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Hunter Biden, the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, has been under scrutiny for his business dealings in Ukraine and China. Recently, President Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, has alleged that Hunter Biden's work for a Ukrainian gas company, Burisma, while his father was in office, constituted a conflict of interest. This has led to calls for an investigation and potential subpoenas from Congress. However, it is unclear whether Hunter Biden can subpoena the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) himself. In general, a subpoena is a legal document issued by a court or other authority, commanding a person to appear and give testimony or produce evidence. In the context of Congress, a subpoena is issued by a committee or subcommittee as part of an investigation. In Hunter Biden's case, it is more likely that Congress would issue a subpoena, not him. Congress has the power to investigate and gather evidence as part of its constitutional duty to oversee the executive ...

Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian natural gas company, has been making headlines in recent years due to its association with former Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden. The company's board appointed Hunter Biden in 2014, and his role there has raised questions about potential conflicts of interest and corruption. Burisma's history dates back to the early 2000s when it was founded by Nikolai Zlochevsky, a former minister of ecology and natural resources in the Ukrainian government. The company's primary asset is a license to explore and extract natural gas in the Ukrainian Black Sea shelf. In 2010, the Ukrainian government, under President Viktor Yanukovych, awarded Burisma a license to explore and extract gas in the Black Sea. The license was initially granted to another company, but Burisma was able to acquire it through a complex series of transactions. The company's fortunes took a turn for the worse in 2012 when the Ukrainian government, under new President...

Cluster bombs are in fact something the UN has prohibited its use in warfare. But, Russia has been using them in the Ukraine war against them. Hence, Ukraine had requested for these from the US (one of the few countries who have a stockpile of these bombs) as a measure to keep the Russian forces concentration on its borders. Now that they have got them they say they have been using it against Russian troops and say that it is very helpful and “effective.” Because of it their counter-offensive against Russia has been progressing “effectively.” The reason for banning these weapons of war “cluster bombs” is because that when it explodes unlike the ordinary bombs they give away bomblets and they could remain live and active with hundreds of years life in them that they could virtually explode on anyone who comes in contact with them even after a hundred years. Because of the risk it poses for civilians the UN had banned these cluster bombs and more than 150 countries have signed the agreem...

As the grain deal now has come to an end, Russia says it has no intention to open the safe corridors that helped Ukraine export of vital supply of grain to the world. Ukraine as it is the second largest exporter of grains to most starved parts of the world a block can prove vital for the world supplies of grain resulting in an explosion of rise of food prices globally. Russia says some its own sanctions by the US have to be lifted for Ukraine’s own grain deal to go through. The west says its untrue Russia’s demand. On another hand Russia has put a ban on UK diplomats travelling to Russia to meet some of its demands before UK diplomats could visit and travel in Russia as reported from Moscow.  

No one has come up with an action plan as to how the war in Ukraine will end and the question is before a NATO meeting scheduled for next week. Will President Zelensky take the initiative with an answer next week? Russia had just made its voice heard when expressing its displeasure on Ukraine war over a prisoner swap after a month of silence on what had happened in its own camp earlier in this month when the Wagner made a move to Moscow in an attempted coup. Since then the long silence is yet to be broken except for one big shift the camp has moved to Belarus. It remains to be seen will NATO step-up Ukraine’s counter-offensive efforts in the coming weeks and what role will all partner’s play in the camp?  

In a small and noteworthy move to improving relations with the NATO Turkey returns Ukrainian POW in a prisoner swap. President Zelensky welcomed the men who were taken away and had since spent 300 days in a prison in Turkey during a combat for Mariupol, a major city of Ukraine which Russia has since gained control. The swap Russia has condemned Ukraine for breaking an agreement. President Zelensky will be meeting President Erdogan in a two-day NATO summit and a discussion on Ukraine’s counter-offensive is expected to be on top of the agenda, next week besides getting more support for his counter-offensive against Russia.  

In my opinion any vote in favour , neutral or against has no effect. We have to understand what happens when a rubber band is stretched, it will once again be back to original size after we stop pulling the rubber band. Hence, vote has no value. Before, we understand and act on the principle of a rubber band it will have no meaning and effect to change globally. Nothing more. First get educated around what everything revolves and go ahead taking action. Put this in other words everyone understands this is no more than a puppet diplomacy to go after a vote. America calls this as witch hunt. Elsewhere it is called something else. Learn or in the least memorise your vocabulary. If you want to learn the hard way this is for you. Get thrashed and learn it the hard way. NB: Posted in as a comment to a vote in the UN on first anniversary of the Russian invasion in Ukraine.

It was absolutely out of context the words of a Chinese diplomat talking of peace. Until now the Chinese government and Chinese officials have ignored the fact of conflict between Russia and Ukraine. A Chinese diplomat speaking of peace just explains the reason why none of the Chinese officials haven't acknowledged the fact of a war going on between Russia and Ukraine. The comments from the Chinese brings to light they are fully aware of a conflict which was deliberately ignored. Speaking of a peaceful solution to the conflict is absurd and void. It's my vaguest imagination that China has been briefed of this war. Putin meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jiping was only an eyewash to the outside world of a high level meeting between Russia and China to believe a high level meeting has taken place. It's time for the West to march forward and belittle the 'lies' blamed on the West. I'm confident this threat of war and peace isn't far-fetching ...

