JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine ‘using more munitions than West can supply'” – The Telegraph (UK)

Map of Ukraine, Including Crimea, and Neighbors, Including Russia

“Ukraine is expending more ammunition than Western governments can supply … NATO’s top official has said … warn[ing] [that NATO] is in an arms race against Russia. … [He also] said on Monday Russia had already started its long-expected offensive in eastern Ukraine …. Ukraine’s defence minister, Oleksii Reznikov, … will demand [NATO] significantly step up donations of artillery shells […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “When will the war in Ukraine end? Experts offer their predictions” – Defense News

Map of Ukraine, Including Crimea, and Neighbors, Including Russia

“… [Russia’s] war [in Ukraine reportedly] will be expensive, cost lives and likely last at least a few years — or even become interminable. It will tax … American and European defense industries, especially when it comes to munitions, and could cause economic ruin in Russia. All this while the possibility of nuclear escalation remains. … [W]inning [reportedly] will depend […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Man vs. Myth: Is Russia’s Prigozhin a Threat or Asset to Putin?” – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace/ Tatiana Stanovaya

Kremlin and River

“The Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is visibly transforming into a full-fledged politician with his own views, which are nothing short of revolutionary.” “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought unprecedented infamy to Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group. … while debate rages over how close he really is to … Putin, what privileges he enjoys, and even whether […]

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VIDEO: JRL NEWSWATCH: “[Excerpt re: Ukraine:] Biden talks economy, China, political division in exclusive interview with Judy Woodruff” – PBS

File Photo of Joe Biden at Podium in Front of U.S. and State Department Flags, adapted from image at usembassy.gov

“Judy Woodruff: Ukraine, you mentioned that you, we heard what you said last night, but we now also hear from Jim Jordan, who is a Republican congressman, that maybe some of the money being spent in Ukraine should go for American citizens. We heard Kevin McCarthy say, begin to raise questions about it. It’s now been $100 billion, somewhere in […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Zelenskyy tells UK ‘freedom will win,’ pushes for warplanes” – AP

File Photo of British Parliament Building, Big Ben, Thames, adapted from image at loc.gov

“… Zelenskyy pushed for fighter jets to ensure [Ukraine]’s victory over Russia in a dramatic speech before the U.K. Parliament, where he also thanked the British people for their support …. The embattled leader’s daring visit to Britain in a bid for more advanced weapons comes as Ukraine braces for an expected Russian offensive and hatches its own plans to […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “How Russia Decides to Go Nuclear; Deciphering the Way Moscow Handles Its Ultimate Weapon” – Foreign Affairs/ Kristin Ven Bruusgaard

Iskander Missile with Launch file photo

“… The most perilous moment will be when Ukraine is on the cusp of victory, and Putin feels he can salvage his invasion only through an unprecedented escalation. … [A]nother perilous moment will come if Russian military or political leaders decide … direct military confrontation with NATO is inevitable. … Western policymakers should actively seek to mitigate [that scenario if […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “‘As Long as Russia Has 6,000 Nuclear Warheads, It Will Remain a Threat'” – Der Spiegel

Iskander Missile with Launch file photo

“How great is the risk for the West after the decision to send tanks to Ukraine? In an interview, Russia expert and former U.S. government adviser Angela Stent discusses German weapons deliveries to Kyiv and the mistakes made in dealing with Moscow.” “DER SPIEGEL: … How might this war end? Stent: Nobody knows … because neither side is interested in […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Pulitzer committee silent after Woodward’s scathing assessment of media’s Russiagate coverage” – Fox

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“Bob Woodward said readers were ‘cheated’ by media’s Russiagate coverage.” “Jeff Gerth’s lengthy work for [the Columbia Journalism Review] this week covering the Donald Trump-Russia media saga delved into several key moments, including the awarding of Pulitzers to the New York Times and Washington Post for stories furthering a theory that didn’t ultimately come to fruition, as well as the […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Picking sides proves too hard for CEOs in a fragmenting world” – Financial Times

File Photo of Meeting Room Table with Microphones and Chairs, adapted from image at cdc.gov

