We continue to pray for peace in the Middle East and in Ukraine.
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Tony Perkins is president of Family Research Council and executive editor of The Washington Stand.
Sir Edmund Burke, in a speech to the Electors of Bristol in 1774, said: “Your representative owes you not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion.”
That may not sit well in an age of polling and clamor for direct democracy, but the reality is this: the duty of statesmen is not to follow public opinion, but to lead it. In moments of crisis, leaders are not called to read the polls — they are called to rise above them.
And that is exactly what President Donald Trump has done to this point in the war with Iran. When asked about public polling — where most surveys show a majority opposing the war — Trump responded, “I don’t care about polling.” More Here
Russia’s war against Ukraine – The Kyiv Independent
The aftermath of a Russian attack on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine overnight on March 14, 2026 (Telegram / Mayor Ihor Sapozhko)
Progress in Ukraine peace talks chaotic as Washington officials unable to travel, Zelensky says.
The negotiation process to end Russia’s war against Ukraine has become increasingly chaotic, with White House officials unable to travel due to U.S. strikes on Iran and Russian representatives unwilling to visit the U.S. for talks, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
U.S. temporarily eases Russian oil sanctions as Iran war drives price surge.
The U.S. Treasury Department issued a temporary license on March 12, 2026, to allow countries to purchase Russian oil currently stranded at sea, in an effort to stabilize global energy prices as the war with Iran drives markets higher.
Ukraine’s Tomahawk hopes fade further as US depletes stockpiles in Iran.
“The very heavy use of Tomahawk against Iran will have put significant pressure on the U.S. Navy stockpile,” making potential deliveries to Ukraine “more unlikely than before,” said Justin Bronk, a defense expert at RUSI.
Ukrainian serviceman recruited by Russia to target 3rd Army Corps commander detained, SBU says. The Security Service of Ukraine said it detained a serviceman recruited by Russian intelligence to help organize strikes targeting 3rd Army Corps commander Andrii Biletskyi and his unit’s positions.
Swiss ruling strengthens Ukraine’s push to extract billions from Russia’s Gazprom. Ukraine’s state-owned oil and gas giant Naftogaz won a case against Russia’s Gazprom in a Swiss court, paving the way for the Russian company to pay more than $1.4 billion in debt.
