Alaska Daily News: Gambell is about 200 miles southwest of the Western Alaska hub city of Nome and about 50 miles from the tip of the Chukotka Peninsula in Siberia. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday, as initial details of the situation were emerging, said he did not expect a continual stream or “flotilla” of … Continue reading Alaska: Russian War Resisters Update
Update: Two Russians flee Ukraine draft by crossing Bering Sea by boat to Alaska Individuals landed at beach on remote island to avoid compulsory military service and have appealed for asylum, reports saying julian Borger in Washington — Thursday, 06 October 2022 Two Russians have crossed the Bering Strait by boat in order to avoid … Continue reading From Siberia to Alaska: More on the Two Russian Draft Refusers
Associated Press BY BECKY BOHRER 2:40 PM Oct. 6, 2022 — Developing Story JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaskan island in the Bering Sea, Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s office said Thursday. … Continue reading BREAKING: Two Russian Draft Dodgers Land In Alaska, Seek Asylum
[NOTE: This opinion piece is an artifact of a senior Establishment pundit, who has jetted off to Poland to hang with his people and schmooze various bigwigs at a high-level international conference. Such junkets are a perk of his gig and class. I find it interesting and worth sharing because, to my continuing surprise, his … Continue reading Ukraine, a “New Europe,” and Strange Bedfellows Like Us
Goodbye again, Gorby; Hello, Mr. Brinkman . . . . No, it’s NOT good to have you back. Washington Post: Russia’s annexation puts world ‘two or three steps away’ from nuclear war By Liz Sly — October 1, 2022 LONDON — President Vladimir Putin’s declaration of the annexation of four regions in eastern and southern … Continue reading Ukraine War: Edging Toward The Nuclear Precipice