Ukrainian pop star Max Barskih’s last single, released in a more peaceful time — November 2021, to be precise — was a vaguely Ed Sheeran-esque breakup ballad called “Tequila Sunrise,” complete with a video where he danced shirtless atop a barroom table. Three months later, Russian troops invaded his country. …
Read More »Exclusive: Ukraine Pushes to Unplug Russia From the Internet
Ukrainian officials are asking a key organization responsible for the operation of the internet to disconnect all Russian sites from the global computer network of networks, Rolling Stone has learned. It’s the latest attempt to turn Russia into a pariah state in retaliation for the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. Experts …
Read More »Ukraine Was Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Mick Mulvaney, President Donald Trump’s acting chief of staff, said the quiet part out loud last week regarding the administration’s dealings with Ukraine. “We do that all the time with foreign policy,” he told reporters after one pointed out he’d just admitted to a quid pro quo when he explained …
Read More »It Doesn't Take a Genius to Interfere in the U.S. Presidential Election
Listen to the story below: If you read the whistleblower’s complaint on President Trump’s Ukrainian scandal, you could be forgiven for believing Yuriy Lutsenko is a genius. The complaint singles out the now-former top Ukrainian prosecutor for statements he made that seeded the conspiracy theory about Joe Biden and his …
Read More »Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Was on Trump's Call with the Ukrainian President
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo participated in President Trump’s July 25th phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Pompeo’s involvement was not known until the Journal reported it on Monday, and the revelation indicates the State Department may have been involved in Trump’s …
Read More »Ukraine Controversy 'May Force' Democrats to Move on Impeachment, House Intel Chair Says
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, who has been pretty much in lockstep with Speaker Nancy Pelosi when it comes to downplaying talk of impeachment, seemed to strike a different note than the speaker on matters of Ukraine and how the controversy may lead to impeachment proceedings of President Donald Trump. …
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