Vladimir Putin has led Russia as Prime Minister and President for more than two decades. Putin has marked much of his time in the Kremlin as a thorn in the side of many Americans. “The bad guys in the world will begin to do precisely what you are seeing Vladimir Putin do today,” former Secretary of…

Drivers across the country are feeling the sticker shock as the average price per gallon of gas soared above $4 this weekend for the first time since 2008. On Monday, the national average of $4.065 stood just five cents shy of the national record for regular unleaded, and the price at the pump is 62…

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data, border officials are encountering a growing number of Russians and Ukrainians seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. Between October and January, officials ran into 6,400 Russians. That’s more than the 4,100 Russians who were apprehended during the entirety of fiscal year 2021, which ended a month…

Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine is now in its second week. The rage that swept the Western world — particularly acute in Europe — has not abated, with all talk about how to punish Moscow more thoroughly. New sanctions are under discussion. Goals range from gutting Russia’s oligarchic class to starving the Kremlin of income…

Russia’s state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor announced it has cut access to Facebook and Twitter. Roskomnadzor has previously accused Twitter of failing to delete content banned by Russian authorities. Friday’s move, executed in line with a decision by the Russian Prosecutor General’s office, is one of several moves made by Russia to limit the information Russians…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised international questions about President Vladimir Putin’s objectives. Some world leaders believe Putin has his sights set on the Baltic states and is trying to re-establish the former Soviet Union. Biden: Putin aims to re-establish USSR “He [Putin] has much larger ambitions than Ukraine,” President Joe Biden said during a…

Russia’s economy is already buckling under crippling Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine. On top of those losses, the country is facing cancel culture, with a staggering number of businesses and industries waging their own economic war. Here are five of them in this week’s Five For Friday. #5: Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson is suspending business…

In an apparent effort to shut down Ukraine’s access to the sea, Russia targeted two port cities, including the first major Ukrainian city to fall since the invasion began. In a virtual briefing Tuesday, a spokesperson for Russia’s defense ministry announced “units of Russian Armed Forces took under its entire control the regional centre of…

One of the most painful possible economic sanctions against Russia amid the Ukraine invasion is cutting off the country from the SWIFT financial system. In late February, the U.S., E.U., and other allies announced suspending selected Russian banks from SWIFT, essentially blocking them from international transfers. Across the political aisle in the U.S., politicians are…

Struggling under crippling economic sanctions and currency collapse, Russia is financially fleeing to a familiar safe haven: gold. And with the growing prevalence of cryptocurrencies, experts expect Vladimir Putin will also turn to the less familiar, non-tangible asset. The gold standard After a 2-year pandemic pause, Russia’s central bank announced this week it is restarting…