BREAKING: US Special Forces Operator Tells AFP He’s Killing Russians In Ukraine – “I Stopped Counting At 500”
BREAKING: US Special Forces Operator Tells AFP He’s Killing Russians In Ukraine – “I Stopped Counting At 500”
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BREAKING: US Special Forces Operator Tells AFP He’s Killing Russians In Ukraine – “I Stopped Counting At 500”
On Wednesday, Seymour Hersch, an investigative journalist, published a report on Substack alleging that the CIA is aware of large-scale corruption in Kyiv and the embezzlement of U.S. aid.
The former, briefly lived, UK prime minister, Lizz Truss, renewed calls this week for Ukraine’s NATO membership to be fast-tracked. “I also believe we should fast-track Ukraine’s membership of NATO. We should have done it years ago, but the best time to do it will be now,” Truss told listeners during a speech at a Heritage Foundation event.
Egypt is one of the top countries in terms of the amount of foreign aid it receives each year from the U.S. According to a State Department fact sheet, “Since 1978, the United States has provided Egypt with over $50 billion in military and $30 billion in economic assistance.”
On Tuesday, Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia’s FSB security service, accused Ukraine and its Western allies of operating a clandestine program that recruits Russian youth to carry out armed attacks.
According to Russian officials, at least 75 percent of the ruined city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region is under the control of Russian forces. The announcement follows months of intense fighting in the strategic area, with the Russian paramilitary group, Wagner, going so far as to raise its flag along with a Russian flag over the rubble of government buildings in Bakhmut’s city center last week. The outcome of the battle for the city is seen as a bellwether for the remainder of the war by many observers.
According to a top general in the U.S. Space Force, Russia has taken to using space weapons in its war against Ukraine. Russian forces have been jamming GPS signals from American satellites that are used by Ukrainian troops.
In an effort to garner more support for the war in Ukraine from U.S. allies, the White House has decided to send 2 U.S. Treasury officials to Europe and Central Asia next month to demand that Washington’s allies implement sanctions against Russia.
In an attempt to work on a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron is in Beijing this week urging Chinese leader Xi Jinping to “bring Russia to its senses” regarding the war in Ukraine. Xi has become a bit of a global mediator in recent weeks after successfully brokering a rapprochement between former Arab rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran.