The Nord Stream pipeline system is the center of Europe’s geopolitical tensions as Russia invades Ukraine — at least until a few days ago.
Europeans, already battling to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/european-climate-bureaucrats-are-dooming-the-continent-to-a-very-dark-winter">secure enough power</a> for the winter thanks to its rapid transition toward green energy, were met on September 26 with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nord-stream-pipelines-see-unprecedented-damage-after-cia-warned-german-government-of-sabotage">unprecedented damage</a> to the pipelines, which run natural gas from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea. Officials in Sweden reported two leaks in Nord Stream 1 shortly after a leak on the nearby Nord Stream 2 was found, while Nord Stream AG, the energy company that runs the pipeline system, remains unable to “estimate the timing of the restoration of the gas transport infrastructure.”
Ministers across Europe quickly began pointing fingers as natural gas spewed into the Baltic Sea. Given the conflict that has characterized the pipeline system, through which Russia had stopped sending natural gas a few weeks earlier, one would have to be off their rockers to not call foul. The German government, for example, has already ruled out seismic activity as a cause for the disaster and presumes the system was intentionally destroyed.
Russia, for its part, denies any involvement. When asked about the possibility of sabotage, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that “no option can be ruled out” at the moment. However, as the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace noted in a recent <a href="https://carnegieendowment.org/politika/88062">report</a>, Russia could benefit from the end of Nord Stream 1 by claiming a “force majeure” for breaching contracts to avoid delivering natural gas to Europe. 
Gazprom, the Russian energy conglomerate which owns a majority stake in Nord Stream AG, could also benefit from insurance claims. Others speculate that Russia destroyed its own pipelines to increase gas prices or even frame the United States.
While plenty of European leaders have blamed Russia, some have indeed noted the United States had the most to gain from the suddenly disabled pipelines. President Joe Biden <a href="https://twitter.com/Partisangirl/status/1574685985115607040?s=20&amp;t=exDoFSWQyGXDG_Cpl8TgOQ">said</a> days before the invasion that he would “bring an end” to Nord Stream 2 if Russian troops entered Ukraine. After the pipelines were destroyed, Secretary of State Antony Blinken <a href="https://www.state.gov/secretary-antony-j-blinken-and-canadian-foreign-minister-melanie-joly-at-a-joint-press-availability/">called</a> the phenomenon a “tremendous opportunity” to end European reliance on Russian energy. 
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/economist-makes-waves-after-arguing-the-biden-admin-destroyed-the-nord-stream-pipeline">noted</a> by economist Jeffrey Sachs, the rhetoric from the White House is a “strange way to talk” if they were truly “worried about piracy on international infrastructure of vital significance.”
When asked to justify his assertion, Sachs claimed radar data indicated that American military helicopters typically based in Poland had been circling over the area of the destruction. Some have noted the United States and other NATO members had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-navy-nato-recently-tested-underwater-technology-near-location-nord-stream-pipelines-were-damaged">tested</a> underwater technology months before the pipelines were destroyed.
 Meanwhile, one report <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nord-stream-pipelines-see-unprecedented-damage-after-cia-warned-german-government-of-sabotage">revealed</a> that the CIA had cautioned Germany about possible attacks on the pipelines weeks earlier.
Even though the pipelines were not pumping gas due to Western sanctions, protesters in Germany had been calling for the energy flow to resume as electricity prices increased <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/european-climate-bureaucrats-are-dooming-the-continent-to-a-very-dark-winter">more than twentyfold</a>. Crippling the pipelines would likely eliminate the possibility of Germany lifting the sanctions in time to import energy for the winter — a compromise that would compel Ukraine to lose support from the largest economy in Europe.
Other Americans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tucker-carlson-fuels-suspicion-u-s-behind-nord-stream-sabotage">suspicious</a> of their own government’s motives included Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who warned of possible retaliation from the Russian government. “If we actually blew up the Nord Stream pipelines, why wouldn’t Russia sever undersea internet cables?” Carlson wondered, noting that such a move would overthrow the worldwide banking system. “Have the people behind this… considered the effects? Maybe they have. Maybe that was the point.”

3D render of the construction of the gas pipe Nord Stream 2. The concept of sanctions and economic war, an anvil falling on a gas pipe. 3D rendering

Did The United States Sabotage The Nord Stream Pipelines?

