From CNN live "Ukraine alleges Russia is planning "terrorist" incident at Chernobyl in latest claim about nuclear risks From CNN's Tim Lister in Kyiv, Olga Voitovych and Anastasia Graham Yooll Ukraine's defense ministry has alleged that Russia plans to carry out some sort of terrorist attack at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which is now under the control of Russian forces. It is the latest in a series of claims made by Ukrainian authorities about the risks to Ukraine's nuclear power infrastructure because of Russia's invasion, none of which has come to pass. The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence claimed on its Facebook page Friday that "the available intelligence says Putin has ordered that his troops to prepare a terror attack at Chernobyl for which the Russian invaders will try to blame Ukraine." The directorate also repeated that the plant "remains completely disconnected from the monitoring systems run by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)." "
"Russia opens criminal case against Meta following reports of leaked internal guidance on hate speech From CNN's Sarah Dean Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case against Meta, accusing the company’s employees of “illegal calls for murder and violence” against Russian citizens, according to a statement published Friday. “A criminal case has been initiated in the Main Investigation Department of the Russian Investigative Committee in connection with illegal calls for murder and violence against citizens of the Russian Federation by employees of the American company Meta, which owns the social networks Facebook and Instagram,” according to a statement from the committee. The Investigative Committee of Russia cited Meta’s decision to temporarily remove a ban on its platforms on incitement to violence against the Russian military. “These actions contain signs of crimes under Articles 280 and 205.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - public calls for extremist activities; assistance to terrorist activities,” the committee’s statement said."
"NOW: US President Biden announces new actions against Russia From CNN's Kaitlan Collins and Manu Raju US President Joe Biden is speaking from the White House and is expected to announce that the US, along with the G7 and European Union, will call for revoking "most favored nation" status for Russia, referred to as permanent normal trade relations in the US, sources familiar with the move tell CNN. The move requires an act of Congress. Each country is expected to implement this measure based on its own national processes. The sources made note of congressional efforts to revoke Russia's permanent normal trade relations. More background: CNN reported Thursday that bipartisan talks in the Senate had been taking shape to take more aggressive action on Russia's trade status — after the White House effectively watered down the House-passed bill banning importing Russian oil, natural gas and coal into the US."
Intelligence: Russia has taken to trying to jam NATO plane's radar - CNNPolitics Apparently Russia trying to jam NATO radar/surveillance equipment.
Vladimir Potanin: Russia's richest businessman has a warning for Putin - CNN "Don't take us back to 1917" "Vladimir Potanin, president of metals giant Norilsk Nickel (NILSY) and its biggest shareholder, said that Russia risked returning to the tumultuous days of the 1917 revolution if it slammed the door on Western companies and investors. He urged the Russian government to proceed with extreme caution regarding the seizure of assets"
Madison Cawthorn: GOP lawmaker calls Zelensky a 'thug' - CNNPolitics Republicans calling out Cawthorn's comments, calling him among other things an outlier.
Honestly congress should grow a set and send him a bipartisan tough bill. Tell him if he vetos it they will override him.
I was shocked to read that they did actually send a bipartisan tough bill to begin with. Not shocked Biden watered it down, but that Congress actually agreed enough to do it! But yeah that ultimatum would've been good.
Now Putin bombs a disabled care home: Ukrainians claim Russians are killing MORE civilians than soldiers and have destroyed 48 schools - but Kyiv says it's breaking stranglehold on cities as another helicopter is blown out the sky Ukraine war: Russia bombs a disabled care home near Kharkiv | Daily Mail Online
Russia threatens to abandon American astronaut in space as sanctions threaten peace aboard ISS I heard on the radio that the Russian cosmonauts had closed the door between the russian and US sections of the space station.
Saw that yesterday on tiktok - they'd interviewed Kelly (that's the post I'd said he told the head of Russian space agency to go work at McDonalds if it still exists). He said that Russian threats are empty, as NASA too can control the ISS trajectory, he has supplies, & they can get a SpaceX up there to get him. Lest they forget there's EU astronauts there right now, too. Also the company that makes the Apex said the engine threat is silly because they have plenty & Apex is being phased out so they don't need Russian rockets anymore. Edit - in that video it included Russian launch workers covering up the Japanese & US flags on their rockets. LOL
Russia is seizing American companies' assets in Russia... so far 59 companies/corporations have been mentioned. This is escalating fast... We need to defuse this crap fast, before little Putin gets us in a hot war. I hope Biden is up to the challenge.
