#Ukraine accuses Moscow of forcibly deporting over 400,000 people to Russia

#Ukraine accuses Moscow of forcibly deporting over 400,000 people to Russia

“Ukraine accuses Moscow of forcibly deporting over 400,000 people to Russia” Ukraine accused Moscow on Thursday of forcibly relocating hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians from their besieged homes to Russia, where officials believe many will be held as “hostages” to negotiate a surrender from Kyiv. Lyudmyla Denisova, Ukraine’s ombudsperson, said 402,000 people – including 84,000 …

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#Zelensky asks ‘every free person’ to protest Russia’s war

#Zelensky asks ‘every free person’ to protest Russia’s war

“Zelensky asks ‘every free person’ to protest Russia’s war” Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday made an impassioned plea in English asking “every free person on the planet” to hold protests against Russia’s invasion of his country. Zelensky spoke for nearly two minutes from a dark and empty Kyiv square about the significance of ordinary…

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#Ukraine rejects Russian offer of passage out of Mariupol

#Ukraine rejects Russian offer of passage out of Mariupol

“Ukraine rejects Russian offer of passage out of Mariupol” LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials defiantly rejected a Russian demand that their forces in the besieged strategic port city of Mariupol lay down arms Monday and raise white flags in exchange for safe passage out. Russia has been barraging the encircled southern city on the Sea…

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#Letters to the Editor — March 21, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — March 21, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — March 21, 2022” The Issue: The Biden administration’s response to Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine. What I have learned in life and in politics is that weakness gets no prizes (“Biden’s Bind,” Dalibor Rohac, PostOpinion, March 17). After Neville Chamberlain failed to stand up to Adolf Hitler’s aggression prior to…

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#Slovakia offers air defense system to Ukraine; Austin wary

#Slovakia offers air defense system to Ukraine; Austin wary

“Slovakia offers air defense system to Ukraine; Austin wary” ​Slovakia’s defense minister said Thursday that his country would be willing to send Ukraine highly sought-after S-300 ​long-range ​air defense systems if NATO ​provides a replacement​ — only for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin​ to leave him hanging by saying he had nothing to announce. ​​ Jaroslav Nad ​said Slovakia has…

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#Why Dems’ ‘Russian disinformation’ claims can’t be taken seriously

#Why Dems’ ‘Russian disinformation’ claims can’t be taken seriously

“Why Dems’ ‘Russian disinformation’ claims can’t be taken seriously” The phrase “Russian disinformation” lost its sting when Democrats started using it as a domestic political weapon. Now, even Republican patsies are accusing people who aren’t sufficiently hawkish about waging war against Russia, like Tucker Carlson or Tulsi Gabbard, of being agents of the Kremlin. Sen….

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#Biden’s sad response isn’t enough to help Ukraine beat Russia

#Biden’s sad response isn’t enough to help Ukraine beat Russia

“Biden’s sad response isn’t enough to help Ukraine beat Russia” With Russian forces intensifying their atrocities against Ukraine’s civilian population, including by deliberately bombing Mariupol’s Drama Theater with hundreds of people hiding inside, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s impassioned plea to Congress for stronger US support, the Biden administration finds itself in a bind. On…

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