And we got Turkey soon to join forces with the Bear - Fair Use - You can file this under "Never let a good crisis go to waste." https://summit.news/2022/03/15/30-per-cent-of-ukrainian-refugees-are-actually-from-other-countries/ You can file this under extreme wickedness. :negative: US in 'hourly contact' with Israelis on Russia-Ukraine war, envoy says: The Biden administration is in "hourly contact" with Israelis over Russia's war against Ukraine, US Ambassador Tom Nides said as he expressed satisfaction with the mediator role Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has played to help resolve the conflict. "The Prime Minister has not made a move without talking to the White House," Nides said during a virtual event Tuesday with the left-wing group Peace Now. Bennett has been one of a handful of world leaders who have tried to mediate an end to the war. Those leaders have placed themselves in a "precarious" position by placing themselves in-between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, said Nides who is the US envoy to Israel. "We are very happy with the positions of the countries that are engaged [as mediators], including Israel," Nides said. "It is never risk-free to get yourself in the middle of these discussions," Nides added. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-701406 No More NATO? Zelensky Asks Congress for ‘New’ 24-Hour War Response Alliance: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a virtual address to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday morning. In addition to pleading for more military assistance against the Russian invasion and more sanctions against Russia, Zelensky suggested NATO and other postwar institutions have become obsolete and recommended replacing them with “new alliances” that could deter aggression and respond more effectively to humanitarian crises. In perhaps the most remarkable passage of his address to Congress, Zelensky strongly suggested NATO is no longer fit for purpose because it allowed the Russian attack to devastate so much of Ukraine. He did not call the alliance out by name, but he mused that post-World War II institutions have become obsolete against 21st Century challenges. “The wars of the past prompted our predecessors to create institutions that should protect us from war, but unfortunately they don’t work,” he said. Zelensky said “new tools” and “new alliances” are needed to deter aggression with swift and overwhelming action. “We propose to create an association, U24, United for Peace – a union of responsible countries that have the strength and conscience to stop conflicts immediately, to provide all the necessary assistance in 24 hours, even weapons if necessary.” Zelensky said this new alliance would also provide “sanctions, humanitarian support, political support, finances – everything you need to keep the peace, and quickly, to save lives.” “In addition, such a union could provide assistance to those who are experiencing natural disasters, man-made disasters, who fall victim to humanitarian crises or epidemics,” he said, criticizing the worldwide response to the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic as too slow, especially when it came to distributing vaccines around the world. “If such an alliance as U24 existed today, we would be able to save thousands of lives in our country, and in many countries of the world,” he said. Zelensky switched to English for the conclusion of his address. His closing remarks implicitly criticized the U.S. and Europe for not using their enormous power more aggressively and effectively to deter or halt the Russian invasion. “President Biden, you are the leader of your great nation. I wish you to be the leader of the world. Being the leader of the world means being the leader of peace,” he concluded.
