The US Treasury Department has placed Wagner Group, the Russian mercenary company, and several of its affiliates on a blacklist. The move comes as the private military force helps the Kremlin capture key cities in eastern Ukraine.
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US to Transfer Seized Russian Assets to Ukraine
The US government is preparing to hand Ukraine assets confiscated from Russian businessmen under a scheme proposed by the Biden administration last year, which aims to target the wealth of “oligarchs” and pass it on to Kiev.
US, China Vow to Increase Communication to Avoid Conflict in High-Level Meeting
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with China’s top economic official, Vice Premier Liu He, in Switzerland on Wednesday as Washington and Beijing continue to maintain high-level contacts.
US Shipping Arms from Israel to Ukraine – NYT
The US military is supplying Ukraine with hundreds of thousands of artillery shells pulled from a “vast but little-known” stockpile based in Israel, the New York Times reported, citing multiple US and Israeli officials.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a Tyrant Unworthy of Admiration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNSMrawCmcM Volodymyr Zelenskyy has: Instituted Military Conscription (Also Known As Slavery and Forced Labor) Bombed Poland Then Lied Blaming Russia Trying to Start World War Three w/ NATO Nationalized (Monopolized) the Media Banned...
On Trade, Biden Continues Reading from the Trump Playbook
The prolonged charade of the United States is over in its disingenuous opposition to the reconstitution of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization. It is clear now that the Biden administration—like the Trump administration before it—has no desire to...
News Roundup 1/9/2023
Venezuela The Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC has followed up on the ouster of opposition figure Juan Guido, announcing that they will close the facility. AWC Russia The State Department on Thursday rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order for a...
News Roundup 1/6/2023
Venezuela Venezuela’s opposition on Friday voted to remove Juan Guaido as the “interim president” and to dissolve the US-backed “interim government,” a move that came after resuming talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. AWC Venezuelan President Nicolas...
Biden to Expand Trump-Era Policy to Expel Migrants at Southern Border
The White House has rolled out an updated immigration policy, unveiling plans to strengthen rules developed under the Donald Trump administration to quickly deport migrants who attempt to enter the country through the border with Mexico.
Rockets Hit Base Housing US Troops in Eastern Syria
US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday said two rockets were fired at a base in eastern Syria housing US troops earlier in the day and reported there were no casualties in the incident.
US Says Approach to Venezuela’s Maduro ‘Not Changing,’ Will Maintain Sanctions
The State Department said Tuesday that the US approach toward Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is “not changing” and said crippling economic sanctions on the South American country will remain.
COI #367: With the Iran Deal Dead, Israel Prepares for War
On COI #367, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman recap the disastrous foreign policy developments of the year, focusing on escalations with Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, as well as the catastrophic trajectory of the Pentagon’s so-called “Great Power Competition.”...
News Roundup 12/22/2022
Russia Congress unveiled on Tuesday a massive $1.7 trillion omnibus funding bill that includes $45 billion in new Ukraine aid, which will bring total US spending on the war to about $112 billion. AWC Russia’s Foreign Ministry warned on Monday that Washington’s...
Ukraine Furious as EU Plans to Refine Sanctions on Russian Fertilizer Exports
The European Union has agreed to redefine sanctions on some Russian exports to make it easier for poorer nations to import Russia’s fertilizer products. While a group of Western states say the amended policy will help to ease a growing food crisis in Africa, Kiev was outraged at the EU for taking any steps that would even slightly ease the economic war on Moscow.
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