May 13, 2022 NY Times op-ed warns that 'fantasies of regime change' can lead to war with Russia On Wednesday, The New York Times published an op-ed warning that the United States risks war with Russia if it continues to pursue an expansive strategy in Ukraine.
May 13, 2022 Iran protests spread as demonstrators demand change and cheaper food Protests spread to more parts of Iran Friday, as ordinary Iranians demanded the government reinstate subsidies on food that have seen prices soar since they began earlier this week.
May 13, 2022 Arguing the roots of Russophobia Russian officials have been accusing the West and others of being anti-Russian for a long time, but they appear to be ramping up their usage of the word as they press on with their war in Ukraine
May 13, 2022 Democratic majority leader says Republicans shouldn't criticize Biden when 'we're at war' Hoyer, the second-highest ranking House Democrat stunned the lower chamber when he made the statement while debating on the House floor, pushing back on Republicans’ pointing out Biden has "clamped down" on producing energy domestically.
May 13, 2022 Russian lawmaker warns Poland is next in line for 'denazification after Ukraine' A Russian lawmaker is warning Friday that recent comments from Poland’s leaders are encouraging Moscow to “put it in first place in the queue for denazification after Ukraine.”
May 13, 2022 Russian morale, unit cohesion 'remains a problem' as Moscow makes slow gains in Donbas: US official Russia is making “incremental gains” in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region with a senior U.S. defense official telling reporters Friday that Russian morale “remains a problem” for Moscow.
May 13, 2022 Defense Secretary Austin speaks with Russian defense minister for first time in months, urges cease-fire U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke Friday with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu for the first time in months, urging "an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine," Pentagon press secretary John Kirby says.
May 13, 2022 Erdogan says Turkey not on board with Finland, Sweden joining NATO Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his country does “not have a favorable opinion” about Sweden and Finland joining NATO, arguing that the Scandanavian countries are “guesthouses” for anti-Turkey “terrorist organizations.”
May 13, 2022 Former Wagner Group mercenary says Russia ill-prepared for war with Ukraine: report A former mercenary with the notorious Kremlin-linked Wagner Group claimed that Russia was ill-prepared for its war in Ukraine, reports said Friday.
May 13, 2022 UK hits Putin's rumored girlfriend in latest sanction sweep The United Kingdom on Friday hit Russian President Vladimir Putin's "inner circle" with a new round of sanctions on his ex-wife and rumored girlfriend as he continues his deadly war in Ukraine.
