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To see a list of previous articles, enter “Ukraine” in the Search Box on the upper right, on The Trenchant Observer web site, and you will see a list in chronological order.
To understand the broad context within which current developments in Ukraine should be considered,see
“Ukraine War, October 26, 2022: The context for analysis of current developments; The “dirty bomb” as a Russian propaganda distraction from current war crimes,” The Trenchant Observer, October 26, 2022.
Dispatches
1) Luís de Vega (Járkov), “Nuevos bombardeos rusos a infraestructuras de Ucrania dejan al menos 35 muertos y cortes de luz; Una parte importante de Kiev y de otras ciudades se queda sin electricidad ni agua mientras el alcalde de la capital pide a los vecinos que se aprovisionen. Entre las víctimas mortales hay un recién nacido en Zaporiyia,” El País, el 23 de noviembre 2022 (11:08, actualizado a las 13:07 EST);
2) Gregor Schwung,”Ukraine fordert Waffen mit Reichweite bis nach Russland,” Die Welt, den 21. November 2022;
Gregor Schwung ist Voluntär, Außenpolitik / Axel-Springer-Academy of Journalism and Technology
3) James Kilner and Roland Oliphant, “Vladimir Putin tells soldiers’ angry mothers he ‘feels their pain’ in Moscow meeting; The choreographed meeting appears to acknowledge the Kremlin’s failings in mobilising fresh forces,” The Telegraph, November 25, 2022 (9:02 pm);
Analysis
The video of Putin speaking about the war accompanying the Kilner and Oliphant article in The Telegraph is absolutely extraordinary.You can see Ptin speaking under extraordinary stress, often seemingly at a loss for words, as he tries to reassure Russian mothers who have lost @ son in Ukraine that he “feels their pain.” Absolutely extraordinary.
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