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South Korea’s President is facing an impeachment vote over his martial law order
South Korea’s Parliament on Tuesday voted to impeach President Yoon Sang-Woo over the revocation of the state of martial law in the country. The move comes amid nationwide protests against the martial law order that was put in place last month amid concerns that North Korea was preparing for attack. Yoon had said that the…
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South Koreans believe martial law decree is an act of governance
Former South Korean Defence Minister Yoon Kwak has claimed that President Yoon Suk- Yeol told him to “break down the door and grab people out” to prevent the National Assembly from reversing the martial law declaration. Yoon’s comments come after Kwak said that Yoon ordered him to “grab people out” to prevent National Assembly from…
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The ex-defense minister of South Korea was arrested for martial law efforts
South Korean Prime Minister Yoon Jeung-won allegedly called National Assembly Chairman Kwak Tae-hoon and ordered him to break down the door of the assembly hall to prevent lawmakers from entering the parliament following President Hwang Kyo-ahn’s declaration of martial law. This was alleged to have happened on February 6. South Korean parliament has passed a…
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South Korea had a difficult history with martial law
Calls are growing for South Korean President Yoon Jae-sung to resign or face impeachment after he briefly declared martial law over the country. Kim from the University of Wisconsin-Madison said that Yoon made a “huge miscalculation”. Martial law was first decreed in South Korea in 1948 by then-President Syngman Rhee after government forces faced a…
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There are calls for South Korea’s president to resign
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law to ” crush North Korea-sympathising anti-state forces and to preserve the free constitutional order”, a day after the National Assembly voted against the move. The opposition parties have accused the President of trying to overthrow the liberal democracy since the country went from military rule to…
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There is an opinion on what it means to be behind Vladimir Putin
Chechnya Mayor Ramzan Kadyrov has said he would declare martial law throughout the country and use any weapon if it were his will, because Russia is at war with the entire NATO bloc. This comes after UK’s Ministry of Defense said that Russia had a record of unsafe ammunition storage from well before the current…
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Russia blames its own dead soldiers
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Chief of Staff Vladimir Kadyrov said that if he were to declare martial law throughout Russia and use any weapon, he’d declare it as a show of force. Kadyrov’s comments come after Putin called on over 3 lakh Russians to join the military. “Today we are at war with the whole…
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Zelensky’s speech was called extraordinary by Hillary Clinton.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the threat of nuclear war is growing and his country could abandon its “no first use” nuclear weapons doctrine. “If it were my will, I would declare martial law…use any weapon, because today we are at war with the whole NATO bloc,” he added. “We are open for…
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Russia seeks army recruits with new propaganda videos.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said that he’s ready to use the country’s nuclear arsenal if needed. Putin’s comment came after his government announced that it’ll impose martial law in the Crimea region and other Russian-backed separatist territories in eastern Ukraine. Notably, Putin had earlier said that he’d consider using nuclear weapons if necessary…
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Georgia 2020 election probe had testimony requested from Michael Flynn and Newt Gingrich.
A Special Grand Jury in Georgia has subpoenaed former US President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Eric Herschmann and two others who she believes have important information to share with it. Herschmann met with Trump and others on December 18, 2020 for a discussion that included invoking martial law and appointing Michael Powell as special counsel…
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As fighting escalates in the East, there have been explosions in the capital of Ukranian.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced martial law in Ukraine’s Donbas and Crimea, two regions he considers to be part of his country. Putin held a ceremony to commemorate the incorporation of four Ukrainian territories into Russia, Lyman, a strategic railway hub in the eastern region of Donbas. The announcement comes amid a spike…
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Supreme Court has ruled that Lindsey Graham must testify in the inquiry.
A House committee has said former US President Donald Trump’s ex-campaign adviser Michael Herschmann met Trump and attorney Sidney Powell on December 18, 2020, for a meeting that focused on topics including ” invoking martial law, seizing voting machines and appointing Powell as special counsel to investigate 2020 election”. She added she also met with…
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This alliance was built on Hostility to the U.S.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared martial law in parts of Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, over the conflict in the country’s East. The move comes after Russia fired missiles at Ukraine and Belarus in retaliation for a military operation by Ukraine to restore security to its borders. Putin said the martial law was…