Marco Rubio on Europe:
Their dependence on Russian energy is one of the reasons why Putin went into Ukraine because he thought he could.
Because he believed Europe wasn't going to do anything about it. So, I hope they've learned that lesson.
It seems like they are now, but reversing 20 years of green hyperbole, neglecting domestic energy development, and overreliance on one energy source takes time.
September: Mediazona/BBC already have 276 thousand dead named individually, and they write that they can't cope with processing, and in reality, there are many more
This is an insane number, one way or another. So many Russians are ready to go to another country to kill...
WSJ:
Putin proposed a meeting between Trump and Xi Jinping without Zelenskyy to negotiate an end to the war in Moscow's favor.
He voiced the idea during a conversation with Trump on October 9. The meeting is proposed to be held on November 18–19 in China.
Last night, russia struck two ice rinks in Kyiv where our national team athletes trained; meanwhile, Aleksandr Galyamov and Mishina —who were seen smiling and hugging Putin in 2022—are free to train and compete internationally, while Ukrainians can’t train. @ISU_Figure
Anne Applebaum is saying Russia isn’t invading Ukraine for land — they’re trying to destroy Ukrainian civilization itself.
How is American leadership not seeing this?