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/columbia-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Columbia University</a> economist Jeffrey Sachs made waves on Monday after arguing that the United States was responsible for destroying part of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nord-stream-pipeline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nord Stream</a> pipeline system in <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/europe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Europe</a>.
The pipelines, which carry <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/oil-and-gas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">natural gas</a> under the Baltic Sea from <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Russia</a> to <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/germany" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Germany</a>, have been the center of geopolitical strife since the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine-russia-war" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invasion of Ukraine</a>. Russia nixed shipments through Nord Stream 1 several weeks ago, while Germany blocked the adjacent Nord Stream 2 from beginning shipments days before. Sweden and Denmark <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nord-stream-pipelines-see-unprecedented-damage-after-cia-warned-german-government-of-sabotage">reported</a> damage to the pipelines last week as the system operator confirmed that the destruction was “unprecedented.”
During an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESG14_DsUIA">appearance</a> on Bloomberg TV, Sachs — who directs Columbia University’s Center for Sustainable Development — agreed with some Europeans who have suggested that the United States had the strongest motive to carry out the alleged attack.
&#8220;The European economy is getting hammered by the sudden cutoff of energy,” Sachs contended. “And now to make it definitive, the destruction of the Nord Stream Pipeline — which I would bet was a U.S. action, perhaps U.S. and Poland.”
When asked to justify his assertion, Sachs claimed that radar data indicated that American military helicopters typically based in Gdansk, Poland, had been circling over the area. He also noted that President Joe Biden <a href="https://twitter.com/Partisangirl/status/1574685985115607040?s=20&amp;t=exDoFSWQyGXDG_Cpl8TgOQ">said</a> days before the invasion that he would “bring an end” to Nord Stream 2 if Russian troops entered Ukraine. After the pipelines were destroyed, Secretary of State Antony Blinken <a href="https://www.state.gov/secretary-antony-j-blinken-and-canadian-foreign-minister-melanie-joly-at-a-joint-press-availability/">called</a> the phenomenon a “tremendous opportunity” to end European reliance on Russian energy.
“That&#8217;s a strange way to talk if you&#8217;re worried about piracy on international infrastructure of vital significance,” Sachs said. “I know it runs counter to our narrative — you&#8217;re not allowed to say these things in the West — but the fact of the matter is all over the world when I talk to people, they think the U.S. did it. Even reporters on our papers that are involved tell me ‘Of course,’ but it doesn&#8217;t show up in our media.”
While some European ministers said Russia may have destroyed its own pipelines to increase gas prices, others <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tucker-carlson-fuels-suspicion-u-s-behind-nord-stream-sabotage">blamed</a> the United States for the damage, which caused natural gas to spew toward the surface of the Baltic Sea. Disabling the pipelines would remove the possibility of Germany caving to Russia and ending sanctions in time to import energy for the winter.
The German government assumes the destruction emerged from an intentional attack rather than seismic activity. Some have noted that the United States and other NATO members had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-navy-nato-recently-tested-underwater-technology-near-location-nord-stream-pipelines-were-damaged">tested underwater technology</a> months before the pipelines were destroyed. Meanwhile, a <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/cia-warned-berlin-about-possible-attacks-gas-pipelines-summer-spiegel-2022-09-27/">report</a> from German news outlet Spiegel pointed out that the CIA had cautioned Germany about possible attacks on the pipelines weeks earlier.
Ministers in the European Union are contending with energy prices that have increased <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/european-climate-bureaucrats-are-dooming-the-continent-to-a-very-dark-winter">as much as twentyfold</a> in some member states. In accordance with the European Green Deal and the Paris Climate Agreement, nations in the bloc abide by the <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/clima/eu-action/climate-strategies-targets/2050-long-term-strategy_en">official goal</a> of becoming “a climate-neutral society” by 2050. As power prices continue to rise, manufacturers across Europe have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/european-companies-pause-production-as-energy-prices-soar">paused operations</a> through the winter, while some nations are considering implementing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/french-president-unveils-massive-green-power-development-proposal-as-energy-crisis-continues">energy quotas</a> and other regulations for power consumption.

Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs Interview

Economist Makes Waves After Arguing The Biden Admin Destroyed The Nord Stream Pipeline

Columbia Economist Argues The United States Destroyed Nord Stream Pipeline

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WNBA star Brittney Griner&#8217;s appeal date has been set for a Moscow region court on October 25.
The Phoenix Mercury all-star has been held in a Russian prison since February, admitting to committing the crime of possession of vape canisters that contained cannabis oil. Griner maintains that she brought the items into Russia accidentally.
Griner&#8217;s arrest came four days before Russia invaded Ukraine. She has now been held for seven months. The 6-foot, 9-inch center was sentenced to nine years in August, just shy of the ten-year maximum sentence.
“I never meant to hurt anybody, I never meant to put in jeopardy the Russian population, I never meant to break any laws here,” Griner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wnba-star-brittney-griner-sentenced-to-9-years-in-russian-prison" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> ahead of her verdict. “I made an honest mistake and I hope that in your ruling that it doesn’t end my life here. I know everybody keeps talking about political pawn and politics, but I hope that that is far from this courtroom.”
President Joe Biden called the sentence unacceptable, offering his statement that demanded Griner&#8217;s immediate release.
&#8220;Today, American citizen Brittney Griner received a prison sentence that is one more reminder of what the world already knew: Russia is wrongfully detaining Brittney,&#8221; he said in a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/04/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-the-sentencing-of-wrongfully-detained-american-brittney-griner/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
&#8220;It&#8217;s unacceptable, and I call on Russia to release her immediately so she can be with her wife, loved ones, friends, and teammates,&#8221; he added.
Griner had been in Russia during the WNBA off-season, where she played for UMMC Ekaterinburg before her arrest. The team competes in the Russian Premier League and FIBA Europe’s EuroLeague.
WNBA players have commonly joined international teams to earn more income. The American professional basketball league also competes during the summer months, offering time to participate in other leagues throughout the rest of the year.
The Mercury star pleaded guilty to the offense but argued the sentencing was excessive.
Maria Blagovolina, a lawyer for Griner, argued that the athlete brought the cartridges to Russia by mistake and only used cannabis as medicine while in Arizona, where medical marijuana is legal.
The Biden administration had previously attempted a prisoner swap involving “Merchant of Death” arms dealer Viktor Bout for Griner and American Paul Whelan. The attempts have so far proven unsuccessful.
“They have not responded to our offer. We have made a serious offer to get Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan back home. The Russians have not responded to that offer. But that doesn&#8217;t mean that — that we&#8217;re not still in negotiations and we&#8217;re not still trying,&#8221; White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby <a href="https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/press-briefing-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-and-national-security-council-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> last month.
The Biden administration previously conducted a prisoner exchange in April with Russia, receiving Marine veteran Trevor Reed in exchange for Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko.
Last month, Biden met with Cherelle Griner, the wife of Brittney Griner, along with the sister of Paul Whelan. The meeting was closed to the media.

