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In a frank discussion about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin's time is running out, stating, "He will die soon, and that's a fact, and it will come to an end." Zelensky also said he believes Putin is terrified of losing power within Russia during a roundtable conversation with journalists, including the BBC's Jeremy Bowen. Meanwhile, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte issued a stern warning to Russia, emphasizing that the alliance would unwaveringly support Poland or any other member in the event of an attack. During a visit to the country,...

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has turned into a ‘persona non-grata’ for the administration of Donald J. Trump.First, Zelensky turned back on the agreed proposal about sharing rare earth elements with the US as repayment for military aid, mistreating the Treasury Secretary. Then, he took it upon himself to lambast Trump’s emissaries for meeting Russian diplomats without a Ukrainian presence.Finally, the former comedian accused Trump of living in a Russian ‘disinformation bubble’.Trump is not one to stand for such behavior, and blasted Zelensky as a ‘Dictator’ who lured his country into an unwinnable war and ‘played Joe Biden like a fiddle’.One...

About a month ago, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky came to public and stated that Kiev forces had lost a grand total of 30 thousand troops in the war. It was a shame to see how the world’s MSM sheepishly accepted these figures, that everyone knew were not accurate in the least. Russian defense minister Sergey Shoigu had put the number of Ukrainian losses at over 600 thousand – and apparently the real numbers may be an order of magnitude greater. A high-ranking Polish general has just gone on the public record saying that Ukrainian losses in its confrontation with the...

Zelensky is also not the Churchill of the Second World War. The struggle in Ukraine will not decide the fate of Western civilization the way the struggle against Hitler did. But by portraying it as such, Bush has sided with those in our country who want America and NATO to get more deeply involved in the war, which would heighten the already serious risk that the war will widen to engulf all of Europe and beyond, especially if the nuclear threshold is crossed. We are in very dangerous times. The last thing we need is a former president who botched...

Two pictures of Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn (N.C.) shared with Politico show the embattled congressman at what appears to be a party in women’s lingerie. The political news outlet reported that it obtained the photos from a person who was previously close to Cawthorn, and his campaign. Another person who was formerly close with Cawthorn confirmed the pictures. Cawthorn is controversial figure in the Republican Party. He previously accused congressional colleagues of inviting him to orgies. Cawthorn told “Warrior Poet Society” podcast host John Lovell that lawmakers have invited him to orgies and done cocaine in front of him. He...