Many of the Russian speakers in Ukraine on whose behalf Putin claimed to be acting now prefer to speak Ukrainian, while the Russian-speaking areas of the Donbas have been battered, deindustrialized, and depopulated because of this ruinous war.
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scheer-intelligence/id1054586928
i am not a fan of scheer but this is a fascinating and disturbing interview
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Why local grievances cannot be overlooked in any peace process.
— Read on www.foreignaffairs.com/yemen/conflict-yemen-more-proxy-war-peace-processThe eight-year civil war in Yemen has created what has been called the world’s worst manmade humanitarian crisis. Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis have been killed and some four million people displaced
a negotiated Saudi withdrawal from Yemen will almost certainly not end the war. It will merely return the country to an earlier stage of the conflict, which was local in origin and which was exacerbated by the involvement of regional powers
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Senior military officials believe attack may be a diversionary tactic to draw Ukrainians away from the counter-offensive
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The West should assist the private actors helping arm Kyiv.
— Read on www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/kyiv-ukraines-other-alliesDespite its growing access to advanced Western systems, Ukraine continues to face critical deficiencies in many essential areas, including protective equipment, maintenance and logistics, and spare parts for weapons and vehicles. Combined with shortfalls in various forms of nonlethal aid and equipment, these gaps not only significantly limit Ukrainian performance on the battlefield but also blunt the impact of the Western aid packages. Moreover, Western governments, despite their best efforts, are often not able to respond rapidly to these shifting immediate needs.
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We don’t have to rewrite the former president’s record just because the incumbent is unleashing his own campaign of shock and awfulness, writes Arwa Mahdawi
— Read on www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/06/george-w-bush-paved-the-way-for-trump-to-rehabilitate-him-is-appalling