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WNBA’s Brittney Griner Russian Court Appeal Scheduled

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A Russian military train is reportedly transporting equipment for the nation&#8217;s nuclear weapons program to the frontlines of its war with Ukraine, sparking fears that Russian President Vladimir Putin could be preparing to use nuclear weapons on the battlefield amid his nation&#8217;s mounting losses in the war.
The Telegraph <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/10/03/nuclear-weapons-convoy-sparks-fears-putin-could-preparing-test/">reported</a> that the train is &#8220;operated by the secretive nuclear division and linked to the 12th main directorate of the Russian ministry of defence.&#8221; The train, which was pictured on a Russian propaganda Telegram account, was reportedly on its way to Ukraine from central Russia.
Military defense analyst Konrad Muzyka said that the 12th directorate operates a dozen facilities for storing Russia&#8217;s nuclear weapons, according to The Telegraph.
&#8220;This is actually a kit belonging to the 12th Main Directorate of the Russian MoD,” the analyst said. “The directorate is responsible for nuclear munitions, their storage, maintenance, transport, and issuance to units.&#8221;
Muzyka said that the move could be a signal to the West that Putin is &#8220;escalating&#8221; his efforts to win in Ukraine, a sign that he is feeling vulnerable over how things are going.
The report said that sources indicated that NATO told its members in an intelligence report that Russia is expected to test a powerful nuclear torpedo drone, Poseidon, in the very near future. Early on in its invasion of Ukraine, Russia <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/russia-uses-new-superweapon-in-combat-against-ukraine-for-first-time-in-history">used</a> hypersonic missiles against Ukraine, marking the first known time in history that any military has used the new weapons in a combat scenario.
The sighting of the nuclear train comes after Putin warned of using nuclear weapons last week, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-signs-decree-mobilisation-says-west-wants-destroy-russia-2022-09-21/">saying</a>, &#8220;If the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will without doubt use all available means to protect Russia and our people — this is not a bluff.&#8221;
Dmitry Medvedev, a former president who now serves as deputy chairman of Russia&#8217;s Security Council, followed up Putin&#8217;s warning by <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-medvedev-warns-west-that-nuclear-threat-is-not-bluff-2022-09-27/">saying</a> that Russia had a right to use nuclear weapons: &#8220;Let&#8217;s imagine that Russia is forced to use the most fearsome weapon against the Ukrainian regime which had committed a large-scale act of aggression that is dangerous for the very existence of our state.&#8221;
The Biden administration was <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/3178292/senior-military-official-holds-a-background-briefing/">repeatedly</a> asked about the report on Russia moving its nuclear train around and whether it was preparing for any contingencies in the event that nuclear weapons are used in Ukraine, and officials repeatedly responded by giving very little information to reporters.

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Russian Military Train Operated By ‘Secretive Nuclear Division’ Is On Its Way To Ukraine: Report

Russian Military Train Operated By 'Secretive Nuclear Division' Is On Its Way To Ukraine: Report

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Former CIA Director David Petraeus, the general who led U.S. forces in Iraq in 2007-2008, said Sunday that Russia cannot win its war against Ukraine and if Russian President Vladimir Putin uses tactical nuclear weapons, the U.S. will lead NATO in an unprecedented attack against Russia.
Petraeus spoke to Jon Karl of ABC News on “This Week.”
“He is losing,” Petraeus said of Putin. “And the battlefield reality he faces is, I think, irreversible. &#8230; over the last seven months, President Zelenskyy and Ukraine have mobilized vastly better than has Russia. In other words, Ukraine has recruited, trained, equipped, organized and employed forces incomparably better than Russia has.”
“By irreversible, you mean that Russia cannot win this war,” Karl suggested.
“They cannot — there&#8217;s nothing he can do at this point,” Petraeus answered.  “The losses have been staggering. They have been many multiples, in seven months, what Russia lost in nearly a decade in Afghanistan &#8212; many, many multiples.”
“It can still get worse for Putin and for Russia,” Petraeus continued. “And even the use of tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield won&#8217;t change this at all.”
Karl asked Petraeus what would happen if Russia utilized tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield.
“Just to give you a hypothetical, we would respond by leading a NATO, a collective effort, that would take out every Russian conventional force that we can see and identify on the battlefield in Ukraine and also in Crimea and every ship in the Black Sea,” Petraeus began.
Karl noted of a possible use of tactical nuclear weapons by Russia, “The radiation would extend into NATO countries, it effectively would be an attack on NATO.”
“Yes. And perhaps you can make that case,” Petraeus replied. “The other case is that this is so horrific that there has to be a response, it cannot go unanswered. But it doesn&#8217;t expand, it doesn’t — it’s not nuclear for nuclear. You don&#8217;t want to, again, get into a nuclear escalation here. But you have to show that this cannot be accepted in any way.”
“He thinks he can out suffer Europe, if you will. And, you know, the Russians have out suffered Napoleon and the Nazis and so forth. But I don’t think he’s going to out suffer Europe. Europe’s going to have a tough winter, there’s going to be very reduced flow of natural gas, but they&#8217;ll get through it and I don&#8217;t think they&#8217;ll crack on the issue of support for Ukraine,” Petraeus concluded.
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General Petraeus: Russia Can’t Win War. If Putin Uses Tactical Nukes, U.S., NATO Will Destroy Russian Conventional Forces

