The Russian government announced on Thursday it will close Kerch Strait until October. The move, which will practically stop sea traffic from getting to Ukrainian ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk, comes hours after the United States imposed new sanctions against Kremlin. Kiev protested the decision, asserting that “this step is a flagrant violation of the right to freedom of navigation guaranteed by the [United Nations] Convention on the Law of the Sea.” Service members of the Ukrainian armed forces gather at fighting positions on the line of separation near the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk. Nick Note: the Ukrainians sealed their fate when they gave up their nukes. The Russians are testing Biden… He may fail the test. Giving Afghanistan to ISIS sends the wrong signal at the wrong time. Iran is going great guns on their nuclear program…..