Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed the need for NATO membership to avoid relying on nuclear weapons for protection, following the disarmament of Kyiv by former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Zelensky emphasized the importance of alliances like NATO over nuclear weapons for Ukraine’s security, while clarifying that Kyiv is not pursuing nuclear weapons. The 1994 Budapest Memorandum, where Ukraine surrendered nuclear warheads in exchange for security assurances, has come under scrutiny following Russia’s annexation of Crimea and invasion of Ukraine.
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California AG warns state hospitals, care providers not to stop providing transgender services to minors
Former SJSU volleyball coach Melissa Batie-Smoose discusses President Trump’s ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports, while California AG Rob Bonta instructs Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to continue providing services to transgender minors despite the executive order. The hospital will halt hormone services for minors but continue treatment for current patients, as Trump’s order aims to restrict funding for gender transition procedures. Bonta joins over 20 attorneys general in suing to prevent the freeze of...
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