THE GUARDIAN: The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has said that the international community would be responsible for a mass “humanitarian catastrophe” if it does not agree a no-fly zone and warned that the country is at maximum threat level.
“Russia uses missiles, aircraft and helicopters against us, against civilians, against our cities, against our infrastructure. It is the humanitarian duty of the world to respond,” he said in his daily televised address, reports Reuters. » | Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Miranda Bryant and Royce Kurmelovs (earlier) | Wednesday, May 9, 2022
Wednesday, March 09, 2022
Interview: Evgeny Lebedev: 'Russia Is Not a Homophobic Country'
THE GUARDIAN: From reciting Shakespeare to curating his private library of 500 scents, Independent and London Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev makes an unusual newspaper proprietor. Now he's planning to unleash himself on viewers as a TV presenter
'I come from a family who had values, a very educated family, a sort of intelligentsia family' … Evgeny Lebedev. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian
Britain's youngest media magnate has only just begun to talk when he gets distracted by his own fingers, and breaks off to sniff them. Inhaling delicately, he smiles to himself, and explains that he keeps a private library of 500 scented oils in an office, which he had been checking on before I arrived. "Professional perfumers tell me I've got a good nose, which I'm very proud about. I think smell is one of the most powerful things in the world. It's like a time machine. Most people don't realise that. If I smell lilacs, for example, I'm immediately transported back to my childhood, because there are a lot of lilacs in Russia."
I've never met a newspaper proprietor before, so for all I know this could be par for the course, but I doubt it. I was expecting Evgeny Lebedev to be like a businessman. In 2009 he bought the Evening Standard for £1, when circulation had slumped below 250,000 and the paper was losing money. Today it is distributed for free to 900,000 Londoners, and last year began turning a profit. The Independent was losing £20m when Lebedev bought it in 2010 – but having launched a hugely successful cheaper sister title, i, today he can claim combined daily sales of almost 400,000, which have reduced annual losses to nearer £5m. So obviously he must be a serious businessman.
But he's not a conventional capitalist, because when I ask if he couldn't have found a more lucrative way to invest £100m, he agrees. "There are certainly more profitable things. Definitely. But I can't honestly think of anything that could be more fun," he says. He's not an obviously political animal, either. His father, Alexander, is a former KGB spy turned billionaire oligarch and high-profile critic of Vladimir Putin's regime, but the 34-year-old is cagey on Kremlin politics. And although there has been talk of him running for mayor of London, he tells me: "To be honest with you, I find British politics quite boring." In fact, he is so unlike any recognisable professional type that the best way to think of Lebedev is probably as a character from an Evelyn Waugh novel. » | Decca Aitkenhead | Saturday, March 14, 2014
The strange world of Evgeny Lebedev »
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Evgeny Lebedev: Don't call me an oligarch: Evgeny Lebedev is a Russian billionaire. As a child, he wanted to be a cosmonaut 'like all good Soviet children'. Today he owns a couple of British newspaper titles, dates glamorous women and has a pet wolf called Boris. But he's no ordinary playboy »
EVGENY LEBEDEV WROTE THIS IN THE 'EVENING STANDARD’ ON FEBRUARY 28TH APROPOS OF THE WAR:
President Putin, please stop this war: A personal plea to the Russian leader from Evening Standard proprietor Evgeny Lebedev »
Britain's youngest media magnate has only just begun to talk when he gets distracted by his own fingers, and breaks off to sniff them. Inhaling delicately, he smiles to himself, and explains that he keeps a private library of 500 scented oils in an office, which he had been checking on before I arrived. "Professional perfumers tell me I've got a good nose, which I'm very proud about. I think smell is one of the most powerful things in the world. It's like a time machine. Most people don't realise that. If I smell lilacs, for example, I'm immediately transported back to my childhood, because there are a lot of lilacs in Russia."
I've never met a newspaper proprietor before, so for all I know this could be par for the course, but I doubt it. I was expecting Evgeny Lebedev to be like a businessman. In 2009 he bought the Evening Standard for £1, when circulation had slumped below 250,000 and the paper was losing money. Today it is distributed for free to 900,000 Londoners, and last year began turning a profit. The Independent was losing £20m when Lebedev bought it in 2010 – but having launched a hugely successful cheaper sister title, i, today he can claim combined daily sales of almost 400,000, which have reduced annual losses to nearer £5m. So obviously he must be a serious businessman.
But he's not a conventional capitalist, because when I ask if he couldn't have found a more lucrative way to invest £100m, he agrees. "There are certainly more profitable things. Definitely. But I can't honestly think of anything that could be more fun," he says. He's not an obviously political animal, either. His father, Alexander, is a former KGB spy turned billionaire oligarch and high-profile critic of Vladimir Putin's regime, but the 34-year-old is cagey on Kremlin politics. And although there has been talk of him running for mayor of London, he tells me: "To be honest with you, I find British politics quite boring." In fact, he is so unlike any recognisable professional type that the best way to think of Lebedev is probably as a character from an Evelyn Waugh novel. » | Decca Aitkenhead | Saturday, March 14, 2014
The strange world of Evgeny Lebedev »
Related.
Boris Johnson denies overruling spies’ concerns over Evgeny Lebedev peerage: PM says he did not intervene to get Russian-British newspaper owner into Lords after security risk warning »
Evgeny Lebedev: Don't call me an oligarch: Evgeny Lebedev is a Russian billionaire. As a child, he wanted to be a cosmonaut 'like all good Soviet children'. Today he owns a couple of British newspaper titles, dates glamorous women and has a pet wolf called Boris. But he's no ordinary playboy »
EVGENY LEBEDEV WROTE THIS IN THE 'EVENING STANDARD’ ON FEBRUARY 28TH APROPOS OF THE WAR:
President Putin, please stop this war: A personal plea to the Russian leader from Evening Standard proprietor Evgeny Lebedev »
Alexander Vindman: Ukraine Is “a Fight for the Future of the 21st Century” | Amanpour and Company
Tuesday, March 08, 2022
"It's a Sign of Weakness" : Anderson Cooper on Putin's Law against Speaking the Truth in Russia
Ukrainian Cities Brace for Possible Russian Assault | DW News
Mar 8, 2022 • An attempt to evacuate civilians from five Ukrainian cities seems to have largely failed. Moscow agreed to establish humanitarian corridors, but Ukraine claims Russian troops resumed shelling on the route leading away from the city of Mariupol.
Some residents of the northern city of Sumy have reportedly managed to flee. Ukraine's government shared this video, which shows Red Cross busses evacuating people before nightfall, when the ceasefire ends. Sumy has seen heavy civilian casualties. Local authorities say an airstrike last night killed at least 21 people.
Despite the increasing death toll, the Ukrainian military says that Russia is seeing major setbacks and its advance has slowed significantly.
DW speaks to Kira Rudyk, member of the Ukrainian Parliament.
Some residents of the northern city of Sumy have reportedly managed to flee. Ukraine's government shared this video, which shows Red Cross busses evacuating people before nightfall, when the ceasefire ends. Sumy has seen heavy civilian casualties. Local authorities say an airstrike last night killed at least 21 people.
Despite the increasing death toll, the Ukrainian military says that Russia is seeing major setbacks and its advance has slowed significantly.
DW speaks to Kira Rudyk, member of the Ukrainian Parliament.
Biden Bans Russian Oil Imports as Civilian Toll in Ukraine Grows
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The U.S. average gas price hit $4.17 per gallon. The Ukrainian president spoke to the British Parliament by telelink, as many of his people remained trapped in besieged cities. A humanitarian corridor allowed hundreds to escape one city.
A Ukrainian soldier who died in the battle against Russian forces was buried in Lviv on Tuesday. | Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times
Nearly two weeks into a grinding war that has denied Russia the quick victory it anticipated, the first enduring humanitarian corridor took hold in Ukraine on Tuesday as refugees across the country scrambled to flee, and President Biden raised the economic stakes for Moscow by banning the importation of Russian oil and natural gas into the United States.
