The recent ceremony of accession of four Ukrainian regions to Russia brought a speech from President Putin that outlined the reasons behind Russia’s current struggles, the character and identity of its foes and, more importantly, laid the groundwork for Russia’s next level of confrontation with the West beyond the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine.
Many people are still fleeing big cities that started losing population during the coronavirus pandemic as lingering effects of the virus have continued to scramble migration trends.
The Center for Biological Diversity, an activist climate group that supports population control, joined a coalition of groups urging Congress to expand the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