General Petraeus: Russia Can't Win. If Putin Uses Tactical Nukes, U.S., Nato Will Destroy Russian Conventional Forces

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Russian</a> troops withdrew from another <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukrainian</a> city on the frontline of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine-russia-war" target="_blank" rel="noopener">war</a> Saturday as Ukraine’s fighters surrounded Lyman in the Donetsk Oblast.
The retreat comes just a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/vladimir-putin-set-to-claim-wide-swaths-of-ukraine-after-sham-referenda" target="_blank" rel="noopener">annexed</a> large swaths of Ukraine following what many are calling sham referenda across four eastern and southern Ukrainian regions. Putin claims the referenda signaled support for the regions joining Russia, but for now, Ukraine can claim yet another victory for its <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/good-decision-for-them-to-run-russian-forces-retreating-as-ukraines-counteroffensive-sees-success" target="_blank" rel="noopener">counteroffensive</a>.
“In connection with the creation of a threat of encirclement, allied troops were withdrawn from the settlement of [Lyman] to more advantageous lines,” Russia’s Defense Ministry <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/01/europe/ukraine-russia-lyman-donetsk-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. The Russian government also blamed the withdrawal on Ukraine using “Western-made artillery and intelligence from North Atlantic alliance countries [NATO].”
Ukrainian President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/volodymyr-zelensky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Volodymyr Zelensky</a> celebrated the news in an address Saturday night. “The Ukrainian flag is already in Lyman, Donetsk region. Fighting is still going on there. But there is no trace of any pseudo-referendum there,” he <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-kidnapping-government-and-politics-cce973f2c43dc0d85883d46642fc970c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Zelensky announced Friday that his country had submitted an expedited application for NATO membership. “Ukraine was and remains a leader in negotiation efforts. It was our state that always offered Russia to reach an agreement on coexistence on equal, honest, decent and fair terms,” Zelensky said in a video message. “It is obvious that this is impossible with this Russian president. He does not know what dignity and honesty are. Therefore, we are ready for a dialogue with Russia, but already with another president of Russia.”
Russia’s latest retreat is sure to anger the Kremlin after the government attempted to soften the blow of last month’s troop fallback. Russian officials have even admitted recently that their operation in Ukraine has slowed, claiming the reason is to “avoid casualties among civilians.” It has been reported that 5,600 civilians have perished since the onset of the war, and there are allegations of Russia purposely targeting civilians.
Russian official Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, called for “more drastic measures” to be taken as troops flee Lyman, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-kidnapping-government-and-politics-cce973f2c43dc0d85883d46642fc970c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Associated Press. He also claimed that one Russian general was being “covered up for by higher-up leaders in the General Staff.”
Meanwhile, lawmakers in the U.S. continue to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-passes-bill-to-avoid-government-shutdown-send-billions-more-in-aid-to-ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seek billions of dollars</a> in more aid for Ukraine. The U.S. has already <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/we-simply-have-to-step-back-the-realist-approach-to-war-in-ukraine-and-americas-european-allies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">committed</a> upwards of $40 billion to Ukraine since the end of January, more than every country in the world combined, <a href="https://www.ifw-kiel.de/topics/war-against-ukraine/ukraine-support-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to figures from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. The American government’s military aid to Ukraine has, no doubt, helped the country fend off its Russian invaders. After seven months of fighting, Vladimir Putin’s forces have caused death and destruction, but remain far from accomplishing a full-scale takeover of the country.

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Russians On The Run: Putin’s Forces Flee Another Strategic City Day After Annexation

Putin's Forces Flee Another Strategic City As Ukrainian Counteroffensive Continues

