#Why Putin won’t pull out and other commentary

#Why Putin won’t pull out and other commentary

“Why Putin won’t pull out and other commentary” Foreign desk: Putin Won’t Pull Out Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine war “will get uglier,” predicts Walter Russell Mead at The Wall Street Journal. The autocrat “is no doubt dismayed by the cascade of bad news” as his forces flounder, but “knows that his future in power, his freedom…

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#Kremlin insiders call Ukraine war a ‘clusterf—k’: report

#Kremlin insiders call Ukraine war a ‘clusterf—k’: report

“Kremlin insiders call Ukraine war a ‘clusterf—k’: report” Another Russian general has died, and other senior army officers have either been killed or wounded in fighting in Ukraine this week — only adding to what Kremlin officials are reportedly calling a complete “clusterf–k.’’ Russian Maj. Gen. Vitaly Gerasimov and some senior officers were struck down in…

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#The companies that are not boycotting Russia

#The companies that are not boycotting Russia

“The companies that are not boycotting Russia” A Yale University professor has compiled a list of companies that are still doing business in Russia even as many firms head for the exits after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, who heads the nonprofit Chief Executive Leadership Institute at Yale, put together the list, which…

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#Coca-Cola says it will suspend business in Russia

#Coca-Cola says it will suspend business in Russia

“Coca-Cola says it will suspend business in Russia” Coca-Cola on Tuesday said it will suspend business in Russia, joining a list of companies that are giving in to consumer pressure over the war in Ukraine. It joins a list of companies that have filed out of Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. Earlier Tuesday, McDonald’s…

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#New York Times moves staffers out of Russia over censorship

#New York Times moves staffers out of Russia over censorship

“New York Times moves staffers out of Russia over censorship” The New York Times is moving its editorial staff out of Russia after Vladimir Putin’s government started a major crackdown on journalists who were reporting on the invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin signed into law a censorship statute that threatens prison terms for reporters who…

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#McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Pepsi resist Russia boycott calls

#McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Pepsi resist Russia boycott calls

“McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Pepsi resist Russia boycott calls” Some of America’s biggest brands like McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Pepsi are under growing pressure to cut business ties with Russia as social media users continue to express outrage over Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The hashtags #BoycottMcDonalds and #BoycottCocaCola were trending on Twitter over the weekend as public…

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