Tuesday, February 24, 2026
But as they wait in long soup lines for a chance to warm up from winter temperatures, residents told The Post, they’d rather be freezing than surrender to cold-hearted Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
“If someone wants to make us give up, we will not give up because there will be no respect for us,” said Olha Sukhobok, 48.
Thousands of Kyiv residents have been without heat or electricity for two months after Putin ordered his troops to target Ukraine’s energy infrastructure to break the Ukrainians’ will. But rather than pushing Ukrainians toward concessions, Russia’s campaign of cold and darkness is stiffening public resistance to what they see as an ineffective deal that would reward Moscow’s invasion without preventing re-invasion, according to interviews with more than a dozen civilians here.
“Russia is striking the energy system to make people suffer and panic, maybe force people to leave or make a bad deal. It’s their strategy. They are not going to break the Ukrainian will, but psychologically, it’s a big pressure,” said Sukhobok, as a World Central Kitchen volunteer handed her a steaming bowl of stew. Read more, see photos, and video here.
While hubs like New York and California descend into what Florida Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Mark Wilson calls a "death spiral," the Sunshine State is officially open for business as a global superpower. With more than $4 million in wealth flowing across its borders every single hour, Florida has leapfrogged Spain to become the 15th-largest economy in the world — and Wilson says the state is just getting started.
"Part of the secret sauce in Florida is that we're all on the same page," Wilson told Fox News Digital. "The business community, our elected leaders, we understand that economic growth — growing the private sector and shrinking the public sector — that's good for everyone in Florida. So we have 23.5 million people here, and we want to create economic opportunity and good jobs for everyone who wants to be in Florida." Read more and see videos here.
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