Mr. Biden announced the latest sanctions against Russia on Tuesday morning, an escalation of economic penalties that could also have consequences at home and internationally.
The move shuts off the flow of Russian fuel into the United States and could raise gas prices, which have hit a national average of $4.17 per gallon, and further rattle global energy markets. In a coordinated move, Britain announced that it would phase out imports of Russian oil by the end of the year. The United States receives less than 10 percent of its energy resources from Russia.
In a speech streamed to a packed meeting of the British Parliament on Tuesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine underlined his country’s challenges, making a comparison to Britain’s situation in World War II. “We do not want to lose what we have, what is ours, just in the same way as you didn’t want to lose your country,” he said. “The question for us is to be or not to be,” he added, invoking Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” The answer, he said, is “yes, to be.”
Here are the latest developments: » | Dan Bilefsky | Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Wie die USA ohne Öl aus Russland zurechtkommen wollen: Joe Biden wagt des Balanceakt. Amerikas Präsident stoppt Öllieferungen aus Russland – und versucht die Benzinpreise niedrig zu halten. »
McDonald’s, Starbucks, Coca-Cola and Pepsi suspend Russian operations: ‘Our values mean we cannot ignore the needless human suffering unfolding in Ukraine,’ says burger chain’s chief executive »
Nearly two weeks into a grinding war that has denied Russia the quick victory it anticipated, the first enduring humanitarian corridor took hold in Ukraine on Tuesday as refugees across the country scrambled to flee, and President Biden raised the economic stakes for Moscow by banning the importation of Russian oil and natural gas into the United States.
Mr. Biden announced the latest sanctions against Russia on Tuesday morning, an escalation of economic penalties that could also have consequences at home and internationally.
The move shuts off the flow of Russian fuel into the United States and could raise gas prices, which have hit a national average of $4.17 per gallon, and further rattle global energy markets. In a coordinated move, Britain announced that it would phase out imports of Russian oil by the end of the year. The United States receives less than 10 percent of its energy resources from Russia.
In a speech streamed to a packed meeting of the British Parliament on Tuesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine underlined his country’s challenges, making a comparison to Britain’s situation in World War II. “We do not want to lose what we have, what is ours, just in the same way as you didn’t want to lose your country,” he said. “The question for us is to be or not to be,” he added, invoking Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” The answer, he said, is “yes, to be.”
Here are the latest developments: » | Dan Bilefsky | Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Wie die USA ohne Öl aus Russland zurechtkommen wollen: Joe Biden wagt des Balanceakt. Amerikas Präsident stoppt Öllieferungen aus Russland – und versucht die Benzinpreise niedrig zu halten. »
McDonald’s, Starbucks, Coca-Cola and Pepsi suspend Russian operations: ‘Our values mean we cannot ignore the needless human suffering unfolding in Ukraine,’ says burger chain’s chief executive »
Zelenskiy Invokes Churchill as He Calls on UK to Do More to Help Ukraine
THE GUARDIAN: President tells Commons Ukraine will fight Russia ‘in the forests, the fields, the shores and in the streets’
Ukraine will not lose to Russia, vowed Zelenskiy. Photograph: Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament
The president of Ukraine echoed Winston Churchill and invoked the fight against Nazism as he made a direct plea to Britain to do more to help protect his country in the fight against the Russian invasion.
In an unprecedented and emotional speech broadcast live to the House of Commons, Volodymyr Zelenskiy channelled Churchill when he told a packed chamber: “We will continue fighting for our land, whatever the cost. We will fight in the forests, the fields, the shores and in the streets.”
Ukraine “will not lose” to Russia, he vowed. Zelenskiy, who received long ovations from MPs before and after his speech, also cited Shakespeare to describe the plight of his country under Russian invasion, saying it was a question of “to be or not to be”.
“For 13 days this question could have been asked but now I can give you a definitive answer. It’s definitely yes, to be,” he said, according to a translation of his speech, which was delivered in Ukrainian and broadcast live from Kyiv.
“And I would like to remind you the words that the United Kingdom has already heard, which are important again. We will not give up and we will not lose.” » | Peter Walker, Political correspondent | Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Zelenskiy brings down the house with his speech to the Commons: Looking tired, determined and painfully human, Ukraine’s president carefully makes the case for his country »
The president of Ukraine echoed Winston Churchill and invoked the fight against Nazism as he made a direct plea to Britain to do more to help protect his country in the fight against the Russian invasion.
In an unprecedented and emotional speech broadcast live to the House of Commons, Volodymyr Zelenskiy channelled Churchill when he told a packed chamber: “We will continue fighting for our land, whatever the cost. We will fight in the forests, the fields, the shores and in the streets.”
Ukraine “will not lose” to Russia, he vowed. Zelenskiy, who received long ovations from MPs before and after his speech, also cited Shakespeare to describe the plight of his country under Russian invasion, saying it was a question of “to be or not to be”.
“For 13 days this question could have been asked but now I can give you a definitive answer. It’s definitely yes, to be,” he said, according to a translation of his speech, which was delivered in Ukrainian and broadcast live from Kyiv.
“And I would like to remind you the words that the United Kingdom has already heard, which are important again. We will not give up and we will not lose.” » | Peter Walker, Political correspondent | Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Zelenskiy brings down the house with his speech to the Commons: Looking tired, determined and painfully human, Ukraine’s president carefully makes the case for his country »
Trump and Putin (1/2) | DW Documentary
Aug 8, 2020 • Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are two men with the same mission: They say they want to make their countries "great again." Trump was Moscow’s preferred candidate in the 2016 US election. But now, the Kremlin may be having second thoughts.
Donald Trump was elected to the US presidency on 9 November 2016, defeating Hillary Clinton, who was anything but popular with the Russian government. Yet a short time later, after relations between the two countries had become as bad as they’d been since the Cold War, Moscow may have been changing its mind. The relationship has been dogged by scrutiny in the US, in particular the Mueller investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential poll.
How will Russian-US relations develop now? What deals can Moscow offer to Trump, who thrives on bluster, bluff and berating opponents? And how does that square with Putin’s ambitions to make Russia a global superpower again?
This documentary examines the ebb and flow of Russian-US relations and the personal ties between the two presidents. Politicians, insiders and experts discuss what the two men have in common and the limits of cooperation between them. The filmmakers also talk to people such as the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Duma, Piotr Tolstoi. Journalists Evgeniya Albaz and Mikhail Sygar and Kremlin mastermind Sergei Karaganov round out the Russian perspective on the relationship between the two men and their countries.
Donald Trump was elected to the US presidency on 9 November 2016, defeating Hillary Clinton, who was anything but popular with the Russian government. Yet a short time later, after relations between the two countries had become as bad as they’d been since the Cold War, Moscow may have been changing its mind. The relationship has been dogged by scrutiny in the US, in particular the Mueller investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential poll.
How will Russian-US relations develop now? What deals can Moscow offer to Trump, who thrives on bluster, bluff and berating opponents? And how does that square with Putin’s ambitions to make Russia a global superpower again?
This documentary examines the ebb and flow of Russian-US relations and the personal ties between the two presidents. Politicians, insiders and experts discuss what the two men have in common and the limits of cooperation between them. The filmmakers also talk to people such as the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Duma, Piotr Tolstoi. Journalists Evgeniya Albaz and Mikhail Sygar and Kremlin mastermind Sergei Karaganov round out the Russian perspective on the relationship between the two men and their countries.
Moldawien: Die Furcht vor dem russischen Bären | ARTE Reportage
Mar 8, 2022 • Seit Tagen kommen immer mehr ukrainische Flüchtlinge in das benachbarte Moldawien. Das kleine Land liegt zwischen Rumänien und der Ukraine, früher einmal gehörte es zur Sowjetunion, seit 1991 ist es unabhängig und eher in Richtung EU orientiert.
