On Sunday, a member of Russia’s parliament called for reparations from the United States over sanctions it placed on Russia for invading Ukraine, including the return of historic Russian settlements in Alaska and California. Parliament member Oleg Matveychev, who often speaks on behalf of top government officials, made the demands while speaking on Russian state TV, according to the Daily Mail. “We should be thinking about reparations from the damage that was caused by the sanctions and the war itself, because that too costs money and we should get it back,” Matveychev said, even though it was Russia that started the war.

During a Fox News interview on Monday, Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges said that he thinks Russian forces are only days away from being unable to continue their invasion of Ukraine. “The Russians went after his [Fmr. Amb. to NATO Kurt Volker’s] training center in Yavoriv, outside the city of Lviv, partly to demonstrate that they could reach the lines of communication that bring supplies and support from Poland into Ukraine,” he said. “But also I think to maybe go after the logistics buildup that’s happening there. I don’t think we should overreact to this.” “The Russians, I think, are about ten