“Mark our words, the European Union will spare no effort in ensuring that Putin experiences absolutely no repercussions for the outrageous death of a key opposition leader,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
This part, even though from the same article, is true…
At press time, the U.S. House of Representatives had reacted in solidarity to the statement with an arms bill guaranteeing $0 of aid to the Ukrainian military.
Sorry for mixing real NON-ONION news in here — I know you're all easily confused to begin with — but…
From the Michigan Advance article: Death of Russian dissident raises stakes for U.S. aid to Ukraine, Biden warns…
[…]the U.S. House adjourned Thursday for a President’s Day recess without acting on aid.[…] House members are scheduled to return Feb. 28.
“It’s about time they step up, don’t you think? Instead of going on a two-week vacation?” Biden told reporters. “Two weeks. What are they thinking? My God, this is bizarre. And it’s just reinforcing all the concern, and almost — I won’t say panic, but real concern about the United States being a reliable ally. This is outrageous.”
Life once again imitates art. -- r2
That's actually nothing. If you were on Reddit, you'd have seen 37 posts per hour [1].
And, thank you very much, what about the non-Onion part? Feeling a little unappreciated here. 😥
I pulled that number out of my ass. ↩︎