Tag: Ukraine

Russia Suspended from the UN, Then Attacks Eastern Ukraine

Tom Patriot

Russian tank T36 / Ruský tank T36 / Martin Hefner / Flickr / April 10, 2011 / CC BY 2.0 The war in Ukraine has continued for two months and a lot has happened. We’ve seen people losing their lives, fleeing from their homes, and feeling inflation. This April, the United Nations voted to kick Russia off the UN Human Rights Council because of their actions. Russia Suspended from the UN Human Rights Council These votes are designed to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin… since he didn’t show any signs…

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Ukraine Conflict: Russia’s Relentless Advancement on Kyiv

Tom Patriot

Invasion of Ukraine by Russia starting on 24 February 2022 / derivate of Russo-Ukraine Conflict by Rr016 / CC BY-SA 4.0 Last week began the official start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Although this conflict is geographically far away from us, it has a front-row seat on news platforms and social media channels across the world. Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine began last Thursday, with bombing and missiles being launched at major cities such as Kyiv.  Explosion in #Kharkiv city of #Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/T4Is80wJzG — Nikhil Choudhary (@NikhilCh_) February 24, 2022…

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2022 Winter Olympics End With Norway Winning Gold and Russia’s Doping Scandal

Tom Patriot

Vladimir Putin meets with Russian sportsmen – participants of the XXIII Olympic winter games /  CC BY 4.0 / www.kremlin.ru. Earlier this week the Winter Olympics came to a close, but not without swirling controversy and debate over the hottest topic of the games – spoilers, it wasn’t the medalists.  Investigations relating to Russia’s state-sponsored use of performance-enhancing drugs have spanned five Olympic Games and were the talk of the Beijing Games, specifically the women’s individual figure skating competition. Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) figure skater Kamila Valieva, 15, tested positive…

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The Signs of War Between Russia and Ukraine

Tom Patriot

Tensions between Russia and Ukraine build as information is released that indicates Russia could be preparing the pretext they need for an invasion. They’ve positioned a group of operatives to conduct a false-flag operation in Eastern Ukraine and begun moving an unknown number of additional troops towards the border, and into their ally country of Belarus.  The Biden administration believes that this possible invasion “may result in widespread human rights violations and war crimes should diplomacy fail to meet their objectives.” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told reporters her thoughts…

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