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Ted Cruz Slams Lindsey Graham’s Putin Assassination Remarks: ‘Exceptionally Bad Idea’

Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has fired back at his Republican colleague Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) after the South Carolina lawmaker called for Russian President Vladimir Putin to be assassinated. In comments earlier this week, Graham called on the people of Russia to either kill or overthrow Putin to end…

Joe Manchin Overrules Biden, Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Ban Russian Oil Imports

Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have introduced a bill to ban Russian oil imports. Manchin and Murkowski overruled Democrat President Joe Biden with their bipartisan bill, The Banning Russian Energy Imports Act. The legislation has support from 18 Senators so far and some very important House Democrats.…

Russia Passes Law Imposing 15-Year Prison Term for Spreading ‘Lies’ about Military

Russia has passed a new law that imposes a 15-year prison term for anyone convicted of spreading false information about the Russian military. No lawmakers in either parliamentary chamber opposed the bill during the Friday vote. Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the Russian Duma, the country’s lower house of parliament, said…

Lindsey Graham Rattles Saber, Calls for Assassination of Putin

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has triggered a backlash by calling for the assassination of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Graham called on Russia to find a "Brutus" - the Roman politician who participated in the assassination of Julius Caesar - or a "Stauffenberg" - the German military officer who attempted to…

Ronny Jackson: ‘Shameful’ Biden Is ‘Financing’ Russia’s ‘Efforts to Kill Ukrainians’

Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) has accused Democrat President Joe Biden of "financing" Russia's invasion of Ukraine by continuing to buy Russian oil. Jackson, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, said: “Well, they’ve done a lot of things wrong. "They should have put the sanctions in place right…

Putin’s ‘Close Personal Friend’ Has Yacht Seized by France amid Oligarch Crackdown

The French government has hit Vladimir Putin where it hurts and seized the multi-million dollar yacht of his "close personal friend," Russian oligarch Igor Sechin. On Wednesday, French authorities dropped the hammer on Putin by seizing the Amore Vero yacht they say is owned by Sechin. The 280-foot yacht was…

Germany Deals Huge Blow to Putin, Seizes $600M Yacht from Russian Oligarch

Germany has just dealt a massive blow to President Vladimir Putin's loyal circle by seizing a Russian oligarch’s $600 million yacht. Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, a close ally of Putin, was sanctioned by the European Union. And, according to a report by Forbes, one of Usmanov's prized possessions, the 512-foot…

Trump Drops Hammer on Putin: ‘This Is a Holocaust, They’re Blowing up Children, Women’

President Donald Trump has dropped the hammer on Vladimir Putin by declaring the Russian invasion of Ukraine to be “a holocaust.” In a fiery statement, the 45th president called on Russia to stop killing innocent people, noting that Putin's forces are "blowing up" women and children. Trump made the comments…

Putin Suffers Major Setback as Nord Stream 2 Files for Bankruptcy amid Santions

The company behind Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline has filed for bankruptcy, dealing a massive blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Swiss company, Nord Stream 2 AG, made the decision to file for bankruptcy Tuesday after crushing sanctions were imposed by the West. The firm also fired over 100…

American Special Forces Veterans Volunteer to Fight for Ukraine

A team of American elite Special Forces veterans has volunteered to head into Ukraine and help fight against the Russian invasion, according to reports. Six Americans have joined a group of special operations vets after a call for help from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The elite soldiers are preparing to…