Russian Navy Commander Killed in Ukraine

"A senior naval commander in Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been killed in Ukraine, the
governor of Sevastopol said on Sunday.Newsmax

Putin Finds Some Unlikely Allies in the United States Congress

"Everyone knows that The Squad in the House of Representatives is so far to the Left as to make Stalin look like a John Bircher, but would they go so far as to cheerlead for a former KGB man’s war of aggression? It looks as if the answer is yes.... the New York Post reported Saturday that “comrades in ‘The Squad’ have bent over backwards in the House of Representatives to defend Vladimir Putin, voting against sanctions on Russian oil and parroting Kremlin talking points.”

For at least one of the far-Left Squad members, the winsome and patriotic Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Mogadishu), this may represent a hard-headed business decision: Omar “has family with business interests in Russia and its oil industry. Omar’s father, Nur Omar Mohamed, was a colonel in the Somali army during the 1970s and 1980s under the Soviet-backed regime of dictator Siad Barre. During that time he received a military education in the Soviet Union, according to an obituary.” PJM

 

 

Kiev Tells All Cities Under Siege, Including Mariupol: "There Can Be No Talk Of Any Surrender"

 "There can be no talk of any surrenders, laying down of arms. We have already informed the
Russian side about this," Ukraine’s deputy prime minister Iryna Vereshchuk said after the Russian deadline for surrender came and went Monday morning. Intense bombardment has resumed in Mariupol, with a number of reports noting that Monday saw the heaviest attacks since the start of the Russian invasion nearly a month ago." ZH

Russia Says Has Again Fired Hypersonic Missiles in Ukraine

"Russia said Sunday it has again fired its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles in Ukraine,
destroying a fuel storage site in the country's south.

The Russian Defense Ministry also said it killed more than 100 members of Ukrainian special forces and "foreign mercenaries" when it targeted a training center in the town of Ovruch in northern Ukraine with sea-based missiles." MT

Poland Continues Push for NATO to Consider Peacekeepers in Ukraine

"Poland Ambassador Marek Magierowski sat down with CNN’s Jake Tapper on this Sunday’s
edition of “State of the Union” to continue to push his country’s proposal for NATO to consider becoming involved in peacekeeping in Ukraine, at this week’s alliance summit." RS

Larry Kudlow: New Iran Nuke Deal 'Worst Foreign Policy Story' Ever

"As much as inflation and a future recession are concerns for Americans, Larry Kudlow says
the dangers of an impending return to an Iran nuclear deal by the Biden administration is a bigger concern.

"The single worst story is the continued reports we are very close, the U.S., to a new nuclear deal with Iran: This is utter insanity; this is the worst thing that I've ever seen," Kudlow told Sunday's "The Cats Roundtable" WABC 770 AM-N.Y.

"Iran, which hates America, which hates Israel, our staunchest ally, which hates Saudi Arabia, which is an ally – and in this deal we're going to give a $10 billion carve out to Russia to build a nuclear facility of some kind in Iran."

All this comes as President Joe Biden attempts to sanction Russia out of its invasion of Ukraine, including a pseudo ban on Russian oil, but instead rewards it for profiting off nuclear energy for Iran, Kudlow lamented to host John Catsimatidis." NYP

Mariupol Resident Says Azov Regiment Neo-Nazis Destroyed City Pool, 'Killed a Lot of People'

"Mariupol resident Nina Kulayeva has told Sputnik that scores of people died after neo-Nazis from Ukraine's Azov Regiment deliberately destroyed the Neptune swimming pool in the centre of the southeastern coastal city currently surrounded by Russian and Donetsk People's Republic forces.

The woman suggested that by obliterating the pool, members of the Azov Regiment apparently wanted to intimidate the local population.

The Azov Regiment, formed in 2014 as a group of neo-Nazi volunteer paramilitaries and infamous for their 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich-style rune logo, has since been integrated into the Ukrainian National Guard." Sputnik

Russia Deporting Captured Ukrainian Civilians to Camps in Russia

"Over the past week, several thousand Mariupol residents were deported onto the Russian
territory, the city council said in a statement on its Telegram channel late on Saturday.

