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877-3813-811-873-813-3811. Russia is still bombing Ukrainian cities. Russia is still slaughtering Ukrainians.

And the media have taken it off the front page for all intents and purposes and off the beginning of their broadcasts.

And I think the Putin wing of the media are thrilled with this. And certainly the Putin pop propagandists. But here's something. There's a lot to cover tonight. We've got two great guests too, so stick with me.

Reuters, Russia, Iran, to take practical steps to circumvent Western sanctions.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday said Moscow will work with Iran to take practical steps and an effort to circumvent Western sanctions. The RIA news agency said.

That's Russia. It's not immediately clear if he was referring to sanctions against Russia exclusively or also against Iran.

I've warned about this. This access of evil. Here's the other part.

Newsweek, China praises Russia for preventing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi praised Russia for its efforts to quote, preventing large-scale humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, saying that the relationship between China and Russia maintained the right direction of progress amid war in Eastern Europe.

Wang met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in on-who province on Wednesday during Lavrov's first visit to the country since the invasion of Ukraine began last month.

So Russia with its ally, Iran, Russian with its ally, China. Wang expressed the Lavrov that Moscow had Beijing's backing in its efforts to continue peace talks with Ukraine.

He said the country supports efforts made by Russia and other relevant parties. We're going to large-scale humanitarian crisis. Now let's see. Over 10% of the Ukrainian population is now in refugee status.

You have cities that are anywhere from 50 to over 90% destroyed.

You have the slaughter of innocent civilians going on, despite some of the happy talk in the media. And I'll tell you what really bothers me. And I can see a bothers a retired four-star general, Jackie, in on Fox 2.

We have a perfect opportunity to defeat the Putin war machine here and now.

Without ever sending an American troop into Ukraine, without ever sending an American jet fighter into Ukraine, without ever sending an American tank into Ukraine, perfect opportunity.

Which would send a signal to the Communist Chinese genocidal regime and its designs on Taiwan and would send a signal to the Iranians except for the fact that Biden has been over backwards to help them.

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