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Ukrainian President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/volodymyr-zelensky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Volodymyr Zelensky</a> announced on Friday that his nation has formally submitted an expedited application to become a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nato" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NATO</a>).
NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance launched after World War II as a counter against Soviet aggression in Europe. The announcement occurs as the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine-russia-war" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a> enters its seventh month.
&#8220;Ukraine was and remains a leader in negotiation efforts. It was our state that always offered Russia to reach an agreement on coexistence on equal, honest, decent and fair terms,&#8221; Zelensky said in a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/sep/30/russia-ukraine-war-live-news-biden-and-zelenskiy-reject-expected-annexations-ahead-of-putin-speech#top-of-blog">video message</a>. &#8220;It is obvious that this is impossible with this Russian president. He does not know what dignity and honesty are. Therefore, we are ready for a dialogue with Russia, but already with another president of Russia.&#8221;
Russian President Vladimir Putin officially <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-informs-russian-parliament-plan-annex-ukrainian-regions-2022-09-30/">revealed</a> on Friday that he would annex the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine after residents voted to join his nation. The referendum, which local Ukrainian officials <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/vladimir-putin-set-to-claim-wide-swaths-of-ukraine-after-sham-referenda">said</a> was coerced by Russian soldiers, took place earlier this week, with results in each region appearing to be strikingly lopsided in favor of Russia.
“The Kremlin’s sham referenda are a futile effort to mask what amounts to a further attempt at a land grab in Ukraine,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a Thursday <a href="https://www.state.gov/russias-sham-referenda-in-ukraine/">statement</a>. “To be clear: the results were orchestrated in Moscow and do not reflect the will of the people of Ukraine.”
Member states of NATO sent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nato-takes-unprecedented-action-to-respond-to-russia-putins-objectives-not-limited-to-ukraine">thousands of troops</a> to neighboring eastern European countries in February after Putin ordered the invasion. The United States has sent more than $9.8 billion in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-sending-5-5-billion-more-in-aid-to-ukraine">civilian and military assistance</a> to Ukraine over the past several months. USAID Administrator Samantha Power remarked earlier this year that as the “assault on Ukraine’s public services continues, the United States is rushing in with financial support to help the government keep the lights on, provide essential services to innocent citizens and pay the health care workers who are providing lifesaving support on the frontlines.”
On Thursday evening, the Senate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-passes-bill-to-avoid-government-shutdown-send-billions-more-in-aid-to-ukraine">approved</a> more than $12 billion in additional aid for Ukraine. Lawmakers in the House of Representatives must advance the bill to President Joe Biden by Friday night, which marks the end of the current fiscal year.
Ukraine’s application to join NATO also comes days after the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline system <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nord-stream-pipelines-see-unprecedented-damage-after-cia-warned-german-government-of-sabotage">saw</a> “unprecedented” damage. As fuel poured into the Baltic Sea, some European leaders began <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-navy-nato-recently-tested-underwater-technology-near-location-nord-stream-pipelines-were-damaged">pointing fingers</a> at Russia, which had severed flow through the pipelines one month earlier, as well as the United States. Germany, the continent’s largest economy, relied upon Russian natural gas for 55% of its imports before the beginning of the conflict.
“The destruction that occurred on the same day simultaneously on three strings of the offshore gas pipelines of the Nord Stream system is unprecedented,” Nord Stream AG, the Russian company that operates the pipelines, said in a statement. “It is not yet possible to estimate the timing of the restoration of the gas transport infrastructure.”
After Russia invaded Ukraine, other European countries — including Sweden and Finland — pursued membership in NATO. The parliament of Slovakia <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/slovak-parliament-approves-nato-membership-finland-sweden-2022-09-27/">approved</a> the entry of the two Nordic nations into the alliance, becoming one of the last governments to ratify the expansion. Hungary and Turkey have not yet greenlit the move.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukraine Applies For NATO Membership

Russian President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/vladimir-putin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vladimir Putin</a> is expected to annex parts of eastern and southern <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a> on Friday, claiming that forced referenda across four occupied regions support <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Russia</a>’s claim.
Western leaders are scrambling to respond to what many have condemned as a “land grab,” according to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/29/putin-russia-annexation-ukraine-00059545">Politico</a>. Putin’s move has raised concerns that Russia is committing itself to long-term conflict with Ukraine, and that a resolution to the war may be much farther off than European and North American leaders were hoping.
Russian state media <a href="https://ria.ru/20220927/referendum-1819941990.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> Tuesday that Ukraine’s Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions voted overwhelmingly to break with Ukraine and join Russia. The referendum, which local Ukrainian officials said was coerced by Russian soldiers, took place on September 23-27. The results in each region were strikingly lopsided in favor of Russia: 99% in Donetsk, 98% in Luhansk, 87% in Kherson, and 93% in Zaporizhzhia.
Putin said in a television appearance on Thursday that “the formation of a more just world order is taking place,” according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/09/29/world/russia-ukraine-war-news#with-annexation-plans-putin-escalates-a-battle-of-wills-with-the-west" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a>. He did not directly address the expected annexation, which covers an area of roughly 40,000 square miles.
“Unipolar hegemony is inexorably collapsing,” he said. “This is an objective reality that the West categorically refuses to accept.”
Officials in the U.S. condemned the results of the referendum and Putin’s claim to the regions.
“The Kremlin’s sham referenda are a futile effort to mask what amounts to a further attempt at a land grab in Ukraine. To be clear: the results were orchestrated in Moscow and do not reflect the will of the people of Ukraine,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a <a href="https://www.state.gov/russias-sham-referenda-in-ukraine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> on Thursday.
“The United States does not, and will never, recognize the legitimacy or outcome of these sham referenda or Russia’s purported annexation of Ukrainian territory,” he continued. “This spectacle conducted by Russia’s proxies is illegitimate and violates international law. It is an affront to the principles of international peace and security.”
In the U.S. Senate, Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduced legislation Thursday to block U.S. aid from going to regions “annexed” by Russia.
“We are dealing with Hurricane Putin, for the lack of a better word,” Graham said, according to Politico. “He’s trying to rewrite the map of Europe. He’s trying to do by force of arms what he can’t do by process.”
Blumenthal added: “It is a land grab. It’s a steal. And it is another craven, brazen tactic by Vladimir Putin to test the West’s support for Ukraine and we are having none of it.”
The United States <a href="https://media.defense.gov/2022/Sep/28/2003087045/-1/-1/1/UKRAINE-FACT-SHEET-SEP-28.PDF" target="_blank" rel="noopener">committed</a> another $1.1 billion in security assistance – including weapons, ammunition, and other war goods – towards Ukraine’s war effort on Wednesday. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, that brings U.S. security assistance committed to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in February up to about $16.2 billion.
Some national security experts put the amount of security assistance committed much higher: over <a href="https://stephensemler.substack.com/p/how-much-military-aid-has-biden-sent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$40 billion</a> since August of last year. The wide discrepancy is due to the confusing way in which the funds are pooled together, and a lack of organization in tracking them.
“There is a range of funding sources, including Presidential Drawdown Authority, Foreign Military Financing, and the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative,” Ari Tolany, U.S. program manager at the Center for Civilians in Conflict, told <a href="https://theintercept.com/2022/09/10/ukraine-military-aid-weapons-oversight/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Intercept</a> earlier this month. “It’s been tricky to trace what materiel is coming from where.”

