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Putin urges West to act quickly to offer security guarantee

2014 the Russia-Ukrainian conflict has killed over 14,000 people

Associated Press / FOXNews

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the West on Thursday to move quickly to meet Russia’s demand for security guarantees precluding NATO’s expansion to Ukraine and the deployment of the military alliance’s weapons there.

Speaking during a marathon annual news conference, the Russian leader welcomed talks that are set to start in Geneva next month, but sternly warned that Moscow expects the discussion to produce quick results.

"We have clearly and precisely let them know that any further NATO expansion eastward is unacceptable," Putin said.

Last week, Moscow submitted draft security documents demanding that NATO deny membership to Ukraine and other former Soviet countries and roll back the alliance’s military deployments in Central and Eastern Europe. A key principle of the NATO alliance is that membership is open to any qualifying country.

"Is it us who are putting missiles near the U.S. borders?" Putin said. "No, it’s the U.S. who came to our home with their missiles. They are already on the threshold of our home. Is it some excessive demand not to place any offensive systems near our home?"

The pet food shortage is real, and owners are scrambling. ‘It’s been a waking nightmare’

Food shortage had led some owners to feed their pets whatever they are eating at the moment

Jaewon Kang / Wall Street Journal / FOX Business

 

After an online order didn’t show on time, Phyllis Pometta stopped at five different stores before she hit pay dirt. There it was on the shelf: beef stew-flavored dog food.

Ms. Pometta scooped up about four cans, which weren’t her preferred brand. She was desperate, with supplies of the food she usually bought for her dog nowhere to be found online or in stores.

Karmaa Pomeranian rescue, wasn’t as desperate. She sniffed the food and rejected it.

Ms. Pometta coaxed the dog to try it by adding beef-flavored treats, which gave Karma an upset stomach for days. After that, Ms. Pometta said she resorted to making Karma’s meals herself, cooking chicken with rice, carrots and peas on her stovetop, which Karma is happy to eat.

"It’s hard enough feeding [five] people," Ms. Pometta said, referring to her family. "I don’t want to be making dog food."

While shoppers scour stores and online vendors for videogame consoles and bicycles, pet owners like Ms. Pometta are questing after puréed fish and properly sized kibble, as supply-chain problems disrupt pet-food supplies.

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The most pivotal election of 2021 and what it says about the bigger showdowns ahead in 2022

Republicans are energized by Youngkin's 2021 Virginia victory ahead of 2022 midterm elections

Paul Steinhauser | Fox News

In an off-election year that was the busiest in recent memory, one electoral showdown stood out from the rest as the most consequential contest of 2021.

In a year that included statewide and legislative matchups in New Jersey and Virginia, a gubernatorial recall contest in California, and six special congressional elections for vacant House seats, Virginia’s faceoff for governor grabbed outsized media attention from coast to coast and was arguably the most pivotal race.

For those missing in action the past two months, Glenn Youngkin, a first-time candidate who hailed from the business wing of the Republican Party, narrowly defeated former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe in a statewide contest with plenty of national implications. While Virginia gubernatorial elections are seen every four years as a likely bellwether of things to come in the ensuing midterm elections, some pundits are spotlighting what they consider the critical consequences of the 2021 results ahead of the 2022 midterms.

‘Absolutely Dishonest’: Cruz Slams Mainstream Media Over Fauci Coverage

Landon Mion / Townhall Tipsheet

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) said that the mainstream media’s coverage of White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci is “dishonest” and “protects” the nation’s top infectious disease expert despite the doctor’s inconsistent medical advice.

“I think it is absolutely dishonest,” Cruz told Fox News at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix. “I think the media lionizes, protects and hides Dr. Fauci.”

Cruz emphasized that Fauci has been “systematically wrong over and over and over again.” The doctor has had a change in opinion regarding mask efficacy from the beginning of the pandemic to now and has also at times doubted the likelihood that the coronavirus originated from a Chinese laboratory.

“He lied to the American people and said there’s no credible evidence that this virus escaped from a Chinese lab. That’s not true,” Cruz said. “There’s overwhelming evidence that it escaped from a Chinese lab. And very significantly, he also, by all appearances, has lied to the United States Congress." Read more and see ‘Recommended Townhall Video’ here.

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