Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Terrorism related links 070422

 

UK cancels first flight to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda

https://apnews.com/article/uk-rwanda-migration-deportations-boris-johnson-9ca56e7a1736dd803690ceac544fc7e8

 

UK deportations to Rwanda stalled as European Court steps in: The first chartered flight removing asylum seekers from the UK was due to depart for Rwanda on Tuesday.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/14/uk-due-to-send-first-flight-of-asylum-seekers-to-rwanda

 

BRITTNEY GRINER FACES NEW EXTENSION OF HER DETAINMENT IN RUSSIA TO JULY 2

https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2022/06/14/brittney-griner-faces-new-extension-of-her-detainment-in-russia-to-july-2/

 

Putin still aims to conquer Ukraine despite early losses, Pentagon official says

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2022-06-14/ukraine-russia-war-pentagon-rockets-6341972.html

 

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 112.  As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 112th day, we take a look at the main developments.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/15/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-112

 

Ukraine battle intensifies as Western backers mull new military aid

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/06/14/severodonetsk-weapons-nato-russian-advance/

 

For Ukrainian troops, a need arises: Javelin customer service.  The powerful antitank weapons have come to symbolize U.S. involvement in Ukraine, but critics say the Pentagon’s support service is lacking

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/06/14/ukraine-javelin-assistance/

 

‘A huge lag time’: DoD struggles to rush cutting-edge tech to Ukraine.  “Successes occur by exception, not by rule,” one DoD official said.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/14/dod-struggles-deliver-cutting-edge-tech-ukraine-00039270

 

4 lessons China should take from Ukraine: Pentagon policy chief.  Colin Kahl, the undersecretary for defense for policy, said he hopes Russia's troubles in Ukraine are "soaking in" as China eyes Taiwan.

https://breakingdefense.com/2022/06/4-lessons-china-should-take-from-ukraine-pentagon-policy-chief/

 

Some Afghan refugees now have chance to avoid terrorism designation that blocked path to U.S.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-06-14/afghan-refugees-now-have-a-chance-to-avoid-terrorism-designation-that-blocked-their-path-to-the-u-s

 

NATO needs greater readiness, more weapons -military alliance chief

https://www.reuters.com/world/nato-must-strengthen-readiness-equipment-military-alliance-chief-2022-06-14/

 

Nuclear-armed nations spent $82.4bn on weapons in 2021: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons accuses nuclear-armed nations of ‘obscene’ spending and notes extensive industry lobbying.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/15/nuclear-armed-nations-spent-82bn-on-weapons-in-2021

 

France announces capture of senior Islamic State figure in Mali

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/france-announces-capture-senior-islamic-state-figure-mali-2022-06-15/

 

Ukraine war brings peace — between Canada and Denmark

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/14/canada-denmark-greenland-hans-island/

 

Navalny reportedly moved to high-security prison infamous for abuse: The jailed opposition leader was recently sentenced to an additional nine years behind bars

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/14/navalny-russia-prison-melekhovo/

 

The War in Ukraine Has Exposed a Critical American Vulnerability: Shoring up the nation’s supply chain is the single greatest challenge to the national defense.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/06/us-supply-chain-semiconductor-production-economic-warfare/661267/

 

See Ukrainian troops try out US-supplied .50-caliber machine guns - Jun 15, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbqbg1vtFlg

 

2 US veterans, a Marine and a soldier, reported missing in Ukraine

https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/ukraine/2022/06/15/2-us-veterans-a-marine-and-a-soldier-reported-missing-in-ukraine/

 

US veterans missing in Ukraine formed bond over background

https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/ukraine/2022/06/16/us-veterans-missing-in-ukraine-formed-bond-over-background/

 

Third American missing in Ukraine is US Marine veteran Grady Kurpasi

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/16/politics/state-department-american-missing-ukraine/index.html

 

US military ground raid in Syria captures top ISIS leader

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-military-ground-raid-syria-captures-top-isis/story

 

US sending Ukraine new $1 billion arms package amid grinding Donbas fight

https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2022/06/15/us-sending-ukraine-new-1-billion-arms-package-amid-grinding-donbas-fight/

 

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 113: As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 113th day, we take a look at the main developments.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/16/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-113

 

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 114: As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 114th day, we take a look at the main developments.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/17/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-114

 

What Ukraine Needs: More Arms, Sanctions, and Money, Ambassador Says.  The war-ravaged economy is providing the Kyiv government far less than the $5B per month it needs, Oksana Markarova said.

