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US and EU Warning - Russia Massed over 150,000 Troops on Ukraine's Border
Apr. 20 - Russia has concentrated more than 150,000 troops on Ukraine’s border and in annexed Crimea, the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday after EU foreign ministers were briefed by Ukraine’s foreign minister.
“It is more than 150,000 Russian troops massing on the Ukrainian borders and in Crimea. The risk of further escalation is evident,” Borrell said, declining to give a source for the figure.
He said no new economic sanctions or expulsions of Russian diplomats were planned for the time being, despite saying that the military build-up on Ukraine’s borders was the largest ever.
In Washington, the Pentagon said the Russian military build-up was larger than that in 2014 and it was not clear that it was for training purposes.
The White House Press Secretary emphasized that the US had watched the increasing aggression of Russian forces on Ukraine’s border “over the course of the weekend.
The United States also expressed its “deep concern” over Russia’s plans to block foreign naval ships and other vessels in parts of the Black Sea, State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. source from
Apr. 20 - Russia has concentrated more than 150,000 troops on Ukraine’s border and in annexed Crimea, the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday after EU foreign ministers were briefed by Ukraine’s foreign minister.
“It is more than 150,000 Russian troops massing on the Ukrainian borders and in Crimea. The risk of further escalation is evident,” Borrell said, declining to give a source for the figure.
He said no new economic sanctions or expulsions of Russian diplomats were planned for the time being, despite saying that the military build-up on Ukraine’s borders was the largest ever.
In Washington, the Pentagon said the Russian military build-up was larger than that in 2014 and it was not clear that it was for training purposes.
The White House Press Secretary emphasized that the US had watched the increasing aggression of Russian forces on Ukraine’s border “over the course of the weekend.
The United States also expressed its “deep concern” over Russia’s plans to block foreign naval ships and other vessels in parts of the Black Sea, State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. source from
China buys about a third of the 1.2 million tonnes of hay Australia exports each year.
Australia's $160m hay exports to China under threat as permits lapse
Apr. 20 - Australian hay growers could be the next major industry frozen out by China, with Canberra-Beijing relations yet to thaw since a year-long diplomatic spat over the origins of the coronavirus.
Australia's hay exports to China, valued at $160 million annually, have practically ground to a halt this year, as dozens of crucial export permits which lapsed two months ago are still to be renewed by Beijing.
With China buying about one-third of the 1.2 million tonnes of hay that Australia exports across the world each year, the pause in trade is hurting. more
Australia's $160m hay exports to China under threat as permits lapse
Apr. 20 - Australian hay growers could be the next major industry frozen out by China, with Canberra-Beijing relations yet to thaw since a year-long diplomatic spat over the origins of the coronavirus.
Australia's hay exports to China, valued at $160 million annually, have practically ground to a halt this year, as dozens of crucial export permits which lapsed two months ago are still to be renewed by Beijing.
With China buying about one-third of the 1.2 million tonnes of hay that Australia exports across the world each year, the pause in trade is hurting. more
APRIL 19, 2021
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held her daily press briefing, taking questions from reporters on a range of issues. Ms. Psaki was asked repeatedly about the seeming reversal of the Biden administration’s policy regarding refugee caps announced the previous Friday, and whether pushback from progressive leaders led to the change. “We never said we’re not raising the refugee cap,” she said, disputing there was any change in policy. The press secretary said there was an “important caveat” in the earlier announcement that if 15,000 admissions were reached, there would be a subsequent presidential determination to issue more admissions. “Let’s be clear, we are changing the policies of the last administration,” she said. Ms. Psaki also answered questions on the FDA’s pause in administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, President Biden’s infrastructure proposal, and whether the president believed the situation on the southern border was a “crisis.”
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held her daily press briefing, taking questions from reporters on a range of issues. Ms. Psaki was asked repeatedly about the seeming reversal of the Biden administration’s policy regarding refugee caps announced the previous Friday, and whether pushback from progressive leaders led to the change. “We never said we’re not raising the refugee cap,” she said, disputing there was any change in policy. The press secretary said there was an “important caveat” in the earlier announcement that if 15,000 admissions were reached, there would be a subsequent presidential determination to issue more admissions. “Let’s be clear, we are changing the policies of the last administration,” she said. Ms. Psaki also answered questions on the FDA’s pause in administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, President Biden’s infrastructure proposal, and whether the president believed the situation on the southern border was a “crisis.”
'Fox is not news': New CNN morning anchor debuts with blistering takedown of right-wing network - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism
On her debut on CNN's morning segment, anchor Brianna Keilar tore into Fox News for its use of partisan chyrons to push far-right narratives against President Joe Biden.
Apr. 20 - "The chyrons, those headlines you see at the bottom of your screen? They are getting noticeably more creative," said Keilar. "Fox uses them to push their conspiracy theories that Biden is essentially senile ... other Fox banners imply that Biden basically belongs in a home, and one of their main experts literally called in from his retirement home in Florida. Another is this guy, the infamous Fox doc they have on to give a quote 'virtual medical examination' then reaching the evidence-free conclusion Biden is off his rocker, pushes the theory he is the puppet of a deep state."
"Fox reliably provides the public disservice of pandemic disinformation, and sometimes it uses pictures," continued Keilar, showing a number of other Fox chyrons and graphics. "Top health officials shown in straight jackets ... one year into the pandemic, despite undeniable evidence that masks work, Fox's chief science officer, Mr. Karlsson suggests they're a national security risk with the new headline. When the new president marked one year of grief and loss, fox got impatient, saying how dare the president not wrap up before the power hour cockamamie commentary." more
On her debut on CNN's morning segment, anchor Brianna Keilar tore into Fox News for its use of partisan chyrons to push far-right narratives against President Joe Biden.
Apr. 20 - "The chyrons, those headlines you see at the bottom of your screen? They are getting noticeably more creative," said Keilar. "Fox uses them to push their conspiracy theories that Biden is essentially senile ... other Fox banners imply that Biden basically belongs in a home, and one of their main experts literally called in from his retirement home in Florida. Another is this guy, the infamous Fox doc they have on to give a quote 'virtual medical examination' then reaching the evidence-free conclusion Biden is off his rocker, pushes the theory he is the puppet of a deep state."
"Fox reliably provides the public disservice of pandemic disinformation, and sometimes it uses pictures," continued Keilar, showing a number of other Fox chyrons and graphics. "Top health officials shown in straight jackets ... one year into the pandemic, despite undeniable evidence that masks work, Fox's chief science officer, Mr. Karlsson suggests they're a national security risk with the new headline. When the new president marked one year of grief and loss, fox got impatient, saying how dare the president not wrap up before the power hour cockamamie commentary." more
