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French President Emmanuel Macron went full bore into the Ukraine situation in the last week holding phone conversations with Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden. Macron also joining the Russian sanctions chorus at the end of the week looking presidential as the 2022 Presidential Election approaches (First Round April 10, Second Round April 24). (Special Report: A cargo ship belonging to an ethnic Russian leader in the Baltic states seized in the English Channel and directed to a French port. The Russian Embassy in Paris asking for an explanation. French President Emmanuel Macron convening a defense council meeting on Saturday afternoon)...

The U.S. Secret Service (USSS) says it cannot locate years of records on communications regarding agents guarding Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden. Hunter Biden was a Secret Service protectee from Jan. 29, 2009, to July 8, 2014, and traveled extensively during that time, including to Russia, China, and India, a congressional investigation found. As part of the probe, which is ongoing, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) have sought records from the Secret Service in their roles as the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Secret Service provided some 261 heavily redacted pages...

Several years ago Charles Barkley, when confronted with the misdeeds of his private life, famously quipped, “I’m not paid to be a role model. I’m paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.” He went on to rake in quite a bundle of cash making an “I’m no role model” commercial with Nike. Many people felt, despite the appearance of laudable honesty, Barkley’s posturing was a kind of excuse to escape culpability for the bad example he sets for youth. It’s too bad that the young don’t have many prominent role models to follow these days, especially since we all...

In Gostomel area on Saturday, Ukrainian troops defeated a special unit of the Russian Guard of Chechnya. This information was confirmed to Interfax-Ukraine by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. It is reported that during the defeat of the unit, General Magomed Tushaev, commander of the 141st motorized regiment of the Chechen National Guard, was killed. This was confirmed by a captured fighter from this unit. According to a source in the Ministry of Defense, “the National Guard of Ukraine and the Alpha special unit are now dealing with the rest of the unit with small arms already.”

Propaganda abounds on both sides. Be sure and read the comments.

by: Aaron Chatman Posted: Feb 26, 2022 / 03:56 SHARE SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WEHT) — The Illinois State Police are warning of potential traffic issues caused by trucker convoys. Police say they learned about a planned event set Saturday, Feb. 26 through Saturday, March 5, where truck drivers plan to “convoy”, causing traffic issues and possibly crashes. “Though the Illinois State Police respects the rights of citizens to express their opinions in a lawful manner, there is great concern with any event that is designed to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic,” says Illinois State Police Division...

Fourteen people — one of whom died and two of whom were critically hurt — were shot early Saturday at a Las Vegas hookah parlor, cops said. Two patrons at Manny’s Glow Ultra Lounge & Restaurant traded bullets after an argument at around 3:15 a.m. this morning, according to police. Police responded to multiple 911 calls about the incident, according to police.

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The circumstances of the death of the Deputy General Director of the Unified Settlement Center of Gazprom for Corporate Security, whose body was found in the prestigious village of Leninskoye in the Vyborg District of the Leningrad Region, are being established. A note was found nearby, law enforcement officials told 47news. A month earlier, in the same village, the body of a top manager of another division from Gazprom's orbit was found. Both of the now deceased previously worked at Gazprom Transgaz. As it became known to 47news, in the early morning of February 25, the police received a message...

Breaking — China announces military exercises to threaten Taiwan#BREAKING:🚨Amid Russia-Ukraine conflict, China announces "military exercises" in the #SouthChinaSea across a 6-nautical-mile-radius from Sunday to Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/qMqDTQz1BG— OSINT Updates 🚨 (@OsintUpdates) February 26, 2022Related story also from todayIn Reaction To Taiwan’s Criticism Of Russia, China’s Military Exercises Troop Landings JAKARTA – The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conducted a landing exercise in the East China Sea using a new warship. One large landing craft and two utility landing craft have carried out integrated training in carrying out an amphibious landing mission in an undisclosed area of the East China Sea, the...

