Author: CapitalGainsFund

Feb 25

Letters: ‘What in God’s name is happening to the U.S.A.?’ Responses to Ukraine sickening

Comments supporting Russia’s attack on Ukraine ‘sickening’ How sickening it is to hear Donald Trump praise Vladimir Putin. Sickening, too, to hear former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praise the murderous dictator who is attacking Ukraine. More: Condemnation, Biden blame: What Ohio officials, Senate candidates are saying about Ukraine Sickening to hear congressional Republicans criticize […]
Feb 25

Trump, who was impeached for withholding nearly $400 million in military aid from Ukraine, said ‘this deadly Ukraine situation would never have happened’ if he were in office

In this Sept. 25, 2019 file photo President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the InterContinental Barclay New York hotel during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File Donald Trump said the Ukraine crisis would not have happened if he were still president. Trump was impeached in 2019 […]
Feb 24

Putin: Countries that interfere with Russia will face ‘consequences you have never seen’

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a speech announcing a military operation in Ukraine that countries that interfere with Russian actions will face “consequences you have never seen,” The Associated Press reported. Russia almost immediately launched an invasion into the country. Putin says the operation is to protect citizens from Ukraine aggression and to demilitarize […]
Feb 23

Reps. Paul Gosar, Matt Gaetz, AOC, and Cori Bush have joined 39 other lawmakers to urge Biden to seek congressional approval before sending troops into Ukraine

GOP representatives and progressive lawmakers co-signed a letter urging President Biden to seek congressional approval before having US troops “engage in hostilities.”Stock photo via Getty Images A bipartisan group of 43 lawmakers has asked Biden to get congressional approval before sending troops into Ukraine. The lawmakers co-signed a letter to the president despite some having […]
Feb 22

Harvard economist and former Obama adviser says Russia is ‘basically a big gas station’ and is otherwise ‘incredibly unimportant’ in the global economy

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin signed decrees to recognize independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk. Moscow ordered troops into these areas on Monday, escalating the prospect of outright war between Russia and Ukraine.Alexei Nikolsky/TASS via Getty Images Harvard economist Jason Furman said Russia’s economy is ‘unimportant’ except for its gas resources, The New York Times reported. […]