20/4 Evening Up-date
Mariupol- G20 Walkout- Macron- Le Pen Debat
Good evening- Buona sera…
Via BBC - From Mariupol
18:00 CET: The city of Mariupol is surrounded by Russian forces, but has not yet fallen. The Marine Commander in Mariupol Maj Serhiy Volyna said that they may have hours left. Deputy Mayor Sergei Orlov had asked for a humanitarian corridor to evacuate 6,000 people from the Azovstal metal works plant, but only a few dozen have boarded a small convoy of buses.
Via CNN - Scholz says Germany will continue arming Ukraine but Berlin's capacity 'almost exhausted.'
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that weapons that are already familiar to Ukrainian soldiers should be supplied, while his government will work with manufacturers to make it possible. Scholz said he agrees that “Russia may not win this war,” and his government will help Ukraine obtain anti-tank and air defense weapons…[continue reading]
My comment: you gotta be kidding me.
Via ECFR - Ukraine- Time for the West to prepare for the long war, Gustav Gressel
Russia is drawing on its Syria playbook and regrouping for a long war to seize the whole of Ukraine. The West needs to take action now to supply Ukraine with Western equipment….[continue reading]
Via Bloomberg Politics - Kremlin Insiders Alarmed Over Growing Toll of Putin’s War in Ukraine
Almost eight weeks after Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine, with military losses mounting and Russia facing unprecedented international isolation, a small but growing number of senior Kremlin insiders are quietly questioning his decision to go to war.
Via BBC - What missile is Russia testing?
It's the first launch for the Sarmat missile, says the Russian Ministry of Defence - and was considered a success.
Insider sources with Meduza report that negotiations with Ukraine are out of the question because they could hurt Putin’s approval ratings. He needs a victory in Ukraine. This is simply propaganda. The Pentagon says the move is not a threat to the US and its allies, as Moscow "properly notified" Washington of the test under its nuclear treaty obligations.
Via CNN - US Treasury Secretary Yellen and other finance ministers walked out of G20 meeting with Russia
Finance ministers from multiple nations walked out of a closed-door G20 session in Washington, DC, on Wednesday when the Russian delegate began his prepared remarks, a person familiar with the session said…[continue reading]
Via Psychology Today- When the Narcissist Fails, Joe Navarro M.A.
In certain situations, as the end nears, the suffering of others is paramount to the malignant narcissist. It is their way of elevating themselves—sick as that sounds—by malevolently paying back society with even more suffering. As they lash out, they will show no concern or empathy because they have none….[continue reading]
Via The Guardian - Macron and Le Pen to face off in crucial live TV election debate, John Henley
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will go head to head in a live TV debate on Wednesday night that could prove crucial in making up the minds of undecided voters four days before the French presidential runoff…[continue reading]
NOTE BIEN!!!!
I’ll be following the Macron-Le Pen debat on Claire Berlinski’s Twitter thread. If you’d like to know more, please get yourself over to Global Eyes.
Talking posts…
Russian billionaire Oleg Tinkov says that the war is insane and asks, “give Putin a way out to save face and stop [the war].”
The genocide would only be put off. (These Russian pacifist billionaires on commission)
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