#John Kerry’s deadly Ukraine hot air

#John Kerry’s deadly Ukraine hot air

“#John Kerry’s deadly Ukraine hot air” Proving that he’s still the same old clueless gasbag, ex-Secretary of State John Kerry has flagged the great worry about Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine: It will lead to “massive emissions” and distract from the fight against climate change.  Talk about tunnel vision: The “emissions” generated by an autocrat’s…

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#Thousands of Canadian troops on standby to be deployed to Ukraine if necessary

#Thousands of Canadian troops on standby to be deployed to Ukraine if necessary

“#Thousands of Canadian troops on standby to be deployed to Ukraine if necessary” Politics Insider for Feb. 25: Canada poises to deploy to Europe if needed; Chrystia Freeland announces more sanctions on Russia; Patrick Brown reportedly eyes the federal Conservative leadership Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your…

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#Tom Friedman’s ‘oops,’ the WaPo’s stump and more

#Tom Friedman’s ‘oops,’ the WaPo’s stump and more

“#Tom Friedman’s ‘oops,’ the WaPo’s stump and more” Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions Flashback: “If Vladimir Putin opts to back away from invading Ukraine, even temporarily, it’s because Joe Biden . . . has matched every Putin chess move with an effective counter of his own.” — Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Thomas Friedman,…

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#The only acceptable response to Vladimir Putin

#The only acceptable response to Vladimir Putin

“#The only acceptable response to Vladimir Putin” Scott Gilmore: There are a long list of actions Canada can take right now to pressure Putin and help Ukraine. And there are no excuses if it doesn’t act. It would be difficult to exaggerate the danger of this moment. Our modern world is built out of the…

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#Russia launches an attack on Ukraine

#Russia launches an attack on Ukraine

“#Russia launches an attack on Ukraine” Politics Insider for Feb. 24: Kyiv braces for invasion; the world condemns Vladimir Putin; the Conservative leadership race begins to take shape Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox in the morning. Ukraine invaded: Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation”…

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#Russians fed ‘fog of disinformation’ amid Ukraine invasion

#Russians fed ‘fog of disinformation’ amid Ukraine invasion

“#Russians fed ‘fog of disinformation’ amid Ukraine invasion” As world leaders condemned Russia’s declaration of war on Ukraine and full-fledged invasion of the country, causing frightened residents to flee and sanctions to be imposed, Russians were fed a misleading “fog of disinformation” about the conflict. State-funded media presented a rosy picture of Russia’s military actions…

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#New one-man play covers the life of Aristotle Onassis

#New one-man play covers the life of Aristotle Onassis

“#New one-man play covers the life of Aristotle Onassis” All aboard for ‘Onassis’ A few weddings down the line, Aristotle Onassis, once Earth’s richest Greek shipowner, who married widow Jackie Kennedy, is gone eternally but being resurrected theatrically. Says British actor Anthony Skordi the resurectee: “This one-man play covers his rise to power, marriages, his whole life. Titled…

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#To make Putin pay, Biden must ramp up US energy production

#To make Putin pay, Biden must ramp up US energy production

“#To make Putin pay, Biden must ramp up US energy production” Despite the constant media drumbeat to what seems like an inevitable war, Russian President Vladimir Putin understands one thing: He can’t make Russia great again by launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. If Moscow made a full-out ground assault and annexed Ukraine in its…

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#Vladimir Putin, unmasked – Macleans.ca

#Vladimir Putin, unmasked – Macleans.ca

“#Vladimir Putin, unmasked – Macleans.ca” Image of the Week: True to form, the Russian president tries something no one else thinks they can get away with Russian President Vladimir Putin is nothing if not strategic. That he deployed as many as 100,000 troops to the Ukrainian border before the Winter Olympics in Beijing, then released…

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