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☆ Moscow and other Russian cities are scaling back or canceling New Year parties to spend the money attacking Ukraine
  + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Russia's military is still struggling with a number of problems on the frontlines in Ukraine. As a result, some Russian cities have canceled or scaled down their New Year's celebrations. Moscow is still holding a New Year celebration — but it will not include fireworks, its mayor said. In Moscow, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said the capital would hold a toned-down celebration, forgoing the usual firework show and mass concert. Some Russian activists last week accused him of spending billions on Russia's military while many of them freeze back home, The Daily Beast reported.
☆ Putin is increasingly aware of how poorly his military is doing in Ukraine, US intel chief says
  + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Putin had initially been kept in the dark about Russia's failures in Ukraine, earlier reports said. Avril Haines said Putin is "surprised" but not deterred by Russia's military performance. Speaking at the Reagan Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California, Haines said Putin was "surprised" at his military's disappointing performance in Ukraine following its invasion in February. Haines' comments come after reports that Putin's military advisors had been shielding him from what is happening on the ground in Ukraine. Haines said on Saturday that Putin's political objectives to capture Ukraine have not changed despite him becoming more aware of Russia's military failures.
☆ The death of an American soldier fighting in Ukraine exposes chaos and dysfunction in the foreign legion
  + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +12 min
The widow, alongside other soldiers, told Insider about mismanagement and dysfunction in the legion. A Foreign Legion fighter looks on at wreckage in Ukraine following a Russian attack. "When we were told to go out again, in my mind I knew someone was going to die," AJ told Insider. "How everything was handled, especially after his death, was scandalous," Lipka told Insider. Mavericks told Insider he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and still mourns the deaths of his comrades.
☆ Judge forces GOP officials in Arizona's Cochise County to certify midterm results, ending a high-stakes confrontation
  + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Officials in Cochise County, Arizona, voted 2-0 to accept the results of the midterms on Thursday. Their vote came shortly after a judge ordered them to certify the vote. Two officials on the three-member board signed off on the vote, while the third was not present. McGinley then ordered the board to sign off on the vote by that afternoon. It was suggested that Cochise County's refusal to certify its results could cost Republicans a seat in the US House of Representatives.
☆ Trump pushes back against claims Mar-a-Lago security will be boosted after Nick Fuentes controversy: 'We're not going to have my guests strip searched'
  + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Trump campaign officials are considering ramping up security at Mar-a-Lago, AP reported Wednesday. Security at Mar-a-Lago is under scrutiny after Ye was not vetted before his meeting with Trump. But Trump dismissed the report on Thursday, saying security at the resort is "strong." Despite being the only one on the guest list, Ye arrived at Mar-a-Lago with several guests including Fuentes and far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos. The dinner prompted stinging criticism from fellow Republicans, given some of Fuentes' previous comments, and also led to Trump campaign staff discussing introducing new security measures, the Associated Press reported.
☆ Russians are angry Putin is spending billions on an unpopular war as they freeze back home, report says
  + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Russians are accusing Putin of ignoring domestic problems while focusing on the war in Ukraine. Forbes Ukraine estimated last week that Russia has spent around $82 billion in the war so far. It is unclear how much exactly Putin is spending on the war in Ukraine, which continues nine months after the Russian leader launched his large-scale invasion. The war will not get any cheaper for Putin, Forbes Ukraine said, estimating that it will cost at least $10 billion a month going forward. Other reports of mobilized Russian soldiers being deployed with little training and poor equipment have prompted more Russians to publicly voice their criticisms.
☆ Hershel Walker's team isn't allowing journalists 'within 20 feet of him' in lead up to Senate run off, says reporter
  + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Georgia Senate candidate Hershel Walker is facing Raphael Warnock in a runoff election next week. Walker, who has been endorsed by Trump, has not spoken to reporters for nearly two months. An Axios reporter tweeted Wednesday that Walker's team isn't allowing journalists within 20 feet of him. "New rule at Herschel Walker events: journalists can't get within 20 feet of Walker afterward," politics reporter Emma Hurt tweeted on Wednesday, alongside a picture of yellow barricades set up around a Walker campaign bus. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on November 29 that Walker hadn't taken questions from reporters on the campaign trail for almost two months.
☆ South Dakota's Kristi Noem bans the use of TikTok on government devices, says China uses the platform to 'manipulate' Americans
  + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
US officials have raised security concerns about TikTok, which is owned by a Chinese company. Kristi Noem signed an executive order restricting the app for officials. The ban will prohibit state officials from using TikTok on government devices, Noem said. Kristi Noem banned the use of TikTok on government devices on Tuesday, saying China uses the social media platform to manipulate Americans. US officials have, for years, raised security concerns about TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance.
