Four and a half years after Russia attacked Ukraine, the war between the two countries continues to rage. But this is not just a regional war, according to Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. Budanov says we could be at the beginning of World War III, if peace does not prevail soon. In an exclusive, far-reaching interview with NewsNation, Budanov — effectively the chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelensky and the former head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency — paints a clear-eyed picture of the war, the importance of the relationship with the U.S., Ukraine’s stability after a period of internal strife and what he personally relies on to navigate life during wartime. READ MORE:…
The AI safety debate exploded this week over warnings that the technology could one day destroy humanity. - Anthropic's latest threat report offers a more immediate wake-up call: Today's models are already helping U.S. adversaries develop kamikaze drones, hunt dissidents and conduct dangerous virus research . Why it matters: AI is tearing down barriers that have long constrained the world's most dangerous actors. A handful of people can now mount operations that once required legions of spies, engineers or hackers. Driving the news: Anthropic — the safety-focused lab behind Claude — says it spent the past eight months tracking and disrupting attempts to misuse its models. Among the most alarming cases it uncovered: 1. An…
The Justice Department’s investigation into the origins and handling of Trump-Russia inquiries has moved deeper into the grand-jury phase. Prosecutors in Florida have reportedly issued a new round of subpoenas, shifting parts of the inquiry from voluntary interviews to compelled testimony. Former CIA Director John Brennan has been identified as a potential target. Investigators are […] The post DOJ’S TRUMP-RUSSIA INQUIRY MOVES INTO THE GRAND-JURY PHASE appeared first on StoneZone .
The Justice Department’s investigation into the origins and handling of Trump-Russia inquiries has moved deeper into the grand-jury phase. Prosecutors in Florida have reportedly issued a new round of subpoenas, shifting parts of the inquiry from voluntary interviews to compelled testimony. Former CIA Director John Brennan has been identified as a potential target. Investigators are examining whether intelligence and law-enforcement officials crossed legal lines while scrutinizing President Donald Trump and his associates, and the inquiry also reaches matters connected to the FBI’s 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago. Based on the exhaustive amount of information that has been declassified and released, it should be an open-and-shut case for the…Open
If passed and signed by Trump, the bill, which was championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, would impose harsher sanctions on Russia and buyers of Russian oil and gas than those the U.S. previously imposed.
The U.S. has already imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia since the beginning of the Ukraine war. The late Graham, however, had pushed for a significant escalation of those measures.
The Ukrainian city of Izium still bears the scars of Russian occupation from four years ago. As Moscow’s forces approach, residents are bracing for the worst.
