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To see a list of previous articles, enter “Ukraine” in the Search Box on the upper right, 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) Matthew Lynn, “Only sanctions and seizure will fix the scandal of multinationals staying in Russia; Big companies’ excuses for remaining in Russia are lame, pitiful, pathetic and shameful,” The Telegraph,February 24, 2024 (4:20 p.m.);

2) Richard Kemp, “They said I was mad to want to send Ukraine tanks. Now give Kyiv the jets it needs,” The Telegraph, February 24, 2023 (1:20 pm);

3) Erik Wemple,, “The New York Times newsroom is splintering over a trans coverage debate,” Washington Post, February 24, 2023 (6:45 a.m. EST);;

4) Michael O’Hanlon, Constanze Stelzenmüller and David Wessel, “These charts suggest peace isn’t coming to Ukraine anytime soon,” New York Times, February 21, 2023 (9:00 a.m.);

5) Clemens Wergin, “Russland macht den gleichen Fehler wie zu Beginn des Krieges,” Die Welt, Clemens Wergin dden 23. Februar 2023;

6) Clemens Wergin, “Russia makes the same mistake as at the beginning of the war,” Die Welt, February 23, 2023;

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