Today’s News: "galloping riderless across the landscape"
My title tonight comes from this interview between The Atlantic’s Tom Nichols and Russia expert Thane Gustafson, talking about the unpredictability of Putin’s war. And it seemed apt to use…
Cathie from Canada
Today’s News: Good news, of a sort
Russia has now withdrawn from Kyiv and northern Ukraine. Yes, that’s the good news today. But now the fear is that Russia will be sending its troops and equipment to…
Today’s News: slaughter of the innocents
This NYT photo shows some of the Ukrainian Odin Unit, including foreign volunteers, in Irpin on Tuesday.(Credit Daniel Berehulak) There are many more photos online today of the Kyiv suburbs…
Today’s News: "A new day is dawning"
After the world bore witness to the unmarked graves of Indigenous children in the thousands last year & ongoing searches, the time has come 2 an doorway 2 healing. Finally…
Today’s News: Walking Together
Tonight, I decided to start with this outstanding photo from Alessandra Tarantino, AP, as the visit to the Vatican of Canadian First Nations, Metis and Inuit representatives for healing and…
Today’s News: "I am ready to fight"
Photo: Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times A stray dog accompanied Ukrainian soldiers in Irpin This map shows Ukraine counterattacks over the last three days: In #Ukraine, the Ukrainian…
Today’s News: Strange days indeed
Does anyone remember how, before the US invaded Iraq in 2003, there was a bizarre collection of odd con men characters hanging around the Bush Administration — Cheney and Rumsfeld…
Today’s News: Ukraine headlines decline but Ukraine war does not
The Ukraine flag still flies. As the war enters its second month, and neither Russia nor Ukraine appear to be able to hit decisive blows just now, the news headlines…
Today’s News: "a war that defies reason"
This photo of a broken Russian tank illustrates Hunter’s story tonight on Daily Kos — “Making sense of a battlefield that defies logic in a war that defies reason”: Anyone…
Today’s news: Speeches
Kyivan Madonna Some amazing art already from this war. The Kyivan Madonna is based on a photo taken of a mother and baby while they were sheltering in a subway.…
Today’s News: Phase This, Russia!
@NikaMelkozerova tweets this photo today of heroic Ukrainian women going to war. Today Russia announced its war of aggression has entered “phase two” – they are pretending that being forced…
Today’s News: Ukrainian counter-offensive is underway
The New York Times reports that Ukraine is beginning a counter-offensive Ukraine’s military is undertaking a counteroffensive that has altered the central dynamic of the fighting: The question is no…
Today’s News: One Month
After a month, Ukraine is pushing Russia back in both the north and the south: Map of the approximate situation in Ukraine as of 00:00 UTC 24/03/22. #UkraineCrisis #UkraineUnderAttack #Breaking…
Today’s News: Rumours
Even the New York Times is now starting to write that Russia is actually losing to Ukraine. Yes, things are still terrible in Mariupol. But there was news yesterday that…
Today’s News: Patience
All in all, today I am seeing less panic and more patience as international affairs experts are able to develop a longer-term analysis of what Putin’s War will mean for…
Today’s News: Slava Ukraini for Mariupol
In this photo, a mother at the Lviv train station embraces her son after he escaped Mariupol. (Photo by AP Bernat Armangue) The news today from Mariupol is terrible —…
Today’s News: An indominable spirit
The Ukraine spirit is indominable – here’s a photo by Marcus Yam, LA Times, of a soldier saluting his fellows near Kyiv. So, talking to people in various parts of…
Today’s News: Pushing back
My heart: Good morning ?? pic.twitter.com/orLKhCoHjg — Olga Tokariuk (@olgatokariuk) March 18, 2022 So this happened: Thank you @RussiaUN for your letter dated March 16. Please see our suggested edits…
Today’s News: Reality bites
Photos from the Russia Ukraine War are striking and memorable, so I am planning to post some daily. This Reuters photo of a woman carrying her cat to safety is…
Today’s News: The worst option except for all the others
I got the impression for the first time today that more Canadians and Americans are finally realizing that the Russia Ukraine War might not just be another far-away war we…