Allerdings fürchten viele Moldawier nun, das ihr Land als nächstes auf Putins Liste von wieder einzugliedernden Staaten stehen könnte. Trotzdem erfüllt die kleine Republik ihre humanitäre Pflicht, obwohl sie eines der ärmsten Länder Europas ist: 41.000 Ukrainerinnen und Ukrainer nahmen sie alleine in den ersten vier Tagen auf.
Video auf Youtube verfügbar bis zum 07/03/2025
Allerdings fürchten viele Moldawier nun, das ihr Land als nächstes auf Putins Liste von wieder einzugliedernden Staaten stehen könnte. Trotzdem erfüllt die kleine Republik ihre humanitäre Pflicht, obwohl sie eines der ärmsten Länder Europas ist: 41.000 Ukrainerinnen und Ukrainer nahmen sie alleine in den ersten vier Tagen auf.
Video auf Youtube verfügbar bis zum 07/03/2025
How Hard Will Sanctions Hurt Russia's Oligarchs? | DW News
Mar 8, 2022 • Russian oligarchs have long enjoyed the European high life, with their yachts, jets and multi-million euro mansions dotted around the continent's beauty spots. However they're now the target of strict sanctions from the EU and other European nations, as well as the US, aimed at hurting Russia's richest and most powerful.
The "Lady M," is a luxury yacht worth around 65 million euros. The vessel was seized over the weekend on the Italian Mediterranean coast. The owner: Alexei Mordashov, one of the richest men in Russia is a major shareholder in the German tourism company TUI.
Yachts, airplanes, company shares and luxury real estate abroad are considered assets and therefore fall under the sanctions against the country.
On the Cote d' Azur, a mega-yacht owned by Russian billionaire and Putin supporter Igor Setchin was prevented from sailing. Literally at the last minute. It is valued at around 120 million euros.
Sanctions are hitting the richest Russians, such as Putin confidant and entrepreneur, Alisher Usmanov. His luxury yacht is one of the largest in the world, worth around 600 million euros. It’s docked in a shipyard in Hamburg and could soon be confiscated.
The US has also imposed sanctions on Usmanov and seven other oligarchs close to Putin. These include Nikolay Tokarev, the head of energy giant Transneft, as well as billionaire Arkady Rotenberg and his brother. There are also visa restrictions on 19 other Russian billionaires. Yevgeny Prigozhin is on the FBI's wanted list. He is known as Putin's cook, running a catering company that serves meals to the Kremlin. He is also believed to be one of the founders of the Wagner Group, a paramilitary unit that recently sent 400 mercenaries in an attempt to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The "Lady M," is a luxury yacht worth around 65 million euros. The vessel was seized over the weekend on the Italian Mediterranean coast. The owner: Alexei Mordashov, one of the richest men in Russia is a major shareholder in the German tourism company TUI.
Yachts, airplanes, company shares and luxury real estate abroad are considered assets and therefore fall under the sanctions against the country.
On the Cote d' Azur, a mega-yacht owned by Russian billionaire and Putin supporter Igor Setchin was prevented from sailing. Literally at the last minute. It is valued at around 120 million euros.
Sanctions are hitting the richest Russians, such as Putin confidant and entrepreneur, Alisher Usmanov. His luxury yacht is one of the largest in the world, worth around 600 million euros. It’s docked in a shipyard in Hamburg and could soon be confiscated.
The US has also imposed sanctions on Usmanov and seven other oligarchs close to Putin. These include Nikolay Tokarev, the head of energy giant Transneft, as well as billionaire Arkady Rotenberg and his brother. There are also visa restrictions on 19 other Russian billionaires. Yevgeny Prigozhin is on the FBI's wanted list. He is known as Putin's cook, running a catering company that serves meals to the Kremlin. He is also believed to be one of the founders of the Wagner Group, a paramilitary unit that recently sent 400 mercenaries in an attempt to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Der saudische Bösewicht lässt Biden zappeln
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Der amerikanische Präsident nannte Saudiarabien im Wahlkampf einen «Paria». Um die Erdölpreise trotz harten Sanktionen gegen Russland zu zügeln, braucht er nun aber Riads Hilfe. Bidens Berater erwägen deshalb einen Besuch im Wüstenstaat.
Der saudische Kronprinz Mohammed bin Salman scheint nun die Gunst der Stunde nutzen zu wollen. | Leon Neal / Getty
Das Ende der Sowjetunion hat verschiedene Gründe. Eine wichtige Ursache war ein starker Zerfall der Erdölpreise Mitte der achtziger Jahre, nachdem Saudiarabien seine Produktion stark erhöht hatte. Moskau fehlte danach schlicht das Geld, um sein Imperium aufrechtzuerhalten. Die damalige amerikanische Regierung unter Präsident Reagan soll in Riad für diesen Schritt geworben haben, um nicht nur die Sowjetunion, sondern auch Iran zu schwächen.
Fast vier Jahrzehnte später wäre die saudische «Erdölwaffe» für die USA auch im Kampf mit Putins Russland ein wirksames Mittel. Dies umso mehr, als der Druck auf Präsident Joe Biden steigt, die Sanktionen gegen Russland vom Finanzsektor auch auf den Export von Erdöl und Erdgas auszuweiten. «Russland verdient keinen Cent mehr von den USA», twitterte der republikanische Minderheitsführer im Repräsentantenhaus, Kevin McCarthy, am Sonntag. Gleichzeitig kritisieren die Republikaner Biden dafür, die eigene Erdölindustrie durch Umweltauflagen einzuschränken. «Anstatt mehr einheimisches Erdöl zu produzieren, bevorzugt diese Regierung, mehr von Ländern wie Iran oder Venezuela zu kaufen», twitterte der Abgeordnete Pat Fallon. Washington schickt Delegation nach Venezuela » | Christian Weisflog, Washington | Dienstag, 8. März 2022
Das Ende der Sowjetunion hat verschiedene Gründe. Eine wichtige Ursache war ein starker Zerfall der Erdölpreise Mitte der achtziger Jahre, nachdem Saudiarabien seine Produktion stark erhöht hatte. Moskau fehlte danach schlicht das Geld, um sein Imperium aufrechtzuerhalten. Die damalige amerikanische Regierung unter Präsident Reagan soll in Riad für diesen Schritt geworben haben, um nicht nur die Sowjetunion, sondern auch Iran zu schwächen.
Fast vier Jahrzehnte später wäre die saudische «Erdölwaffe» für die USA auch im Kampf mit Putins Russland ein wirksames Mittel. Dies umso mehr, als der Druck auf Präsident Joe Biden steigt, die Sanktionen gegen Russland vom Finanzsektor auch auf den Export von Erdöl und Erdgas auszuweiten. «Russland verdient keinen Cent mehr von den USA», twitterte der republikanische Minderheitsführer im Repräsentantenhaus, Kevin McCarthy, am Sonntag. Gleichzeitig kritisieren die Republikaner Biden dafür, die eigene Erdölindustrie durch Umweltauflagen einzuschränken. «Anstatt mehr einheimisches Erdöl zu produzieren, bevorzugt diese Regierung, mehr von Ländern wie Iran oder Venezuela zu kaufen», twitterte der Abgeordnete Pat Fallon. Washington schickt Delegation nach Venezuela » | Christian Weisflog, Washington | Dienstag, 8. März 2022
Is Putin Trying to Wipe Out Ukrainian Identity and Culture? | DW News
Mar 8, 2022 • Since the start of Russia’s invasion, Ukraine's museums, galleries and cultural institutions have been scrambling to protect their collections. Many have shipped pieces abroad, but this is becoming increasingly difficult. Heavy shelling has already caused considerable damage - so museum workers are staying behind to save what's left. Ukrainians fear for the survival of their cultural history and identity.
The nation's heritage is being packed up in boxes. The Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv is Ukraine's largest art museum - its doors have been closed since the Russian invasion began. The museum already survived World War II, but whether it will survive this one unscathed is unclear. Its extensive collections are being packed away into the cellar.
