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WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Vladimir Konstantinov has traded hockey sticks for an Uno deck. Many, in fact. The onetime Soviet and Detroit Red Wings star plays so often that he goes through a pack per week, wearing out cards with the hands that once made him one of the world’s best defensemen. DETROIT, MI – APRIL 09: Former Detroit Red Wing Doug Brown #17 assists teammate Vladimir Konstantinov #16 out for post game ceremonies after the final home game ever played at Joe Louis Arena between the Detroit Red Wings and the New Jersey Devils on April 9, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. The Wings defeated the Devils 4-1. (Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images) READ MORE: City Of Dearborn Hosts Emergency Baby Formula Distribution Event During a recent visit to the Konstantinovs’ suburban Detroit condominium, he handily defeated his longtime nurse, Pam Demanuel, and smiled. That’s about as good as it gets for him these days. Since suffering severe brain damage when his … [Read more...] about New Law Puts NHL Great Konstantinov’s 24/7 Care In Jeopardy

Russian State Duma Deputy Defense Committee Chairman Vladimir Shamanov has admitted in an interview that the most glaring mistake of the Russian war in Ukraine was that the Kremlin expected Ukrainians to greet the Russian military with open arms. Going in to Ukraine in February, expecting to “be greeted with flowers,” was a big mistake, Shamanov said in an interview with journalist Oksana Kravtsova. “Those who expected that we [in Ukraine] would be met with flowers, this is one of the main mistakes that we felt very keenly in the first five days,” he said, according to RBC . The Kremlin and Russian officials have framed the invasion into Ukraine as a “special military operation” designed as a peacekeeping mission to save Ukrainians from alleged Nazis and genocide, people who the Kremlin insisted desperately wanted the Russian government’s help—claims that are not based in reality. “The purpose of this operation is to protect people who, for eight years now, have been … [Read more...] about Russian Defense Insider Finally Admits Ukraine Fuck Up

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (AP) — President Joe Biden told Naval Academy graduates Friday that they will be “representatives and defenders of our democracy,” as free societies are under threat from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to China’s maritime expansion. Delivering a commencement address to more than 1,000 newly commissioned ensigns and second lieutenants at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Biden said the Western response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “brutal” war in Ukraine shows the world is aligning not on geography, “but in terms of values.” READ MORE: Maryland Weather: Tornado Warning For Harford County He called the invasion, “A direct assault on the fundamental tenets of rules-based international order,” adding, “that’s the world you’re graduating into.” “The actions taken by Putin were an attempt, to use my phrase, to Finland-ize all of Europe, to make it all neutral,” Biden said. “Instead, he NATO-ized all of Europe.” Biden told graduates that while they … [Read more...] about President Biden Tells Naval Academy Grads Putin ‘NATO-ized Europe’

close Video Biden admin approves $40 billion military aid package for Ukraine Fox News correspondent Greg Palkot details the new military aid bill as well as Biden’s decision to broaden and strengthen NATO on ‘America Reports.’ NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Russia-backed separatists claimed they captured a railway hub city in eastern Ukraine as Moscow’s forces strived to gain more ground Friday by pounding another Ukrainian-held area where authorities say 1,500 people have died since the start of the war. With Russia’s offensive in Ukraine’s industrial Donbas region showing incremental progress, Ukrainian officials characterized the battle there in grave terms and renewed their appeals for more sophisticated Western-supplied weaponry. Ukraine’s foreign minister pleaded for "weapons, weapons and weapons again," warning that without a new injection of foreign arms, Ukrainian forces would not be able to stop Russia’s … [Read more...] about Ukraine-Russia war: Moscow-backed rebels claim progress in Donbas offensive

Gas rationing in Europe may be coming down the pike should Vladimir Putin follow through on his threat to cut off supplies to those who refuse to pay Russia in rubbles, the European Union’s energy commissioner has warned. This week, the EU has announced that it is crafting contingency plans, including rationing gas in the coming months in the event of a complete shut down of Russian gas shipments to the bloc. As many have already warned, a shortage of gas could be devastating to major European economies like Germany, which rely on abundant, cheap energy to function. “We are facing a situation that any member state might be the next one [to be cut off],” Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson told the Financial Times . “So far we have been able to take care of the security of supply concerns of these three member states [who have already been cut off], mainly with the help of the solidarity of neighbours.” “This year if there will be full disruption, we are preparing contingency … [Read more...] about EU Preps for Gas Rationing over Russian Shutdown Fears

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will impose a temporary windfall tax on banks and multinationals which he says are profiting from the Ukraine war, to protect Hungarians from energy bill increases and enhance the domestic military. “The war is dragging on, the sanctions policy from Brussels is not improving,” said the national conservative leader, who assented to early moves to impose penalties on Russia despite some reservations, such as removing them for SWIFT, but is blocking the European Union’s proposed embargo on Russian oil on grounds that it will harm his own citizens more than Vladimir Putin. “[T]ogether these factors are leading to dramatic price rises,” continued Orbán’s statement — a translation of which has been received by Breitbart London — suggesting that his government’s moves to freeze household energy bills have protected Hungarians from the worst effects of the energy crisis but conceding that “the price of energy is rising further, and so it is … [Read more...] about Orban to Tax Banks, Multinationals Profiting from War to Cut Citizens’ Bills