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?
