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  1. The Liturgist

    I can’t support the Ukrainian Government any longer, even though Putin was wrong to invade

    Ukraine's Zelenskyy addresses Congress, invokes 9/11, Pearl Harbor, MLK as he pleads for pivotal aid Note that Fox News has been consistently pro Ukraine, and I am citing their story because it is easy to read. Zelenskyy addressed the US congress in protest at our correct decision not to...
  2. cow451

    Russia Loses at International Court of Justice

    The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday ordered Russia to stop hostilities in Ukraine, granting measures requested by Kyiv although many are skeptical that Russia will comply. Two weeks ago, Ukraine asked the International Court of Justice - also known as the World Court - to...
  3. JustSomeBloke

    Joe Biden - Admitting Baltic states to NATO will cause 'vigorous and hostile reaction' from Russia

    Here's Joe Biden in 1997, predicting that admitting Baltic states to NATO would cause 'the greatest consternation', and would cause a 'vigorous and hostile reaction' from Russia. Twenty five years later, we can see that Joe Biden eventually provoked great consternation and got the vigorous and...
  4. Valletta

    Biden refuses to ban Russian oil imports

    White House knocks down talk of banning Russian oil imports
  5. Vanellus

    Russian tennis players (also golfers etc.)

    There's been quite a lot about whether Russian tennis players should be identifiable with their country when playing in a competition. The Ukrainian Elina Svitolina is refusing to play against any Russian players who carry any such country identification. But I think it's quite straightforward...
  6. Valletta

    Countries ban Russian flights ahead of U.S. -- U.S. leadership again lags

    Robert Mann, an aviation consultant in New York, said the moves by the European Union and Canada would put added pressure on the U.S. to also bar Russian flights. “It is difficult to understand why we are last to move, both operationally and financially,” he said. Europe, Canada close their...
  7. JustSomeBloke

    Vladimir Putin’s spiritual destiny

    There is an interesting piece out today by an author called Giles Fraser. I was already familiar with Giles, because I sometimes enjoyed reading his pieces on Unherd, and before that, at The Guardian. He has written a piece on Vladimir Putin, and for me, at least, it made for a fascinating...
  8. mindlight

    Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen

    Why Russia and the West failed to create a united Europe after the USSR collapsed The Russians consider NATO to have broken promises when it expanded to the East. For Ukraine to join NATO is a red line they cannot tolerate. The troops on Ukraine's borders continue to mass and NATO has already...
  9. mindlight

    If Russia invades the Ukraine...

    If Russia invades Ukraine what should the NATO response be? Why do you hold the view you do?
  10. Valletta

    Arrest made of Igor Danchenko, key player in Russian collusion hoax against Trump.

    From the BBC: "A Russian analyst who worked on a dossier that made unsubstantiated claims linking Donald Trump to the Kremlin has been arrested in the US. The Department of Justice charged Igor Danchenko, 43, with lying to the FBI. He was detained as part of an inquiry into the origins of...
  11. Valletta

    Hillary Clinton Attorney Indictment -- Russia Russia Russia hoax

    The 26-page indictment of former cybersecurity attorney and Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann by special counsel John Durham is as detailed as it is damning on the alleged effort to push a false Russia collusion claim before the 2016 presidential campaign. One line, however, seems...
  12. SalemOrthodox

    New Martyrs of Butovo, 4th Saturday after Pascha

    Glory to God, who is glorified in His saints. The Synaxis of the Martyrs of Butovo is celebrated on the 4th Saturday after Pascha Synaxis of the New Martyrs of Butovo “The Russian Golgotha” The peak of executions came during the “Yezhov era.” [5] In one year, from July 1937 to August 1938...
  13. SummerMadness

    Navalny Moved to Infirmary in Russian Prison After Doctor Warns He Could Die Soon

    Navalny Moved to Infirmary in Russian Prison After Doctor Warns He Could Die Soon
  14. SummerMadness

    Whistle-Blower Says D.H.S. Downplayed Threats From Russia and White Supremacists

    Whistle-Blower Says D.H.S. Downplayed Threats From Russia and White Supremacists
  15. J

    The Big Question

    Before I ask The Big Question, that anyone from the Abrahamic faiths can answer, I will be as transparent about myself and my efforts as possible. Born and raised in the USA to a military family that was half Baptist and half Catholic I was always hearing from one side the other was going to...
  16. S

    This is what a patriarchal church looks like: Russia Decriminalized Domestic Violence With Support f

    ...rom the Russian Orthodox Church Russia Decriminalized Domestic Violence With Support from the Russian Orthodox Church When you have a church that declares that women ought to be submissive to men, and not a one where it recognizes that men and women are equal (no BUTS), these are the...
  17. Not David

    Ukrainian Schismatics Ask To Serve New Calendar Nativity To Separate From “Aggressor Russia”

    *You are in the Orthodox Forum* *Not intended for aggressive debate, if your argument is "Russia bad", I will just ignore you* “Metropolitan” Mikhail Zinkevich of Lutsk and Volyn of the schismatic “Orthodox Church of Ukraine” has expressed his support for a group of Lutsk activists who asked a...
  18. mindlight

    China - Russia alliance?

    How likely is a Chinese - Russian alliance of forming? The current world order is founded on an alliance between America and Europe and Japan/South Korea/Australia that dates back to WW2 and was extended with the collapse of Communism to include many Eastern bloc countries also. But that...
  19. S

    No evidence of Russian collusion in the 2016 election, Mueller "investigation" concludes

    It's amazing how the mainstream media can still believe this Russian collusion nonsense. Russiagaters Are The Very Worst Kind Of Conspiracy Theorists People Believe In Russiagate Because They Lack Self-Awareness start at 15:12 (note: this has swearing)
  20. SummerMadness

    Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about proposed Moscow project

    Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about proposed Moscow project