As everyone is aware, gas prices have been on a constant rise since just before Russia invaded Ukraine two weeks ago. Despite Republican talking points, this rise is not because of a failure in Biden/Harris Administration energy policies like the canceling of the Keystone Pipeline, a decline in American oil production, or not granting drilling … Read more
With Russia’s full fledged invasion into Ukraine over the last 24 hours, Arizona’s Democratic Congressional Delegation has released statements condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions and supporting the reactions of the Biden/Harris Administration and the other N.A.T.O. member states. Senator Kyrsten Sinema posted: Statement on Russia's Attacks on Ukraine pic.twitter.com/02TRLcACdv — Kyrsten Sinema (@SenatorSinema) February … Read more
Over the past 24 hours, Vladimir Putin’s intentions toward Ukraine have become clearer with his announcement yesterday that he was recognizing two eastern (separatist influenced) Ukrainian regions (Luhansk and Donetsk) as independent breakaway republics. Putin has already sent forces there. Approximately 150,000 Russian troops are massed on the Russian and Belarus borders with Ukraine. Mr. … Read more
For the first time since the end of World War II in 1945, there may be a major war in Europe over Russian agression in Ukraine. Russia got away with the “annexation”of Crimea in 2014, and Russian-backed militias in the Donbas region of Ukraine waging a civil war in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War. Earlier this … Read more
After days of speculation and a Friday phone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President Joe Biden officially recognized the slaughter of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War One as a genocide on the 106th anniversary of the start of the atrocities. That is a victory for human rights, the American Ideal, … Read more