Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 21 April 2022

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Greeting from Tyler, You know by now of the controversy surrounding the perverted school curricula at Florida schools.  They called it the “don’t say gay” law.  I guess that was supposed to make us recoil in outrage, and it wasn’t … Read More

France could be next to leave EU in secret ‘Frexit’ plan if Le Pen wins, warns Macron

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Presidential candidate Marine Le Pen wants to make France the next country to leave the EU in a secret plan, according to French president Emmanuel Macron. The French president made the claims as he faces a harder-than-expected fight to stay … Read More

Former Russian foreign minister reveals precisely when Putin may pull trigger on nuclear weapons

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Frederick Kagan argued that Putin operates within a ‘fictional universe’ Russian President Vladimir Putin would only consider nuclear weapons in the event he feels an “existential threat” to his country or regime, according to foreign policy experts. “They could be … Read More

Embracing military power, Olaf Scholz tries to lead Germany into a new era

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Scholz, who took over just four months ago from Angela Merkel, has broken with past policy but is still constrained by history BERLIN — On the last Saturday in February, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gathered with his top advisers in … Read More

More than 10K civilians dead in Mariupol, mayor says; European nations temper reliance on Russian gas

More than 10,000 civilians have been killed in the besieged city of Mariupol since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February, the mayor said, as Western nations warned a convoy was on the move for a suspected Russian assault in … Read More

EU must introduce oil sanctions to cut off Russia’s financial support – Coveney

Ireland’s foreign minister is in Luxembourg for a meeting of the EU foreign affairs council, where further sanctions against Moscow will be discussed. The European Union needs to cut off financing for the Russian war in Ukraine by introducing sanctions … Read More

Putin Has A Serious Problem: Sanctions Are Smashing Russia’s Economy

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How Much Are Sanctions Hurting Russia? – On Wednesday, the United States issued a slew of new sanctions against Russian banks and elites, which included a ban on Americans investing in Russia. The new sanctions specifically targeted Russia’s Sberbank, which … Read More

Russia Warns of Direct Clash with NATO If Peacekeepers Sent to Ukraine

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned of a “direct clash” between Moscow and NATO forces if peacekeepers from the military alliance are deployed to Ukraine. Lavrov made the remarks on Wednesday while speaking to students and staff at the … Read More

Is the EU on Its Way to Strategic Autonomy?

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As the United States looks to prioritize security challenges in East Asia, European allies will have to step up to ensure that their armed forces can deter great power aggression and, if necessary, defend their territorial integrity without asking for … Read More

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