"The Canadian speaker of the House of Commons has issued an apology after he asked the
entire Parliament to give a standing ovation last week to a 98 year old Nazi Waffen-SS soldier in the presence of the visiting Ukrainian President Zelensky.
Anthony Rota issued the apology Sunday, claiming that the decision to honor Yaroslav Hunka, a Ukrainian who fought with 14th “Galicia” division of the Waffen-SS in the Second World War, was entirely down to him....Yaroslav Hunka, 98, fought in a Third Reich military formation accused of war crimes." ZH
"A Russian drone and missile strike near Odesa damaged port infrastructure, a grain silo and
an abandoned hotel...Russia has continuously targeted port and grain storage facilities in Odesa since pulling out of a deal that allowed Ukrainian grain exports to countries facing the threat of hunger. The attacks have destroyed silos, warehouses, oil terminals and other infrastructure critical for storage and shipping.
In the south, Russian forces dropped bombs and launched six heavy artillery strikes on Kherson, destroying a school and factory and damaging residential buildings." Breitbart
"Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced several support measures forUkraine, including military, economic and humanitarian assistance, while also pledging an additional show of diplomatic backing through steps intended to punish Russia over the war. Canada’s pledge to stand with Ukraine will include $650 million in new military assistance over the next three years, Trudeau said." Breitbart
"Kiev lost "a lot of equipment" near the villages of Rabotino and Verbovoe in Zaporozhye direction, a US news outlet reported, quoting an anonymous Ukrainian militant. Among the losses, there are German Marders and American Strykers, the armored vehicles that proved not good enough against "saturation of antitank mines" and Russian forces that were described by anonymous media source as "colossal"." Sp
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Canada to stay with his country to victory
as he went to the Canadian Parliament seeking to bolster support from Western allies for Ukraine’s war against the Russian invasion." EU
"Hours after Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat over the Indian government’s allegedinvolvement in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the leader of the Khalistan separatist movement and a Canadian citizen, New Delhi responded in kind.
The Canadian high commissioner was summoned by the Indian Foreign Ministry and was informed about New Delhi’s decision to expel a senior Canadian diplomat based in India. He has been asked to leave the country within the next five days, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.
India’s decision reflected its “growing concern at the interference of Canadian diplomats in our internal matters and their involvement in anti-India activities,” the statement added.
New Delhi’s move comes in response to Canada’s expulsion of Pavan Kumar Rai, the head of the Research and Analysis Wing of India’s external intelligence agency, amid allegations linking the Indian government to the assassination of a Khalistan activist in June.
Reacting to the accusations, India strongly rejected the Canadian government’s claims, calling them “absurd.” RT
"Poland’s prime minister has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to never
“insult” Poles again, returning to harsh rhetoric towards Kyiv after the Polish president had sought to defuse a simmering dispute between the two countries over the issue of Ukrainian grain imports.
Zelenskyy angered his neighbours in Warsaw – a key military ally against Russia – when he told the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week that Kyiv was working to preserve land routes for its grain exports amid a Russian blockade of the Black Sea, but that “political theater” around grain imports was helping Moscow’s cause." AlJazeera
"Defense forces of Ukraine broke through the defense line of Russian troops in the area of
Verbove village, Zaporizhzhia region......"On the left flank [near Verbove] we have a breakthrough and we continue to advance further," Tarnavskyi said, although he admitted that his troops were moving slower than anticipated." Uktinform
"Senator Rand Paul doubled down on his staunch opposition to further funding for the war in
Ukraine, blasting the visiting President Zelensky as a leader of a corrupt regime “begging for more money.” ZH
"Russia's Defense Ministry (MoD) has confirmed that the headquarters of its Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol was damaged in a Ukrainian attack ...the strike was conducted by multiple missiles, but that anti-air defenses intercepted the majority of them. There was damage to the "historic building" which houses the navy HQ." XH
"Ukraine's air defense forces intercepted 20 enemy targets over Kyiv and its suburbs this morning..... debris fell in several districts of the capital. In the Shevchenkivskyi district, there is damage to a gas pipe. According to preliminary information, there was no fire. In the Darnytskyi district, non-residential premises and parked cars were damaged by debris. There is a fire." Ukrin
"Poland on announced it will stop supplying weapons to Ukraine in order to
prioritize its own defense...Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced that Poland will no longer transfer weapons to Ukraine and will “now arm [themselves] with the most modern weapons.” Breitbart
"With Zelensky in Capitol Hill, and with Ukraine aid hanging in the balance, KevinMcCarthy has failed for a second time to advance a bill funding the Defense Department, which keeps the government on a path toward a shutdown on Oct. 1. Politico has reported secret, urgent cross-aisle talks as follows: "Small groups of Democrats are holding secret talks with several of McCarthy’s close GOP allies about a last-ditch deal to fund the government, according to more than a half-dozen people familiar with the discussions."
A small group of conservative holdouts are harping on the key controversial issues of Ukraine and the US border: On the prospect of $24 billion for Ukraine, some vocal Republicans have grown bolder in highlighting Ukraine's problems, urging that America must first fix its own pressing crises at home.
Ukrainian President Volodoymr Zelensky is in Washington Thursday, where he's expected at the White House to meet with President Joe Biden. Importantly, he's also soon due to meet with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, at a moment some GOP dissenters are holding up Pentagon funding and the potential for more Ukraine aid.
McCarthy vowed Tuesday to confront and intensely question Zelensky when the two meet. He posed going into the meeting, "Is Zelensky elected to Congress? Is he our president? I don’t think I have to commit anything and I think I have questions for him." ZH
"Ukrainian military has announced that it has suspended controversial transgenderspokesperson Sarah Ashton-Cirillo for allegedly making unapproved statements on social media; however, there have been no updates from the Ukrainians or the Biden administration on the fate of an American citizen journalist currently imprisoned in Ukraine......Ohio Republican Sen. J.D. Vance wrote this week to top Biden administration officials demanding information on the American citizen after Ashton-Cirillo posted a video on social media declaring that Ukraine was planning to “hunt down” alleged Russian propagandists.
Following the publication of the contents of the letter by Breitbart, Ashton-Cirillo took to social media again, this time claiming that people who supposedly espouse narratives perceived as being pro-Russian were not entitled to be called journalists, and therefore were undeserving of free speech protections and should be tried as war criminals....the U.S. State Department confirmed that the American government is aware that a citizen journalist, known as Gonzalo Lira, is currently in prison in Ukraine. ...Sen. J.D. Vance remarked on Ashton-Cirillo’s suspension: “No American dollar should flow to someone threatening violence against people for exercising their free speech rights. So I’m glad Ukraine parted ways with this spokesman." Breitbart
"Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a successful strike on a command post of the occupiers' Black Sea Fleet near Verkhniosadove outside temporarily occupied Sevastopol." Ukrin
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