Zelensky and Ukraine’s government have criticized the United States at times for over-stating the danger of an imminent Russian invasion of the country.
So have I, and misleading headlines like this don’t help.
I don’t care what your position on Russia is, the Azov Battallion should never be our allies.
I’ve been keeping my mouth firmly closed on the entire subject of the Russia/Ukraine thing. I’d be banned in an hour probably. I will agree with this though, and say folks should look at things very carefully.
I’ll just say that both can be the problem here. It’s never been an either/or question.
Some more on this group from Al Jazeera… including an article on the Babushka Battalion that points out the right wing ties more clearly:
And here is a story about Russians from Russia aligning with Ukraine instead:
wouldn’t expect them to be any more based in reality than all the hype for a counter-revolution in Venezuela a few years ago
This is not the main reason for having an independent body to determine electoral boundaries, but it’s a good one.
And…
The UK has stopped accepting visa applications from Ukrainians stuck in the country, meaning there is no safe and legal route for them to seek asylum in Britain unless they have British relatives.
Times of crisis really give hollow men a chance to whatever-the-opposite-of-shine-is.
