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?