“The uncoupling from Russia has not happened, partly because executives have not woken up to the return of geopolitics.” “… At the end of [2022], [reportedly] fewer than 9 per cent of the 1,404 EU and G7 companies with operations in Russia before the invasion of Ukraine had left the country …. Where there have been divestments, it has tended […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine can’t retake Crimea soon, Pentagon tells lawmakers in classified briefing” – Politico

Aerial Photo of Pentagon and Environs

“The assessment from the DoD officials is likely to anger Kyiv, which wants to recapture the peninsula from Russia.” “Ukrainian forces are unlikely to be able to recapture Crimea from Russian troops in the near future, four senior Defense Department officials told House Armed Services Committee lawmakers in a classified briefing. The assessment is sure to frustrate leaders in Kyiv […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “‘Russian Forces Strengthen Positions as Ukraine Braces for New Offensive” – WSJ

Map of Ukraine, Including Crimea, and Neighbors, Including Russia

“… Ukrainian officials have warned Russia is preparing for a fresh offensive to coincide with the first anniversary of its full-scale invasion … Moscow began mobilizing roughly 300,000 additional men last September after Ukrainian forces drove Russia out of swaths of territory …. More than half … [reportedly] are likely to be deployed in any new offensive …. [with] [t]he […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Sanctions aren’t keeping name brands out of Russia. Why not?” – Christian Science Monitor

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“Western sanctions aren’t keeping iPhones off Russian shelves or Hollywood films out of Moscow’s theaters. ‘Parallel imports’ are making Russia’s economy more resilient than expected.” “… Frustrating U.S. and European sanctions hawks, Russia appears to be weathering the West’s attempts to damage its economy in response to the invasion of Ukraine. … Via what are known as ‘parallel imports,’ Russian […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Soaring Death Toll Gives Grim Insight Into Russian Tactics” – New York Times

European Portion of Commonwealth of Independent States

“Moscow is sending poorly trained recruits, including convicts, to the front lines in eastern Ukraine to pave the way for more seasoned fighters, U.S. and allied officials say.” “The number of Russian troops killed and wounded in Ukraine is approaching 200,000, a stark symbol of just how badly … Putin’s invasion has gone, according to American and other Western officials. […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “How Russians Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the War; The Pliant Majority Sustaining Putin’s Rule” – Foreign Affairs/ Andrei Kolesnikov

Aerial View of Kremlin and Environs

“… Those who fear Putin have either fled the country or are silent. The regime has a formidable arsenal of instruments to deploy against anyone who speaks out or otherwise expresses opposition. It has used the legal system to crush any dissent, handing down Stalinist prison terms to antiwar activists. It has invented its own equivalent of yellow stars to […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “The Astounding Saga Of Hamilton 68 Illustrates Scope Of America’s Institutional Rot” – The Federalist

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“Thanks to Matt Taibbi’s most recent contribution to ‘The Twitter Files,’ we know the full extent of institutional corruption in the mind-boggling case of Hamilton 68.” “The media fell head over heels for a shoddy propaganda operation spearheaded by an ex-FBI agent. Twitter, internally, understood the operation to be partisan hackery but never spoke out. Organizations full of influential ex-government […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “A continent divided over response to war: Ukraine: the view from Africa” – Le Monde Diplomatique

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“The UN General Assembly’s 2 March 2022 resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and calling for … immediate withdrawal … was adopted by … 141 votes out of 193[]. However … 17 of the 35 countries that abstained – and one that voted against – were African, and eight African countries did not vote at all. …. European commentators’ simplistic […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Nearly a year on from the supposed Russian exodus, most major companies have yet to withdraw” – CNBC/ Elliot Smith

File Photo of Meeting Room Table with Microphones and Chairs, adapted from image at cdc.gov

“A report documented a total of 2,405 subsidiaries owned by 1,404 EU and G-7 companies that were active in Russia at the time of the first military incursion into Ukraine. By November 2022, fewer than 9% had divested at least one subsidiary in Russia, and the research team noted that these divestment rates barely changed over the fourth quarter of […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Boost for Ukraine as U.S. expected to send longer-range rockets” – Reuters

