House GOP Candidates Posts Echo Moscow Touted Propaganda

House GOP Candidates Posts Echo Moscow Touted Propaganda

In late May, Joe Kent, the GOP candidate for Congress in a crucial Washington toss-up district, posed a question on X (formerly Twitter): “Ukraine is out of men, so their only option is to get NATO involved. What happens when Russia kills French troops in Ukraine?” Enough foreign nationals have signed up to fight for … Read more

Meta bans RT, other Russian state media outlets over ‘foreign interference’ – National

Meta bans RT, other Russian state media outlets over ‘foreign interference’ – National

Meta said it’s banning Russian state media organizations from its social media platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow’s propaganda. The announcement drew a rebuke from the Kremlin on Tuesday. The company, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, said late Monday that it will roll out the ban over the next … Read more

Vladimir Putin wants Russians to have sex during work breaks, says fate of Russia depends on it

Vladimir Putin wants Russians to have sex during work breaks, says fate of Russia depends on it

Russian President Vladimir Putin has introduced a new initiative to address Russia’s declining birth rate, Metro.co.uk reported. This unusual policy encourages citizens to consider having sex during work breaks. The country’s fertility rate is currently at 1.5 children per woman, below the 2.1 rate needed for population stability. On the initiative, Putin said, “The preservation … Read more

Ontario’s public broadcaster under fire for funding, then pulling Russian war doc

Ontario’s public broadcaster under fire for funding, then pulling Russian war doc

Ongoing controversy over the documentary “Russians at War” has brought scrutiny to Ontario’s public broadcaster, which has said it will not air the film it helped fund. One media expert says TVO is getting “the worst of all worlds” by investing in a project that can no longer be shown or monetized. “TVO created a … Read more

Trudeau supports Ukraine striking Russia as U.S., U.K. leaders talk weapons – National

Trudeau supports Ukraine striking Russia as U.S., U.K. leaders talk weapons – National

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that Ukraine should be allowed to strike within Russian territory, as his American and British counterparts meet in Washington to discuss whether to lift restrictions on long-range weapons supplied to Kyiv. Ukraine has been pushing for months for permission to use the weapons, including U.S.-supplied ATACMS and British Storm … Read more

Russian President Vladimir Putin warns of war if West lifts Kyiv’s missile limits

Russian President Vladimir Putin warns of war if West lifts Kyiv’s missile limits

The West would be directly fighting with Russia if it allowed Ukraine to strike Russian territory with Western-made long-range missiles, President Vladimir Putin says, a move he warns would alter the nature and scope of the conflict. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been pleading with Kyiv’s allies for months to let Ukraine fire Western missiles … Read more

Russia launches counterattacks to retake Kursk after incursion stalls

Russia launches counterattacks to retake Kursk after incursion stalls

Russian President Vladimir Putin watches with binoculars the Tsentr-2019 military exercise at the Donguz range near Orenburg city on September 20, 2019. Alexey Nikolsky | Afp | Getty Images Russia said Wednesday it launched a major counteroffensive to retake large areas of its Kursk region that were seized by Ukrainian forces in the border incursion … Read more

Putin would ‘eat you for lunch’ Harris tells Trump in clash over Russia

Putin would ‘eat you for lunch’ Harris tells Trump in clash over Russia

Former US President Donald Trump and US Vice President Kamala Harris are shown on screen during a debate watch party at the Cameo Art House Theatre in Fayetteville, North Carolina, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Donald Trump and Kamala Harris enter Tuesday’s debate in search of the same goal, a moment that will help … Read more

Ukraine strikes Moscow in biggest drone attack so far – National

Ukraine strikes Moscow in biggest drone attack so far – National

Ukraine struck the Moscow region on Tuesday in its biggest drone attack so far on the Russian capital, killing at least one woman, wrecking dozens of homes and forcing around 50 flights to be diverted from airports around Moscow. Russia, the world’s biggest nuclear power, said it had destroyed at least 20 Ukrainian attack drones as they swarmed over … Read more

Turkey’s bid for BRICS both strategic and symbolic step, analysts say

Turkey’s bid for BRICS both strategic and symbolic step, analysts say

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends the BRICS+ session on a two-day BRICS foreign ministers summit held in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia on June 11, 2024. Sefa Karacan | Anadolu | Getty Images Turkey’s request to join the BRICS alliance is a move seen as both strategic and symbolic as the Eurasian country of 85 million … Read more