Tag: Russia

New Auburn football coach Alex Golesh appreciates his Russian roots, but don't expect him to visit the land he spent the first seven years of his life.

Despite the Trump administration's best efforts of late, U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) remains concerned that Russian President Vladimir Putin's erratic behavior could lead to something more serious than his nation's conflict with Ukraine.

President Donald Trump met with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday after holding a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin the previous week.

Russia and Ukraine may be a couple of steps closer to a peace deal after the leaders of the two countries met separately with President Donald Trump.

On a recent episode of his podcast, Tucker Carlson took a moment to support former Alabama U.S. Senator and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, whose first action upon being appointed AG in 2017 by President Donald Trump was to recuse himself from the investigation into Russia's alleged attempts to influence the 2016 election.

With little experience in democracy, freedom of expression, and individual rights, Russia continues to embrace concepts deeply rooted in authoritarianism and repression of all opposition.

The left-wing organization Bright Blue Dots, which celebrates liberal and progressive voters in red states, has recently placed Russian-themed billboards in Birmingham targeting U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) with false messaging insinuating that they or President Donald Trump support Vladimir Putin.

On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) blasted former President Joe Biden's handling of the Ukraine-Russia war, which he said the previous president could have stopped "day one."

Candidate Trump repeatedly said during the 2024 campaign that if elected, he would put an end to the Ukraine war. But he didn’t say how.

President-elect Donald Trump is the only person that can end the war between Ukraine and Russia, according to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is calling out President Joe Biden for his recent lame-duck decision to allow Ukraine to use U.S.-made long-range missiles inside Russian borders. Tuberville said this move will likely escalate tensions and could hinder President-elect Donald Trump from brokering a peace deal when he takes office.

Sunday on New York WABC 770 AM radio’s “The Cats Roundtable,” U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) warned that President Joe Biden was "on the way" to starting World War III with funding Ukraine and supplying weapons to fight Russia.

As the war in Ukraine rages on into its second year since Russian ground forces invaded, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is calling for a diplomatic approach to put an end to hostilities.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with senators during his visit to Washington, D.C., earlier this week to ask for more funding during his country’s war with Russia. Nevertheless, Tuberville and other Republicans suggest the more pressing concern is the U.S.-Mexico border. 

Although he was a supporter early on, U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) said he is no longer willing to support bankrolling Ukraine's war effort against the Russians.

A recent report card from a pro-Ukraine GOP organization rates Alabama GOP congressmen based on their support for Ukraine during the current conflict against Russia, with several failing.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) responded to a House Oversight Committee memo on Wednesday that accused Hunter Biden of receiving millions from oligarchs in Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan.

In retaliation for various sanctions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation released a list of 500 Americans now banned from the country, including U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Huntsville).

Tuesday on Newsmax’s “John Bachman Now," U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) reacted to the United States Justice Department (DOJ) releasing a report by former special counsel John Durham about the federal investigation into Russian collusion in the 2016 presidential election.

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) urged the Biden administration to deploy “additional nuclear forces” and speed up innovations in the country’s nuclear technologies only days after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his country’s withdrawal from its nuclear treaty with the United States.

Strong said the recent Chinese spy balloon incident should serve as a wake-up call that the U.S. needs to be ready to defend itself.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) said he was “not really fired up” about the approximately $45 billion in funding for Ukraine in the proposed $1.7 trillion federal spending bill ahead of a planned speech by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to Congress on Wednesday night.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) warns the Ukraine situation will get worse before it gets better.

A Ukrainian pastor with ties to Alabama continues to hunker down with members of his congregation and community as the world around him crumbles.

One hundred and five days after being captured by Russian forces in Ukraine, two military veterans have been released.

Bunny Drueke, the mother of Alex Drueke, a Tuscaloosa U.S. Army veteran who went to Ukraine to fight against the Russian invasion before being captured, said her son sounded better after receiving a phone call from him a day earlier during an interview with Newsmax TV's Greta van Susteren.

On Friday, U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) joined several others in a letter urging President Joe Biden to offer insight on what the response would be if Russia were to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.