Shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy’s impassioned appeal to Congress and President Biden to establish a no-fly zone over the besieged country, his administration released a new video in its campaign to rally more international support in its battle with Russia. Ukraine‘s head of the presidential administration, Andriy Yermak, has …
Read More »Russian-American Charged With Acting as Spy in U.S.
A dual Russian-American citizen has been charged with acting as a covert Russian agent in the United States, according to a complaint filed in the U.S. Southern District of New York, CNN reports. Elena Branson operated organizations that “sought to spread Russian propaganda,” the documents filed on Tuesday allege. She …
Read More »Trump's Wild Scheme: 'Bomb the Shit out of Russia' With U.S. F-22s Disguised as Chinese Planes
Speaking with Republican donors Saturday night, former President Donald Trump spitballed a wildly dangerous idea to send American F-22 fighter jets painted with the Chinese flag to bomb Russia. Trump proposed the United States “bomb the shit out of Russia” with disguised planes, as if that would somehow fool Russian …
Read More »'Absolutely Terrifying': Kharkiv Waits as War Closes In
KHARKIV, UKRAINE — The anxiety gnaws at you every minute that you are awake and most of the minutes you are asleep. It jolts you out of dreams. I meet Ilya, 24, in line for the one supermarket that is open in the slushy snow and my hands are shaking …
Read More »Paul Manafort Will Now Serve Nearly 8 Years in Prison
WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort told the federal courtroom in Washington, D.C., that he had “already begun to change.” He spoke of the “power of prayer.” Judge Amy Berman Jackson didn’t buy it. On Wednesday morning, in the conclusion of Special Counsel Robert Mueller‘s two-pronged prosecution of the former Trump campaign …
Read More »'Moscow': New Photo Book Goes Inside Everyday Life in the Russian Capital
For over 20 years, Boogie has made his career as a photographer exploring the back alleys of some of the world’s biggest cities, such as New York, Istanbul and Tokyo. He goes inside the crowds, finding images that can be stark or unsettling, yet whether he’s photographing a portrait or …
Read More »The Nunes Memo: Watergate, It Ain't
After weeks of frenzied hype — stirred by Republican politicians, Fox News and Russian bots — “The Memo” has finally dropped. Here’s what you need to know:The four-page document was written by the staff of Republican House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes – who previously served on the presidential transition …
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