New York billionaire and refiner John Catsimatidis blasted Joe Biden’s pinning the blame on high prices at the pump on gas station owners, arguing there’s only one solution for inflation—boosting production of crude.
Johnson has declared he wants to create a new Roman Empire of European countries and neighbouring allies. Macron has been pushing the Prime Minister to back his plan for a new European political community that would include the UK.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said that the UK has not expressed any interest in entering a wider European political community, as suggested by French President Emmanuel Macron.
World leaders agree to new 'surge' of support to defeat Vladimir Putin – as Downing Street says Kremlin was 'stupid' to bomb Kyiv while G7 met as it 'stiffened the resolve' to remain united just when Macron was wavering.
by Peter Brookes, The Heritage Foundation - The Strategic Monitor
The significant imbalance and potential willingness to use these weapons could encourage greater Russian risk-taking now and in the future, deeply undermining European security and U.S. and NATO interests.
The very fact that the war stretched out over two decades has meant that much of the focus on lessons has ignored the first half or more of the war, and the almost inevitable chaos following the U.S. decision to withdraw.
For starters, the transatlantic community needs to checkmate Putin’s two most important weapons—his military and Russia’s use of energy to blackmail, coerce, and profit.
Dalibor Rohac, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute - The Washington Post
Boris Johnson has survived a Conservative Party no confidence vote. His numerous critics probably weren’t happy that he managed to stave off this latest challenge. But one group of people was thrilled: Ukrainians.
by Kevin Roberts, President - The Heritage Foundation.
The $40 billion Ukraine aid package, the latest legislation cobbled together outside the committee process, reveals a lack of trust in Washington leaders.
Turkey remains an unpredictable and unreliable ally in a crucial geo-strategic location in the midst of Europe’s most serious crisis since the end of the Cold War.
The war is a strategic surprise that has shown that U.S. strategy must be truly global, be prepared for sudden and unexpected crises in unforeseen areas.
The United States needs to react to the Ukraine War in ways that fully address the reality that “globalism” and the “end of history” have proved to be dangerous illusions.
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