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2022/06/what-ukraine-needs-more-arms-sanctions-and-money-ambassador-says/368308/

 

On the edge of embattled twin cities, an uncovered mass grave for civilians grows.  A Ukrainian soldier at a mass grave in the hills above the city of Lysychansk, in eastern Ukraine, on Thursday.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/16/world/europe/lysychansk-sievierodonetsk-ukraine-civilian-deaths.html

 

US officials believe NATO will admit Finland and Sweden into alliance as Russia wages war in Ukraine

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2022-06-16/nato-boost-forces-equipment-eastern-flank-6363898.html

 

Ukraine war pushes global displaced to record high, U.N. says

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/16/refugee-displaced-ukraine-syria-afghanistan/

 

France, Germany, Italy, Romania Back Ukraine’s Bid for EU Membership: European leaders meet with President Zelensky in Kyiv, pledging more weapons to repel Russian forces; ‘This war will change the history of Europe’

https://www.wsj.com/articles/european-leaders-arrive-in-ukraine-as-kyiv-renews-calls-for-more-military-support-11655367940

 

China on wrong side of history for backing Russian interests amid war, US warns

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/16/china-xi-jinping-putin-russia-sovereignty-ukraine/

 

NATO Needs to Move Protection of Civilians to Center Stage: The Ukraine war shows why the alliance’s upcoming summit cannot give short shrift to the topic of human security.

https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2022/06/nato-needs-move-protection-civilians-center-stage/368292/

 

US Stokes Tensions With Russia by Building Military Base 100 Miles From Border

https://marjoriecohn.com/us-stokes-tensions-with-russia-by-building-military-base-100-miles-from-border/

 

Ukraine is fighting a grim war of attrition. Only Nato can help change that

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jun/19/ukraine-russia-war-of-attrition-nato

 

Hear ex-CIA director's prediction about who will win in Ukraine - Jun 19, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UW6c0ZNRWc

 

Why promised weapons aren't making it to Ukraine | DW News - Jun 20, 2022 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jvx8YKItIs

 

Ukraine War: Hidden tanks near the front line - Jun 20, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi0X0D_S2DU

 

Day 119: War in Ukraine - Jun 22, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKoLKhuAC1Q

 

Double standards of the “russian world” - Jun 22, 2022 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrrxxCMVG-o

 

European leaders to approve Ukraine as candidate to join E.U.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-brussels-european-union-ff560e01c6b3e4f9c70777fad97be397

 

Why the Spirit of June 12, 1982, Matters: Time for a new movement to stop the nuclear arms race.

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/nuclear-arms-control-weapons-war/

 

In Ukraine’s Cultural Capital, Giselle Goes to War: Until the Russian invasion is over, art and culture in Ukraine remain on a combat footing.

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/lviv-ukraine-culture-ballet/

 

Is Putin winning? Hear secretary of state's response - Jun 26, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHMcT5ot8Dk

 

Under Biden, Private Detention Isn’t Ending—It’s Changing Form: The Biden administration promised to end private prisons. Instead, it has allowed them to be converted into immigration detention facilities.

https://inthesetimes.com/article/biden-private-detention-prisons-immigration-ice

 

Putin Speculation Sparked by Dramatic Kremlin Video

https://www.newsweek.com/vladimir-putin-speculation-rumor-dramatic-kremlin-video-1719248

 

What's going on with Kaliningrad?  How a tiny Russian exclave has become a big problem

https://theweek.com/briefing/1014617/whats-going-on-with-kaliningrad

 

Sievierodonetsk falls to Russia

https://theweek.com/russo-ukrainian-war/1014659/sievierodonetsk-falls-to-russia

 

RUSSIA DEFAULTS ON DEBT For First Time Since 1917. DISASTER For Russian Reputation & Future Debt. - Jun 27, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7noUBEfpoM

 

Russia Hits Ukraine With Air Strike From Belarus for First Time: Kyiv

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-hits-ukraine-air-strike-belarus-first-time-kyiv-1719187

 

Ukraine war: 80% of troops killed or injured in elite military unit, says commander - Jun 25, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH2tiIx22u4

 

Zelensky tells G7 leaders he wants the war to finish by the end of 2022 - Jun 27, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1GwAi7yBhs

 

Ukrainian special forces blow Russian rocket launchers to pieces - Jun 27, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw6c5phDI3w

