Monday, February 21, 2022

The Civil War In Ukraine Has Been Going On Since 2014; Tens Of Thousands Of Deaths To Date -- February 21, 2022

Updates

February 22, 2022: in response to the original post, a reader noted that "rumors" of ethnic cleansing, which had been ongoing for many years, was apparently much worse this past year; it will be interesting if Bill Maher gets this one right.

Original Post

Posted: 4:25 p.m. February 21, 2022:

  • Vladimir Putin has ordered "peacekeeping operations to begin in eastern Ukraine." -- source. 
  • Other sources much clearer: Putin has ordered peacekeeping operations to begin.
  • President Biden has issued executive order banning any investment in Eastern Ukraine.
    • that sent a powerful message -- social media
    • safe to go home to Wilmington, DE, tonight to attend to family business that was temporarily delayed.
  • Also, reports of Russian tanks moving into Donetsk. 
  • USAF activity along Ukraine's western border: link here.
  • Kiev airport remains open to civilian/commercial traffic.
  • WTI-Brent spread widening:
    • WTI trading at $93.95.
    • Brent at $97.40.

Original Post

  • France's Macron "gets" Putin to agree to a one-on-one with Biden.
  • Biden sets conditions. Sounds like Biden not serious.
    • Kamala Harris 
      • is Biden's point woman on this issue (war in Europe)
      • along with southern border surge, her hands are full
      • sounds like she won't have time to attend official state funerals
    • bad things come in threes: the British Queen has Covid
  • Putin rebuffs.
  • Putin says he will decide today whether to "recognize" the breakaway Ukraine states aligned with
  • Russia: Donetsk and Luhansk. 
  • Russia playing chess; France and the US playing checkers. 

Map of Ukraine, from the BBC


Comment
: this seems like an easy "fix." If one is entirely unbiased, if one remains entirely logical … what would Mr Spock say … with whom would he roam?

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