President Zelenskyy invites Pope Francis to visit Ukraine during second phone call

"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that he had spoken to Pope Francis on the phone, telling the Pope that he would welcome Vatican mediation to end the suffering in his country.

The Ukrainian president also said that “the mediating role of the Holy See in ending human suffering would be appreciated” and thanked the Pope “for the prayers for Ukraine and peace.”

According to Yurash, Zelenskyy repeated his invitation to Francis to visit Ukraine." CNS

US says Russian troops have been taken out by FROSTBITE

"Russian troops in Ukraine lack proper cold weather clothing and some have been taken out of
the fight by frostbite, a senior U.S. defense official revealed on Tuesday.

The official cited it as another example of how Moscow had failed to adequately prepare for the invasion of Ukraine, along with continuing fuel, ammunition and food shortages." DM

Belarus Rail Lines Carrying Trains With Supplies for the Russian Army Are Being Hit by Sabotage Attacks

"The General Prosecutor of Belarus opened a criminal case into what it called an act of
terrorism carried out by an organized group against infrastructure of the Belarusian Railway, according to TASS.

The general prosecutor added that signaling facilities and other transport equipment were rendered “unusable.”

The BYPOL group, which consists of former security officers who support the opposition in Belarus, said on Tuesday that a series of sabotage actions had targeted the railway system in Belarus, disrupting the movement of military trains in the country." JP

Ukraine retakes key Kyiv suburb as battle for Mariupol rages

"Ukraine said it retook a strategically important suburb of Kyiv on Tuesday, as Russian forces
squeezed other areas near the capital and pressed their attack on the embattled southern port of Mariupol.

Explosions and bursts of gunfire shook Kyiv, and black smoke rose from a spot in the north. Intensified artillery fire could be heard from the northwest, where Russia has sought to encircle and capture several suburban areas of the capital, a crucial target.

Residents sheltered at home or underground under a 35-hour curfew imposed by city authorities that runs to Wednesday morning.

Russian forces also continued their siege of Mariupol after the southern port city’s defenders refused demands to surrender, with fleeing civilians describing relentless bombardments and corpses lying in the streets." NYP

'We Are on the Brink of Survival,' Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Tells Italian Parliament

"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Italian parliament on Tuesday that his
country was on the brink of surviving its war with Russian forces that he warned wanted to break through to the rest of Europe.

"For Russian troops, Ukraine is the gates of Europe, where they want to break in, but barbarism must not be allowed to pass," he said." Newsmax

Rogan Exposes How West Has Done A Complete 180 On ‘Corrupt’ Ukraine

"Joe Rogan noted on his podcast that the Western narrative on Ukraine has flipped 180
degrees in a few weeks from the country having a horrible corrupt government to being heroic allies against the Russian scourge.

“I have this screenshot that someone sent me,” Rogan stated, “about the way the people on the left were talking about the Ukraine situation before the war.”

He continued, “This is one of the things that’s so weird is that they were very disparaging of Ukraine, and they were talking about the massive corruption of Ukraine, and how horrible it was over there.”

“And now, all of a sudden, they’re looking at it like they’re heroes. The same exact people. This is what’s confusing,” the host added.

Rogan then read out points from the screenshot he referenced wherein Ukraine was labeled “the most corrupt nation in Europe” with an “increasingly corrupt and authoritarian” leader.

“We’re supposed to just veer away from the narrative that was being pushed just a couple years ago,” Rogan asserted.

Rogan also went on to point out how insane it is that Facebook and other social media platforms are officially sanctioning violent rhetoric against Russians." IW

Russian Shoppers Are Literally Fighting Each Other for Sugar

"Videos of Russian shoppers fighting over sugar in supermarkets have gone viral, showing just how scarce the staple food has become in the economic fallout from the war in Ukraine." Vice

U.S. Unexpectedly Sanctions China Officials Hours After Demanding Beijing Condemn Russia

"Monday afternoon Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced more visa restrictions on
Chinese officials related to prior charges that state authorities are overseeing the ethnic cleansing of Uighurs. It's certainly interesting timing in terms of pulling out the the human rights card, given that throughout last week the admin's China criticisms seemed exclusively focused on its "fence-sitting" over Ukraine." ZH