The Lead: The Fog of War (war in Ukraine)
The Lead: The Fog of War (war in Ukraine) Two Presidents at war. Two dangerous and mysterious accidents. Can this be happenstance? Russian President Putin was reported to have survived an assasination attempt on Wednesday. His limousine was allegedly hit by a “loud bang” in the front wheel. I know a bang can’t hit an […]
G20 showdown! NOV 2022
Get ready for a G20 showdown! Both China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin are planning to head to Bali in November for the Group of 20 summit, host country Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo told Bloomberg. This will be the first G20 meeting since Russia invaded Ukraine/the latest increase in U.S.-China tensions.Calls from […]
Biden invites Putin to a crunch summit amid deteriorating relations between Russia and the United States, as American warships set course for the Black Sea.
The White House has proposed a formal meeting in “a third country” between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, to discuss tensions in Ukraine, security issues, and the need for nuclear arms control. Officials from the United States announced that the two leaders discussed “a variety of regional and global issues” […]
Putin to “create” Eurasian Union
MOSCOW-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin asked for the creation of a Eurasian economic union in an article published Tuesday, as the country continues in its drive to rebuild economic ties between former Soviet republics. Russia’s ambition has previously caused problems in its World Trade Organization accession talks, which the country has been involved in almost […]