KREMLIN IRKED BY EU’S MILITARY BUILD UP

LOS ANGELES.–Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed dismay of the European Union’s announcement that it would spend another $800 billion on defense, primarily because of the Ukraine War.  President Donald Trump, 78, has spoken with 72-year-old Russian...

ZELENSKY SAYS POWER PLANTS NOT FOR SALE

LOS ANGELES.–Ukraine’s 47-year-old President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine’s power plants “belong to the people of Ukraine,” and are not for sale or use as a bargaining chip in future peace talks.  Yet 72-year-old Russian President Vladimir Putin took control...

TRUMP RESETS U.S.-RUSSIAN RELATIONS

LOS ANGELES.–President Donald Trump’s March 18 two-hour phone call with 72-year-old President Vladimir Putin covered a lot of ground, mainly on building rapport and trust after three years of warmongering since the Feb. 24, 2022 Ukraine War.  Biden decided he...

SYRIA’S NEW LEADER PARTNERS WITH KURDS

LOS ANGELES.–Syria’s new revolutionary leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, once head of al-Qaeda’s al-Nusra Front, joined forces with the Kurd’s SDF, considered a mortal enemy of Turkey’s 71-year-old President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Joining forces with the Kurds is a slap in...

PALESTINIAN AGITATOR DETAINED BY ICE

LOS ANGELES.–Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil was arrested by Immigration, Customs Enforcement [ICE] March 8 saying his student visa and permanent resident and green card were revoked on orders of the U.S. State Department.  Khalil was a...