European Commissioner von der Leyen Clashes With Ukraine’s Zelensky, Warns That Further Financial Aid Depends on Kiev Accelerating ‘Rule of Law Reforms’

At last, Brussels pushes back against Ukraine’s rampant corruption.

After US President Donald J. Trump stopped the draining of American taxpayers’ funds and stopped giving money to Kiev’s war effort, Volodymyr Zelensky had to redirect his constant begging to the Globalist EU leaders and some peripheral countries like Canada.

Needless to say, their European ‘powers’ are all in bad shape financially, but they squeeze their citizens to keep sending money to their proxy war against Russia.

But earlier this month, something changed – take a look at these two NYT headlines below:

Shot, and chaser. Two NYT headlines from two weeks ago explain so much!

The unavoidable fact is that the Kiev regime is riddled with graft, and the anti-corruption agencies NABU and SAPO have arrested, detained, are investigating or has charged many people in the close orbit of Zelensky.

A non-exhaustive list includes Tymur Mindich, Zelensky’s longtime business partner; his right-hand man, Andriy Yermak; former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov; Herman Halushchenko, former Energy and Justice Minister; former Deputy Head of the Office of the President, Iryna Mudra; ambassador to the U.S. Olga Stefanishyna; and even Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko.

Zelensky’s government: corruption everywhere

Read: As Many MSM Outlets Speculate on Zelensky’s Departure, Former Minister Fedorov Becomes Ukrainian Opposition Leader, Says President Should Be Questioned About Rampant Corruption

So, it’s not surprising that even EU Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen may have been taken to the edge by the constant money begging by Kiev.

Several Ukrainian news outlets – no, it’s not Russian propaganda – report on how the meeting between Zelensky and von der Leyen on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly was riddled with ‘tension’.

The New Voice of Ukraine reported:

“Disagreements over funding and the slow pace of legislative reforms in Ukraine’s parliament led to a ‘tense’ meeting in New York between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

[…] The Ukrainian side voiced concern about the prospects of Russian escalation over the winter with limited air defenses to shield their cities.”

Ukraine wanted the EU to help ‘plug’ a $30 billion hole in its budget, and speed up the disbursement of a previously agreed-upon €90 billion loan.

“European Union officials told Ukraine they need to see progress on new legislation to curb the shadow economy, bolster tax revenue, and move closer to EU law before they’ll dispense more funding.

The European Union questioned Ukraine’s calculations regarding the size of its budget deficit, suggesting instead that additional funding be provided by other international partners, specifically Canada, Norway, and Japan.”

The Kiev Independent reported:

“[The EU] funding is tied to conditions agreed with Kiev that directly link disbursements to the carrying out of a range of reforms intended to improve the rule of law and economy, and to prepare Ukraine for eventual EU membership.”

The clash came with the EU pressuring to see continued reforms, while the Ukrainians complained over EU countries’ decision to remove sanctions from two Russian oligarchs.

“Except for a $9 billion contribution from Norway for 2027, no other key allies have stepped in with contributions to bridge the hole in Ukraine’s budget, despite requests from EU and Ukrainian politicians to do so.

And while Ukraine has not formally requested to frontload EU payments scheduled for 2027, already in 2026, Zelensky spoke in favor of that approach.

However, that would mean the EU dropping the timetable of reform requirements, and Brussels is increasingly exasperated with Ukraine’s slow-walking on several key reforms.”

Read more:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/european-commissioner-von-der-leyen-clashes-ukraines-zelensky/

 

Video of Abdul El-Sayed Listening to Kamala Harris Gets the Musical Accompaniment It Was Begging For

After the Democrats showed Joe Biden out the door ahead of the 2024 election, the party installed Kamala Harris as the nominee. Harris then went on to lose every single swing state along with the national "popular vote" the Democrats liked to talk about up until that particular election. 

However, the campaign of Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan might be feeling a bit desperate, because Harris did show up at a campaign event for her fellow radical leftist.

It went pretty much as you might have expected.

Yikes!

Harris' rambling in support of an issue El-Sayed's trying to stay away from as the election approaches made him look like he wanted to leave the room:

Support for El-Sayed should drop 10 points based on that along!