Many of the city's sculptures have been carefully cloaked in foam wrap. Maybe a futile attempt to protect them, but better than doing nothing at all.
Empty walls fill the museum in Lviv. As this new chapter of Ukraine's history begins, hope and grief are constant companions.
The nation's heritage is being packed up in boxes. The Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv is Ukraine's largest art museum - its doors have been closed since the Russian invasion began. The museum already survived World War II, but whether it will survive this one unscathed is unclear. Its extensive collections are being packed away into the cellar.
Many of the city's sculptures have been carefully cloaked in foam wrap. Maybe a futile attempt to protect them, but better than doing nothing at all.
Empty walls fill the museum in Lviv. As this new chapter of Ukraine's history begins, hope and grief are constant companions.
Eric Zemmour visé par de nouvelles accusations d’agressions sexuelles et de comportements inappropriés envers des femmes
LE MONDE : Le candidat d’extrême droite est accusé de faits présumés lorsqu’il était journaliste, de 1999 à 2019. Son entourage accuse Mediapart de « recycle[r] » des témoignages.
Dans une enquête vidéo publiée par Mediapart mardi 8 mars au matin, huit femmes, dont certaines à visage découvert, accusent Eric Zemmour de comportements inappropriés et d’agressions sexuelles, pour des faits présumés allant de 1999 à 2019, lorsqu’il était journaliste. L’entourage du candidat d’extrême droite a réagi auprès de l’Agence France-Presse (AFP) estimant que « Mediapart veut faire un coup le jour de la journée [des droits] de la femme en recyclant des témoignages déjà sortis l’an dernier. Minable à cinq semaines du premier tour » de l’élection présidentielle. Le candidat a, lui, refusé de répondre aux questions des journalistes du site d’information. » | Le Monde avec AFP | mardi 8 mars 2022
LIRE AUSSI :
Eric Zemmour, du mépris des femmes à la hantise de l’immigration : L’équipe de campagne du candidat à l’élection présidentielle lui a fait comprendre qu’il valait mieux désormais éviter les propos misogynes, qui lui coûtent dans les sondages. »
Dans une enquête vidéo publiée par Mediapart mardi 8 mars au matin, huit femmes, dont certaines à visage découvert, accusent Eric Zemmour de comportements inappropriés et d’agressions sexuelles, pour des faits présumés allant de 1999 à 2019, lorsqu’il était journaliste. L’entourage du candidat d’extrême droite a réagi auprès de l’Agence France-Presse (AFP) estimant que « Mediapart veut faire un coup le jour de la journée [des droits] de la femme en recyclant des témoignages déjà sortis l’an dernier. Minable à cinq semaines du premier tour » de l’élection présidentielle. Le candidat a, lui, refusé de répondre aux questions des journalistes du site d’information. » | Le Monde avec AFP | mardi 8 mars 2022
LIRE AUSSI :
Eric Zemmour, du mépris des femmes à la hantise de l’immigration : L’équipe de campagne du candidat à l’élection présidentielle lui a fait comprendre qu’il valait mieux désormais éviter les propos misogynes, qui lui coûtent dans les sondages. »
Russian News Anchor Says Millions of Russians Feel Invasion Is a Catastrophe
Guerre en Ukraine : Zelensky critique «ceux qui n'ont pas été capables de prendre une décision en Occident depuis 13 jours»
LE FIGARO : Le président ukrainien s'en est pris à «ceux qui n'ont pas été capables de prendre une décision en Occident» depuis le début de l'offensive russe.
Le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky a dénoncé mardi 8 mars les «promesses» non tenues des Occidentaux pour protéger l'Ukraine des attaques russes. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 8 mars 2022
President Zelenskyy's Exclusive Interview with David Muir: ABC News
The West needs to create a no-fly zone to help the Ukrainians. The West needs to find its mojo and defy and challenge the Russians. Putin will never be satisfied with Ukraine alone. After Ukraine, he will move on to the Baltic states or the previous Soviet satellites such as Poland and Rumania. The longer we delay, the worse it will be for the West. We need to grow a spine. War with Putin is what we will get whichever way we play it. Weakness never won any war We need to stand four-square behind the Ukraine. – © Mark
„Verpisst Euch! Geht nach Hause!“
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Mitten im Krieg protestieren Tausende Ukrainer in besetzten Städten gegen die russischen Truppen – manch einer in Jogginghose und Schlappen. Die Menschen entlarven das russische Narrativ der „Befreiung“ als Lüge.
Aus den ersten zwölf Tagen des Krieges gibt es zahllose Beispiele dafür, in welch unmittelbarer Gefahr Ukrainerinnen und Ukrainer dieser Tage leben. Foto- und Videoaufnahmen zeigen sterbende Kinder in den Armen ihrer verzweifelten Eltern, auf der Flucht getötete Familien, zerbombte Wohnhäuser, Schulen und Kliniken, zerstörte Autos. Sie sind Zeugnis bewusster Angriffe auf Zivilisten durch die russischen Truppen. » | Von Sofia Dreisbach, Redakteurin in der Politik. | Montag, 7. März 2022
Russland ohne Zara und Co
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Beliebte Modekonzerne wie Inditex und H&M schließen Filialen in Russland und stoppen Lieferungen. Andere Händler wollen ihre Läden noch offen lassen.
Immer mehr Modehändler verlassen den russischen Markt. Der spanische Textilkonzern Inditex , zu dessen acht Marken Zara, Massimo Dutti, Bershka und Pull & Bear gehören, zog am Wochenende nach. Der Konzern traf damit eine wirtschaftlich schmerzhafte Entscheidung, denn Russland ist nach Spanien der zweitwichtigste Markt. Inditex teilte am Samstag mit, dass man derzeit die „Kontinuität der Geschäftstätigkeit und der Handelsbedingungen in der Russischen Föderation nicht garantieren kann und die Tätigkeit in den 502 Geschäften (davon 86 Zara) und über den Onlinekanal in dem Land vorübergehend einstellt“. Aktienkurs im Sinkflug » | Von Hans-Christian Rößler, Politischer Korrespondent für die Iberische Halbinsel und den Maghreb mit Sitz in Madrid; Stefanie Diemand, Redakteurin in der Wirtschaft. | Montag, 7. März 2022
For Foreign Fighters, Ukraine Offers Purpose, Camaraderie and a Cause
REUTERS.COM: LVIV, Ukraine, March 7 (Reuters) - Michael Ferkol, who once served as a supply specialist with engineer battalions in the U.S. Army, had been in Rome studying archaeology when he heard the Ukrainian president's appeal for foreign fighters.
Within days, Ferkol said, he presented himself at a military recruiting office in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, hoping to be taken on as a frontline paramedic.
"I told them I wanted to triage patients," said the 29-year- old, who has no combat experience. "There was a Finnish guy there too, and he was like, 'I just want to kill Russians.'"
Ukraine has established an "international" legion for people from abroad and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has publicly urged foreigners to "fight side-by-side with Ukrainians against the Russian war criminals" to show support for his country. Last week, Zelenskiy said that more than 16,000 foreigners had volunteered, without specifying how many had arrived.
Some foreign fighters arriving in Ukraine say they are attracted by the cause: to halt what they view as an unprovoked attack in a once-in-a-generation showdown between the forces of democracy and dictatorship. For others, many of them veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, the Ukraine war also offers a chance to use fighting skills they felt their own governments no longer appreciated. » | Andrew R.c. Marshall | Monday, March 7, 2022
Within days, Ferkol said, he presented himself at a military recruiting office in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, hoping to be taken on as a frontline paramedic.
"I told them I wanted to triage patients," said the 29-year- old, who has no combat experience. "There was a Finnish guy there too, and he was like, 'I just want to kill Russians.'"
