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"It took five days for sanctions against Putin and his thugs but imposing sanctions for 70 years of oppression of the Palestinians would not be ‘helpful’."Irish lawmaker Richard Boyd Barrett on Wednesday called out the Irish government's double standards when dealing with Russia's invasion of Ukraine vs Israel's occupation of Palestine.#Palestine #Ukraine #Russia #Israel #RichardBoydBarett
Media outlets -mainly Western- are accused of having 'double standards' in their coverage of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, with reporters and guests using language deemed to be ‘racist’. And there are also reports of discrimination against black people trying to flee Ukraine.#Media #Ukraine
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky hit out at NATO for refusing to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine. He said," NATO countries have created a narrative that the closure of the sky over Ukraine would provoke Russia's direct aggression against NATO. This is self-hypnosis."
Russian President Vladimir Putin said any country trying to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine would be considered a party to the conflict by Moscow.
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell discusses the U.S. and NATO rejecting Ukraine’s request for a no-fly zone over that country, and explains why Russia’s nuclear weapons arsenal means Pres. Biden has no good options when dealing with Russian aggression.
Retired Admiral William McRaven joins Smerconish to talk about Ukraine's chances of winning this war with Russia.#CNN #News