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whoopi-blows-up-at-media-for-daring-to-question-bidens-mental-health/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">media</a>-praised <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transgender</a> major in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-army-colonel-sent-busloads-of-americans-afghan-allies-to-be-murdered-by-taliban-evac-team-says/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. Army</a>, and their spouse, a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/virginia-trans-prof-who-defended-adult-child-sex-hired-by-johns-hopkins/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Johns Hopkins</a> anesthesiologist, have been federally indicted for allegedly trying to leak medical information on U.S. Military members to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-embassy-tells-americans-to-leave-russia-immediately/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Russian</a> government.
The pair reportedly provided sensitive medical information on military members and their families to someone the couple thought was from the Russian embassy, but was actually an undercover FBI agent, the Baltimore Banner <a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/johns-hopkins-doctor-and-spouse-an-army-doctor-indicted-for-trying-to-leak-medical-information-to-russia-TVCKU2TGUJB7JIH7M6D4GKMHZ4/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> Thursday afternoon. Jamie Lee Henry and Anna Gabrielian are charged with conspiracy and wrongful disclosure of individually identifiable health information.
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As a doctor at Fort Bragg, Jamie Lee Henry, who identifies as a transgender woman, had a secret security clearance, and used the access to try to help Russia, according to the indictment.
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BREAKING: First openly trans Army officer charged in plot to give U.S. military medical info to Russians to help in war against Ukraine &#8211; <a href="https://t.co/apHT1vYazs">https://t.co/apHT1vYazs</a> <a href="https://t.co/AmJ6jMmEfr">pic.twitter.com/AmJ6jMmEfr</a>
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During one meeting with an undercover fed on August 17, Gabrielian, a Johns Hopkins anesthesiologist, reportedly said “she was motivated by patriotism toward Russia to provide any assistance she could to Russia, even if it meant being fired or going to jail,&#8221; the indictment said.
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“My point of view is until the United States actually declares war against Russia, I’m able to help as much as I want,” Henry reportedly told the agent. “At that point, I’ll have some ethical issues I’ll have to work through.”
The pair allegedly handed over sensitive information to the undercover officer during a meeting on August 31, the document outlined.
“Gabrielian highlighted to the [undercover agent] a medical issue reflected in the records of [the military member’s spouse] that Russia could exploit,” it said, while Henry allegedly provided medical information on five patients at Fort Bragg and spouses of active and deceased Army veterans, according to the Baltimore Banner.
Henry landed <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisgeidner/the-first-out-transgender-active-duty-us-army-officer-my-sto" target="_blank" rel="noopener">praise</a> from the media in 2015 as the &#8220;first out transgender active duty U.S. Army officer.&#8221;
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“My commander said, ‘I don’t care who you love, I don’t care how you identify, I want you to be healthy and I want you to be able to do your job,’” Henry told BuzzFeed about coming out as trans. “I was blown away … because of the stereotypes that I held, growing up in the South, growing up in a fundamentalist Christian family, that he would automatically think I was a freak, he would automatically think, ‘You need to be discharged just like the regs recommend.’”
During the profile, Henry said being trans improved their medical skills. “I find my trans experience has allowed me to relate to people, because all of us suffer, and I could relate to people’s suffering,&#8221; the officer said. &#8220;I’m able to comfort people that feel isolated and lost and alone and broken. I can sit down with them and look them in the eyes, and say, ‘I can walk with you through this. I care about you, and I mean it.’”