Ukraine has established an "international" legion for people from abroad and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has publicly urged foreigners to "fight side-by-side with Ukrainians against the Russian war criminals" to show support for his country. Last week, Zelenskiy said that more than 16,000 foreigners had volunteered, without specifying how many had arrived.
Some foreign fighters arriving in Ukraine say they are attracted by the cause: to halt what they view as an unprovoked attack in a once-in-a-generation showdown between the forces of democracy and dictatorship. For others, many of them veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, the Ukraine war also offers a chance to use fighting skills they felt their own governments no longer appreciated. » | Andrew R.c. Marshall | Monday, March 7, 2022
Monday, March 07, 2022
Guerre en Ukraine : minée par les inégalités, la Russie se dirige vers une récession historique
LE MONDE : Sous l’effet des sanctions imposées en réaction à l’invasion de l’Ukraine, le produit intérieur brut russe pourrait chuter de 5 % à 10 % cette année.
« Dès les premières sanctions, ma mère a dit : “Surtout, fais le plein de médicaments”, raconte Youlia, une ingénieure moscovite, qui préfère garder l’anonymat. Nous avons vite compris qu’elle avait raison : tout ce qui vient de l’étranger va bientôt manquer. » Pour protéger ses économies face à l’effondrement du rouble, la jeune femme de 31 ans s’est précipitée en magasin pour acheter une poignée de bijoux et un ordinateur. « Cela vaudra toujours quelque chose. » Son frère Ivan, lui, s’est tourné vers les cryptomonnaies. « Mais, moi, je n’ai pas confiance. Si notre économie s’effondre, ce n’est pas avec des sous virtuels qu’on achètera du pain. » » | Par Marie Charrel | dimanche 6 mars 2022
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« Dès les premières sanctions, ma mère a dit : “Surtout, fais le plein de médicaments”, raconte Youlia, une ingénieure moscovite, qui préfère garder l’anonymat. Nous avons vite compris qu’elle avait raison : tout ce qui vient de l’étranger va bientôt manquer. » Pour protéger ses économies face à l’effondrement du rouble, la jeune femme de 31 ans s’est précipitée en magasin pour acheter une poignée de bijoux et un ordinateur. « Cela vaudra toujours quelque chose. » Son frère Ivan, lui, s’est tourné vers les cryptomonnaies. « Mais, moi, je n’ai pas confiance. Si notre économie s’effondre, ce n’est pas avec des sous virtuels qu’on achètera du pain. » » | Par Marie Charrel | dimanche 6 mars 2022
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Don Winslow Films - #PutinIsLying
There are two wars raging:
1. The one on the ground in Ukraine.
2. The misinformation war Putin is waging.
Both must be won
1. The one on the ground in Ukraine.
2. The misinformation war Putin is waging.
Both must be won
Thousands Arrested across Russia at Anti-war Protests
With New Limits on Media, Putin Closes a Door on Russia’s ‘Openness’
THE NEW YORK TIMES: One of the paradoxical things about Vladimir V. Putin’s increasingly authoritarian rule of Russia was how relatively open society always remained.
For all the state’s control of media, people could read or watch what they wanted, including foreign newscasts like BBC and CNN. The internet was largely unfettered, a portal to the rest of the world. Unlike, say, China, you could criticize the president with some assurance that the police would not knock at the door.
Until now.
As the war in Ukraine grinds on, Mr. Putin has strangled the vestiges of a free press to justify an invasion that has been almost universally condemned — and with that moved closer to the stultifying orthodoxy of the Soviet Union. The result will be to isolate the country, as Mr. Putin has isolated himself, leaving it with a one-sided view of the world no longer subject to debate. » | Steven Lee Myers | Monday, March 7, 2022
For all the state’s control of media, people could read or watch what they wanted, including foreign newscasts like BBC and CNN. The internet was largely unfettered, a portal to the rest of the world. Unlike, say, China, you could criticize the president with some assurance that the police would not knock at the door.
Until now.
As the war in Ukraine grinds on, Mr. Putin has strangled the vestiges of a free press to justify an invasion that has been almost universally condemned — and with that moved closer to the stultifying orthodoxy of the Soviet Union. The result will be to isolate the country, as Mr. Putin has isolated himself, leaving it with a one-sided view of the world no longer subject to debate. » | Steven Lee Myers | Monday, March 7, 2022
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch in der Gedenkstunde für die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus im Bundestag
Deutscher Bundestag: Remembering the victims of National Socialism with Anita Lasker-Wallfisch.
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Les Ukrainiens unis par l’esprit de résistance face à la Russie
LE FIGARO : REPORTAGE - Au coin des rues bombardées, dans les maternités ou leurs immeubles dévastés, femmes et hommes de tous les âges jurent de contrer l’ennemi.
La vieille dame, élégante dans son manteau de fourrure et sa toque, avance d’un pas lent sous le tonnerre des canons. Au milieu du flot d’habitants d’Irpin, qui fuient leur ville à la hâte sous les tirs dans une atmosphère d’apocalypse, elle est à bout de forces, mais refuse toute assistance. Calme, elle porte d’un bras son sac à main en cuir et de l’autre quelques provisions dans un sac en plastique avec une saisissante dignité. Des chiens apeurés par une rafale de kalachnikov courent entre ses jambes. Elle regarde devant elle, imperturbable. «Que Dieu nous garde, qu’il nous protège.» Machinalement, elle murmure une prière lorsqu’elle croise un soldat ukrainien ou un secouriste. Elle laisse derrière elle les ruines et les flammes de sa ville, écrasée par les bombes de l’armée russe et où les combats font rage depuis plus de dix jours, les forces ukrainiennes défendant pied à pied ce dernier verrou au nord-ouest de Kiev sur la route du centre-ville. » | Par Patrick Saint-Paul | lundi 7 mars 2022
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‘They Are Frozen’: Poland Praised for Generous Welcome to 1m Ukrainians
THE GUARDIAN: Volunteers leading response to growing number of people fleeing Russian invasion, as country announces £1.3bn fund for refugees
People wait for transportation after fleeing from Ukraine and arriving at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, on Monday. Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images
More than 1 million people have crossed from Ukraine into Poland since the Russian invasion began on 24 February, the Polish border guard has said.
Poland, which shares a 310-mile border with Ukraine, has taken in the majority of the 1.7 million people who have left their homes since the war began, with aid efforts largely operated by volunteers, as well as NGOs and municipalities.
“Traffic on the Polish-Ukrainian border is growing, today at 7am, 42,000 people arrived in Poland from Ukraine,” the border guard tweeted on Monday. Most people arriving in Poland have found short-term accommodation provided by citizens and private businesses.
Poland has announced plans to set up an 8bn zloty (£1.34bn) fund for people fleeing Ukraine, including the provision of a one-off payment of 300 zloty (£50) for each refugee. » | Karen McVeigh | Monday, March 7, 2022
Ukrainian refugees, meet Britain’s ‘hostile environment’. We should be ashamed: You could hardly imagine a frostier welcome for these desperate people. The comparison with Europe tells you everything »
More than 1 million people have crossed from Ukraine into Poland since the Russian invasion began on 24 February, the Polish border guard has said.
Poland, which shares a 310-mile border with Ukraine, has taken in the majority of the 1.7 million people who have left their homes since the war began, with aid efforts largely operated by volunteers, as well as NGOs and municipalities.
“Traffic on the Polish-Ukrainian border is growing, today at 7am, 42,000 people arrived in Poland from Ukraine,” the border guard tweeted on Monday. Most people arriving in Poland have found short-term accommodation provided by citizens and private businesses.
Poland has announced plans to set up an 8bn zloty (£1.34bn) fund for people fleeing Ukraine, including the provision of a one-off payment of 300 zloty (£50) for each refugee. » | Karen McVeigh | Monday, March 7, 2022
Ukrainian refugees, meet Britain’s ‘hostile environment’. We should be ashamed: You could hardly imagine a frostier welcome for these desperate people. The comparison with Europe tells you everything »
"Boris Can Be Churchill If He Acts Now": Ukrainian Activist on the War against Russia | Red Box
In Dubai wird der arabische Traum wahr
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Immer mehr junge Menschen aus dem Nahen Osten zieht es nach Dubai. Die Stadt am Golf steht für ein Leben jenseits von Kriegen und Krisen. Und vor allem jenseits der Politik.
