US President Joe Biden makes a surprise visit to the Ukrainian capital today. He arrived in the Ukrainian capital just 4 days ahead of the first war anniversary. Joe Biden’s visit was unannounced and was under complete secrecy, to show support for President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukraine’s resistance against the Russian invasion. He arrived by train after 10 hours of travel from Poland’s border.
The Former President’s Facebook and Instagram has been restored, after 2 years of ban. Donald Trump was banned after the capitol riots for which he was accused. He was accused of breaking the rules for inciting the public to prompt unrest and “violence at the Capitol”.
Democrats retained control of the senate after a crucial victory in Georgia. In a Georgia run-off election, Democratic US Senator Raphael Warnock defeated Republican opponent Herschel Walker, giving his party a clear majority in the Senate. Democrats now hold a 51-seat advantage because of Warnock’s victory over Herschel Walker, a margin that will be crucial over the upcoming two years.
US president Joe Biden recently said that he is willing to talk to Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Although he has no immediate plans to speak with Vladimir Putin, he is willing to do so if he expresses interest in putting an end to the conflict in Ukraine, in consultation with the NATO allies.
Finally, it happened as expected, the conservatives have won the US house of representatives. The ‘red wave’ couldn’t materialize in the senate as the republicans still need one more seat to draw the results. Now the government is divided between the parties, with democrats expected to win the December 6 seat. Republicans gained 218 while the democrats gained only 211.
The heads of the two largest global powers, US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on Monday in Indonesia as the G20 Meeting takes place in Bali
In the recent midterm elections, the democrats have managed to seal control over the senate. Biden’s democrats are now controlling 50 seats in the senate. The results have gone opposite to the predictions about the midterm elections. Months before the midterms, many predicted the decline of the democrats which did not happen.
The future of Joe Biden’s administration depends upon tomorrow’s midterm elections. The results will decide if Biden is going to retain the next presidential elections in 2024. Most of the candidates from both the sides have a somewhat equal support base but disagree on fundamental issues.
The Biden administration has secretly encouraged Ukraine to signal it is open to negotiations with Russia, reports the Washington Post. Previously Ukraine has held a position whereby it would not negotiate with Russia as long as Putin remained in power.
Democrats withdrew a letter to Biden, which sought to convince the president to negotiate directly with Russia in order to de-escalate the conflict.
US President, Joe Biden visited the kingdom 2 months ago to talk about the increase in oil production. Saudi Arabia and the oil Cartel OPEC cut down the oil production despite Joe Biden’s insistence to increase the production to decrease oil.
President Joe Biden announced an executive order to pardon Americans convicted of Marijuana Possession under federal law. These pardons are expected to clear the criminal records of more than 6,000 Americans, allowing many of them to find jobs, go back to school and receive federal benefits.
