Biden Pledges To End Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline If Russia Invades Ukraine

President Joe Biden announced that he would bring an end to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the event that Russia invades Ukraine during a joint press conference with Germany’s Olaf Scholz. Can he do it without an ongoing commitment that the U.S. will supply Europe with petroleum as we curtail our own production?

Israeli Airstrike on Port in Syria Causes “Massive Damage”

An Israeli airstrike in the Syrian port of Latakia during the early hours of Tuesday morning hit the port’s container facility in the second attack on the port this month. “At around 3:21 am [0121 GMT], the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial aggression with several missiles from the direction of the Mediterranean … targeting […]