I'm writing this ahead of President Biden's scheduled speech later in the day from Warsaw. President Putin gathered his doves ahead of his one year anniversary invasion of Ukraine on Friday. In one word I'll explain this war in Ukraine as "shooting doves," and Russia and the West are fast preparing for this ahead on Friday. Both Putin and Biden don't in the least appear to be preparing for a war as Putin is busy with preparations on Friday. Whatever, Biden will say in his speech from Warsaw, it's not going to go beyond shooting doves on both the sides. If both Biden and Putin succeed at anything in the end Russia and the US will count how many doves to each they succeeded in shooting down. If any other nation joins either of the sides they too will be doing the same thing. The only option for Ukraine and other Scandinavian countries bordering Russia and Moscow will be to be on high alert. Waiting with great expectation how Biden can calm his ad...

The city almost looks completely sedated just hours after Christmas ceasefire. The creases are completely lost like the city went into a washing machine. The blood hasn't dried yet in this battle. We can see a man, a resident from this place shoveling the into a bin the scars left back from once it's residents deserting this place. The city looks up to the sky with all it's once buildings completely deserted and bombed by the troops.

The fate of Ukraine looms large on one person President Putin of Russia. In a very late admission President Zelensky has admitted that Mr. Putin wants to prolong the battle for Ukraine to make them exhausted till the end. This is a very late assessment of the current situation and the war going on in Ukraine on the part of the commander-in-chief until now giving the upper hand to Russia to decide the future of Ukraine to one man the President of Russia Mr. Putin. Until now the version was to track down the Nazis.  The statement has changed now what's going on Putin's mind I.e. to prolong and exhaust Ukraine until defeat and surrender after having unleashed a pointless war after 300 odd days. History will remember this war as Russian drama in Ukraine or some Zelensky Vs Putin football game which left hundreds dead and materials destroyed at the end of the game. With the narrative changed so many times the ground situation doesn't look as aggressive as it appears....

With increasing concern over the nuclear facility in Zaporizhzhia being used as a Russian military base the condition gets serious. The nuclear power plant situated in this location faces serious threat of going critical. Which if it happens could be more serious than Chernobyl. Already under an agreement grain is being exported from Ukraine. Now it's much under speculation or will be great moment of joy if this agreement can be expanded to allow UN inspectors inside the nuclear facility, for which so far Russia hasn't been forthcoming. In the recent days at least five blasts were seen to go off from this region. Russia and Ukraine disclaim responsibility and holding each other responsible for the blasts. This has become a growing necessity to ensure the safety of the nuclear plant. For this reason Turkey and the UN are being approached to strike a new deal between Russia and Ukraine. When this will happen isn't quite sure. The good news is the chances for such ...

Having a nuclear plant in Zaporizhzhia is of serious concern, and until now there have five explosions making it extremely dangerous because of the game played out. Russia and Ukraine have denied any responsibility to these blasts. Ready to blame the other. Russia has said that it has 500 soldiers in the vicinity protecting the plant. Since there is huge and heavy danger in case of a nuclear deterrence US and China together have called for a nuclear free zone. The UN has been also calling to create a nuclear free zone around the nuclear plant. This comes as an urgent call for the Russians to stop all attacks near this region and to create a nuclear free zone immediately. In another major development the first ship to set off to Turkey with wheat is getting ready. Already there have been five shipments of corn which have left Ukraine under the Russian- Ukraine agreement.

Just as bbc correspondent james waterhouse the deal isn't just important for Ukraine, it's also for russia. It's the first ship to leave odessa port to Lebanon in five months. Let's not forget the nitric acid stored near Lebanon port under three years left the lebanese region in turmoil. The ship leaving is set for Lebanon with 26,000 tonnes of grain. The deal was brokered in istanbul in the presence of Turkey and the UN. The problem has been simplified because russia also benefits part from this deal because of sanctions from the west on russia after the war started in February of this year. This deal is expected to slow down the food crisis globally first because of the war in Ukraine and second due to COVID. One thing is very significant of this deal is any religious stain has been removed. It's all political now. As part of russia's political vengeance on Ukraine it killed Ukraine grain tycoon Oleksiy Vadaturskyy yesterday. However, russia has be...

Ukraine as on day 158 in tatters. According to the UN estimates of about 9.9 million have fled Ukraine mostly in Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Belarus and Russia. The first shipment of grain is expected to leave Ukraine as early on August 1st. A deal was brokered for an uninterrupted shipments of grain leaving Ukraine in the Black sea. Ukraine's Zelensky says grains have been halved because of the war. The deal is expected to last for four months. The war has hit badly economies that have so long been dependent on ukraine's supply of grain. There are no early indications of either sides giving into or giving up. Russia seems impertinent and the cries seem to go unheard daily by russia. On the other hand Russia hasn't achieved any of it's objectives. It's likely to end only as a tirade of war of words just as it started as russian military exercise prior to February 23rd. The real victor will be russia's biggest mistake of the decade. T...