Who’s next, Mayor Pete? Susan Rice (director of domestic policy council)? John Kerry? Deb Haaland (Sec Of Interior)? Tom Vilisak (Sec Of Agriculture)? Doesn’t the AG have better things to do, what with all the fentanyl streaming across the border, people attacking Jewish and Christian centers, and more?
Attorney General Merrick Garland makes unannounced trip to Ukraine
Attorney General Merrick Garland made an unannounced trip to Ukraine on Friday, according to a Justice Department official, his second trip to the country after Russia invaded a little more than a year ago.
The trip was not announced for security reasons, the official said.
Garland was invited to Lviv by the Ukrainian prosecutor general, the official said, and joined President Volodymyr Zelensky at the “United for Justice Conference.”
The official added that Garland “held several meetings and reaffirmed our determination to hold Russia accountable for crimes committed in its unjust and unprovoked invasion against its sovereign neighbor.” (snip)
On Wednesday, Garland testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee that he believed the Russian government was committing crimes against humanity and said the Justice Department supports efforts by The Hague to investigate and prosecute those crimes.
“The United States supports what is now being developed in The Hague, sponsored by Eurojust, looking into the possibility of creating that court [to charge crimes of aggression,]” Garland testified.
That may be so, but, good luck with that.
Biden, Scholz vow to punish Russia for war in Ukraine
US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed on Friday (Mar 3) to keep imposing costs on Russia for its war in Ukraine, now in its second year, as an EU official said any arms provided by China to Russia would trigger sanctions.
Biden and Scholz met in private in the Oval Office for over an hour, a senior administration official said. Their discussion focused on the importance of continued “global solidarity” with the people of Ukraine, and ongoing efforts to provide security, humanitarian, economic, and political assistance to Ukraine.
Sitting next to Scholz in the Oval Office, Biden thanked the German leader for his “strong and steady leadership” and support for Ukraine. Scholz said it was important to demonstrate that the allies would back Kyiv “as long as it takes and as long as is necessary.”
The meeting took place at 2pm. By 345 Biden was boarding Marine 1 to make the trip to Delaware for the weekend.
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To do that would require more than just expelling Russian troops from Ukraine, but defeating Russia and capturing Vladimir Putin and his minions, but no, we’re not planning for World War III!
Dictators like Putin have been thrown out of power by their own countries before, history has shown that to us before. If his health continues to worsen that may also hasten his loss of power.
If US troops are sent to Europe to fight in Ukraine or NATO country I do know that the other posters here will be in full support of our troops.
History has also shown us the folly of the US right-wing nutz in appeasing bullies like Hitler. FDR was correct Putin will not stop if he takes Ukraine. His defense minister openly talked about pushing back the Polish borders as he has tried to do in Ukraine.
Evil wins when good men do nothing