AMLO on Ukraine

“How easy it is to say, ‘Here, I’ll send you this much money for weapons.’ Couldn’t the war in Ukraine have been avoided? Of course it could.” — Andrés Manuel López Obrador, President of Mexico

China warns the US

“We request the U.S. side to stop smearing and containing China. Stop interfering in China’s internal affairs. The bilateral relationship cannot improve unless the U.S. side can do that,” — Wei Fenghe, China’s Defense Minister

Energy debt

“Families are Drowning in Utility DebtNEADA Calls for Additional Funding for Energy Assistance” The National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA) is the primary educational and policy organization for the state directors of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).…

Ireland

“And the cry to those who seek to persuade us, protocol or push us into a united Ireland, is still the same: no surrender.” — Mervyn Gibson, Grand Secretary of the Orange Order