ukraine@war

ukraine@war

Day 820

The Sun King

May 23, 2024
∙ Paid

Team USA’s self-deterence approach to helping Ukraine repel Russian invaders is a dud. The pink blobs continue to grow and mushroom in southern, westward and northern direction, depending where you are standing along our nine fronts.

CNN’s Nick continues to duck in and out of root cellars near Lyptsi in Kharkiv region. Asked whether defensive fortifications were prepared before Russia’s latest assault, one soldier says:

CNN (May 22, 2024)

That’s a pity.

I enjoyed this chit chat about Z’s five year reign. Portnikov declined to assess the president’s performance, saying the appropriate time would be after new elections are announced.

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