From Jewish Comedian to Wartime Leader: Volodymyr Zelensky’s Unlikely Journey: Associated Press, United With Israel, Feb. 27, 2022 — When Volodymyr Zelensky was growing up in southeastern Ukraine, his Jewish family spoke Russian and his father once forbade the younger Zelensky from going abroad to study in Israel.
Ukraine: The Perpetual Battleground: Jose Miguel Alonso-Trabanco, Geopolitical Monitor, Feb. 24, 2022
The Fight for Ukraine: Lawrence Freedman, Samf.Substack, Feb. 27, 2022
Ukraine’s Deadly Gamble: Lee Smith. Tablet, Feb. 25, 2022
On Putin, the Jews, and the Future of the World: Ben Cohen, JNS, Feb. 25, 2022
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Putin Signals Escalation as He Puts Russia’s Nuclear Force on High Alert: Andrew Roth et al, The Guardian, Feb. 28, 2022 — Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to put Russia’s nuclear deterrence forces on high alert, in the latest signal from the Russian leader that he is prepared to resort to the most extreme level of brinkmanship is his effort to achieve victory in Ukraine.
Ukraine War: Russian Banks to Be Cut Off from SWIFT International Payments System, says EU chief: EuroNews, Feb. 27, 2022 — Russian banks will be removed from the SWIFT international payments system, says EU chief Ursula von der Leyen.
Putin was Playing Biden All Along: Nahal Toosi, Politico, Feb. 24, 2022 — For more than two decades, Joe Biden has disliked and distrusted Vladimir Putin, even claiming the Russian didn’t have a soul.
Why the Russians are Struggling: Mark Antonio Wrightm, National Review, Feb. 27, 2022 — As the sun goes down in Kyiv, the city has not yet fallen to the Russians. This is unquestionably a defeat for Vladimir Putin.
Putin in Ukraine, “C’mon man” Thursday edition: J.E. Dyer, The Optimistic Conservative, Feb. 24, 2022 — We now proceed to wait-and-see mode on practically everything, as the intelligence coming out of the combat theater will be uniformly unreliable at this point. We can at least say with some confidence that Kyiv has not fallen, and it doesn’t appear that Russia has established full control of the Odessa environs, much less the entire southern coast.
#Ukraine: Not the Same Old Cold War. Gregory Copley @Gregory_Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs: John Batchelor Show, Feb. 24, 2022
#Ukraine: PRC does not fret Putin. Gregory Copley @Gregory_Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs: John Batchelor Show, Feb. 24, 2022