Emily Jones
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Category: Capitalism
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Germany to send thousands of weapons to Ukraine in major reversal – Axios
Germany had previously opposed arming Ukraine due to its “historical responsibilities.” — Read on www.axios.com/germany-weapons-ukraine-russia-156e24ad-b591-421e-9c22-105118adc377.html Read.
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We’re appalled by Putin now, but be clear: the west gave him the green light | Jonathan Freedland | The Guardian
He has hardly kept his worldview secret – and now Ukraine is paying the price for western leaders who looked the other way, says Guardian. columnist Jonathan Freedland — Read on www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/25/putin-west-gave-him-green-light-russia-ukraine Read.
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Aftermath of war for banking sector in Ukraine: What have we learnt from the 2014 conflict?
The armed confrontation between Ukraine and Russia started in March 2014 when Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula, a sovereign Ukrainian territory. — Read on voxukraine.org/en/aftermath-of-war-for-banking-sector-in-ukraine-what-have-we-learnt-from-the-2014-conflict/ Read.
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Alexander Vindman.
apple.news/AWSoL5x4qQXeXx0ZVtZJbiA Read.
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Ukraine: Maps.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/world/europe/ukraine-maps.html Read.
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Ukraine Update:
1:50 AM Blog: 1:50 AM There are reports of tanks coming across the border into Ukraine from Belarus. Malcolm Nance, who was in Ukraine, reported that the Russians had divided their forces into three strike divisions in Belarus north of Kyiv. There is a major road coming South from Homeil in Belarus, another less direct… Read.
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Ukraine: I’m Up
What I know this morning: (12:56 AM) A full-scale invasion is being launched in Ukraine. MSNBC is reporting cruise missile strikes. Ukraine World (UW) is reporting that Ukraine closed its airspace. UW is reporting shelling at Vasylkiv airport near Kyiv. MSNBC is reporting that people are leaving Kyiv. Blasts awoke people in the capital city.… Read.
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The Ukraine-Russia crisis explained: a complete visual guide | Ukraine | The Guardian
Tensions have escalated sharply after Vladimir Putin ordered troops into east Ukraine. What might happen next? — Read on www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/23/the-ukraine-russia-crisis-explained-a-complete-visual-guide Read.
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Biden expected to allow sanctions on company behind Nord Stream pipeline to go into effect – CNNPolitics
The Biden administration is expected to announce on Wednesday that it will allow sanctions to move forward on the company in charge of building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, after blocking such sanctions last year using a national security waiver. — Read on www.cnn.com/2022/02/23/politics/white-house-russia-sanctions/index.html Read.
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Ukrainian Jews.
www.nytimes.com/2022/02/21/world/europe/ukraine-jews-russia-evacuations.html Read.
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How Putin Makes His Enemies Do All the Work – The Atlantic
The Russian president sees the world through the lens of maskirovka and provokatsiia. — Read on www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/02/putin-ukraine-invasion-maskirovka-provokatsiia/622874/ Read.
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Address by the President of the Russian Federation • President of Russia
Address by the President of the Russian Federation • President of Russia— Read on en.kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/67828 Read.
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Ukraine crisis: Criss-crossing the country with Zelensky – BBC News. “We shouldn’t have to beg.”
We shouldn’t have to beg; this is about your investment in European security,” Volodymyr Zelensky told the Munich conference crowd, reminding them that Ukraine had acted as a “shield” for Europe, “holding back one of the biggest armies in the world”. — Read on www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60451034 Read.
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Escalation Not Evacuation: Recent Developments of the Russian Military Threat Against Ukraine | UACRISIS.ORG
The heightened tensions regarding Russian military buildup on Ukrainian borders, threatening with renewed large-scale invasion, have just reached their | Uacrisis.org — Read on uacrisis.org/en/escalation-not-evacuation Read.
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Escalation in Donbas continues as Russian proxy forces fire on Ukrainian positions / The New Voice of Ukraine
Russian proxy forces fired at Ukrainian positions 20 times in the morning of Feb. 18 — Read on english.nv.ua/nation/escalation-in-donbas-continues-as-russian-proxy-forces-fire-on-ukrainian-positions-50217896.html Read.
Law, Power, and Justice 