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Russian forces violated a temporary ceasefire they had negotiated with Ukraine which would have allowed civilians to evacuate from Volnovakha, a town in the eastern Donetsk Oblast. Despite the ceasefire violations, about 400 civilians were evacuated from the city. https://www.facebook.com/100078836973226/videos/1026562418211757

Dombrovskis, the EU Vice-President, said sanctions would include export controls, for example. “Coming with strong sanctions against Russia is going to have some impact on the EU economy and we need to be ready for this,” he said. “But here we have the security and territorial integrity of Ukraine at stake, and we have the… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 16 – 23 Feb 22

The EU is ready to launch a second set of sanctions against Russia if its troops move beyond Ukraine separatist regions, said Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commission’s executive vice-president. “If there is further Russian aggression and further incursion into Ukraine territory we are willing to step up our response also in terms of sanctions,” Dombrovskis… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 15 – 23 Feb 22

23 February 2022 – NATO member states Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have triggered NATO Article 4 to launch consultations within the alliance over Russia’s attack on Ukraine. “The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened,”… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 14 – 23 Feb 22

Over the past thirty years, the West has fallen prey over and over again to mirror-imaging its adversaries, and as a result, it continues to find itself repeatedly in a situation where the same mistakes are repeated over and over again, and the same national security problem set is forced upon us yet again. Nowhere… Continue reading The Madness of Putin – Footage 1

22 February 2022 – President Putin’s recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent regions was a major provocation against Ukraine and one that may be used as pretext for a major invasion in the coming days and weeks. In response President Biden signed an executive order prohibiting trade with the two regions in the Donbas… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 13 – 22 Feb 22

22 February 2022 – The UK Prime Minister in the House of Commons – “The House should be in no doubt that the deployment of these forces in sovereign Ukrainian territory amounts to a renewed invasion of that country. And by denying Ukraine’s legitimacy as a state – and presenting its very existence as a… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 12 – 22 Feb 22

22 February 2022 – The UK Prime Minister in the House of Commons – “Last night, President Putin flagrantly violated the Minsk peace agreements by recognising the supposed independence of the so-called “People’s Republics” of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine. In a single inflammatory speech, he denied that Ukraine had any “tradition of genuine… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 11 – 22 Feb 22

22 February 2022 – Australia is the latest country to announce sanctions against Russia, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison unveiling new measures Wednesday in response to the “aggression by Russia against Ukraine.” Morrison said at a news conference that Australia will first enact travel bans and targeted financial sanctions on eight members of the Security… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 10 – 22 Feb 22