Many Western energy firms have announced their total withdrawal from Russia since the start of the war in February 2022, including the U.S.'s Exxon Mobil and Norway's Equinor.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-seize-european-energy-assets-omv-wintershall/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

On Sunday, former Walmart CEO Bill Simon joined "Fox & Friends Weekend" to warn Americans of the detrimental impact corporate layoffs could have on the U.S.'s feeble economy.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/fa065292dd65e3fd?ref=ff

Republicans in Washington have increasingly set their sights on China, which many in Congress and in the intelligence community consider to be the U.S.'s No. 1 geopolitical foe.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/how-china-worries-drove-youngkin-to-spurn-a-massive-ford-battery-plant/article_634c51dc-0d93-5644-ad47-2bac8ddc8360.html

The meeting of Biden and Kishida came following the U.S.'s announcement that it would significantly its anti-ship missile capabilities in Japan.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.com.au/putin-ally-tells-japan-pm-kill-himself-disembowelment-being-us-servant-1843614?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution

There is no evidence yet, beyond isolated skirmishes in the north, of the U.S.'s nightmare scenario taking shape: An escalated war that creates pressure for it to become involved.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-hamas-iran-analysis-1.6991118?cmp=rss