Die Wüstenstadt am Meer hat eine Sonnenseite, die viel individuelle Freiheiten lässt, aber auch Schatten der Armut. | Francois Nel / Getty
Marcel steht in einem Nachtklub im vierzigsten Stock eines Hochhauses. Unter ihm leuchten die Lichter von Dubai. Es ist Freitagnacht, der Klub ist voll. Marcel ist Libanese, aber Libanon sei am Ende, sagt er: «Das Land ist völlig zu Grunde gerichtet. Es gibt dort keine Zukunft mehr.» Seit ein paar Wochen arbeitet er deshalb in Dubai im Nachtklub B018. Immer wieder verschwindet er zwischen den Gästen in teuren Sneakers und Jeans, um dafür zu sorgen, dass in den Eiskübeln auf den Tischen der Nachschub an Gin- und Wodkaflaschen nicht ausgeht.
Das B018 ist der Ableger eines gleichnamigen Techno-Klubs in Beirut. Dort sieht der Klub aus wie ein Bunker und befindet sich an einem Ort, an dem im libanesischen Bürgerkrieg einst ein Massaker stattgefunden hat. Der neugegründete Ableger in Dubai befindet sich dagegen in einem Luxushotel. «Mehr braucht man über den Unterschied zwischen den beiden Städten eigentlich gar nicht zu sagen», sagt Marcel.
Tausende junger Libanesen haben in den vergangenen zwei Jahren ihr wirtschaftlich kaputtes Land verlassen. Viele von ihnen sind wie Marcel nach Dubai gegangen, in jene Stadt in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten, die ihnen all das bietet, was es in der Heimat nicht gibt: Sicherheit, Arbeit, eine funktionierende Verwaltung. Und vor allem ein ganz normales Leben. » | Daniel Böhm, Dubai | Montag, 7. März 2022
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Der Araber der Zukunft: Was man an der Expo in Dubai über den Nahen Osten lernen kann: Die Weltausstellung in dem Golf-Emirat feiert Toleranz, Innovation und Optimismus. Mit der Realität im Nahen Osten hat das auf den ersten Blick wenig zu tun. Oder doch? Ein Streifzug durch ein Utopia im Wüstensand. »
Marcel steht in einem Nachtklub im vierzigsten Stock eines Hochhauses. Unter ihm leuchten die Lichter von Dubai. Es ist Freitagnacht, der Klub ist voll. Marcel ist Libanese, aber Libanon sei am Ende, sagt er: «Das Land ist völlig zu Grunde gerichtet. Es gibt dort keine Zukunft mehr.» Seit ein paar Wochen arbeitet er deshalb in Dubai im Nachtklub B018. Immer wieder verschwindet er zwischen den Gästen in teuren Sneakers und Jeans, um dafür zu sorgen, dass in den Eiskübeln auf den Tischen der Nachschub an Gin- und Wodkaflaschen nicht ausgeht.
Das B018 ist der Ableger eines gleichnamigen Techno-Klubs in Beirut. Dort sieht der Klub aus wie ein Bunker und befindet sich an einem Ort, an dem im libanesischen Bürgerkrieg einst ein Massaker stattgefunden hat. Der neugegründete Ableger in Dubai befindet sich dagegen in einem Luxushotel. «Mehr braucht man über den Unterschied zwischen den beiden Städten eigentlich gar nicht zu sagen», sagt Marcel.
Tausende junger Libanesen haben in den vergangenen zwei Jahren ihr wirtschaftlich kaputtes Land verlassen. Viele von ihnen sind wie Marcel nach Dubai gegangen, in jene Stadt in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten, die ihnen all das bietet, was es in der Heimat nicht gibt: Sicherheit, Arbeit, eine funktionierende Verwaltung. Und vor allem ein ganz normales Leben. » | Daniel Böhm, Dubai | Montag, 7. März 2022
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LESEN SIE AUCH:
Der Araber der Zukunft: Was man an der Expo in Dubai über den Nahen Osten lernen kann: Die Weltausstellung in dem Golf-Emirat feiert Toleranz, Innovation und Optimismus. Mit der Realität im Nahen Osten hat das auf den ersten Blick wenig zu tun. Oder doch? Ein Streifzug durch ein Utopia im Wüstensand. »
Russia Has Long History of Homophobia
Gabe Concas : Pork Tenderloin with Dijon Sauce
Oven Temp: 375°F for 20 min | Internal Temp. of Pork: 140°F
INGREDIENTS:
- 3-4 lbs Pork Tenderloin
- Salt/Pepper
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Stick Butter (a “stick” of butter equates to 4oz or 113g)
- 2 Large Shallots
- 1 Tbsp Garlic
- 1/2 Cup White Wine
- 1 Cup Chicken Stock
- 1 Cup Heavy Cream | Known as double cream in the UK, but not extra thick double cream!
- 2 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 1 Tbsp Fresh Thyme
- 1 Tbsp Fresh Rosemary
INGREDIENTS:
- 3-4 lbs Pork Tenderloin
- Salt/Pepper
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Stick Butter (a “stick” of butter equates to 4oz or 113g)
- 2 Large Shallots
- 1 Tbsp Garlic
- 1/2 Cup White Wine
- 1 Cup Chicken Stock
- 1 Cup Heavy Cream | Known as double cream in the UK, but not extra thick double cream!
- 2 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 1 Tbsp Fresh Thyme
- 1 Tbsp Fresh Rosemary
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23 - Anna Fedorova | Live Concert HD
Russia's First Gay Married Couple Had ro Run for Their Lives (HBO)
Sep 2, 2018 • Yevgeny Voitsekhovsky and Pavel Stotsko aren't just a married gay couple — they were the first married gay couple in Russia after their January marriage was officially recognized by a government official. But their bliss was short lived, and they were quickly forced to flee the country in fear for their lives.
The couple has been staying ever since in a small town in the Netherlands, where they spoke exclusively to VICE News.
Although gay marriage is illegal in Russia, Voitsekhovsky and Stotsko took advantage of a loophole earlier this year after discovering the government recognizes foreign marriages.
The couple wed in Denmark in January, seven years after they first started dating. On their return to Russia, they took their internal passports to a government office to be officially registered.
To their surprise, registering at the municipality office went off without a hitch. …
The couple has been staying ever since in a small town in the Netherlands, where they spoke exclusively to VICE News.
Although gay marriage is illegal in Russia, Voitsekhovsky and Stotsko took advantage of a loophole earlier this year after discovering the government recognizes foreign marriages.
The couple wed in Denmark in January, seven years after they first started dating. On their return to Russia, they took their internal passports to a government office to be officially registered.
To their surprise, registering at the municipality office went off without a hitch. …
From the Archives: Putin’s Pride? Six Famous Gay Sons of Russia
CHANNEL 4 NEWS: Vladimir Putin’s anti-gay propaganda laws have sought to stifle homosexual expression – but Sochi’s opening ceremony featured some of the most prominent homosexuals in international history.
The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony referenced prominent gay Russians from the field of literature, ballet, music and film – including Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Vaslav Nijinsky and Sergei Eisenstein.
Article Six of the Olympic charter states that “any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic movement”.
Channel 4 News lists below six, of the many, gay Russians that Vladimir Putin should be proud of: Pyotr Tchaikovsky » | Saturday, February 8, 2014
Tchaikovsky and the secret gay loves censors tried to hide: New volume includes once-hidden passages about the composer’s homosexuality »
The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony referenced prominent gay Russians from the field of literature, ballet, music and film – including Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Vaslav Nijinsky and Sergei Eisenstein.
