February 24, 2022
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LIVE – Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has attracted an incredible amount of propaganda and fake news stories.
The people who are suffering are the Ukrainians who have been displaced, killed and captured. No-one disagrees with that.
But so many people are suggesting that their is an endgame that is involves Russian sanctions and isolation.
The cost of the war in Ukraine
Whilst Ukraine will be left in ruins and in need of a rebuild. The unfortunate cost of the war will leave the country with debt for the arms that have been supplied by the United States and being used as a proxy for the US.
Russia has a perspective which is monitored and blocked by major search engines.
Ukraine and specifically the President Zelensky is on a PR war. Rallying as many world leaders to join to condemn the Russian invasion.
Will Ukraine join NATO?
The questions everyone is still asking is Will Ukraine be able to join NATO and the EU.
And if that happens will Russia take this war to the next level.
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Russia launches largest missile‑drone barrage on Kyiv, prompting global calls for tougher sanctions
Russia launches largest missile‑drone barrage on Kyiv, prompting global calls for tougher sanctions
In the early hours of Thursday, Russian forces unleashed a record-breaking aerial assault on Kyiv, involving around 400 Shahed drones and 18 cruise and ballistic missiles, the largest strike since the full-scale invasion began three years ago. The bombardment persisted for nearly ten hours, triggering air-raid sirens and sending civilians scrambling to underground shelters. Two people were killed and at least 13 injured, with fires reported in six of Kyiv’s ten districts, including residential buildings, offices and warehouses.
The attack coincided with a high-profile recovery and sanctions summit in Rome, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Western leaders to impose “biting” sanctions on Russia, including targeting its oil exports, to deter further aggression.
🔁 Reactions:
- President Zelenskiy: “Sanctions must be imposed faster and hard enough so Russia truly feels consequences” (The Guardian)
- Ukrainian authorities: “Entire night of explosions, rooftops blazing, residents forced underground” (The Guardian)
- Security analyst: > “This marks a tactical escalation—designed to stretch Ukraine’s defences and morale” (AP News)
📰 Media Bias & Framing:
- Reuters/AP/Guardian emphasise the unprecedented scale of the attack, the civilian impact, and the symbolic timing during a major diplomatic event (Financial Times).
- Financial Times, WSJ analyse how Russia aims to undermine Ukraine’s air defences and challenge NATO’s support strategy (Financial Times).
- Independent/The Times spotlight how reopening U.S. arms deliveries under Trump contrasts with the intensity of Russian aggression (The Daily Beast).
📊 Sentiment: Negative. The fury and magnitude of the strike, along with civilian casualties, dramatically raise the stakes of the conflict, reinforcing Kyiv’s plea for immediate and punitive sanctions while underlining Ukraine’s intensified need for Western air-defence systems.
Vladimir Putin tells Donald Trump he will not back down
Cliff Notes – Vladimir Putin tells Donald Trump he will not back down
- During a phone call, Vladimir Putin reaffirmed to Donald Trump that Russia will not retreat from its objectives in Ukraine, specifically citing the need to address “root causes” behind the conflict.
- The call also focused on a potential peace agreement, wherein Putin insisted Ukraine must abandon its NATO aspirations and acknowledge Russia’s territorial gains.
- Following the call, concerns arose over the Pentagon’s decision to temporarily halt shipments of critical military aid to Ukraine, complicating its defence efforts.
Vladimir Putin tells Donald Trump he will not back down from goals in Ukraine, Kremlin says
Vladimir Putin told Donald Trump he “will not back down” from Russia’s goals in Ukraine during a phone call today, the Kremlin has said.
The Russian president spoke to President Trump and the president “again raised the issue of an early end to military action” in Ukraine, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters.
In response, Mr Putin said “Russia will not back down” from its aims there, which include “the elimination of the well-known root causes that led to the current state of affairs,” Mr Ushakov said.
The phrase “root causes” is shorthand for Moscow’s argument that it was compelled to invade Ukraine in order to prevent the country from joining NATO.
Russia wants a lasting peace and unless that can be achieved it will be pointless. Joining NATO is not Ukrainian cause, they are the ambitions of ‘dictator’ in charge who like Netanyahu has cancelled any elections and imprisoned oppositions leaders.
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