Notes and Essays -- John Brown

Umar Kremlev, who heads the International Boxing Association and does business with the state Hosted two nights September 14, 2026 at 2:47 p.m. Image From left, Donald Trump Jr., wife Bettina, Eric Trump and President Donald Trump in Doonbeg, Ireland, on Sunday.   Some of the festivities for Donald Trump Jr.’s intimate wedding celebration on two private Bahamian islands in May were paid for by a wealthy Russian who does business with the state. Umar Kremlev is the president of the International Boxing Association, a Switzerland-based sports league financed by Russian state energy giant Gazprom. He recently accompanied Russian President Vladimir Putin on a delegation to China, and he is under Ukrainian sanctions that describe him as a “close friend of the head of Putin’s security service.” Kremlev hosted two nights of celebrations after Trump Jr.’s wedding ceremony, the bride, Bettina Trump, said on Instagram on Monday. It was an extraordinarily generous wedding gift from a friend,...

 From Quora Jean-Marie  upvoted  7h Humanity ·  Follow Posted by  Mandi   7h Trump’s words reveal more loyalty to Putin than to Ukraine. Jean-Marie Valheur fascinated by geopolitics  9h Why did Trump call on President Zelenskyy today to stop Ukraine from attacking Russian oil refineries and diesel infrastructure? I’ve decided to do a fun little experiment in answering this question. How many times, I wonder, has Trump publicly complimented, spoken highly of or praised Vladimir Putin in glowing terms? It’s searchable and well-documented — 47 times! That’s a lot. By contrast, the American President has spoken only 12 times about his youngest daughter, Tiffany, in positive terms . Tiffany and her father When we look at negative statements, Trump has criticized Ukrainian President Zelensky a whopping 32(!) times in public statements. He’s been critical of Putin only 19 times in public, and always in far milder and less explosive statements than he has whe...

The attack on Ukraine’s rail network, which connects the country to the West, was a jab at Europe, officials said. A photograph released by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine after a Russian drone strike at a rail station in Lutsk, near the border with Poland, on Saturday. Credit... State Emergency Service of Ukraine, via Reuters Article by Jeanna Smialek and Lara Jakes Jeanna Smialek covers the European Union, and Lara Jakes covers NATO. Sept. 14, 2026 Updated 10:02 a.m. ET original article contains links Ukraine’s rail network is a link to the West. With airspace over the country closed, its trains crawl toward the border day and night, ferrying officials and dignitaries , along with ordinary people, to and from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. The railway is a lifeline, and a potent symbol of support. European officials say that Russia’s weekend strike on a station near the Ukraine-Poland border, which hit perilously close to departing foreign visitors including the former C.I.A....