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The U.S. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-navy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Navy</a> recently tested technology and completed training exercises near the portion of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nord-stream-pipeline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nord Stream</a> pipeline system that saw damage on Monday.
The pipelines, which carry <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/oil-and-gas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">natural gas</a> under the Baltic Sea from <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Russia</a> to <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/germany" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Germany</a>, have been the center of geopolitical strife since the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine-russia-war" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invasion of Ukraine</a>. Russia severed shipments through Nord Stream 1 a month ago, while Germany blocked the adjacent Nord Stream 2 from beginning shipments immediately before the invasion. Sweden and Denmark <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nord-stream-pipelines-see-unprecedented-damage-after-cia-warned-german-government-of-sabotage">reported</a> two leaks in Nord Stream 1 and one leak in Nord Stream 2 on Monday, while the system’s operator confirmed that the destruction was “unprecedented.”
In June, the U.S. Navy <a href="https://sfn.nato.int/newsroom/news-archive/2022/baltops-22-a-perfect-opportunity-for-research-and-testing-new-technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">joined</a> other NATO members for BALTOPS 22, a series of maritime exercises in the Baltic Sea near the Danish island of Bornholm — the location of the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. Among other initiatives, scientists from five nations tested unmanned underwater mine hunting technology.
&#8220;BALTOPS, with the high degree of complexity, tested our collective readiness and adaptability, while also highlighting the strength of our Alliance and resolve in providing a maritime domain with freedom of navigation for all,&#8221; Vice Admiral Gene Black said in a <a href="https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3066830/baltops-22-the-premier-baltic-sea-maritime-exercise-concludes-in-kiel/">statement</a>.
While some European officials suspect Russia may have destroyed its own pipelines to increase gas prices, others have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tucker-carlson-fuels-suspicion-u-s-behind-nord-stream-sabotage">blamed</a> the United States for the damage, which is causing natural gas to spew toward the surface. Disabling the pipelines would remove the possibility of Germany nixing sanctions against Russia in time to import energy for the winter.
Radoslaw Sikorski, a Polish member of European Parliament, commented on social media that the United States was responsible for the destruction — a claim that earned him <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/poland-slams-politician-who-suggested-u-s-blew-up-pipelines-what-an-act-of-gross-irresponsibility">rebukes</a> from Polish Secretary of State Stanislaw Zaryn. “There’s no shortage of pipeline capacity for taking gas from Russia to Western Europe, including Germany,” Sikorski had claimed, adding that the “only logic” behind the pipeline system “was for Putin to be able to blackmail or wage war on Eastern Europe with impunity.”
Meanwhile, footage of President Joe Biden threatening to oppose the Nord Stream 2 pipeline days before the beginning of the war <a href="https://twitter.com/Partisangirl/status/1574685985115607040?s=20&amp;t=exDoFSWQyGXDG_Cpl8TgOQ">resurfaced</a> on social media. The commander-in-chief had initially <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-sanctions-russian-owned-company-behind-nord-stream-2-pipeline">waived</a> sanctions against the Russian-owned company behind Nord Stream 2, although he reimposed sanctions shortly before the conflict began.
“If Russia invades, that means tanks or troops crossing the border of Ukraine again, there will no longer be a Nord Stream 2,” Biden said. “We will bring an end to it.”
After a reporter pressed him, Biden responded: “I promise you — we will be able to do it.”
When asked about the possibility of Russian sabotage, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters “no option can be ruled out” at the moment. “This is a very concerning news. Indeed, we are talking about some damage of an unclear nature to the pipeline in Denmark’s economic zone,” Peskov said. “This is an issue related to the energy security of the entire continent.”
A <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/cia-warned-berlin-about-possible-attacks-gas-pipelines-summer-spiegel-2022-09-27/">report</a> from German news outlet Spiegel noted that the CIA had cautioned Germany about possible attacks on the pipelines weeks ago. Berlin is presently assuming the destruction emerged from intentional attacks.

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The U.S. Embassy in Russia has warned all Americans to leave the country immediately following President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s partial mobilization decree last week.
The embassy warned that transportation options to leave Russia could suddenly become more limited and that those with dual American-Russian citizenship could be called for military service.
&#8220;Russia may refuse to acknowledge dual nationals’ U.S. citizenship, deny their access to U.S. consular assistance, prevent their departure from Russia, and conscript dual nationals for military service,&#8221; the <a href="https://ru.usembassy.gov/security-alert-for-u-s-citizens-in-russia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">security alert</a> stated.
&#8220;Commercial flight options are extremely limited at present and are often unavailable on short notice. Overland routes by car and bus are still open,&#8221; the alert continued. &#8220;If you wish to depart Russia, you should make independent arrangements as soon as possible. The U.S. Embassy has severe limitations on its ability to assist U.S. citizens, and conditions, including transportation options, may suddenly become even more limited.&#8221;
The alert also warned American citizens not to travel to Russia and that those already traveling within Russia should leave right away.
&#8220;U.S. citizens should not travel to Russia and those residing or travelling in Russia should depart Russia immediately while limited commercial travel options remain,&#8221; the embassy stated.
Since August 15, the State Department&#8217;s <a href="https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/ea/Russia-travel-advisory-do-not-travel-leave-immediately.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">travel advisory</a> for Russia has been raised to level 4, which states the recommendation for Americans is, &#8220;Do not travel and leave immediately.&#8221; The most recent update from the U.S. Embassy in Russia expands the previous warning to urge Americans with dual Russian citizenship to flee, along with increasing urgency following Putin&#8217;s latest military announcement.
The new warning also comes as Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that the U.S. is coming close to &#8220;becoming a party to the conflict&#8221; in Ukraine.
“More and more, the American side is getting into this conflict, getting closer to becoming a party to the conflict, which is extremely dangerous,” Peskov told reporters on Wednesday, <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/news/6262130/ukraine-news-war-latest-russia-vladimir-putin-nuclear/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> a report by The Sun.
On Tuesday, Russia announced referendums in four captured regions in an effort to take areas under Ukrainian sovereignty. Western nations have largely condemned the actions.
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Russia is orchestrating sham referendums in a transparent attempt to annex sovereign Ukrainian territory.
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During a virtual address with students and staff at Harvard University, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blasted the Russian effort to annex its land.
&#8220;If it is not clear that we have regained our land, the war is over and there is peace, and instead something is always under a question mark, some part is not de-occupied, and the other part is in some kind of compromise, then, believe me, Russia will return to the occupation of our land,&#8221; Zelensky said in a <a href="https://president.gov.ua/en/news/ukrayina-maye-povernuti-vsi-svoyi-teritoriyi-ce-stane-peremo-78069" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a> from the event released on Wednesday.
&#8220;Because there will be many more such threats. So that there are fewer of them, it should be systematically written out what the reaction will be. Even to words or intentions. For such military and political leaders to be afraid to even think of threatening any state with anything &#8211; with nuclear weapons, hunger, annexation, or occupation,&#8221; the Ukrainian president added.