☆ 2 right-wing operatives must spend 500 hours registering voters after pleading guilty to running a 2020 voter suppression campaign
  + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Two right-wing operatives pleaded guilty to running a robocall scheme before the 2020 election. On Tuesday, Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were sentenced to work 500 hours at a voter registration drive. The men set up thousands of false robocalls that targeted mostly Black neighborhoods. Both Wohl and Burkman have a history of coming up with unfounded claims and conspiracy theories targeted at Democratic Party politicians. A Daily Beast report at the time found that both Burkman and Wohl tried to convince several young Republican men to make similar accusations.
☆ A Russian couple who opposed Putin and the Ukraine war sought asylum in the US. They were detained for six months.
  + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A Russian couple sought asylum in the US but were detained for six months, The New York Times reported. The couple, who were both vocal critics of Putin and his invasion of Ukraine, fled Russia in April. A growing number of Russians fleeing the war are being held for months in US immigration centers. But during the transfer a guard handcuffed him and knocked him to the ground, causing a head injury, Shevchuk told The Times. It is unclear how many Russian asylum seekers are being detained in the US, but Svetlana Kaff, an immigration lawyer, told the Times that she has recently been flooded with requests for help.
☆ A hotline set up between Russian and US militaries at the start of the Ukraine war has been used just once, report says
  + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Russia and the US set up a "deconfliction" hotline shortly after Putin's invasion of Ukraine began. But the hotline has only been used once since then, a US official told Reuters. That missile blast, which triggered global concern, was likely caused by a Ukrainian air defense missile, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at the time. Both the Russian Ministry of Defense and the US Department of Defense did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. Milley and his counterpart, Russian General Valery Gerasimov, have spoken on two occasions since the start of the war, the outlet said.
☆ Putin ally says he sent EU Parliament a stained sledgehammer after it branded Russia a state sponsor of terrorism
  + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The European Parliament declared Russia a "state sponsor of terrorism" on Wednesday. Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin responded by saying that he had sent the EU a sledgehammer. "I do not know what law the European Parliament is guided by, but according to our legislation, from today we declare the European Parliament dissolved." It continued: "But before this procedure enters into legal force, I was instructed to submit an information case to the European Parliament." It is unclear whether the EU Parliament received the sledgehammer.
☆ Putin accused of staging event with handpicked relatives of Russian soldiers, as Kremlin attempts to quell anger over Ukraine war
  + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Putin is expected to meet with families of Russian soldiers to quell their fears over the war. The meeting comes as families of drafted Russian soldiers are growing more critical of the war. Many in Russia have grown more critical of the war amid ongoing reports that mobilized Russian soldiers are being deployed in Ukraine with little training, poor equipment, and often no clear orders. "Of course, they didn't invite us [to the event] and we of course don't want to go," she told The Guardian. Hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers have been sent to fight in Ukraine, including some of the more than 300,000 reservists who were called up in September.
☆ The CIA is looking for Russians who are 'disgusted' with the Ukraine war to recruit as spies
  + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The CIA's deputy director of operations said last week the agency is looking for Russian recruits. Marlowe added the CIA is looking for Russians who are "disgusted" with the war in Ukraine. "He squandered every single bit of that," Marlowe said, before adding: "We're looking around the world for Russians who are as disgusted with [Putin's actions] as we are. Marlowe was speaking alongside CIA Deputy Director for Analysis Linda Weissgold in his first in-person public appearance since taking over as the CIA's espionage chief last year, according to the Journal. CIA Director William Burns appointed Marlowe as the agency's deputy director of operations in June 2021, The Wall Street Journal reported.
☆ How Ivanka Trump lost friends and was shunned by US high society after joining her father in politics
  + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: 1 min
Ivanka Trump said in November 2022 that her time in politics was over, and that she wouldn't help Donald Trump's 2024 campaign. Then-President Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump make their way to board Air Force One on January 4, 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty ImagesIvanka Trump was notably absent from former President Donald Trump's campaign launch in Palm Beach, Florida. In a public statement after the launch, she said: "I love my father very much. This time around, I am choosing to prioritize my children and the private life we are creating as a family.
☆ Ivanka Trump posts vacation photos from Egypt after skipping Trump's 2024 launch and saying she's done with politics
  + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, and their three children went on vacation in Egypt, photos show. Trump's eldest daughter posted Instagram photos of the family riding camels and touring pyramids. Their vacation comes less than a week after she said she will not be joining Trump's 2024 campaign. A post shared by Ivanka Trump (@ivankatrump)The trip underscored the divide within the Trump family prompted by the new campaign. In a statement posted last week, Ivanka said that she loves her father "very much," but was done with politics.