Article Six of the Olympic charter states that “any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic movement”.
Channel 4 News lists below six, of the many, gay Russians that Vladimir Putin should be proud of: Pyotr Tchaikovsky » | Saturday, February 8, 2014
Tchaikovsky and the secret gay loves censors tried to hide: New volume includes once-hidden passages about the composer’s homosexuality »
How US Right-wing Views Putin amid Russian War on Ukraine
AL JAZEERA: Russian president has enjoyed support among US conservatives, but Ukraine attack now prompts criticism.
As Russia’s deadly invasion of Ukraine continues, a number of prominent American conservatives who had previously been complimentary of Vladimir Putin have been forced to confront past comments praising the Russian president. For years, Putin has enjoyed support from an unlikely coalition of elected Republican officials, conservative Christian leaders and right-wing television hosts, whose praise has ranged from admiration of his intelligence to his hardline position against progressive cultural ideas.
“The question of the American right’s support for Putin and Russia is a complex, many-layered issue,” Devin Burghart, president of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, told Al Jazeera.
“There is an attraction to Putin’s hardline authoritarian stance and his aggressive foreign policy. Others are attracted to the brand of traditionalist Christianity Putin has expressed. Some like Putin’s attacks on the Russian LGBTQ community.”
In many ways, the American right’s Putin problem starts at the top.
Former President Donald Trump, who has voiced admiration for Putin for years, appeared to praise the Russian leader’s advances days before the invasion on February 24, calling the moves “smart” and “savvy”. “Putin is smart,” Trump also told a gathering in Mar-a-lago, Florida, on the eve of Russian forces’ all-out attack on Ukraine, which has killed hundreds of civilians and forced more than a million people to flee. “He’s taken over a country for two dollars worth of sanctions. I’d say that’s pretty smart.” » | Chris Moody | Friday, March 4, 2022
As Russia’s deadly invasion of Ukraine continues, a number of prominent American conservatives who had previously been complimentary of Vladimir Putin have been forced to confront past comments praising the Russian president. For years, Putin has enjoyed support from an unlikely coalition of elected Republican officials, conservative Christian leaders and right-wing television hosts, whose praise has ranged from admiration of his intelligence to his hardline position against progressive cultural ideas.
“The question of the American right’s support for Putin and Russia is a complex, many-layered issue,” Devin Burghart, president of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, told Al Jazeera.
“There is an attraction to Putin’s hardline authoritarian stance and his aggressive foreign policy. Others are attracted to the brand of traditionalist Christianity Putin has expressed. Some like Putin’s attacks on the Russian LGBTQ community.”
In many ways, the American right’s Putin problem starts at the top.
Former President Donald Trump, who has voiced admiration for Putin for years, appeared to praise the Russian leader’s advances days before the invasion on February 24, calling the moves “smart” and “savvy”. “Putin is smart,” Trump also told a gathering in Mar-a-lago, Florida, on the eve of Russian forces’ all-out attack on Ukraine, which has killed hundreds of civilians and forced more than a million people to flee. “He’s taken over a country for two dollars worth of sanctions. I’d say that’s pretty smart.” » | Chris Moody | Friday, March 4, 2022
Putin: Redrawing Borders, Rewriting History | The Listening Post
Guerre en Ukraine : Kiev dans la ligne de mire de l’armée russe
LE MONDE : REPORTAGE | A Irpin, située dans sa banlieue, au moins huit civils ont été tués par des frappes. L’armée ukrainienne craint soit un puissant assaut, soit un encerclement et l’instauration d’un siège.
Ils sont peut-être les derniers à pouvoir fuir Irpin avant que la ville tombe aux mains de l’armée russe. L’artillerie frappe à intervalles réguliers. Des combats à l’arme automatique s’engagent. Au nord-ouest de la capitale ukrainienne, Irpin est, dimanche 6 mars, en train de sombrer. Des combattants ukrainiens, dont beaucoup ont déjà quitté leurs positions pour se replier aux abords de Kiev, aident des familles à avancer vers la forêt ou à s’engouffrer dans les rares voitures encore disponibles. Ils ont déjà fait sauter le pont d’Irpin afin de ralentir l’avancée des chars russes vers la capitale. La conquête imminente du pont marquera officiellement l’arrivée de l’armée de Moscou à la limite administrative de Kiev.
Au-delà des raids aériens, des tirs de missiles et des incursions d’unités de forces spéciales qui rythment la guerre à Kiev depuis le 24 février – Moscou étant par ailleurs encore loin d’utiliser sa force aérienne contre la ville et les derniers jours ayant été relativement calmes –, l’arrivée de l’assaillant aux portes de la capitale signifiera sans nul doute une nouvelle étape dans l’offensive russe. L’armée ukrainienne craint soit un puissant assaut, soit un encerclement et l’instauration d’un siège. » | Par Rémy Ourdan (Kiev, envoyé spécial) | ;undi 7 mars 2022
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LIRE AUSSI :
Guerre en Ukraine, en direct : Emmanuel Macron dénonce le « cynisme moral et politique » de Vladimir Poutine : Dans une vidéo diffusée lundi, le président ukrainien a demandé l’intervention des Occidentaux. Il a aussi réclamé de nouvelles sanctions contre la Russie, en proposant notamment un boycott du pétrole. »
Ils sont peut-être les derniers à pouvoir fuir Irpin avant que la ville tombe aux mains de l’armée russe. L’artillerie frappe à intervalles réguliers. Des combats à l’arme automatique s’engagent. Au nord-ouest de la capitale ukrainienne, Irpin est, dimanche 6 mars, en train de sombrer. Des combattants ukrainiens, dont beaucoup ont déjà quitté leurs positions pour se replier aux abords de Kiev, aident des familles à avancer vers la forêt ou à s’engouffrer dans les rares voitures encore disponibles. Ils ont déjà fait sauter le pont d’Irpin afin de ralentir l’avancée des chars russes vers la capitale. La conquête imminente du pont marquera officiellement l’arrivée de l’armée de Moscou à la limite administrative de Kiev.
Au-delà des raids aériens, des tirs de missiles et des incursions d’unités de forces spéciales qui rythment la guerre à Kiev depuis le 24 février – Moscou étant par ailleurs encore loin d’utiliser sa force aérienne contre la ville et les derniers jours ayant été relativement calmes –, l’arrivée de l’assaillant aux portes de la capitale signifiera sans nul doute une nouvelle étape dans l’offensive russe. L’armée ukrainienne craint soit un puissant assaut, soit un encerclement et l’instauration d’un siège. » | Par Rémy Ourdan (Kiev, envoyé spécial) | ;undi 7 mars 2022
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LIRE AUSSI :
Guerre en Ukraine, en direct : Emmanuel Macron dénonce le « cynisme moral et politique » de Vladimir Poutine : Dans une vidéo diffusée lundi, le président ukrainien a demandé l’intervention des Occidentaux. Il a aussi réclamé de nouvelles sanctions contre la Russie, en proposant notamment un boycott du pétrole. »
Nucléaire : la France envoie «des produits médicaux», dont de l'iode, à l'Ukraine
LE FIGARO : Le ministre des Affaires étrangères a annoncé la fourniture à l'Ukraine de produits médicaux pour se prémunir contre le risque d'un accident nucléaire.
La France a envoyé à l'Ukraine «différents produits médicaux», dont de l'iode, pour se prémunir contre le risque d'un accident nucléaire lors des combats avec l'armée russe, a indiqué dimanche 6 mars au soir son ministre des Affaires étrangères Jean-Yves Le Drian.
