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Commentary: Ukraine needs continued Western support — and tough love — on its path to true nationhood

The day the Ukrainian Parliament declared independence on Aug. 24, 1991, I witnessed the historical moment from the gallery with my wife and a group of Western expatriates. Below us, amid rapturous applause, a huge Ukrainian flag was carried into the hall on the shoulders of many of Ukraine’s founding…

Chicago Tribune · Mar 6, 2023

How the IMF naively parroted Putin’s fake statistics–and botched its economic forecast for Russia

The IMF simply does not have the data it needs to independently calculate Russia’s GDP by any accepted method.

Fortune · Mar 6, 2023

Justice Department task force takes aim at Russian oligarchs and their riches

The Justice Department's Task Force KleptoCapture, set up in the days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has gone after Kremlin-aligned elites, including their luxury yachts and opulent homes.

WEKU · Mar 6, 2023

Moment Putin's secret 'lover' admits he's her 'ideal man' in TV interview

Alina Kabaeva, 39, is a former Olympic gymnast who is 30 years younger than him and the pair have never acknowledged their relationship, but many suspect they have at least two children together

Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2023

Nato faces an all-out fight with Putin. It must stop pulling its punches

Having catastrophically failed to deter Russian aggression in Ukraine, the western alliance needs a plan to win the war, writes Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023

Vladimir Putin's Chechen warlord ally 'seriously ill' amid fears of poisoning

Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov, who has advocated using nuclear weapons against Ukraine, is rumoured to have been poisoned and is being treated in the United Arab Emirates

Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2023

Moment Putin's foreign minister is LAUGHED at as he claims West started Ukraine war

Laughter and groans erupted from the crowd at the G20 Summit in New Delhi when Putin's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov claimed Russia was a victim of the war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2023

Putin thought Ukraine invasion would shatter Nato after swift victory, show FSB leaks

The intel comes from inside the FSB security service, from a source known as Wind of Change, and was reportedly leaked to Russian human rights activist Vladimir Osechkin

Daily Mirror · Mar 4, 2023

Vladimir Putin will eventually be murdered by his inner circle, predicts Zelensky

In a documentary to mark a year since Russia invaded Ukraine, Zelensky said: "They will find a reason to kill the killer", as loyalists have begun turning the tide

Daily Mirror · Mar 4, 2023

Ukraine war: Victory this year or ‘Ukrainians will become increasingly ground down,’ MP warns

Ukraine must make significant progress this year or the conflict will turn into a long drawn-out war of attrition, an MP has warned.

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2023