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September 21, 2022

Biden calls on UN to expand permanent members of Security Council

President Biden called on the UN to expand the number of permanent members of the Security Council as Russia again expanded its war effort in Ukraine.

September 21, 2022

Putin's call for Russian conscripts will require arms Moscow doesn't have, NATO chief says

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Russian President Vladimir Putin's call for conscripts to fight in Ukraine means it will need to arms soldiers with equipment it doesn't have.

September 21, 2022

Brittney Griner weighs heavily on mind of Team USA as FIBA Women's World Cup begins

The United States will be without Brittney Griner for the FIBA Women's World Cup this year but her situation in Russia has weighed heavily on the minds of the active roster.

September 21, 2022

Finland president says Putin 'all in' for Ukraine, claims Russia misunderstood how 'willing' West was to help

President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of his armed forces, which Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said indicates problems for Russia's army.

September 21, 2022

Kirby says US not at war with Russia despite Putin's nuclear threat: 'Nothing can be farther from the truth'

The White House reiterated the U.S. is not at war with Russia over Ukraine on "America's Newsroom," despite Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons.

September 21, 2022

Germany raids 24 properties linked to Putin ally Usmanov

German officers were ordered by the state and federal police to raid properties belonging to one of Russian oligarch, Alisher Usmanov, who is a close ally of President Vladimir Putin.

September 21, 2022

UK defense chief says 'Ukraine is winning' no matter what propaganda Putin spins

U.K. defense secretary slapped back at a threatening overnight address by Russian President Vladimir Putin and said "Ukraine is winning" the war no matter what rhetoric he uses.

September 21, 2022

Putin warns West: Threat to resort to nuclear weapons ‘not a bluff’

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed the West made nuclear threats against Russia and warned that his own country's nuclear threats were "not a bluff."

September 21, 2022

Biden to argue Russia has violated UN’s ‘core tenets’ as Putin escalates mobilization

President Biden will tell the United Nations that Russia have violated the organization's core tenets Wednesday, hours after Vladimir Putin escalated mobilization in Ukraine.

September 21, 2022

Ukraine's China problem, and how to solve it

Before taxpayer dollars are spent on Ukraine’s reconstruction, there’s a serious problem: Zelenskyy opened the door to Chinese participation.