While the United States is distracted by Supreme Court hearings, the crisis in Ukraine, and economic woes, another crisis has continually been brewing on the southern border.
In what's looking like a hugely significant first sign that Russia could be pulling back on the scope of its Ukraine operations, Bloomberg reports Friday that the Kremlin may be limiting its key military objectives to taking full control over the Donbas region.
Ukrainian President Zelensky's Thursday address stated in no uncertain terms that their lack of entrance into NATO had nothing to do with the status of their army.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky shut down political opposition and consolidated all media into state-run news network -- the exact opposite behavior of a democratic nation.