On COI #429, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover dangerous escalations against Russia, amid the war in Ukraine, as well as Washington’s destructive role in the Middle East.

Kyle details how the debt ceiling deal reached between the House GOP and the Joe Biden administration puts no limits on Ukraine aid, a Czech general’s warning that NATO is on the path for a direct war with Russia, the North Atlantic alliance’s current war drills in Finland taking place only hours away from Russia, increasing Ukrainian attacks inside the Russian mainland, as well as French President Emmanuel Macron’s calls for “concrete and tangible security guarantees” for Kiev ahead of the NATO summit in Vilnius next month.

Connor breaks down Berlin ordering Moscow to close four of five consulates in Germany, the push for secession in South Yemen, how the White House may be seeking a continuation of the war in Yemen, Israel’s recent airstrikes in Damascus, the US building a new illegal base in northern Syria, the US economic war ramping up against Syria aimed at preventing regional normalization with the war-torn country, and how Iran resolved some outstanding inquiries with the UN nuclear watchdog.