For now, links to National Public Radio, Associated Press, and Reuters reports; for more, click on the organizations’ names below. Then, via Popular Resistance, links to a critique of some news reports on military operations in Ukraine, and to an article on U.S. efforts that culminated in a Ukrainian president fleeing the country eight years ago. — MCM
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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 read.
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Breaking down the effectiveness of the latest sanctions on Russia. NPR speaks with Ian Bremmer, founder of Eurasia Group, about another round of sanctions on Russia. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Lithuania urges the world to stand up against Russia. Reported by Rob Schmitz | NPR Lithuania has warned its neighbors for years about the dangers posed by Russia. The country is once again calling for the international community to do more to stop Russia. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Some Russians won’t halt war protests, despite arrest fears. From the Associated Press. Despite a massive government crackdown on such acts of protest, some Russians have persisted in speaking out against the invasion — even in the simplest of ways. Some have paid a heavy price. In the early, wintry days of the invasion in February, authorities moved quickly to quash demonstrations, arresting people who marched or even held blank signs or other oblique references to the conflict. Critical media outlets were shut down as . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian court orders halt to Caspian oil pipeline, but exports still flow. From Reuters. * This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine * Two sources say oil loadings from CPC terminal continue * CPC exports around 1.2 million barrels per day * Pipeline’s operations have been interrupted by storms * Kazakhstan considers measures to tackle CPC restrictions MOSCOW — Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), which takes oil from Kazakhstan to the Black Sea via one of the world’s largest pipelines, has been told by a Russian court to suspend activity for 30 days, although sources said exports were still flowing. CPC, which handles about 1% of global oil, said the ruling to suspend operations related to paperwork on oil spills and said the consortium, which includes U.S. firms Chevron CXV.N and Exxon XOM.N, had to abide by Tuesday’s court ruling. Two trading sources familiar with the terminal operations told Reuters oil exports from the CPC terminal on the Black Sea were continuing this morning. READ MORE . . .
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‘Western’ media spread copium to prolong the war in Ukraine, by Moon of Alabama | Educate! The war In Ukraine is clearly progressing in Russia’s favor. That is why I am appalled by the incompetent descriptions in ‘western’ media of past and current operations in that war. Consider this . . . READ MORE . . .
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How CIA front laid foundations for Ukraine war, by Kit Klarenberg | Substack / Educate! On Feb. 3, 2014, less than three weeks before police withdrew from Kiev, effectively handing the city to armed protesters and prompting President Viktor Yanukovych to flee the country, the National Endowment for Democracy convened an event in Washington titled “Ukraine’s lessons learned: from the Orange Revolution to the Euromaidan.” It was led by Ukrainian journalist Sergii Leshchenko, who at the time was finishing up an NED-sponsored Reagan–Fascell Democracy Fellowship in Washington . . . READ MORE . . .
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TO BE CONTINUED