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Elon Musk Still Getting Slammed For Elevating Predictions By Putin Ally
Twitter CEO Elon Musk is still getting heat for appearing to gush about tweets posted by a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin predicting that America would be ripped apart by civil war, that Musk would become U.S. president, and…
Lindsey Graham Says Ukraine War Won’t End Unless Russians Take Out Putin
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Wednesday that Russia’s war against Ukraine will not end unless Russian President Vladimir Putin is taken out. Graham, who has a long history of pushing for foreign intervention and was met with outcry…
Russian Meat Magnate Who Reportedly Criticized Ukraine War Falls To Death From Third Floor Of Hotel
Pavel Antov, a wealthy Russian politician who founded the meat conglomerate Vladimir Standard and criticized the shelling of Ukraine’s capital, died Saturday after an apparent fall from the third floor of his hotel in the Rayagada district…
Vladimir Putin Cancels End-Of-Year Press Conference As Russian Anti-War Feeling Grows
Russian President Vladimir Putin canceled his traditional end-of-year press conference amid fears it would be “hijacked” by anti-war protesters, according to U.K. intelligence.It will be the first time in a decade that the Q&A —…
Officials Say Putin Is ‘Struggling Badly’ Based On Russia’s Latest Actions
U.S. officials said this weekend that Russia is showing signs of “struggling” in its war against Ukraine, evidenced by President Vladimir Putin’s latest nuclear threats, attempts to annex parts of the neighboring country, and calls to round…
Vladimir Putin Grants Russian Citizenship To Edward Snowden
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Monday granted citizenship to former American intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who fled prosecution after he revealed highly classified U.S. surveillance programs to capture communications and data from around…
Referendums In Ukraine’s Russia-Held Areas Stoke Tension With West
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Referendums that are expected to serve as a pretext for Moscow to annex Russian-held regions of Ukraine reached their final day of voting Tuesday as the preordained outcome of the Kremlin-orchestrated votes heightened…
Putin’s ‘Partial Mobilization’ Plan Sputters As Nuclear Threat Looms
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order last week calling up about 300,000 reservists to join his forces fighting in Ukraine has hit roadblocks, but CIA Director William Burns said Russia’s menacing nuclear threat should be taken “very…
U.S. Hits Russia With New Sanctions For Annexing Ukrainian Regions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Friday sanctioned more than 1,000 people and firms connected to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including its Central Bank governor and families of National Security Council members, after President Vladimir…
‘There Are No Checks’ On Vladimir Putin Over Nuclear Threat In Ukraine: Defense Sec.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday said “there are no checks” on Russian President Vladimir Putin and he would be the only person in his country to determine whether to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.Putin on Friday vowed to use “all…