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“News that the United States could soon send rockets nearly doubling the firing range of Ukrainian forces gave Kyiv a big lift … even as its troops were being pushed back by a relentless Russian winter offensive in the east. In … Kyiv, authorities raided the home of one of Ukraine’s most prominent billionaires and a former interior minister, the […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Liberal Columbia Journalism Review offers scathing indictment of New York Times’ Russiagate coverage” – Fox

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“NY Times, Washington Post, CNN spearheaded much of the Trump-Russia collusion narrative.” “… [L]iberal media watchdog … Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) published a wide-ranging retrospective of the media’s Russiagate coverage … examin[ing] several news organizations and their various roles throughout the Trump-Russia saga, leveling the most criticism toward The New York Times. ‘No narrative did more to shape Trump’s relations […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia Exiled Them. Big Mistake. Exiles from Putin’s Russia have a powerful role to play in what comes next in their country. It’s happened before.” – Politico/ Leon Aron

File Photo of Kremlin Tower, St. Basil's, Red Square at Night

“When it comes to regime change, there’s an important relationship between regime opponents inside the country, and exiles outside the country. This has played out over and over again in history, particularly in Russia. This dynamic will be important to whatever happens in Russia in the wake of … Putin’s ill-conceived invasion of Ukraine. … Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Why Ukraine Hasn’t Been a Boon to U.S. Defense Companies” – WSJ

Aerial Photo of Pentagon and Environs

“Soaring demand for munitions hasn’t translated yet into big sales for arms producers suffering from supply chain snarls, labor shortages.” “… [Q]uantities of arms the U.S. is sending to Ukraine are eye-catching: [such as] thousands of artillery shells and missiles, and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition …. [with] [t]he total security assistance package[]now worth more than $27 billion […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “How to Get a Breakthrough in Ukraine: The Case Against Incrementalism” – Foreign Affairs/ Michael McFaul

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“Nearly a year after he invaded Ukraine … Putin has failed to achieve any of his major objectives. He has not unified the alleged single Slavic nation, he has not ‘denazified’ or ‘demilitarized’ Ukraine, and he has not stopped NATO expansion. Instead, the Ukrainian military kept Russian troops out of Kyiv, defended Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, and launched successful counteroffensives […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukrainian troops are calling the U.S. military in the middle of shootouts with Russia for help fixing their artillery” – Business Insider

File photo of 88mm howitzers and troops in field, with shell in mid-flight, adapted from image at defense.gov

“The U.S. military is leading a team that is helping to repair Ukraine’s military hardware over the phone. These virtual exchanges often take place during battle, [AP] reported. Ukrainian troops, meanwhile, are pushing artillery systems to the limits to keep Russia at bay.” Click here for: “Ukrainian troops are calling the U.S. military in the middle of shootouts with Russia […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine intel chief predicted Russia’s war. He says Crimea will be retaken.” – Washington Post

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“… Budanov’s forecast for this year is that Russia will focus on occupying more territory in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions. A renewed offensive from its forces stationed north of Ukraine, in Belarus, is unlikely, he said …. Asked if he thinks Ukrainian troops reaching Crimea, which Russia invaded and annexed illegally in 2014, could trigger … Putin to […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia’s economic growth suggests Western sanctions are having a limited impact” – New York Times

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“The resilience of Russia’s economy is helping fuel global growth, according to a new [I.M.F.] report … suggesting … [Western] efforts … to weaken Moscow because of its war in Ukraine appear to be faltering. … [T]he I.M.F. predicts … Russian output will expand 0.3 percent … this year and 2.1 percent next year, defying earlier forecasts …. A … […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Talks between Russia and Ukraine would save lives, argues Christopher Chivvis; The foreign-policy expert writes as part of a series debating the wisdom of peace negotiations” – The Economist

Map of Ukraine, Including Crimea, and Neighbors, Including Russia

“… [T]he war in Ukraine will pass its one-year mark [Feb. 24] with no end in sight. … [C]osts are mounting, Europe faces an epic refugee crisis, tens of thousands … have died and total casualties … run into the hundreds of thousands. Plans to provide Ukraine with Western tanks … indicate … America, Germany and others are settling in […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia May Run Out of Missiles in Three Months: Intelligence Report” – Newsweek

