he pleaded. this after russia warned if nato further arms ukraine with battle tanks and long-range missiles, it will lead to a whole new level of war. it s been nearly a year since the russian invasion t. united states perspective has shifted during that time. remember the unwillingness to be a participant in a three-way deal that would have had the united states backfill poland s fleet of fighter planes after they give mig 25 fighters to ukraine? the biden administration said no. they were willing to acknowledge providing stinger anti ar craft missiles. with a passage of time has been a softening of the biden administration s reluctance to go all in. today ukrainian are in oklahoma being trained on the system that the u.s. is supplying. as part of a new and massive $2.5 billion aid package. reports suggest a u.s. willingness to green light efforts to target crimea, annexed illegally by russia in 2014. what accounts for this change? has the western perspective changed from ge
an nhl defenseman under fire because he s uncomfortable with those who play for the other team. did he deserve to be benched? ivan proef vovorov plays for th philadelphia flyers. when the flyers took the ice before the game, players were wearing lgbtq pride night warmup jerseys and using sticks wrapped in rainbow tape. provorov cited his russian orthodox faith and stayed in the locker room. its patriarch has a close association and friendship with vladimir putin. the church maintains homosexuality is a sin. the patriarch has used homosexuality as a justification for the russian invasion of ukraine. after this game, provorov was asked about his decision. i respect everybody.