 

LIVE: UN Security Council meets to discuss escalating attacks on civilians in Ukraine | ABC News - Started streaming Jun 28, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYdB4a6k3Rk

 

'I would not at all bet on Russia': EU Commission President talks Ukraine war - Jun 28, 2022 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOlGEcDKnhA

 

Russian Ambassador: Ukrainian shopping mall hit by missile was ‘empty - Jun 28, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd9XX1URFxc

 

U.S. ambassador to NATO discusses Europe's biggest security crisis in decades - Jun 28, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8xSZGe3x1k

 

Turkey lifts its objections to Sweden, Finland joining NATO

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-nato-biden-turkey-madrid-0441ed4a13ea31aad5df316572f082bf

 

Scotland’s leader seeks new independence vote in October 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/28/scotlands-leader-seeks-new-independence-vote-october-2023/

 

NATO set to increase its high-readiness forces to over 300,000 in massive military buildup

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/27/russia-ukraine-war-nato-set-to-increase-its-high-readiness-forces.html

 

Biden: Putin is ‘getting exactly what he did not want’ - Jun 30, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LFXHkgnBS8

 

Biden Pledges to Support Ukraine “as Long as It Takes” - Jun 30, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfGKMJEYYVg

 

Texas Sheriff Pleads For Help From Federal Government After Human Smuggling Deaths - Jul 1, 2022 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MstZX1rDC0

 

Adm. James Stavridis: Russia Showing Us They Are A Terrorist State - Jul 1, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htwE6K3_iMo

 

War in Europe beyond Ukraine is ‘of course’ a possibility, Finnish foreign minister tells CNN - Jul 1, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4pIzIWbSuc

 

Ukraine Used America's M777 Artillery to Destroy Russia's Military - Jul 1, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvcxf9qPYEI

 

The Supreme Court’s “Remain in Mexico” Ruling Is a Tiny Step Toward Fixing Our Gruesome Immigration Policy: There are many policies that have forced asylum-seekers into horrifying conditions, like those that caused the deaths of 53 people in San Antonio.

https://newrepublic.com/article/166968/supreme-court-remain-mexico-ruling

 

The Alligator: The two-metre-long rifle in Ukrainian hands explained - Jun 27, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XJfriyLVRQ&t=59s

 

No Discipline, No Rules, No Honor - Ukrainian Separatist About The True State Of Russian Army

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSdg3gKHaDQ

 

Settlement Over Private Border Wall Won’t Stop Flooding or Erosion of Rio Grande Shoreline, Experts Say: Federal authorities have reached a deal that gives builders of the privately funded fence control over where to inspect for damage and leeway over which issues they choose to repair.

https://www.propublica.org/article/private-border-wall-texas-fisher-settlement

 

The Ukraine War must Impel us to Switch to Green Energy, not Double Down on Fossil Fuels

https://www.juancole.com/2022/06/ukraine-switch-energy.html

 

Ukraine War Fallout: Russia and Iran Plot Alternative Gulf Trade Route to Avoid US Sanctions

https://www.juancole.com/2022/06/ukraine-alternative-sanctions.html

 

Diplomacy, not total Victory, will in the End Settle the Ukraine War

https://www.juancole.com/2022/06/diplomacy-victory-ukraine.html

 

The Causes and Consequences of the Ukraine War: A lecture by John J. Mearsheimer

https://www.juancole.com/2022/06/consequences-ukraine-mearsheimer.html

 

Ending the War in Ukraine: Three Possible Futures

https://www.juancole.com/2022/06/ukraine-possible-futures.html

 

As US Electric Vehicle Sales Double in One Year, Biden calls for Lowering their Price to Defeat Oil Tyrant Putin

https://www.juancole.com/2022/06/electric-vehicle-lowering.html

 

Mayorkas defends U.S. border policy after death of 53 migrants in tractor trailer

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mayorkas-us-border-policy-migrant-deaths-tractor-trailer-face-the-nation/

 

Four killed after explosions in a Russian city near the Ukraine border.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/03/world/europe/belgorod-missile-strikes-deaths.html

 

Russia says it holds all of Ukraine's Luhansk with capture of last city

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-its-troops-have-encircled-ukrainian-city-lysychansk-2022-07-03/


Zelenskiy vows to regain Lysychansk after Ukrainian withdrawal

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-adviser-concedes-key-bastion-could-fall-eastern-ukraine-2022-07-03/

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