Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly ready to negotiate directly with Ukrainian leaders in a deal that would include the demilitarization and neutrality of the nation.
Within the next couple of months it is likely that there will be direct US military involvement in Ukraine, with Russia now openly supporting and recognizing separatist groups in the Donbass region on the eastern edge of the country and apparently moving to aid them militarily in separation.
To quote Rep. Thomas Massie, “We are 100 weeks, 2 presidents, 7 trillion dollars, 3 jabs, and a shredded Constitution into slowing the spread.” And what have we gotten for it? Here is a chart worth 7 trillion words comparing the results of high-income nations and low income nations.
Police officers marched down the street in full uniform, joining the protest over COVID-19 mandates, including vaccine mandates, as Paris sees more than six months of protests.
Around 4 million vaccinated and boosted French residents woke up to a deactivated vaccine passport and notification that they were required to get an additional booster to continue participating in society.
In the latest development out of the Donbas, Reuters reports that under its new agreement with separatist leaders, Russia has a right to build and establish military bases in eastern Ukraine.