Kremlin and River

“Russia may not have enough missiles to continue conducting massive strikes against Ukraine for more than three months …. Estonia’s Intelligence Chief Margo Grosberg said that based on Russia’s current capability for producing precision-guided munitions, it could continue to carry out the missile strikes … for three to four more month …. [His] ‘more pessimistic’ outlook is … six to […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Latest Twitter Files show media, Dems relied on single source alleging ‘Russian bot’ activity: ‘It was a scam'” – Fox

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“Elon Musk says ‘shame on MSNBC’ for pushing misleading Russian bots narratives.” “… [T]he dubious source that … media and Democrats heavily relied on to peddle the false narrative of Russian bot activity on the [Twitter] platform. … [was] Hamilton 68, … spearheaded by former FBI special agent and MSNBC contributor Clint Watts[] [and] operated by the Alliance for Securing […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Kennan’s Warning on Ukraine; Ambition, Insecurity, and the Perils of Independence” – Foreign Affairs/ Frank Costigliola

George F. Kennan historic file photo, adapted from image at loc.gov

“George Kennan … is famous for forecasting the collapse of the Soviet Union. Less well known is his [1948] warning … that no Russian government would ever accept Ukrainian independence. Foreseeing a deadlocked struggle between Moscow and Kyiv, Kennan made detailed suggestions at the time about how Washington should deal with a conflict that pitted an independent Ukraine against Russia. […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “To Fix Its Problems in Ukraine, Russia Turns to the Architect of the War” – New York Times

File Photo of U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, accepts a gift from his Russian counterpart, Gen. Valery V. Gerasimov, during a meeting in Brussels, Jan. 21, 2014. Photo adapted from image at defense.gov.

“President Vladimir V. Putin is on his third overall commander in Ukraine. But his military’s fundamental issues have not been addressed, Western officials say.” “Gen. Valery V. Gerasimov, … architect of … Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, [reportedly] took over the day-to-day running of Russia’s war effort this month by convincing his boss that his predecessor was too passive …. Promoting […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “The Last Taboo: Germany’s Leopard Tanks Are a Game Changer with Significant Risks” – Der Spiegel

File Photo of Leopard Tank Preparing to Ford a River, adapted from Defense.gov image with photo credit to Army Sgt. Garrett Ty Whitfield

“With the delivery of Leopard battle tanks from Germany, the Ukraine war is entering into a new and dangerous phase. Olaf Scholz must … clean up the political damage … hold his country together and find a path … to end the conflict. … NATO has … stayed out of the war, but … wants to be prepared. … [NATO] […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Some Western Backers of Ukraine Worry That Time Might Be on Russia’s Side” – WSJ

Map of Ukraine, Including Crimea, and Neighbors, Including Russia

“Kyiv seen needing powerful new weapons urgently as Moscow sets in for the long haul.” “Behind the decision to sharply step up Western military aid to Ukraine lies a worry in some Western capitals that time might be on Russia’s side. That concern suggests the window for Ukraine isn’t indefinite and it needs powerful Western weapons — main battle tanks, […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin Thinks It’s ‘His Destiny’ to Recreate Russian Empire: Robert Gates” – Newsweek

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“… Putin believes that it is ‘his destiny’ to restore the Russian Empire, according to [former U.S. Defense Secretary] Robert Gates. … ‘Putin believes it’s his destiny to recreate the Russian Empire,’ Gates said. ‘… [H]e is obsessed with retaking Ukraine, he will hang in there. I think … he … believe[s] … time is on his side, that support […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Months after Russian invasion, Meta is tweaking its content policies” – Washington Post

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“Meta is taking Azov Regiment off its dangerous organizations list.” “Nearly a year after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, Facebook parent company Meta is tweaking its content moderation strategy over the bloody conflict. The most recent change removed the Azov Regiment, a Ukrainian far-right military group, from … [Meta’s] list of dangerous individuals and organizations. That change will allow members of […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia must be punished for its war crimes” – The Hill/ Walter C. Clemens, Jr.

