Brittney Griner Freed From Russian Prison
Russia has finally agreed to free WNBA star, Brittney Griner, from Prison. This came after the US agreed to free a Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
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Russia has finally agreed to free WNBA star, Brittney Griner, from Prison. This came after the US agreed to free a Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Republicans wins in congress as a result of the midterm elections is projected to constrain US president Joe Biden in his ability to conduct foreign policy.
It is confirmed that the former president will run for the president’s office in 2024. Trump has been criticized by his fellow republicans after losing the senate in the midterm elections. Melania Trump, Donald Trump’s wife, later joined him on the stage when he was speaking to the audience.
Advisors to the Biden administration opened back-channel communications with a senior Chinese diplomat, after Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in August, reports the Wall Street Journal. Beijing widely cut communication to the US and both sides were looking for reengament.
Two civilians were killed in a missile strike on Tuesday in the Polish town of Przewodow, near the Ukrainian border. Poland is a member of NATO and President Biden made clear in recent months that the US will defend every inch of NATO territory.
Joe Biden’s administration will resume talks with the Russian counterpart amid serious tensions between both countries. Putin has threatened to use nuclear weapons multiple times after its invasion of Ukraine. The Talks will take place in Cairo, Egypt in the near future. Both the countries came together several times in the past to limit the quantity of nuclear arsenals.
Joe Biden, while referring to Elon Musk’s radical changes to the social media platform, said that Musk’s foreign ties should be investigated thoroughly. He did not blame him directly for anything but only urged in the heat of the moment to scrutinize Elon Musk’s foreign ties with other countries.
China is developing its nuclear weapons at a faster rate than the US, according to the recent statement by The Commander of US Strategic Command. The development is dangerous amid an intense security competition between China and the US over Taiwan. Charles Richard called it a “near-term problem,” as China continues to threaten regional security.
Moscow has threatened Western countries that if they don’t stop supporting Ukraine, it’ll target its satellites. Moscow has been threatening with different means since its invasion of Ukraine, but this development is strange as Moscow may attempt to destroy Western satellites in space.
A Russian court has decided to reject Brittney Griner’s appeal on her 9-year prison sentence on drug charges. Stating that the previous court’s decision was correct.
The United States Space Force agency is looking for a new vendor (or groups of vendors) to create new missile warning satellites. This contract is worth $4.7 billion in total.
On Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly rejected Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territory supported by an overwhelming majority. Russia officially occupied four key regions of Ukrainian territory in a referendum late September. The move to occupy more than 15% of the territory met with anger from the West and the United Nations.
