Jewish Group Awards Trump Menorah for Israel Support, Fighting Antisemitism

"As President Joe Biden and fellow Democrats continue to pressure the Jewish state to forfeit a victory in its current war on Hamas, a Jewish delegation led by the Israel Heritage Foundation expressed gratitude to former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate, presenting him with a decorative menorah for his steadfast support of Israel and efforts to combat antisemitism." Breitbart

Sweden officially joins NATO ending decades of neutrality

"Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression in Europe have spiked following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine." AP

92 combat clashes on front lines in last 24 hours

"The Russian army launched 6 missile strikes, 90 air strikes and 115 attacks using multiple rocket launchers on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas.....enemy air

strikes targeted Seredyna-Buda, Tovstodubove, Volfyne, Khrapivshchyna and Kamianka in the Sumy region; Zarichne, Nesterne, Krasnyi Yar, Chorne, Kozacha Lopan and Tabaivka in the Kharkiv region; Yampolivka, Terny, Bohdanivka, Stupochky, New York, Pokrovsk, Novobakhmutivka, Ocheretyne, Netailove, Krasnohorivka, Novomykhailivka, Vodiane, Urozhaine and Staromaiorske in the Donetsk region; Novodarivka, Chervone, Malynivka, and Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia region. In the Lyman sector, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 11 enemy attacks outside Bilohorivka, Luhansk region, and Terny and Spirne, Donetsk region.
On the Bakhmut axis, Ukrainian forces repelled 11 enemy attacks outside Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka in the Donetsk region.
In the area of responsibility of the Tavria operational and strategic group of troops in the Avdiivka sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 21 enemy attacks near Berdychi, Tonenke, Pervomaiske, and Nevelske in the Donetsk region.
On the Novopavlivka axis, Ukraine's defense forces continue to hold off the enemy near Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Pobieda, and Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk region, where the enemy made 20 attempts to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops.
In the Orikhiv sector, the enemy carried out 16 attacks in areas to the west of Verbove and Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region." Ukrin

Russian Special Forces Commander 'Liquidated' in Ukraine

"Eastern European news outlet Nexta posted on Telegram that Alexey Ivanov, a commander with the "Peresvet" special forces (Spetsnaz) detachment, "was eliminated by aerial reconnaissance of the 30th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine." MS

Russian Official Killed by Car Bomb in Ukraine

"A Russian election official in an occupied area of Ukraine has reportedly been killed after being targeted with a car bomb.

Russia's Investigative Committee said in a release that an unnamed official, a woman who served as a member of the Kremlin-backed election commission in the occupied Zaporizhzhia city Berdyansk, had been killed in the "terrorist act" on the same morning." Newsweek

Leader of restive Moldova region tells Putin local rights being crushed

"The pro-Russian leader of Moldova's restive Gagauzia region told Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that the country's central authorities were systematically crushing her region's political and economic rights.
Gagauzia, in Moldova's south, is increasingly at odds with Moldova's pro-European President Maia Sandu over the election last year of Eugenia Gutul as "bashkan", or leader. Gutul has close ties to fugitive pro-Russian businessman Ilan Shor.
Sandu is seeking European Union membership for her country and identifies Russia as the biggest threat to its sovereignty.
Gutul has been in Russia since last week, when she asked the head of parliament's upper house for support for her region.
"I told (Putin) about the illegal actions of Moldova's authorities who are taking revenge on us for our civic positions and for standing by our national interests," Gutul wrote on Telegram alongside a photo of her shaking hands with Putin.
"Chisinau is taking away our rights step by step, limiting the budget, violating our legal rights provoking instability and destabilization in Gagauzia and throughout the country." MS

Iran Retaliates Against US Sanctions by Seizing $50 Million Oil Cargo from Advantage Sweet

"In a dramatic escalation of tensions, Iranian authorities have officially confiscated an American oil cargo worth approximately $50 million from the tanker Advantage Sweet, a vessel seized last year in the Gulf of Oman. The tanker, carrying a cargo initially bound for Chevron, was intercepted by the Iranian navy." MS

White House is considering allocating $200 million from Pentagon reserves to Ukraine

"President Joe Biden’s administration is considering using around $200 million from the U.S. military budget to provide urgent support to Ukraine, as a large aid package remains blocked in Congress—the anticipated funding falls far short of President Biden's requested $61 billion aid package for Ukraine, which remains blocked in Congress." UKV

Antisemitic Mob Targets Pro-Israel Event at Montreal Holocaust Museum

"An antisemitic mob targeted a pro-Israel event at a Holocaust Museum in Montreal, Canada, on Monday evening, with members of the crowd chanting “Death to Israel! Death to the Jews!” Breitbart