Prior to February 2022, Europe imported much of its energy supplies from Russia, a leading global exporter of natural gas. But then the European community joined a global boycott against Russia — and against Russian gas and energy exports — following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A heavy question hangs over Europe: Are the Europeans prepared…

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has a big week coming up. From a meeting with a foreign president to a vote on an impeachment inquiry, Johnson will be facing some of the biggest issues both home and abroad. Biden impeachment inquiry  First and foremost, Johnson is expected to hold a vote on formally authorizing an…

Russia’s neighbors say the country is using migrants at the Finnish border to help fight its war with Ukraine. Finland claims Russia is making the immigration crisis at the border worse, and now the BBC reports several cases of migrants being rushed into a Russian military camp at the eastern border, days after the asylum-seekers…

More than a dozen military members have been “disciplined” in connection to Jack Teixeira’s classified intelligence leaks. According to the Air Force inspector general’s inquiry, released to the public on Dec. 11, the colonel in charge of Teixeira’s unit was also “relieved from his position” following the investigation. The Air Force report did not point…

As Ukraine’s cold season, spanning November through March, approaches its coldest month, January, both Ukrainian and Russian troops are gearing up for a new phase of the war. Extreme freezing temperatures can significantly impact the performance of weapons and equipment, influencing the ability of troops to advance or retreat. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan…

With additional funding for Ukraine in limbo, Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to meet with leaders in Washington D.C. And, amid backlash following her testimony on antisemitism on college campuses, Penn’s president resigns. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Monday, Dec. 11, 2023.  Zelenskyy to meet with Biden in D.C. on Tuesday Ukraine President…

Colombian Aerospace Force and National Police, in collaboration with the Federal Police of Brazil, identified and destroyed 19 gold mining operations. These mines had the capacity to produce 30 pounds of gold per month, approximately valued at $1.2 million. Throughout the mining process, mercury, a toxic chemical, was released into the river at a rate of…

Russia recently began sending hordes of migrants and refugees toward the Finnish border in an attempt to overwhelm Finland’s border posts and force the Finns to close them. China, in a separate incident, severed a crucial undersea cable off the Finnish coast by dragging an anchor along the seabed for twenty miles. These provocations fall…

When Ukraine was a part of the USSR, it was a major weapons manufacturer. To win the war with Russia and protect its future, Ukraine’s government wants the country to regain that former prominence. Ukraine’s Armed Forces are up to the task. The UAF used domestically produced Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) called Sea Babies to…

In the wake of the deadly crash off the coast of Japan last week and calls from Japan’s military to halt all Osprey flights, the U.S. military has grounded its entire fleet of hybrid aircraft. The announcement on Wednesday, Dec. 6, comes just a week after eight U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command service members…