Politics
Trump’s effort to peel Russia away from China meets resistance as Putin escalates war
Trump’s overtures to Moscow were met by increasing attacks in Ukraine, leading to sanctions threats from the president.
Politics
Germany reverses position on total embargo on Russian oil
Germany was, until recently, a notable holdout to the EU's plan to cut off Russian oil completely
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Billboard in Times Square asks Biden to reject Russian oil
"Hey Vlad. Screw You!" the billboard says. "Nyet to Russian Oil. Time for American oil. Drill more, pay less. C’mon Joe. This ain’t hard."
Climate
EXPERT: European dependence on Russian oil, gas allowed Putin to attack Ukraine
Michael Shellenberger, author of Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmist Hurts Us All, wrote an article for Bari Weiss’s Substack explaining how an obsession with “green ideology” opposed to fracking and nuclear made the West vulnerable to Moscow’s laser focus on oil and gas exports.
Business
U.S. threatens to renew oil sanctions against Venezuela after banning opposition leader from presidential election
María Corina Machado handedly won an October primary and is the opposition’s “unity candidate” to challenge Nicolas Maduro in the upcoming 2024 presidential election
Politics
Rep. Salazar: 'We must stop the Russians in our own backyard'
The Florida based congresswoman warned that Russia has in recent years provided “lethal military equipment” to regimes unfriendly to the United States like Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela
Politics
Republicans slam Biden officials for meeting with Maduro regime
The White House is reportedly considering easing oil sanctions on Venezuela amidst calls to cut off oil imports from Russia over Ukraine invasion.
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Activist tries to glue his head to Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ painting in the Hague
A second activist glued their hand to the wall next to the 1665 artwork by Johannes Vermeer and poured a can of what appears to be tomato soup on top of his fellow activist
Politics
Biden frustrates both parties by leading from behind during Russian invasion of Ukraine
Pence says Biden administration was 'slow on the draw' with sanctions against Russia and the oil import ban over Putin's invasion of Ukraine
Culture
Museum ticket prices will rise to protect art from climate activists, says Italy's culture minister
The ministry announced new security measures after activists dumped flour on a BMW painted by Andy Warhol in Milan.