President Zelensky will address Congress at 9:00 today.
War in Ukraine upends China’s plan to invade Taiwan, says alleged FSB whistleblower
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has upended Chinese President Xi Jinping’s timeline to invade Taiwan, according to documents purportedly written by a Russian intelligence analyst in a Moscow intelligence agency.
“Xi Jinping at least considered seizing Taiwan in the fall – he needs his own small victory to get re-elected for a third term – there is a colossal struggle within the elite,” the Russian FSB agent said. , successor to the KGB, allegedly wrote on 9 March.
China will hold its 20th Communist Party Congress this fall, and Xi has said it will be a “big event.” Analysts predicted that Xi would either be re-elected as the Communist Party’s general secretary or be elected party chairman, a position that had not existed since 1982.
“Now, after the Ukrainian events, this window of opportunity is closed for him, which gives the US the opportunity to both blackmail Xi and negotiate with competitors on favorable terms,” the FSB agent added. “It was in this case that we triggered a trap mechanism for China with our actions.” (LEARN MORE)
Ukrainians in shelled cities like Mariupol face ‘inhuman suffering’: official
Russian forces attacking the port city of Mariupol have left its inhabitants “on the brink of survival,” a Ukrainian humanitarian corridor coordinator told Fox News Digital.
“In cities like Mariupol, where there is no light, water, air, heat, food, mobile communications, people are on the verge of survival,” said Tatyana Lomakina. “According to eyewitnesses, they are saved only by the fact that relatives, friends and neighbors help each other, cook food on a fire, take water from streams or melt … snow, illuminate houses with kerosene lamps, sleep on a cold floor, which caused mass diseases among children and old people.”
“There is no cure. This is inhuman suffering,” she added.
Click here to read more.
President Zelensky awarded Ukrainian soldiers with 139 state awards
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky awarded Ukrainian soldiers 139 state awards, 32 of them posthumously, “For personal courage and selfless actions shown in defense of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, loyalty to the military oath.”
Government says Russia is “systematically destroying” Ukrainian infrastructure
“Russia is systematically destroying the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine, it has destroyed 3,500 infrastructure facilities: transport, social facilities, healthcare facilities, educational and social institutions. More than 2,700 houses have been destroyed.” said State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations.
New Jersey woman, ‘proud’ Ukrainian, sells varsity jerseys to support her homeland during the war
As the Russo-Ukrainian war drags on, one New Jersey small business owner with deep roots in Ukraine is doing what he can to help Ukrainian refugees.
Lana Riggins, a Ukrainian knitwear designer, is selling blue and yellow varsity jerseys for a local charity that supports Ukraine.
“Kyiv and Kharkiv are very dear to my heart. I have friends in both cities,” Riggins said in a telephone interview.
According to her, Riggins moved to the US from Ukraine in 1994 to study at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.
Click here to read more.
US allies saw Biden make promises he ‘fails to keep’: Radcliffe
Ukrainian artillery fired a volley: video
Translation: “Uninvited guests will not sleep peacefully on Ukrainian soil – our artillerymen warmly welcome them everywhere,” the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Humanitarian aid arrived in Ukraine
A humanitarian cargo weighing 15 tons arrived in Ukraine, including baby food from Italy, canned soups from Germany, sewing materials and medicines from the United States.
“In times of difficult trials, each of us must do everything possible for our joint victory. And now it is very important to help the civilian population, because people will understand that they will not be left in trouble and will always be remembered. “, – said Lieutenant General Sergei Naev.
Zelensky to address Congress via Zoom
President Zelensky invites world leaders to Kyiv to see firsthand the destruction
President Volodymyr Zelensky during his address following the 20 days of the war: “I invite all friends of Ukraine to visit Kyiv. It can be dangerous here, because our skies are not yet closed from Russian missiles and aircraft.”
Talks ‘very difficult’ but will continue, Ukrainian official says
A Ukrainian official said talks with Russia to end the war were “very difficult” due to “fundamental contradictions” but said they would continue.
Mikhail Podolyak, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, added: “Of course, there is room for compromise.”
“We will continue tomorrow. A very complex and viscous negotiation process. There are fundamental contradictions. But there is certainly room for compromise,” Podolyak wrote.
A recently deleted tweet by Kamala Harris claimed that the US was supporting Ukraine “in defense of the NATO alliance.”
Vice President Kamala Harris’s social media account said in a now-deleted tweet Tuesday that the United States supports Ukraine “in defense of the NATO alliance,” of which Ukraine is not a part.
“When I was in Poland, I met with US and Polish military personnel, thanking them for their support of our NATO allies for freedom, peace and security,” @KamalaHarris tweeted. “The United States firmly supports the Ukrainian people in defending the NATO alliance.”
The remarks made in the tweet, which included a photo of Harris greeting U.S. and Polish military personnel, followed similar statements she made while addressing House Democrats over the weekend at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) winter meeting in D.C. .
Click here to read more.
Zelensky’s speech to Congress could be the most important for a foreign leader since Churchill in 1941.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky will not be the first world leader to address both the House of Representatives and the Senate when he speaks virtually tomorrow. But that may be more than any world leader has ever stood before Congress in 81 years.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill addressed Congress on December 26, 1941, a few weeks after the United States entered World War II following the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Churchill addressed the legislators in the Senate Chamber in front of movie cameras and added floodlights. Several microphones from NBC, CBS and MBS stood in front of Churchill on a podium in the Senate.
More.
Biden promises more help to Ukraine
After signing a major $1.5 trillion government funding bill Tuesday (including $13.5 billion in aid to Ukraine), President Biden will announce more than $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine.
The president will announce $800 million in additional funding, on top of the $200 million announced Saturday.
The funding comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to give a remote address to Congress on Wednesday, in which he is expected to outline a list of equipment Ukrainians believe is needed to fend off a Russian invasion.
Read more here.