«Oui, on a envoyé différents produits médicaux», a déclaré Jean-Yves Le Drian sur la chaîne France 2, en réponse à une question sur l'éventuel envoi d'iode à l'Ukraine. «On a envoyé beaucoup d'équipements médicaux, ça en fait partie», a-t-il par la suite confirmé sur la chaîne France 5. Auparavant, l'ambassadeur de France en Ukraine, Étienne de Poncins, avait fait état, sur la chaîne BFMTV, de la fourniture dans les prochains jours de «2,5 millions de doses d'iode pour pouvoir parer à tout danger nucléaire». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 7 mars 2022
Moskau bezweifelt Österreichs Neutralität und droht Wien
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Moskau weist die Kritik des österreichischen Kanzlers Nehammer am Überfall auf die Ukraine scharf zurück. Unterschwellig wird gedroht: Man werde das „künftig berücksichtigen“.
Zwischen Moskau und Wien ist am Wochenende ein scharfer Wortwechsel über die österreichische Neutralität ausgetragen worden. Das russische Außenministerium verbreitete eine Erklärung, in der der Bundeskanzler des „scheinbar neutralen Ös-terreichs“ hart kritisiert wurde. Er ha¬be in den vergangenen Tagen „einsei¬tige und empörende Aussagen“ zur Situation in der Ukraine getätigt und eine „emotionale antirussische Rhetorik“ gebraucht.
Dabei bezieht sich Moskau auf Äu¬ßerungen von Bundeskanzler Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) über die einseitige Entfesselung des Ukrainekriegs durch Russland, Kriegsverbrechen sowie Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit. Ferner wird eine Bemerkung Nehammers kritisiert, die Neutralität sei Österreich nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg durch sow¬jetische Kommunisten „aufgezwungen“ worden. In diesem Zusammenhang erinnert Moskau daran, dass die Rote Armee für die „Befreiung des Territoriums dieses Landes“, also Ös¬terreichs, einen hohen Preis entrichtet habe, mehr als 26.000 Soldaten seien dabei gefallen. » | Von Stephan Löwenstein, Politischer Korrespondent mit Sitz in Wien. | Sonntag, 6. März 2022
Zelensky Warns of New Russian Attacks in Ukraine
THE NEW YORK TIMES: As fighting takes an increasing toll on civilians, Russian and Ukrainian representatives were expected to meet for a third round of talks on Monday. Russian police detained thousands of antiwar protesters over the weekend.
Several rockets landed in a neighborhood of heavy concentrated apartment blocks in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on Monday, blowing out windows and sending shrapnel through walls and home appliances. | Tyler Hicks/The New York Times
MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Ukraine on Monday to expect a renewed bombardment of major cities, as Russian forces attempt to renew their assault after being stalled by stiff resistance and suffering unexpected heavy losses.
Before dawn, a huge explosion on the outskirts of the coastal city of Mykolaiv lit up the sky and artillery fire rang out as Russian troops continue their push to take the city, a vital point on the road to Odessa. Here are the latest developments: » | Michael Schwirtz and Marc Santora | Monday, March 7, 2022
MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Ukraine on Monday to expect a renewed bombardment of major cities, as Russian forces attempt to renew their assault after being stalled by stiff resistance and suffering unexpected heavy losses.
Before dawn, a huge explosion on the outskirts of the coastal city of Mykolaiv lit up the sky and artillery fire rang out as Russian troops continue their push to take the city, a vital point on the road to Odessa. Here are the latest developments: » | Michael Schwirtz and Marc Santora | Monday, March 7, 2022
Sunday, March 06, 2022
The Terrifying Reality of Life under Russia's Anti-Gay Laws
Jan 6, 2014 • The Iron Closet: Russia's draconian anti-gay laws effectively licensing violent vigilante gangs to target the LGBT community.
Brutally beaten and forced to drink their own urine while being filmed for internet broadcasts, homosexuals lured into the hands of vigilante groups like Occupy Pedofilyaj (who uniformly view gays as paedophiles) should be very afraid. But they can't expect any help from the police: if they're caught the police arrest the victims and not their torturers. "The objective is to look for paedophile-minded residents and film a video that will them leave them publicly disgraced", Yekaterina Zigunova, of the group Occupy Pedofilyaj, boasts unashamedly.
The encouragement and free hand they're given is one of the more confronting features of Russia's anti-gay stance. The law has left homosexuals living in fear. Even an expression that you believe in equal rights, or any public display, could result in arrest. "Theoretically it's possible to start hauling us into the police station today", Masha Gessen says about co-habiting with her partner. But they're not giving up and see the Olympics as a great opportunity to confront Russian society. As one activist, Polina, says, "I would call on Games participants to come here and to do visible things in support of LGBT people. Only this way will we have a public discussion".
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Brutally beaten and forced to drink their own urine while being filmed for internet broadcasts, homosexuals lured into the hands of vigilante groups like Occupy Pedofilyaj (who uniformly view gays as paedophiles) should be very afraid. But they can't expect any help from the police: if they're caught the police arrest the victims and not their torturers. "The objective is to look for paedophile-minded residents and film a video that will them leave them publicly disgraced", Yekaterina Zigunova, of the group Occupy Pedofilyaj, boasts unashamedly.
The encouragement and free hand they're given is one of the more confronting features of Russia's anti-gay stance. The law has left homosexuals living in fear. Even an expression that you believe in equal rights, or any public display, could result in arrest. "Theoretically it's possible to start hauling us into the police station today", Masha Gessen says about co-habiting with her partner. But they're not giving up and see the Olympics as a great opportunity to confront Russian society. As one activist, Polina, says, "I would call on Games participants to come here and to do visible things in support of LGBT people. Only this way will we have a public discussion".
Ukraine War: Investigate Claim PM Intervened to Help Evgeny Lebedev Get Peerage, Says Starmer
BBC: Sir Keir Starmer has called for a senior parliamentary committee to investigate claims Boris Johnson pushed for a Russian-born businessman to get a peerage, despite security concerns.
The Sunday Times reports the security services withdrew an assessment that giving Evgeny Lebedev an honour posed a security risk after the PM intervened.
The Labour leader said he was "very concerned" about the case.
However, Justice Secretary Dominic Raab insisted there was no "impropriety".
Speaking to the BBC's Sunday Morning programme, Mr Raab said: "There is a very strict and stringent process when anyone is granted a peerage".
He added that the rules around the honours process were "applied very rigorously in this case."
"This was done properly and correctly and we have procedures and systems in place to make sure it is." » | BBC | Sunday, March 6, 2022
Russia: Thousands Arrested in Anti-war Protests
Mar 6, 2022 • Despite the Kremlin's draconian crackdown, crowds of people have turned out at anti-war protests across Russia.
One monitoring group said more than 4,000 people had been arrested in dozens of cities across the country.
But none of that could stop many ordinary Russians from simply 'going for a walk'.
The faces of the interviewees have been blurred in this report for their own safety.
One monitoring group said more than 4,000 people had been arrested in dozens of cities across the country.
But none of that could stop many ordinary Russians from simply 'going for a walk'.
The faces of the interviewees have been blurred in this report for their own safety.
Ukraine: Russian Forces Attack Civilians Near Kyiv, as Mauripol Evacuation Halted for Second Time
Mar 6, 2022 • Warning: There are distressing scenes from the beginning of this report.
They were trying to escape the wreckage of what was once their homes when they came under direct attack.
In Irpin, just outside Kyiv, at least three members of a family - including children - were killed.
To the south, renewed Russian shelling forced the Red Cross to abandon a second attempt to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol.
President Zelenskyy appealed to the West again to enforce a no-fly zone, something they have refused to do, but today US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said they have given the green light to Nato countries to provide fighter jets to Ukraine.
Time for the West to Grow a Spine!
They were trying to escape the wreckage of what was once their homes when they came under direct attack.
In Irpin, just outside Kyiv, at least three members of a family - including children - were killed.
To the south, renewed Russian shelling forced the Red Cross to abandon a second attempt to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol.
President Zelenskyy appealed to the West again to enforce a no-fly zone, something they have refused to do, but today US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said they have given the green light to Nato countries to provide fighter jets to Ukraine.
Time for the West to Grow a Spine!
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