El-Sayed looked a bit burdened by what not only has been, but what was happening in real time. 

The Abdul/Kamala clip deserved the appropriate musical accompaniment, and this is just perfect: 

Too bad El-Sayed won't curb his extremism if elected, even though he's trying to pretend to not be who he really is. 

https://twitchy.com/dougp/2026/09/23/video-of-abdul-el-sayed-listening-to-kamala-harris-gets-the-musical-accompaniment-it-was-begging-for-n2432622

Palestinian Terrorist Shoots Israel’s U.S. Ambassador’s Son

The son of Israel’s ambassador to the United States is in critical condition after a Palestinian terrorist attack.

There have been multiple Palestinian terrorist attacks this week, especially on the holy Jewish feast of Yom Kippur, the culmination of months of escalating Palestinian violence against Israelis in Samaria and Judea (what Hamas and woke Westerners deceptively label the “West Bank”). Following the murder of a Jewish father on Yom Kippur eve, Amb. Yechiel Leiter’s son suffered life-threatening injury in a terrorist attack Wednesday.

Leiter himself posted about the tragedy on X, begging for prayers for a miracle to save his son. “I am grateful to the IDF, to the medical team at Shaare Zedek who are now fighting to save the life of Neria Dov ben Chana, and for the prayers of the people of Israel,” he wrote. “I believe in the power of prayer, and I believe that when the people of Israel unite, miracles happen. Neria needs a miracle. Neria continued to serve in the reserves after losing his older brother, Moshe Yedidya Leiter, of blessed memory. Since October 7th, he has served hundreds of days in the reserves on multiple fronts.”

Highlighting the root cause of the tragedy, Leiter exclaimed, “Palestinian terrorism seeks to uproot the people of Israel from their land. They choose death - we choose life.”

Israeli influencer Hananya Naftali noted that Moshe died in November 2023 in Gaza. Now that fallen Israeli patriot’s brother is in danger of dying from his wound. 

This is a developing story. Please pray for Neria and his father.

https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/09/23/palestinian-terrorist-shoots-israels-us-ambassadors-son-n4957570

Dan Osborn Steps in It Again: 'I'm Going to Be Senator for Six Years, Everybody Else Can Eff Off'

Dan Osborn, the Nebraska "Independent" Democrat-Party-endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate, just navigated what can only be described as a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week last week, when he was caught on tape reducing Nebraska Trump supporters to people whose lives are miserable and hopeless. Osborn attempted to do damage control on CNN, but apparently he has failed to account for all his recorded statements out there that could get him in trouble.

Newsflash: This week is not turning out any better. 

From our sister site, Townhall:

Now, an exclusive video shows Dan Osborn admitting that he's not only hiding his beliefs from voters — something we've known for a while — but that he'll champion a far-left agenda if he wins the Senate race in November.

These remarks date back to May 25, when Osborn held a townhall in South Omaha. The press was not allowed in the room, but a mother and daughter attended and brought with them a Fairness for Girls petition, which would add protections for girls' sports in the state constitution.

That measure will be on the ballot in November, but Osborn refused to sign it.

Osborn reportedly told the mother and daughter that the measure was "rooted in hate" and refused to commit to protecting girls' sports. Local media later corroborated the encounter, and Osborn supporters harassed the mother and daughter until they left the event out of concerns for their safety.

This conversation happened after the town hall ended.

"I can go and I can be the voice for LGBTQ and immigration and all of these issues. Then I lose the election," Osborn said, reportedly to a transgender supporter. "It feels good in the moment. At the end of the day, I'm gonna win this election. And then I'll be the Senator for six years and everybody else can f-off."

LISTEN:

Osborn is showing his clear arrogance and animus for Nebraska voters, especially the ones who don't think like him. Osborn keeps playing footsie with the electorate, using the smoke-and-mirrors game of being an "independent," when he is essentially a Democrat plant. If he manages to get elected — and that prospect becomes less and less credible with each oppo drop — he'll do exactly what his leaked conversations indicate: drop all pretense of being a moderate and align with the insanity of the LGBTQ and Democrat Party agenda.  

