Emily Jones
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Tag: Russia
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The Battle of Hostomel Airport: A Key Moment in Russia’s Defeat in Kyiv – War on the Rocks
Editor’s note: The three authors recorded a companion podcast for this article for the Russia Contingency, the War on the Rocks members-only show that — Read on warontherocks.com/2023/08/the-battle-of-hostomel-airport-a-key-moment-in-russias-defeat-in-kyiv/ Excerpts Russia’s primary objective was to take control of Kyiv within 3-4 days. Vladimir Putin believed that if the Russian military could reach the capital quickly enough,… Read.
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Saturday News Notes: Russia and Wagner
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NEWS NOTES: Wagner, Trump, Counter-offensive, Russians
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Turkey, Erdogan, Russia and Turkish TV Series
Friday 14 July 2023 For over a year, our primary international interest has been Ukraine, but after watching a number of Trukish films on Netflix, and reading about the possibility of a fundamental shift toward democracy in Spring elections, we watched closely as the presidential and legislative votes to came in. It seemed, there was… Read.
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Prigozhin and the Russian Media
Sunday 9 July 2023 News Notes 12:00 Noon Books: Ben Terris (2023) The Big Break: The Weirdos, Wonks, and Wannabes Trying to Win in Washington While America Loses its Mind. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/07/06/psychedelic-drug-policy-washington/ Prigozhin https://www.newsweek.com/vladimir-putin-yevgeny-prigozhin-wagner-group-mutiny-belarus-alexander-lukashenko-1811764 Russia: Media https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-state-media-1.6898524 Read.
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PRIGOZHIN’S BUSINESS TIES.
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Friday News Notes: Where is Prigozhin?
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Prigozhin’s Calendar
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Friday News Notes
Friday 7 July 2023 Belarus is admitting it has fields with tents in them, ready, but arguing that there are NO WAGNER TROOPS THERE. OK. Almost no news coverage of the Israeli attack on the Benin refugee camp (which contains people’s permanent homes). Another night of endless Trump legal trivia on the corporate media. I… Read.
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So happy to hear Lindsey Graham booed.
WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 2023 THURSDAY 6 JULY News Notes: Articles: Prigozhin https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/putin-deal-hands-wagners-prigozhin-111m-cash-gold-bars-russian-media/ar-AA1dsN7e Reuters https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/belarus-leader-lukashenko-says-prigozhin-back-in-russia-wagner-deployment-unclear/ar-AA1dvLua https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/belarus-leader-lukashenko-says-prigozhin-back-in-russia-wagner-deployment-unclear/ar-AA1dvLua Read.
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Ukraine Update
Thursday 29 June 2023 Morning News Notes: The dreadful Mika is on Morning Joe admitting once again that she and the equally dreadful Joe Scarborough were up Trump’s ass even after he had run a campaign that should have told anybody who was sane that he was a maniac. I think they remained on the… Read.
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Notes on News about Russia and Prigozhin
Wednesday 28 June 2023 I had to go to a doctor an hour and a half away today. I couldn’t wait to get home and monitor the war against Ukraine. Notes on the News Prigozhin’s catering company poisons children (2019) https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/04/26/putins-chef-compensates-victims-caterers-mass-poisoning-moscow-a65401 Read.
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Russia Update
Monday 26 June 2023 CNN State Department News Conference (2:00 PM) John Kirby, Press Conference 2:20 BBC Podcast (6/25/23) What next for Russia’s Putin Russian Editor at BBC Defense Editor of the Economist Belarus: Belarusian journalist, Atlantic Council (31:00) Wagner, BBC Correspondent On the streets of Russia, comments: Read.
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Notes on Russia and Prigozhin
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WHY PUTIN LET PRIGOZHIN GO
apple.news/AOkp6NJO2TpOI6rv8DaHABQ Excerpts for Prigozhin to literally fly off into the evening sunset (at least for now), is odd, to put it mildly. for Prigozhin to literally fly off into the evening sunset (at least for now), is odd, to put it mildly. his quick conquest of Rostov-on-Don and rapid journey north toward Moscow indicates that… Read.
Law, Power, and Justice 