Steve's Place<p>I wonder how much of this stemmed from Ukraine's need for US weapons, and ensuing Republican oligarch demands. Russia doesn't want Ukraine in the EU, and the Republican oligarchs are Moscow West.</p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/@NewsDesk/114910066469543851" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.social/@NewsDesk/114</span><span class="invisible">910066469543851</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/USoligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USoligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/Oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchs</span></a></p>