National Security - Page 359

Latin America’s Communist Axis Rallies Around Vladimir Putin

The Communist Party of Cuba, the Sandinista dictatorship of Nicaragua, and socialist Venezuela have expressed effusive support for Russia and its “legitimate security” interests in the past week in response to Vladimir Putin’s decision to begin a full military assault on Ukraine.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro shakes

Russian Propaganda Claims No Fighting in Kyiv, Major Ukrainian Cities

The world watches Russian rockets and shells rain down on Ukrainian cities, yet Russian state media are telling domestic audiences that Kyiv is “quiet and calm,” Kharkiv had “an ordinary day,” and footage of Russia’s savage attacks is all just a “background of lies from the Western media.”

In this handout photo taken from video released by Ukrainian Police Department Press Servi