To start, links to reports by the Associated Press, Reuters, and National Public Radio; others are accessible with a click on the organizations’ names below. Then, links to two articles in Compact Magazine, by a U.S. senator and a journalist. — MCM
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UK boosts Ukraine support with high-tech missile system, by John Leicester | The Associated Press KYIV — The British government said today that the multiple-launch rocket systems it is offering to Ukraine will bring “a significant boost in capability” for the country’s efforts to resist Russia’s invasion. [Defense Secretary Ben Wallace’s] statement came after comments Sunday by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who warned the West against sending longer-range rocket systems to Ukraine. The British government described the M270 weapon system as a “cutting edge” military asset which can strike targets up to 80 kilometers (50 miles) away “with pinpoint accuracy.” . . . The U.S. last week announced plans to deliver $700 million of security assistancefor Ukraine, including . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia’s Lavrov calls decision to block plane ‘unprecedented.’ From Reuters. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today described as “unprecedented” a move by three eastern European countries to block his plane from traveling to Serbia, adding that he had yet to receive an explanation for their decision. He said that he would instead invite his Serbian counterpart to visit him in Moscow, adding: “The main thing is no one will be able to destroy our relations with Serbia.” Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro – closed their airspace to an official plane that would have carried Moscow’s top diplomat to Belgrade on Monday. The Kremlin described . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kyiv hit by Russian airstrikes as information from Mariupol is throttled. Reported by Greg Myre | National Public Radio Russian missiles struck Kyiv over the weekend. The Kremlin is also tightening its grip on Ukrainian cities under Russian occupation, meaning relatively little information is getting out. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, read.
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No to Neoconservatism, by Josh Hawley | Compact Magazine Not so long ago, Republicans said they had sworn off nation-building. Following the failure of the neoconservative project in Iraq and Afghanistan, GOP leaders seemed . . . READ MORE . . .
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After the Clash of Civilizations, by Christopher Caldwell | Compact Magazine In late March, Volodymyr Omelyan, the former Ukrainian minister of infrastructure, went on NPR to denounce a “clash of civilizations” now underway. On one side, as Omelyan saw it, was Ukraine, which only wants “democracy,” “progress” and “development.” On the other was Russia, which wants. . . READ MORE . . .
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