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Bakhmut’s Ruins are Putin’s Victory | Steve Berman

Bakhmut’s Ruins are Putin’s Victory | Steve Berman

It’s not Russian propaganda that Bakhmut is no longer in the hands of Ukrainian forces. Once every building is hollowed out, leveled, or structurally compromised to the point where it cannot offer shelter, there’s really nowhere for Ukrainian defenders to hide or regroup, so they left. But talk of “Pyrrhic victory” and “Russian losses” is counterproductive. …

HE KNEW ALL ALONG: Report – VP Biden Was Briefed About Hillary’s Russia Scam in 2016

HE KNEW ALL ALONG: Report – VP Biden Was Briefed About Hillary’s Russia Scam in 2016

The Durham Report confirmed this week that Joe Biden was briefed about Hillary Clinton’s global plot to tie Donald Trump to Russia when he was Vice President of the United States and refused to disclose the information to the public. From the Washington Examiner: President Joe Biden was briefed in 2016 about an alleged plan by Hillary Clinton to …

JUST IN: Russia Claims Putin Survived Overnight Assassination Attempt

JUST IN: Russia Claims Putin Survived Overnight Assassination Attempt

Russian officials are now claiming that Vladimir Putin survived an overnight drone attack that attempted to kill the President in the heart of Moscow. From Fox News: Russian government officials are claiming Ukrainian forces attempted to kill President Vladimir Putin with a failed drone attack. Officials say two drones were used in the “assassination attempt” …

WATCH: Dramatic Footage of U.S. Drone Colliding With A Russian Jet Over the Black Sea

WATCH: Dramatic Footage of U.S. Drone Colliding With A Russian Jet Over the Black Sea

US European Command has released dramatic footage of Tuesday’s encounter between a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone and pair of Russian fighter jets that forced the unmanned aircraft to crash into the Black Sea. Watch the video below: According to the U.S. European Command, the collision led to the “complete loss” of the drone, and followed …

TANKS TO UKRAINE: Biden Changes Course, Says US Will Send 31 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine

TANKS TO UKRAINE: Biden Changes Course, Says US Will Send 31 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine

President Biden announced Wednesday his plan to deploy at least 31 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine, saying the heavy weaponry will be used to “defend” its territory against Russian forces. “And it’s also in keeping with that representative of a long term, long term commitment that we have to Ukraine’s defense needs,” a senior administration official …

JUST IN: Ex-FBI Agent Who Led Trump-Russia Probe Arrested for Ties to Moscow Businessman

JUST IN: Ex-FBI Agent Who Led Trump-Russia Probe Arrested for Ties to Moscow Businessman

The former FBI agent who partially led the investigation into collusion between Donald Trump and Russia was arrested this week for his alleged ties to a Moscow businessman. From Fox News: A former senior FBI counterintelligence official who spearheaded the Trump-Russia probe was arrested and charged over his own alleged ties to a sanctioned Russian oligarch amid …

WATCH: Brittney Griner-‘Merchant of Death’ Prisoner Swap Caught On Video

WATCH: Brittney Griner-‘Merchant of Death’ Prisoner Swap Caught On Video

Russia’s Federal Security Service have released video of the swap between WNBA star Brittney Griner and Viktor Bout, the arms dealer known as the “Merchant of Death.” In the video, both Griner (wearing a red jacket) and Bout can be seen on an airport tarmac in the United Arab Emirates, flanked by security service agents. …

‘DISAPPOINTED’: U.S. Marine Imprisoned in Russia Speaks Out on Brittney Griner Swap

‘DISAPPOINTED’: U.S. Marine Imprisoned in Russia Speaks Out on Brittney Griner Swap

Paul Whelan, the retired U.S. Marine who’s been detained in Russia since 2018, is speaking out today, just hours after WNBA star Brittney Griner was released in a prisoner exchange for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout. In an exclusive interview with CNN from a penal colony in a remote part of Russia, Whelan told the …

‘HELL NAH!’ Cowboys Star Slams Biden for Brittney Griner Release

‘HELL NAH!’ Cowboys Star Slams Biden for Brittney Griner Release

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons offered some criticism for President Joe Biden’s decision to exchange WNBA star Brittney Griner for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout–better known by his moniker “The Merchant of Death.” Shortly after President Biden tweeted about the exchange earlier this morning, Parsons offered a single sentence response to the news: “We still not …

FAIR TRADE? US Exchanges ‘The Merchant of Death’ For Jailed WNBA Star Brittney Griner

FAIR TRADE? US Exchanges ‘The Merchant of Death’ For Jailed WNBA Star Brittney Griner

WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from Russian detention in a swap for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout, U.S. officials have confirmed. Brittney Griner was arrested in February for bringing in vape cartridges containing oils derived from cannabis through a Moscow airport. The Texas native was sentenced to 9-years in prison in August, a …

PUTIN HITS NATO: Russian Missiles Strike Poland, 2 Killed

PUTIN HITS NATO: Russian Missiles Strike Poland, 2 Killed

A senior US official told CBS News Tuesday that Russian rockets smashed into a farm in eastern Poland, killing two people. From CBS News: A senior U.S. intelligence official says Russian missiles crossed into NATO member Poland, killing two people. Polish government spokesman Piotr Mueller did not immediately confirm the information, but said top leaders were …

NO BLANK CHECKS: McCarthy Says a GOP-Led Congress Won’t Support Unchecked Spending on Ukraine

NO BLANK CHECKS: McCarthy Says a GOP-Led Congress Won’t Support Unchecked Spending on Ukraine

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) says a GOP-led Congress after the November midterm elections means no more unchecked spending in regard to Ukrainian aid. “I think people are gonna be sitting in a recession and they’re not going to write a blank check to Ukraine. They just won’t do it,” McCarthy, told Punchbowl News on Tuesday. “Ukraine …