11/25 PDA draw-down unused.

Protect Ukraine: PDA: $8.8bln remaining aid already authorized by Congress not given by President Biden

A video Primer about the Presidential Drawdown Authority funds which Congress authorized the US government to spend which have not been used by President Biden.

Thank you Richard Branson article

Richard Branson rightly recalls the Budapest Memorandum.

Give up your nuclear weapons (to us) and in return, we will guarantee to respect your sovereignty, your independence, and your borders.

After seeing what happened to Ukraine, which country in possession of nuclear weapons, at present or in the future, will ever agree to give up its arsenal again? And sadly, which country that doesn’t have nuclear weapons now will be next to seek them as a deterrent?

Omaha World: Thank you, @RepDonBacon

Bacon backs decision to allow Ukraine to strike in Russia.” Russia is systematically bombing Ukrainian hospitals & power grid. Ukraine should target military units in Russia that are bombing Ukraine’s cities. Every nation has right to self defense. Bacon backs decision to allow Ukraine to strike in Russia.” Russia is systematically bombing Ukrainian hospitals & power grid. Ukraine should target military units in Russia that are bombing Ukraine’s cities. Every nation has right to self defense.

Thank you, United Kingdom

UK imposes new wave of sanctions choking Russian oil revenues

The UK leads in enforcing sanctions on Russia.

• Largest UK package of sanctions against the shadow fleet targets 30 ships   

• Insurance companies enabling the fleet are also sanctioned, ratcheting up pressure on Russia 

• Comes after the world marked 1000 days since the Kremlin’s egregious full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Thirty ships in Russia’s shadow fleet, responsible for transporting billions of pounds worth of oil and oil products in the last year alone, have today been sanctioned by the UK. With half of the ships targeted today transporting more than $4.3bn worth of oil and oil products like gasoline in the last year alone, today is the largest UK package of its kind.    

The move will further constrain the Kremlin’s ability to fund their illegal war in Ukraine and their malign activity worldwide, and brings the total number of oil tankers sanctioned by the UK to 73, more than any other nation - demonstrating the UK’s leadership on tackling the shadow fleet. 

Olga Lautman: German Journalists Confirm Links to Russian Ministry of Defense

An investigation by the German nonprofit Correctiv has revealed more details of Russia's "Doppelgänger" disinformation campaign, a covert operation orchestrated by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) to undermine Ukraine and its Western allies. The campaign involved creating fake news websites and social media accounts to spread disinformation that targeted international audiences, including U.S. and European voters.

Russia’s disinformation campaigns, like Doppelgänger, serve as a stark reminder that the digital battlefield is just as real, and often more devastating, than traditional warfare. While Russia may lack the military capability to confront the West on conventional fronts, its information warfare tactics have proven far more insidious and damaging to democracies. The West must recognize this new reality and respond accordingly, or risk losing the fight for truth and democratic values.