The end to the Russia-Ukraine war DonaldTrump promised to secure on the first day of his presidency is nowhere in sight. On Tuesday, during a televised meeting of his Cabinet, Trump admitted that attempts to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin have produced little in the way of a truce, …
Read More »Trump Pauses U.S. Military Aid to Ukraine to Pressure Zelensky Into Deal
Donald Trump ordered a “pause” on U.S. military aid to Ukraine on Monday, hoping to push Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky into agreeing to a peace deal with Russia. The move comes only days after a contentious meetingbetween Trump, JD Vance, and Zelensky in the Oval Office, which saw the U.S. …
Read More »Trump Poised to Extort Ukraine in the Name of Peace
Extortion, lies, and capitulation have formed the core of President Donald Trump’s effort to end one of the bloodiest conflicts in modern history, as the White House courts Russia and upends American policy, pressuring beleaguered Ukraine to give up billions of dollars in resources in exchange for U.S. support. Bad …
Read More »Zelensky Calls B.S. on Trump's Claim He'd End War With Russia in a Day
Donald Trump has boasted that if he were president again, he could end Russia’s war with Ukraine. “I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours,” he has said. But Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky called bullshit, saying that Trump already had his chance to end Vladimir Putin’s aggression …
Read More »Brad Paisley, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Celebrate Our Similarities on 'Same Here'
On the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Brad Paisley has shared a new song, “Same Here,” which features a conversation between the country star and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The song isn’t explicitly about Ukraine or the ongoing war, but rather finds Paisley meditating on the similarities that …
Read More »'Man With the Iron Balls:' Les Claypool, Eugene Hütz, Stewart Copeland, and Friends Sing an Ode to Zelensky and His Testicles
Who better to fight the “prowling big bear” of Russia than Volodymyr Zelensky, “the man with the iron balls.” At least that’s what Primus’ Les Claypool and Gogol Bordello‘s Eugene Hütz sing about on their irreverent new track about Ukraine‘s president. “As soon as Russian aggression broke out, Les and …
Read More »Madison Cawthorn Trashes Zelensky as a 'Thug' Pushing 'Woke Ideologies'
Ukraine is in the throes of fighting off an invasion from Russia and Vladimir Putin, one that has resulted in thousands of lives lost and, on Wednesday, the bombing of a Ukrainian maternity hospital. Democrats and Republicans in the United States have found rare common ground in standing behind Ukraine …
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