Standing yesterday morning before brittle tableware, I found myself veering away from the usual disjointed bushwa about maps of the mind and centers that cannot hold toward a reiteration of thoughts from an article I read the other day, by Ellen and Isabelle1.
This chunk of remarkably jingoish text:
Zelensky’s change in rhetoric — something Ukrainian and Western officials have noticed — can probably be attributed to a worsening situation on the front line and an incoming U.S. administration that has put future security assistance for Kyiv in doubt. Ukrainian officials throughout the first year of the war stressed the importance of reclaiming all of Ukraine’s land, including Crimea and other areas Russia has effectively ruled since 2014, as a condition for any deal.
An example of many-worlds Ukraine-related jornoism.2”
Energy rationing is being reintroduced today.
The new flat is three minutes away on foot, on Bendukidze Lane, the shortest street in Kyiv, in a 24-storey building where I am told the elevator always works.
In July 2014 Kakha gave a lecture (above) in Kyiv urging Ukrainians to stop blaming others for their problems.
“You have broken every world record in idiocy. You keep electing populists, people who promise you more. This means you are electing the worst.”
The ultimate populist, Z, was elected president five years later, ushering the country into an era of sham toniness and jittery crap.
The big news today is Russia shooting down one more passenger plane, this time near Grozny.
Footage and pictures emerging hours after the crash purportedly show holes in the fuselage, seemingly consistent with ammunition.
Zelensky’s slow shift toward negotiating for Ukraine’s future. A new U.S. president and battlefield realities appear to be pushing Zelensky, who had long insisted on fighting for every inch of occupied land, to the table (The Washington Post, December 24, 2024)