Russian President Vladimir Putin used a military parade marking the Soviet Union’s triumph over the Nazis during the Second World War to defend his invasion of Ukraine on Monday, casting it as a response to Western policies. Despite widespread speculation, Putin did not declare victory in Ukraine or hint at any stronger push on the battlefield there.

“Russia called on the West for an honest dialogue, to search for reasonable, compromise solutions, to take into account each other’s interests. All in vain. The NATO countries did not want to hear us, which means that in fact they had completely different plans,” Putin said. “The danger grew every day. Russia gave a pre-emptive rebuff to aggression. It was a forced, timely and the only right decision. The decision of a sovereign, strong, independent country.”

Putin scolded the West for failing to roll back perceived NATO expansion and meet Russian demands for “security guarantees.” He repeated previous claims that he had been forced into military action due to Western nations planning operations in Ukraine’s Donbas region and because of Kyiv touting its possible acquisition of nuclear weapons.

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Sunday hedged when asked if his state would consider banning certain forms of birth control if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, only offering that it’s “not what we are focused on at this time.”

“And while I’m sure there will be conversations around America regarding [birth control] it’s not something that we’ve spent a lot of time focused on,” Reeves told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” when asked if his state would consider targeting intrauterine devices and Plan B – amid some Republican calls to ban forms of birth control. During an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” later Sunday, Reeves said he didn’t think future Mississippi legislation would “apply to those that choose to use birth control.”

His comments come against the backdrop of rising concern among abortion rights activists after Politico last week reported on a draft Supreme Court majority opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade. The opinion is not final, and it is possible the vote count will change before a formal opinion is later rolled out, likely by the end of June.

Russian President Vladimir Putin used a military parade marking the Soviet Union’s triumph over the Nazis during the Second World War to defend his invasion of Ukraine on Monday, casting it as a response to Western policies. Despite widespread speculation, Putin did not declare victory in Ukraine or hint at any stronger push on the battlefield there.

“Russia called on the West for an honest dialogue, to search for reasonable, compromise solutions, to take into account each other’s interests. All in vain. The NATO countries did not want to hear us, which means that in fact they had completely different plans,” Putin said. “The danger grew every day. Russia gave a pre-emptive rebuff to aggression. It was a forced, timely and the only right decision. The decision of a sovereign, strong, independent country.”

Putin scolded the West for failing to roll back perceived NATO expansion and meet Russian demands for “security guarantees.” He repeated previous claims that he had been forced into military action due to Western nations planning operations in Ukraine’s Donbas region and because of Kyiv touting its possible acquisition of nuclear weapons.

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Sunday hedged when asked if his state would consider banning certain forms of birth control if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, only offering that it’s “not what we are focused on at this time.”

“And while I’m sure there will be conversations around America regarding [birth control] it’s not something that we’ve spent a lot of time focused on,” Reeves told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” when asked if his state would consider targeting intrauterine devices and Plan B – amid some Republican calls to ban forms of birth control. During an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” later Sunday, Reeves said he didn’t think future Mississippi legislation would “apply to those that choose to use birth control.”

His comments come against the backdrop of rising concern among abortion rights activists after Politico last week reported on a draft Supreme Court majority opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade. The opinion is not final, and it is possible the vote count will change before a formal opinion is later rolled out, likely by the end of June.

Russian President Vladimir Putin used a military parade marking the Soviet Union’s triumph over the Nazis during the Second World War to defend his invasion of Ukraine on Monday, casting it as a response to Western policies. Despite widespread speculation, Putin did not declare victory in Ukraine or hint at any stronger push on the battlefield there.

“Russia called on the West for an honest dialogue, to search for reasonable, compromise solutions, to take into account each other’s interests. All in vain. The NATO countries did not want to hear us, which means that in fact they had completely different plans,” Putin said. “The danger grew every day. Russia gave a pre-emptive rebuff to aggression. It was a forced, timely and the only right decision. The decision of a sovereign, strong, independent country.”

Putin scolded the West for failing to roll back perceived NATO expansion and meet Russian demands for “security guarantees.” He repeated previous claims that he had been forced into military action due to Western nations planning operations in Ukraine’s Donbas region and because of Kyiv touting its possible acquisition of nuclear weapons.

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Sunday hedged when asked if his state would consider banning certain forms of birth control if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, only offering that it’s “not what we are focused on at this time.”

“And while I’m sure there will be conversations around America regarding [birth control] it’s not something that we’ve spent a lot of time focused on,” Reeves told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” when asked if his state would consider targeting intrauterine devices and Plan B – amid some Republican calls to ban forms of birth control. During an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” later Sunday, Reeves said he didn’t think future Mississippi legislation would “apply to those that choose to use birth control.”

His comments come against the backdrop of rising concern among abortion rights activists after Politico last week reported on a draft Supreme Court majority opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade. The opinion is not final, and it is possible the vote count will change before a formal opinion is later rolled out, likely by the end of June.