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9:30 AM ET, February 24, 2022

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The White House:
Statement by President Biden on Russia's Unprovoked and Unjustified Attack on Ukraine  —  The prayers of the entire world are with the people of Ukraine tonight as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces.  President Putin has chosen a premeditated war …
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Associated Press:
Russia's Putin announces military operation in Ukraine  —  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine, claiming it's intended to protect civilians.  —  In a televised address, Putin said the action comes in response to threats coming from Ukraine.
Wall Street Journal:
Russia Attacks Ukraine, Drawing Broad Condemnation  —  Missiles and airstrikes hit Kyiv and several other cities in Ukraine, in what President Biden calls an unprovoked attack, pledging further action against Moscow  —  KYIV, Ukraine—Russian armored columns pushed into Ukraine and airstrikes hit …
New York Times:
Putin Issues Threat Against ‘Anyone Who Tries to Interfere’  —  Several Ukrainian cities were under attack on Thursday morning.  President Biden condemned President Vladimir Putin's actions, saying he would speak to the American people on Thursday.
Politico:
Battles flare across Ukraine after Putin declares war  —  KYIV — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday launched an all-out assault on Ukraine with missiles, warplanes and tanks that threatens to push Europe into its biggest conflict since World War II.
Zoya Sheftalovich / Politico:
Ukraine's Jewish President Zelenskiy asks Putin: ‘How could I be a Nazi?’  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared war on Ukraine and pledged to oversee a “demilitarization and de-Nazification” of the country — which is led by a Jewish president.
Lorne Cook / Associated Press:
NATO vows to defend its entire territory after Russia attack  —  BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Thursday that the military alliance would defend every inch of its territory should Russia attack a member country, as he slammed Moscow for launching a brutal act of war on Ukraine.
The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on Phone Call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine  —  President Zelenskyy reached out to me tonight and we just finished speaking.  I condemned this unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces.  I briefed him on the steps we are taking …
Discussion: New York Times, Politico and Forbes
Associated Press:
Russia attacks Ukraine, ‘shattering’ European peace
NBC News:
Russia-Ukraine conflict live updates: Ukraine battles Russian attack on multiple fronts
Discussion: Mediaite
Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
Putin's war will shake the world  —  Russia intends to install a puppet government in Kyiv.  The west must now respond  —  ADD TO MYFT  —  The phoney war is over.  The real war has begun.  For several weeks, the US and British governments have believed that Vladimir Putin was intent on a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: War in Europe  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE LATEST FROM UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:  — “We will give weapons to anyone who wants to defend the country.  Be ready to support Ukraine in the squares of our cities.”  — “We have severed diplomatic relations with Russia.
Discussion: Washington Post and New York Post
Ann Coulter:
Stop Talking About Ukraine, Republicans!  —  Amid the media's 24/7 UKRAINE UPDATES, perhaps some enterprising journalist could write an article explaining how our esteem for that country's borders benefits a single American — other than President Joe Biden.
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Calamity Again … The poem is called “Calamity Again.”  The original version was written in Ukrainian, in 1859, and the author, Taras Shevchenko, was not speaking metaphorically when he wrote about slavery.  Shevchenko was born into a family of serfs—slaves—on an estate in what is now central Ukraine …
Michael Kofman / The Economist:
Michael Kofman, an expert on Russia's armed forces, explains why the Kremlin will seek regime change in Ukraine  —  Scenarios involving only limited fighting make little sense militarily  —  AFTER A LENGTHY and ominous speech, Russia's President Vladimir Putin chose to recognise …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Is It Amnesia or Hypocrisy That Fuels the GOP's Crazy Response to Putin?
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Trump and his supporters praise Putin and dismiss Biden as crisis unfolds
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Foreign-Policy Dissent Is Not Treason
Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Texas governor calls on citizens to report parents of transgender kids for abuse  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling on “licensed professionals” and “members of the general public” to report the parents of transgender minors to state authorities if it appears the minors are receiving gender-affirming medical care.
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Samuel Benson / Politico:
Hard pivot toward Trump proves costly for red-state ally  —  Like many GOP primaries this year, the challenge to Sen. Mike Lee in Utah turns on the question of fealty to Donald Trump.  Unlike in most of those primaries, however, the issue isn't whether he's loyal enough.  It's whether he's gone too far.
Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
The Mysterious Right-Wing Group Funding the Trucker Convoy  —  A conservative dark-money group created to fund election challenges has pivoted to funding the trucker convoy.  —  A rowdy convoy of truckers is descending on the Beltway outside of Washington, D.C., presenting itself as an organic reaction to mask and vaccine mandates.
David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
Ukraine naval base drew Putin's wrath, then Russian fire  —  OCHAKIV, Ukraine — Two explosions rocked the port of Ochakiv around 7 a.m. on Thursday, as Russian forces unleashed a fierce assault on a Ukrainian naval base President Vladimir Putin had personally griped about as a symbol …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Jobless claims total 232,000, slightly less than expected; Q4 GDP revised up to 7%  — Jobless claims for the week ended Feb. 19 totaled 232,000, slightly less than expected.  — Continuing claims hit their lowest level in nearly 52 years.  — GDP increased at a 7% annualized pace …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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