• “My guess is he [Putin] will move in”
• “If they invade, they’re going to pay…Depends if it’s a minor incursion”
• “Disaster for Russia”
• “Decision is totally…Putin’s”
• Unclear if Putin has decided
• “Most consequential thing…since WWII”
BREAKING: Taliban announces its New Government after takeover in #Afghanistan .Head of State is Mullah Hassan Akhund, deputy Mullah Baradar (TOLO NEWS).
Sirajuddin Haqqani is interior/security Minister. Sanctioned by UN & US, with $5 Million bounty for his arrest.
Some of names of Taliban's Gov #Afghanistan :
• Mullah Akhund: Head of state
• Mullah Baradar: First Deputy
• Mullah Hanafi : Second Deputy
• Mullah Hasan: PM
• Mullah Yaqoob: Defense minister
• Sarajuddin Haqqani: Interior Minister
So far, it's a list of Taliban's founders and loyalists that enforces the power grab. No sign of this being "inclusive". Sirajuddin Haqqani sanctioned by UN for ties to Al Qaeda un.org/securitycounci…
• Congress HFAC Urges Sanctions on #Ethiopia
• Letter to Blinken & cc to Yellen
• UN: > 500 Reported cases of Rape; 2.2 Million in need
• @_hudsonc : US could block WB & IMF financing thenationalnews.com/world/the-amer…
Congress HFAC letter to Blinken calls for Magnitsky sanction & makes clear that #Tigray conflict is jeopardizing bilateral relations with Ethiopia:
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed said last week that Eritrean forces would withdraw, but no sign of that on the ground.
Instead more reports of extrajudicial killings + rape coming from Tigray.