Russian news agencies have said buses have carried several hundred people Moscow calls refugees from Mariupol to Russia in recent days." Newsmax

Conservatives Roast White House After Report It Considered Giving Americans Gas Cards

"Conservatives on Twitter roasted the Biden administration on Saturday after a report surfaced
that the White House had mulled giving Americans gas cards to help alleviate skyrocketing prices at the pump.

Axios reported that the White House floated the idea as part of a package Democrats are brainstorming in an attempt to offer some sort of positive policy response to soaring gas prices. The idea was quickly shot down by a House Democratic legal counsel, who pointed out the idea would be expensive and poorly targeted; it would likely make inflation worse and wouldn’t necessarily lower prices; and it would likely bog down the IRS in the middle of tax filing season, which would lead to delays in filing and processing tax returns.A White House spokesman admitted that the idea was discussed, but claimed it was not a serious policy proposal." PP

Documentary Film Exposed U.S. Bioweapons Labs in Eastern Europe in 2018

"An explosive 2018 documentary film by Al Mayadeen Documentaries details the secret U.S.
funding of bioweapons research using dangerous pathogens in Eastern Europe.

Despite the mainstream media and U.S. government denying involvement in these clandestine operations, this documentary appears to confirm Russia’s accusations of Pentagon-backed biolab facilities on its doorstep .Notably, U.S. government documents confirm that coronaviruses similar to SARS-CoV-2 were among the pathogens studied at some of these biolabs in Georgia since 2017." IW

Russia warns of ‘false flag’ attack on US diplomats - Information on the alleged plans has been provided by a Ukrainian intelligence officer who surrendered

"The Russian military claims it has uncovered a plot by Ukrainian hard-line nationalist groups
to target diplomatic facilities of the US and other Western nations in the Ukrainian city of Lviv.

The alleged discovery was announced by Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov during a media briefing.

Washington and many other Western states moved embassy staff to Lviv shortly before Russia launched its military attack, last month. The city, regarded as a hotbed of Ukrainian nationalism, is about 500km from the capital, Kiev, and just 50km from the Polish border.   

The information on the supposed plot was provided by an officer from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), who Moscow says voluntary surrendered to Russian forces." IW

Ukraine suspends opposition parties

"Ukraine has moved to suspend the activities of almost a dozen opposition parties, including
the parliament’s second-largest group, Opposition Platform – For Life, for as long as the conflict with Russia continues.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the decision of the country’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) on Sunday.

It was made “given the full-scale war and the ties of some political structures with this state,”he said, apparently referring to Russia. According to Zelensky, the activities of the opposition parties will be put on hold “for the period of martial law.”

“Any activity of politicians aimed at division and collaboration won’t be successful, but will instead be faced with a harsh response,” the president warned.

A total of 11 parties were blacklisted, including Opposition Platform – For Life, which is the second-biggest in the Verkhovna Rada with 39 seats; Party of Shariy, founded by harsh critic of the Kiev authorities, blogger Anatoly Shariy; and Nashi party, headed by Evgeniy Murayev." IW

Russia ridicules idea that cosmonauts wore yellow in support of Ukraine

"Russia’s space agency dismissed Western media reports suggesting Russian cosmonauts
joining the International Space Station (ISS) had chosen to wear yellow suits with a blue trim in support of Ukraine.

“Sometimes yellow is just yellow,” Roscosmos’s press service said on its Telegram channel." Yahoo

Putin ‘panicking’ over revolution in Moscow as he battles to control Ukraine, PM says

"Putin invaded Ukraine because he is terrified of a pro-democracy revolution in Moscow,
Boris Johnson has said.

The Prime Minister said Mr. Putin was in a “total panic” about the prospect of a popular uprising in his own country if freedom was allowed to flourish in Kyiv." NYP

China Blames NATO Expansion for Ukraine War

"In a speech, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng criticized the far-reaching Western
sanctions imposed on Russia after it invaded Ukraine and said the root cause of the war in Ukraine “lies in the Cold War mentality and power politics.”....Chinese envoy said if NATO’s “enlargement goes further, it would be approaching the ‘outskirts of Moscow’ where a missile could hit the Kremlin within seven or eight minutes.” Breitbart