Last week, Wedgewood Polls had incumbent NE Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts with a slight lead over Osborn, 52 percent to 48 percent. This week, Real Clear Politics still has the seat as Lean Republican. With Ricketts taking advantage of this low-hanging fruit and going on the offensive, expect those numbers to widen the closer we get to November 3.

Like a few other races, Osborn could be the gift that keeps on giving this election. At this rate, one wonders whether there will be any need for an October surprise on this guy. Ricketts may well sail to reelection.

https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/09/23/dan-osborn-steps-in-it-again-im-going-to-be-the-senator-for-6-years-everybody-else-can-eff-off-n2207288

Rubio Gives Major Breakdown on What's Next for Cuba, Russia and Venezuela at UN

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, as the secretary also answered a significant number of questions regarding the Russia-Ukraine war, Venezuela, Cuba, and the Iran conflict. 

“Secretary of State Marco Rubio met today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of UNGA,” a State Department readout on Wednesday explained. “The Secretary discussed the Russia-Ukraine war  and the U.S.-Russia bilateral relationship.”

In a press conference on Wednesday morning, the secretary said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been extended an invitation to the G20 summit in Miami this December. 

“We’ve invited President Putin to the G20. We think it’s an opportunity for him to engage not just with the president, but with other world leaders,” he said. 

“We hope that’s an invitation he will accept, there’s an opportunity in December if that happens,” Rubio added, stressing a “purpose” behind the meeting. 

The last time Putin and Trump met in person was in Alaska in 2025, but the two recently had a publicly known phone call after American special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met separately with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier this month. Trump and Zelenskyy met at the UNGA on Tuesday.

Rubio noted that both nations might want to do a “limited ceasefire that involves grain and energy.”

“Obviously, that won’t be easy either,” Rubio said. 

“It doesn’t solve the war, but it does, I think, in some ways potentially alleviate some of the global pressures that are being felt as a result of that,” he continued, saying it was brought up in the Witkoff-Kushner meeting at the Tuesday conversation with Zelensky.

“Ultimately, we all want this war to end,” Rubio said, expressing that he thinks the conflict will conclude with a “negotiated agreement” rather than “on the battlefield.”

On Venezuela, Rubio gave some more details into the pull-aside discussion the president and Venezuela Interim President Delcy Rodriguez had on Tuesday night. Rodriguez has remained in power after the United States captured Nicolás Maduro. 

The meeting came as Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has unsuccessfully tried to get back into the South American country, as she and others have been asking for an election date to be set for next summer.

“Venezuela has a lot of problems,” Rubio said, noting how they need to “restructure” their debt. 

“There has to be a political transition process, which is underway,” he said.

Rubio said it needs to be an “enduring republic” as well as “rebuild the necessary institutions so that there can be free and fair elections.”

He said the nation needs a degree of economic stability and other infrastructure in order to have a functioning democracy in the country, such as “authorities who govern elections.”

As Trump directly called out communist leadership in Cuba on Tuesday, the secretary said that the Cuban revolution has “failed.”

“They have an opportunity to begin to put their country on an irreversible trajectory toward progress and a better future. That involves both political and economic freedom, no doubt about it,” he said.

When it comes to Iran, he gave more insight into the conversation American officials had with “mediators” to communicate with the Islamic Republic’s leaders on the ground at the UNGA this week.

“I don’t want to mischaracterize yesterday’s talks as a major breakthrough, but I think at the same time it was significant that at least there was a conversation,” the secretary noted. 

https://townhall.com/news/cameron-arcand/2026/09/23/is-a-limited-ceasefire-coming-to-eastern-europe-rubio-explains-n2683465

BREAKING: Team Trump calls out latest MSNOW reporting as complete LIES

The most garbagey of the garbage news networks, MSNOW, reported this morning that President Trump is looking to attach his name to buildings in DC, specifically at the Ford Theater here Lincoln was assassinated:

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President Trump, via his social media team, is calling out the latest reporting as nothing but lies, saying it’s completely made up:

Another reason why they were on the list of banned news networks from the White House.

https://therightscoop.com/breaking-team-trump-calls-out-latest-msnow-reporting-as-complete-lies/