Ukraine says it pushed Moscow’s forces back in areas across the front line, while the Kremlin insists Russia’s invasion is advancing. Peace talks between the two nations are on hold as the U.S. wages war in the Middle East. Read more from @AssociatedPress
US #MAGAt attacks on #Iran have left millions in neighboring #Iraq in 24 hr blackouts without even intermittent imported Iranian #power deliveries for several days.
Orders to simply #evacuate by US embassy to #Americans living in Iraq were issued long after communications platforms were already #destabilized and crisis well underway. With all airports & shipping lanes closed, and no #electricity or #internet since the US strikes began, many ex-pats have taken refuge in embassies.
Iraq has struggled to provide its citizens with #energy since the destruction of 2003 U.S. #invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. In the ensuing #turmoil, poor investment opps, #graft and mismanagement by authorities have left the national #grid in Iraq unable to cope with demand for decades
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