Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis (US Army–Ret.), author of Alliance of Evil and Kings of the East, explains why Vladimir Putin’s reelection, combined with feckless Western leaders, means trouble for the world.Continue Reading
France and Moldova signed a defense cooperation agreement Thursday, apparently in response to eastern Moldova’s request for Russian “protection.,” just days after Germany was caught planning to bomb a key Russian bridge.
Russia is prepared to agree to a request by Transnistria, a breakaway region of eastern Moldova bordering on Ukraine, to send troops for “protection” against “increased pressure” from the Moldovan government.
The Atlanta Fed’s GDPnow measure, which tracks economic data in real time, shows a contraction in the second quarter of 2022 of 2.1%. Following the first quarter’s 1.6% drop, this meets the technical definition of a recession.Continue Reading