Emily Jones
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Tag: Russia
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UKRAINE UPDATE
MONDAY 4 APRIL 2022, 8:30 MSNBC: Chris Hayes Vindman: Three should have been a greater press to avoid this war because we knew the kind of barbarism that we would see. We must help Ukraine end this war. These types of incidents are going to increase as Russia gets frustrated. We need to give them… Read.
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UKRAINE UPDATE
SUNDAY 3 APRIL 2022, 7 PM CNN Jim Sciutto wins the prize of the day journalistically. He told an interviewee that they would watch a piece of video and talk about it “after it was over” rather than “on the other side.” Thanks God. Fareed Zakaria: saying that we must escalate in response to the… Read.
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UKRAINE UPDATE
11:30 PM On Twitter @cjjohns1951 SUNDAY 3 APRIL 2022 MSNBC Mass civilian casualties reported in Ukraine. Toomas Ilves, former president of the Republic of Estonia. This is the first time anyone has used the threat of nuclear weapons for conquest. It is an excuse to say we can’t intervene without courting nuclear war. The Russians… Read.
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UKRAINE UPDATE: 3:30 AM
On Twitter @cjjohns1951 SUNDAY 3 APRIL 2022 CNN Zelensky is criticizing Hungry for not doing enough for Ukraine. Kira Rudik, interviewed: We plan to hold accountable anyone giving the orders in this war. CNN is reporting that Putin wants Donbas under control by early May. Zelensky: They want Donbas and the South of Ukraine. UKRAINE… Read.
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UKRAINE UPDATE
FRIDAY 1 APRIL 2022 KYIV INDEPENDENT Foreign volunteers fight Russia in Irpin. Zelensky created the International Legion in late February as a way to organize the influx of foreign volunteers. The mayor of Kyiv advised residents not to return for now. Ukraine is having to cut government programs to cover military expenses. Russian aircraft have… Read.
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UKRAINE
THURSDAY 31 MARCH 2022, 5:30 PM Unfortunately, I am one of the people whose Twitter account is displaying “an error has occurred” and “Tweets aren’t loading now.” This is evidently happening all over the world. TWITTER Anders Aslund: Putin has signed a decree ordering 134,500 new conscripts into the army as part of Russia’s annual… Read.
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UKRAINE UPDATE
WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH 2022 KYIV INDEPENDENT Russia and Ukraine talks will resume on April 1. The Russians are announcing a ceasefire to evacuate residents of Mariupol. A special UN mission is needed to eliminate the risk of nuclear accident at Chornobyl. Germany has signaled a “general willingness” to provide security guarantees to Ukraine but did… Read.
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TUESDAY: UKRAINE
TUESDAY 29 MARCH 2022 Another day of horror in Ukraine. The Mayor of Mariupol: “The task was to wipe the city off the face of the earth along with its inhabitants.” MSNBC Ukraine wants an agreement that NATO countries will agree to defend Ukraine in the event of other aggressions. There has been no agreement… Read.
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MONDAY UKRAINE
MONDAY 28 MARCH 2022 Day 28 CNN CNN anchor said this morning that the Ukrainian people “think” that the war has been going on for eight years. He said this more than once. I don’t understand why this fact was portrayed as a supposition. UKRAINE WORLD Ukraine’s largest pro=Russian party suspended its operation. This… Read.
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UKRAINE UPDATE: SUNDAY
SUNDAY 27 MARCH 2022 It’s day 32. CNN Maj. Gen. Dana Pittard: Is advocating for a humanitarian no-fly zone over western Ukraine. Ideally it would be done by the UN, but if not, by NATO and the US, carving out western Ukraine down to Odesa. There would have to be troops with a peace enforcement… Read.
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UKRAINE UPDATE: SATURDAY AFTERNOON
SATURDAY 26 MARCH 2022 CNN Biden has made a statement, the last sentence of his speech in Poland, where he said that Putin should not be allowed to stay in power. We haven’t (as far as I know) established whether this was part of the written notes for the speech or an ad lib. The… Read.
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UKRAINE UPDATE: SATURDAY MORNING
SATURDAY 26 MARCH 2022 UKRAINE WORLD Rallies against Russian occupation in Ukraine. Kidnappings of town mayors and artistic figures. THE GUARDIAN: “Ukraine Will Not…” Maria Zolkina (3/25/22) “The only scenario that is not discussed is the full restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity.” The talk everywhere is that something needs to be sacrificed to appease Russia.… Read.
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UKRAINE: FRIDAY
FRIDAY 25 MARCH 2022: 5:30 pm CNN CNN is reporting that the Russian movement has stalled, and a Russian general made an announcement indicating that they may be changing the goal post for victory to eastern Ukraine. Chuck Hagel is already giving the U.S. credit for this potential stall of the Russians. “Russia’s sudden change… Read.
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MORNING UPDATE
FRIDAY 25 MARCH 2022 It’s another day and still, still, the west does not stop the killing and destruction in Ukraine. I am ashamed. CNN Report of a man who was the chief of a yacht owned by a Russian oligarch. He tried to scuttle the yacht and was arrested. He went back to Ukraine.… Read.
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Ukraine Update
THURSDAY 24 MARCH 2022: 1 pm MSNBC The new sanctions are targeting the defense industry in Russia. Ben Rhodes: (Note: It’s always interesting to hear what Ben Rhodes has to say. I think he’s one of the few people who has a soul.) We are restructuring NATO’S presence on the Russian flank. A statement was… Read.
Law, Power, and Justice 