Putin’s demands to Ukraine underscore a position the West has always suspected: no compromise

Its publication also suggests that Western intelligence agencies are correct in their belief that Putin is not interested in compromise. The memorandum codifies what Putin has been saying all along — that the “root causes” of the war are NATO’s eastward expansion and fomenting Nazism in Ukraine. The memorandum is “aimed at getting rid of…

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Over 1,800 people arrested in crack down on Asia-based scam operations

HONG KONG — More than 1,800 people have been arrested in a joint operation across Asia targeting scam networks, police in Hong Kong said on Tuesday. The crack down involving authorities in six other jurisdictions successfully intercepted fraudulent funds involving about $20 million, Wong Chun-yue, chief superintendent of the city’s police’s commercial crime bureau, said….

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Mongolia’s prime minister resigns amid protests over reports of son’s lavish spending

WASHINGTON — Mongolia’s prime minister resigned early Tuesday after he failed to receive enough support in a vote of confidence in parliament, Mongolian media reported. The country’s embassy in Washington confirmed it. Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai received 44 votes, well short of the 64 needed, according to news site ikon.mn. The vote followed weeks of…

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Top Jan. 6 prosecutor says Trump’s Capitol riot pardons signal approval of political violence

WASHINGTON — The federal prosecutor who oversaw the Capitol riot investigation is speaking out about President Donald Trump’s mass pardon of Jan. 6 rioters and the Trump administration’s targeting of career law enforcement officials who worked cases against the people who attacked the U.S. Capitol. Greg Rosen, who was the chief of the Capitol Siege…

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