File Photos of Law Books and Gavel, adapted from image at fjc.gov

“Reports that Russian forces have systematically looted Ukrainian museums drives home the reality that … Putin’s policies mirror those of … Hitler. …. Like rape, torture and murder, some of those actions could be blamed on lack of direction from military leaders, but repeated missile attacks on civilian dwellings and infrastructure can only be due to high-level strategic planning. … […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Western Tanks Heading to Ukraine Raise Stakes for Russia’s Next Move” – WSJ

File Photo of Leopard Tank Preparing to Ford a River, adapted from Defense.gov image with photo credit to Army Sgt. Garrett Ty Whitfield

“Moscow could increase defenses or attacks but is already struggling to gain ground.” “Months before modern Western tanks reach Ukraine, their anticipated delivery has the power to shift battlefield dynamics by forcing Russia to act faster than it had planned — or is ready — to do. The U.S., Germany, Poland and other [Ukrainian] allies … said they would send […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Defense minister Reznikov under fire as corruption probes rock Ukraine” – Politico

File photo of Lloyd J. Austin III and Oleksii Reznikov seated at table, with U.S. and Ukrainian Flags Behind, adapted from image at defense.gov with photo credit to DOD and Chad J. McNeeley)

“The deputy infrastructure minister has been fired, and the defense ministry is facing the heat over a military catering contract.” “Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov … is now under fire on the home front as investigations into government corruption rocked the country …. Kyiv’s officials have been at pains over the course of the war to attempt to show that […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine says that its forces have retreated from Soledar after an intense battle” – New York Times

Map of Ukraine, Including Crimea, and Neighbors, Including Russia

“Ukraine’s military acknowledged a gain for Russian forces that brings them closer to encircling the strategic eastern city of Bakhmut.” “Ukrainian forces have retreated from the small town of Soledar following weeks of bitter fighting, a military spokesman said on Wednesday, acknowledging a military gain for Russian forces that brings them closer to encircling and possibly capturing the strategic eastern […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukrainians Target Pushkin in Drive Against Russian Influence; Ukraine is pulling down monuments to Russian writers, while Russia is reinstalling Lenin statues in occupied towns.” – WSJ

File Photo of Lenin and Stalin, Seated, adapted from image at loc.gov

“… Ukrainians are taking aim at the symbols of Russian cultural dominance that Moscow spread during centuries of rule over territory that now makes up much of Ukraine. The goal … [reportedly] is to counter centuries of Russian propaganda, embraced by many Russians, that Ukrainians and Russians are one people, with the same history and heroes. … Putin has promoted […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Europe Needs a Strategy for Russia After Putin; Competing ideas about the end state of the war are striving for dominance” – Foreign Policy/ Bart M. J. Szewczyk

Map of Europe, adapted from image at loc.gov

“As defense ministers of NATO and other nations met … and tried to resolve … divisions over supplying Ukraine with the heavy weapons it needs to drive Russian forces out of its territory … there are very different visions of the end state of the war and the region’s future. Among European countries, especially, there are stark differences … [with] […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “To Defend Civilization, Defeat Russia” – The Atlantic

Map of Ukraine, Including Crimea, and Neighbors, Including Russia

“Ukraine needs any weapon its troops can learn to use, including tanks, to hold the line on the international order and the world’s safety.” “Some NATO nations are wavering about sending tanks and other advanced weapons to Ukraine. I understand fears of escalation, but if Russia wins in Ukraine, the world will lose. …” Click here for: “To Defend Civilization, […]

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JRL NEWSWEEK: “Russia Could Collapse Into ‘New States’ After Ukrainian Victory: Economist” – Newsweek

Russia Regions Map

“A Ukrainian victory could lead to the fall of the Russia Federation as we know it, according to one European economist. … Given that Russia is currently divided into a total of 89 regions — including 21 republics, 6 federal territories, 2 federal cities (Moscow and St. Petersburg), 49 regions, 1 autonomous region and 10 autonomous areas — [the economist] […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Will Ukraine Need to Make Territorial Concessions to Russia? Foreign Affairs Asks the Experts” – Foreign Affairs

