Dmitry Rogozin is the deputy prime minister of Russia who has been one of the individuals in Russia who has been targeted by US and European sanctions. He has a Twitter account and used it to goad President Obama by suggesting that the sanctions would not affect his position on Ukraine at all. His rhetoric is flowery and I recommend reading some of his tweets. My favorite? “I’ll ask you to send me your teeth ground in impotent rage”. I think Rogozin needs to get in touch with his inner child.
Afghanistan is holding its national elections on Sunday, and there are eight candidates vying for the presidency. Violence has spiked in the country as the Taliban tries to disrupt the election, deeming it an illegitimate exercise in US imperialism. The outcome of the election will determine the terms of the American withdrawal from the country. At stake is the possibility that the US will continue to support the humanitarian efforts even without direct military support.
The Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations are not being carried out in a vacuum. The Daily Star is a highly regarded newspaper in the Middle East and its editorial today strongly urged the Palestinians to withdraw from the negotiations. If such sentiment is widespread in the Arab world, it will be difficult for the Palestinians to make any concessions in the negotiations.
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