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In a remarkable turn of events, former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/trump-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President Donald J. Trump</a> offered to &#8220;head up [a] group&#8221; of peace negotiators between <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine-russia-war">Russia and Ukraine</a> on Wednesday morning, cautioning that the United States must act prudently in the wake of the suspected sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
President Joe Biden, who claims he is committed to ending the war, should accept Trump&#8217;s suggestion for the good of Europe, America, and the world. Of course, we don&#8217;t expect him to actually do so, but Trump&#8217;s latest advice is still valuable.
&#8220;U.S. &#8216;Leadership&#8217; should remain &#8216;cool, calm, and dry&#8217; on the SABOTAGE of the Nord Stream Pipelines,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/109075693097650167" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on Truth Social. &#8220;This is a big event that should not entail a big solution, at least not yet.&#8221;
On Tuesday, the Nord Stream pipelines began leaking millions of cubic meters of natural gas into the ocean. The evidence so far suggests that it was sabotaged — by who and what country remains unclear.
In a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tucker-carlson-fuels-suspicion-u-s-behind-nord-stream-sabotage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">monologue</a> Tuesday night, Fox News&#8217;s Tucker Carlson put forth several reasons that the Biden administration possibly could have committed the act: First, Biden himself suggested that he would take out the pipelines. Second, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre suggested that it would allow the world to transition to green energy. And third, it provides cover to escalate the war with Russia by blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin.
As of now, that is all speculation. What is clear is that at this time, Biden is not calling for peace. On the contrary, he is willing to support the war however long it takes to defeat Putin.
Only Trump is demanding that the war end through negotiations.
&#8220;The Russia/Ukraine catastrophe should NEVER have happened, and would definitely not have happened if I were President,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/109075693097650167" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a> on his Truth Social platform. &#8220;Do not make matters worse with the pipeline blowup. Be strategic, be smart (brilliant!), get a negotiated deal done NOW. Both sides need and want it. The entire World is at stake. I will head up group???&#8221;
It is easy to dismiss the message as a banal social media post, but it is a pretty extraordinary message when you think about it. A former president of the U.S. is using his platform to call for world peace, even offering to help his 2020 political opponent.
Critics of course would laugh at the very idea of Trump leading negotiations — they still think he is a maniac. Those critics either forget or ignore the relative peace during his administration. Trump <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcQRWgxCYdE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">started</a> no new wars, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-trump-secures-another-peace-deal-between-israel-and-an-arab-nation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">crafted</a> historic deals in the Middle East, and essentially <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/us-immediately-withdraw-all-troops-syria-joseph-curl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defeated</a> ISIS.
Putin, it should be remembered, acted aggressively against Ukraine under former President Barack Obama&#8217;s term, neglected to do so while Trump was in office, and then restarted his hostility shortly after Biden was inaugurated.
According to some reports, Biden&#8217;s incompetence in handling Afghanistan was the turning point for Putin&#8217;s decision to invade Ukraine. After seeing how feckless the new administration acted, Putin was emboldened, <a href="https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article258426478.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to folks like Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
Yet Trump proved he was not afraid to use force when necessary, never revealed his plans fully, and even successfully pressured NATO countries to pay more of their share for defense measures. In other words, it isn&#8217;t a stretch to say that Putin feared Trump, based on his actions as president.
Now, it seems obvious that Putin doesn&#8217;t fear Biden at all. He invaded Ukraine after months of being warned not to engage in conflict.
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/it-sure-sounds-like-biden-wants-world-war-over-ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">observed</a> last week, we have now had seven months of sanctions and boycotts on Russia while billions of U.S. dollars and military aid flood Ukraine. In turn, Russia has shown zero inclination to retreat.
But now, as pointed out by Trump, the war is on the precipice of escalating quickly. It is clear that Biden&#8217;s strategy has not been working. He should be looking for all possible avenues to peace. It would be an incredible sign of reconciliation if Biden actually tapped Trump for the job.
Trump, yet again, stands practically alone calling for a different course of action. Despite his record of success, Trump will more likely than not be ignored. It seems that Biden — as well as the establishments of both political parties in D.C. — want the war to continue.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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