Obviously, the war in Ukraine is a tragedy of monumental proportions. Over three million Ukrainians have fled their country in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion. While brave Ukrainians have put up a very stout defense of their nation, the Russians have been able to take control of some areas and are killing innocent civilians.
Vice President Kamala Harris was initially scheduled this week to travel to Brussels, Belgium, to meet with NATO officials to discuss the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, but she’s been bumped in lieu of the commander-in-chief himself, a report noted Sunday.
During an almost two-hour videoconference Friday, U.S. President Joe Biden tried to convince Chinese President Xi Jinping to use the country’s economic influence over Russia to stop the war in Ukraine.
President Biden is under fire for allowing U.S. tax dollars to fund government research in Russia, including “stomach-churning” scientific tests on cats, despite championing economic sanctions against the country for its invasion of Ukraine.
Russia issued a formal maritime warning saying that a number of naval mines that were placed in the Black Sea—allegedly by Ukrainians in efforts to counter Moscow’s invasion—are no longer attached to their anchors and could drift toward the Straits of Bosphorus and the Mediterranean Sea.
China responded to NATO's demand that they condemn Russia's "brutal invasion" in Ukraine by saying they'll "never forget" NATO's deadly bombing of their embassy in Yugoslavia in 1999 and they don't need a "lecture on justice" from an "abuser of international law."
The Bank of England has warned that inflation could hit 8 per cent by as early as next month in Britain as it raised interest rates to pre-pandemic levels on Thursday.
