It’s been called the laptop from hell. Three years later, the laptop Hunter Biden dropped off at a computer repair shop in April 2019 is still burning.  The New York Times recently ran a story confirming the laptop and the cache of files and emails on it are legitimate.  Critics say the NYT piece is…

Russia and Ukraine held peace talks this week in Istanbul that some say offered optimism for a possible end to the bloody month-long war. It will be interesting to see what some of the most prominent Republican voices in the country, like Tucker Carlson and former President Donald Trump, have to say about it. I…

As challenges mount for Russian oil refineries in the midst of the Ukraine invasion, their production lines are slowing down sooner than predicted, and this could bring problems that last for decades. Some refineries are already stopping their runs. Why are they cutting back on output? Demand is dropping dramatically. Between a mix of bans…

Amid the first round of peace talks with Ukraine in more than two weeks, Russia’s deputy defense minister announced the country would “fundamentally… cut back military activity in the direction of Kyiv and Chernihiv.” The concession, offered “to increase mutual trust and create the necessary conditions for further negotiations,” could be an indication that the…

As Russia and Ukraine prepare for negotiations that the world hopes could bring an end to the month of intense violence in Eastern Europe, the country hosting the negotiations, Turkey, could soon play a key role in Vladimir Putin‘s chess game against NATO. The Turks and Germany could play huge roles in whatever NATO delivers as…

The Biden administration is shopping around with some less than savory potential partners to lessen the blow of energy sanctions against Russia, and that may not even work. Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and Iran–all well-known and fairly maligned regimes from right, left, and center of American politics–are all sitting on top of some of the largest energy…

Two days after President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” Russian negotiators arrived in Turkey for more peace talks with Ukraine. The talks, set for Tuesday, are scheduled to take place two weeks after the last negotiations. Over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is prepared to declare…

Elon Musk’s Space X is known for launching rockets into space, but on the ground, the company has been providing a lifeline to the people in Ukraine. Starlink is keeping Ukrainians informed and helping soldiers stay connected using its high-speed broadband internet service. The company’s low orbit satellites can provide users with internet access anywhere around…

As President Joe Biden traveled to Poland, the United States and European Union (EU) announced a new partnership aimed at reducing Europe’s reliance on Russian energy. Under the partnership, announced Friday, the U.S. and other nations will increase liquified natural gas exports to Europe by 15 billion cubic meters this year. Even larger shipments would…

There’s a saying making the rounds these days in Russian oligarch sanction news: “Freezing is easy, seizing is hard.” The U.S., E.U. and U.K. have all levied sanctions against some of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest and richest allies over the Ukraine invasion. “We’re joining with our European allies to find and seize their yachts,…