☆ The wife of a Russian soldier says she gave her TV away because the war in Ukraine was making her 'aggressive'
  + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The wife of one Russian soldier told The Washington Post that she had to give her TV away. The woman said the news about the war made her "aggressive", and all she wants is "peace." "We don't know anything else," Yana told The Post. The phone calls about the reported fighting conditions irritated Yana so much that she gave away the television because it was making her "aggressive," she told The Post. It also marked one of the most significant setbacks for Russia so far in its war in Ukraine.
☆ Ukraine is helping evacuate people out of Kherson because they're afraid that shattered power infrastructure will bring a devastating winter
  + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Russian forces withdrew from the southern city of Kherson last week — a major victory for Ukraine. Last week, Moscow ordered a withdrawal of troops from Kherson — the largest city that was occupied by Russian forces since the start of the invasion in February. During their retreat from Kherson, Russian forces blew up two major power-providing facilities in the region, plunging thousands into darkness, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, the head of Ukraine's power grid operator Ukrenergo, said last week. Some Kherson residents told The Guardian they're trying to collect as much wood as possible to keep warm. Officials in Ukraine's capital city Kyiv are preparing for the possibility of a complete evacuation because they are unable to maintain their electricity grid.
☆ A historic house, listed as the 'most remote' property in England, is going on sale for around $11.9 million
  + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A shooting lodge in the Lake District has been listed as the "most remote" property in England. Skiddaw House and its 3,000 acres of land are now on sale for $11.9 million, The Guardian reported. The property is not accessible by car, and the nearest village is around four miles away by foot. Skiddaw House is located in the middle of the Lake District National Park in northwest England. Mitchell's Land Agency does not list an exact price for the house on their website, but The Guardian said the price tag is in the region of £10 million ($11.9 million).
☆ President Jair Bolsonaro has dropped out of sight because he 'can't wear pants' due to a skin infection, Brazil's vice president says
  + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro lost a tightly-contested presidential election last month. Since then, he has been holed up in his official residence. Brazil's vice president told O Globo that Bolsonaro hasn't left his home due to a skin infection. Mourao said that Bolsonaro, 67, who lost a tightly-contested presidential election last month, has been holed up in his official residence because of a skin infection, known as erysipelas, on his leg. He has a leg injury, a skin infection," Mourao told O Globo .
☆ Ivanka Trump was unhappy about how her friends 'turned their backs' on her during her father's administration, report says
  + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ivanka Trump has distanced herself from her father's administration since he left office. Ivanka Trump is unhappy about having lost friends and just wants a "normal life," the Post reported. The report comes after Ivanka Trump was notably absent from her father's presidential campaign launch in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday. Ivanka Trump and Kushner served as unpaid senior advisors to Trump during his administration. Ivanka has steadily distanced herself from her father's administration since he left office.
☆ Russian colonel involved in Putin's mobilization campaign found dead in office, reports say
  + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A Russian colonel was found dead in his office on Thursday, according to multiple reports. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyA Russian colonel involved in President Vladimir Putin's mobilization campaign was found dead in his office, multiple reports say. The independent Russian media outlet Baza challenged the reports of suicide, reporting instead that Boyko was found with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. Boyko was responsible for working with Russian soldiers who were drafted under Putin's partial mobilization order in September, Baza reported. Last month, a military commissar for the eastern Primorysky region was found dead, with local authorities saying that his "heart stopped."
☆ Evangelical pastor and longtime Trump ally says he won't endorse Trump unless he wins the GOP nomination
  + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Robert Jeffress is an evangelical pastor and longtime supporter of former President Donald Trump. He told Newsweek that he will not endorse Trump until the Republican Party nominates him. Jeffress said the GOP is "headed toward a civil war" and that he doesn't want to be involved. "Donald Trump was a great president, and if he becomes the GOP nominee in 2024, I will happily support him," Robert Jeffress, told Newsweek. Jeffress is the senior pastor of a 14,000-strong megachurch in Dallas, Texas, and one of Trump's most vocal evangelical supporters.
☆ After big losses in Ukraine, Putin skipped an awkward global summit and has been conspicuously quiet about the war
  + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Instead, his spokesman issued a statement insisting that Kherson remained Russian territory despite the Ukrainian flag hoisted above its central square. The conference was dominated by discussion of the war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy made an address to the summit, by special invitation as Ukraine is not a member, unlike Russia. Russia's next move after the loss of Kherson did soon become apparent — but not from anything Putin did in public. On Tuesday, a salvo of missiles fell on cities across Ukraine, the largest barrage in more than a month.
☆ Some people tried to leave Trump's 2024 launch early but were stopped by security, ABC reporters say
  + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Donald Trump launched his 2024 run in front of a crowd of people in Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday. Some people tried to leave the event early — but were stopped by security, two ABC reporters said. ABC reporter Jonathan Karl said Trump's just-over-an-hour speech was "low energy." But his speech — which lasted just over an hour — prompted some of his supporters to leave early, according to ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl, who was in the room. Notably, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump were not there.
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