with a clear path to full NATO membership at an upcoming meeting, Bloomberg reported, noting that officials will also discuss upgrading Kiev’s status within the US-led military bloc.
COI #417: Moscow Accuses US in Kremlin Drone Attack
by Kyle Anzalone | May 5, 2023 | Conflicts of Interest
On COI #417, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the attempted drone strike on the Kremlin, Moscow pointing the finger at the US after the attack, a major delegation of American arms makers going to Taiwan, the tensions between Kiev and the White House over the...
4/27/23 Kyle Anzalone on the Week’s Top Foreign Policy Stories
by Scott Horton | Apr 29, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Kyle Anzalone returns to the show to run through some of the top stories from the Libertarian Institute and Antiwar.com. They touch on Ukraine, China, Assange and more. Discussed on the show: “Democrats Attack Ukraine Audit Resolution as...
COI #414 US Ambassador Denounces Ceasefires as ‘Cynical’
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 28, 2023 | Conflicts of Interest
On COI #414, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the top American diplomat in Hungary blasting Budapest’s “cynical” calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine, increasing military tensions between Washington and Moscow in Syria, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s...
US Ambassador Blasts Hungary’s Call for Ceasefire in Ukraine as ‘Cynical’
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 26, 2023 | News
The top American diplomat in Hungary attacked Budapest for insufficient commitment to the NATO proxy war against Russia, with the ambassador claiming that support for a ceasefire in Ukraine was “cynical.”
Leaked Docs: Ukraine Planned Attacks on Russian Forces in Syria
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 22, 2023 | News
Kiev’s military intelligence agency believed it could carry out attacks on Russian soldiers and Wagner Group forces in Syria, forcing Moscow to redeploy military assets from Ukraine. The story was reported by the Washington Post using documents released by Jack Teixeira.
US Opposed to ‘Road Map’ for Ukrainian NATO Membership – Report
by Dave DeCamp | Apr 7, 2023 | News
Financial Times reported Thursday that the US is pushing back against an effort by some of its European allies to provide Ukraine with a “road map” toward NATO membership at an alliance summit this July that will be held in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius.
Russia Calls EU ‘Peacekeeper’ Proposal ‘Extremely Dangerous’
by Will Porter | Apr 1, 2023 | News
Moscow has vowed to retaliate should the European Union send a “peacekeeping” force to Ukraine, saying the move would likely kick off a third world war after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban suggested Western leaders are considering such a deployment.
UN Has Plan to Curb World Hunger, But EU Won’t Lift Sanctions
by Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman | Mar 23, 2023 | News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is attempting to persuade the European Union to lift sanctions on the Belarusian fertilizer industry but is making little progress, according to Politico. The UN believes removing the export restrictions will help get more agricultural products to Africa. However, the EU claims the sanctions are key to applying pressure on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Army Establishes First Permanent Garrison on NATO’s Eastern Flank
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 21, 2023 | News
The US Army has officially opened its first permanent military garrison on NATO’s “eastern flank” in a ceremony on Tuesday.
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What War Hawks Would Sound Like If They Weren’t Psychopaths
Modern warfare almost always leads to killing lots of innocents; if governments were held to the same standards as individuals, these killings would be manslaughter, if not murder. This doesn’t mean that war is never justified. But the reasonable hawkish mood is...
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