The US and NATO are directly involved in the war in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday.
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Dependence on Russian Nuclear Energy Frustrates Western Sanctions
Western reliance on nuclear energy technology from Moscow is interfering with US sanctions on Russia, driving Washington to seek alternatives as the United States and its European allies aim to decouple from Russia’s energy sector.
Public Policy Created Europe’s Energy Crisis
An energy policy that bans investment in some technologies based on ideological views and ignores security of supply is doomed to a strepitous failure. The energy crisis in the European Union was not created by market failures or lack of alternatives. It was created...
Kiev Offers White House Targeting Control, Seeks Longer Range Weapons
The Ukrainian government is prepared to give the Joe Biden administration virtual control over its selection of Russian targets. Kiev made the proposal in a bid to receive longer-range weapons from the White House, according to multiple sources speaking with CNN....
Europeans Prepare for a Very Cold Winter
As the citizens of the European Union and the United Kingdom are increasingly struggling to make ends meet due to record levels of inflation, and as the winter draws closer, a serious cost of living crisis is set to spiral out of control. Skyrocketing energy costs,...
News Roundup 9/8/2022
US News Bill LaPlante, the defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, said the Pentagon should sign longer-term contracts with weapons makers. Defense One The Pentagon temporarily halts deliveries of the F-35 because a part was made in China Existing...
News Roundup 9/6/2022
UK Liz Truss will be the next prime minister of the UK. AP AWC Russia US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan leaves his post and announces his retirement. VOA Around 70,000 protesters marched in Prague on Saturday to demonstrate against the Czech government over rising...
COI #319: Thousands of Afghan Refugees Are Still in Camps One Year After Kabul Evacuation
On COI #319, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the latest news on Afghanistan, Iran, the JCPOA negotiations, the Darya Dugina assassination, China, and more. Kyle breaks down the sad reality of the Afghan refugee situation one year after the U.S. withdrawal....
News Roundup 8/30/2022
US News A judge recommended victims of 9/11 not have access to Afghan government funds. MEE South America Colombia and Venezuela and working to restore their relationship. WSJ Russia Pentagon officials say weapon transfers to Ukraine has harmed the US military...
Connor Freeman Interviewed on Cold War 2.0 by Reed Coverdale and David Spuria
Earlier this month, I did a series of interviews covering a wide range of foreign policy topics with the great Reed Coverdale and David Spuria. On the Naturalist Capitalist, Reed and I discuss the continuity between the Trump and Biden administrations, highlighting...
Putin Warns Macron of ‘Large-Scale Catastrophe’ at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
With rising tensions and continued shelling at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and nearby areas, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed the need to send UN monitors to assess the besieged facility.
News Roundup 8/16/2022
US News Journalists Charles Glass and John Goetz and attorneys Margaret Kunstler and Deborah Hrbek sued the CIA headed by former Director Mike Pompeo. The plaintiffs had meetings with Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy in London and were spied on. Reuters Russia...
German Chancellor Warns Intervention in Ukraine Could Spark Nuclear War
Amid mounting pressure to step up military aid to Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned that major involvement in the conflict risks escalation that could ultimately kick off a nuclear exchange with Russia.
Russia Says Its Embassy in Washington Is ‘Under Blockade’
Moscow claims Washington is making normal business at its American diplomatic offices impossible. Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov says frozen bank accounts and threats restrict engagement between the world’s nuclear superpowers.
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