In the area of Gostomel on Saturday, the Ukrainian army defeated a special unit of the Rosgvardiya of Chechnya. This information was confirmed to Interfax-Ukraine by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the censor reports.No. It is reported that during the defeat of the unit, general Magomed Tushaev, commander of the 141st motorized Regiment of the Rosgvardiya of Chechnya, was destroyed. This was confirmed by a captured soldier of this unit. According to a source in the Ministry of Defense, "the National Guard of Ukraine and the Alpha special unit are already dealing with the remaining small arms."

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum threads labeled “Prayer” are closed to debate of any kind.

Addressing an adoring crowd at CPAC, Trump expressed empathy for Ukrainians and this time praised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, calling him "brave" as he stays in Kyiv, the capital. "The Russian attack on Ukraine is appalling. We are praying for the proud people of Ukraine. God bless them all," Trump said.

Politicians in the United States and Canada are taking steps to remove Russian products, including vodka, from store shelves as Russia continues its military offensive against Ukraine. New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) took to Twitter Saturday to announce that he has signed an executive order instructing the state’s wine and liquor outlets “to begin removing Russian-made and Russian-branded spirits from our liquor and wine outlets until further notice.”

A recent exchange between two prominent figures in Florida has exposed a seamy underside of the pro-illegal immigration efforts of the U.S. Catholic hierarchy and their connections with Joe Biden supporters. In the early 1960s, a clandestine American effort spirited some 14,000 Cuban children between the ages of six and twelve out of Cuba after Castro seized power. Most of them came to Florida, where they were cared for by agencies including the Catholic Welfare Bureau in Miami. The effort was dubbed “Operation Pedro Pan” (Spanish for “Peter Pan”). This past February 7, pro-life Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Lt. Gov....

UBS Group AG triggered margin calls on some wealth management clients that use Russian bonds as collateral for their portfolios after marking down the value of debt issued by the country and its corporations. The Swiss wealth manager is calling on some investors to add either cash or securities to their portfolio after cutting the lending value of some Russian bonds to zero, people with knowledge of the matter said. While the sovereign bonds still trade around 50 cents on dollar, and many Russian corporate bonds are well above that, UBS’s move signals it essentially will no longer accept them...

When the Russian army marches through Ukraine, they may just be met a battalion made up of “babushkas.” A group of older women has been volunteering in Ukraine since Russian separatists began conflict in the country eight years ago. During the conflict between Ukranian nationalists and Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas, these women have helped move supplies, provide medical care and build a lookout tower. Now, the Russian army has invaded. On Feb. 14, 79-year-old Valentyna Konstantinovska already knew a Russian invasion of a wider scale was a possibility. She said she would not hesitate to fight when it...

Recent weeks witnessed acts of vandalism at Catholic churches and cemeteries across the U.S. While some of the alleged perpetrators were young boys or possibly mentally ill men, police are still investigating several cases of serious damage, including arson at a Catholic school in Ohio. Early on Feb. 24, police in the Norristown, Pa. area found vandalism at three Catholic cemeteries. They were called to St. Benedict Cemetery in Plymouth Township due to vandalism, specifically swastikas painted on headstones. They found more swastikas painted on headstones at Old St. Matthew Cemetery in Conshohocken and at St. Matthew Cemetery in Whitemarsh...

Man allegedly instigated Islamist terrorism while in jail(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 21 - A 43-year-old self-proclaimed imam who allegedly called for the Vatican to be destroyed has been sent to trial in Turin. Bouchta El Allam, who is of Moroccan origin and was detained by Carabinieri police in May 2021, is accused of instigation to commit crimes for terrorism. The trial is set to start in March. The alleged wrongdoing regards Jihadi propaganda that the man alleged promoted during a spell in jail in Alessandria for a drug-related felony between the summer of 2020 and the spring of 2021. (ANSA).

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk said on Saturday that the company's Starlink satellite broadband service is available in Ukraine and SpaceX is sending more terminals to the country, whose internet has been disrupted due to the Russian invasion. "Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route," Musk tweeted. He was responding to a tweet by a Ukraine government official who asked Musk to provide the embattled country with Starlink stations.