Map of Ukraine, Including Crimea, and Neighbors, Including Russia

“We at Foreign Affairs have recently published a number of pieces on the war in Ukraine, the potential outcomes of the conflict, and the possibility of a negotiated settlement between Kyiv and Moscow. To complement these articles, we asked a broad pool of experts for their take. As with previous surveys, we approached dozens of authorities with expertise relevant to […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “The U.S. imports uranium from Russia. What if sanctions end that?” – Washington Post

“If sanctions are imposed on Rosatom, Russia’s civilian nuclear firm, it could cut off exports of uranium to the U.S. and European nuclear industry. What would be the impact?” “Russia’s state-owned nuclear power conglomerate, Rosatom, is suspected of supplying the Russian arms industry with components, technology and raw materials for missile fuel …. The military goods were sent to more […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Don’t Fear Putin’s Demise; Victory for Ukraine, Democracy for Russia” – Foreign Affairs/ Garry Kasparov, Mikhail Khodorkovsky

European Portion of Commonwealth of Independent States

“The [Putin] regime … is living on borrowed time. … If the West holds firm, Putin’s regime will likely collapse in the near future. Yet some of Ukraine’s key partners continue to resist supplying Kyiv with the weapons it needs …. The end of Putin’s tyrannical rule will indeed radically change Russia (and … the world) …. [But] [r]ather than […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Adam Schiff, Disinformation Man: The latest Twitter documents show how he deceived the public and has earned his ouster from the Intelligence Committee.” – Wall Street Journal

U.S. Capitol in Bright Sunlight

“… Twitter documents … have exposed another Schiff falsehood. As news broke that [] Nunes … submitted his then-classified memo to Congress, Twitter exploded with the hashtag ‘#ReleaseTheMemo.’ [] Schiff … joined … Feinstein to publicly claim this hashtag was driven by ‘Russian bots and trolls’ … to ‘manipulate public opinion,’ ‘influence congressional action’ and ‘undermine … Mueller’s investigation’ into […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “A Brutal New Phase of Putin’s Terrible War in Ukraine” – New York Times

Map of Ukraine, Including Crimea, and Neighbors, Including Russia

“… Ukraine has won repeated and decisive victories …, clawed back some of its lands and cities and withstood lethal assaults on … infrastructure[] [but] the war is at a stalemate. Still, the fighting rages on, including a ferocious battle for … Bakhmut in … eastern Donetsk …. Cruel, seemingly random Russian missile strikes at civilian targets have become a […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Defensive missile systems erected on Moscow rooftops” – The Guardian

Aerial View of Kremlin and Environs

“Kremlin appears to prepare for strikes on Russian capital by installing interception systems.” “Missile systems designed to intercept aircraft and incoming missiles appear to have been deployed on top of several defence and administrative buildings in downtown Moscow, signalling that the Kremlin is preparing for a potential, if unlikely, attack being directed on the Russian capital. … The appearance of […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “The Sanctions on Russia Are Working: Slowly but Surely, They Are Weakening Putin” – Foreign Affairs/ Vladimir Milov

Portion of U.S. Treasury Department Building Facade, North Side, with Sculpture of Alexander Hamilton

“… Russia had the opportunity to cushion its economy against Western sanctions before Putin declared war. … Russia accumulated substantial financial reserves. … increased trade to Asia … and[,] [m]ost important, Putin aggressively strengthened his repressive machine to deter mass protests against deteriorating living standards.  … [E]xpectations that Western sanctions would cause the Russian economy — and Putin’s regime — […]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Bloody Bakhmut siege poses risks for Ukraine” – Washington Post

Map of Ukraine, Including Crimea, and Neighbors, Including Russia

“Kyiv must balance its defense of the city, weighted with symbolism, with preparations for a counteroffensive.” “Ukraine faces difficult choices about how much deeper its military should get drawn into a protracted fight over the besieged city of Bakhmut, as Kyiv prepares for a new counteroffensive elsewhere on the front that requires conserving weapons, ammunition and experienced fighters. … [A] […]

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