Because of their grossly inaccurate assessments of the Russian president and his country, “Putin Whisperers” in the West have Ukrainian blood on their hands.
SCOTT RITTER: On Speaking Plain ‘Putin,’ Part Two
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SCOTT RITTER: On Speaking Plain ‘Putin’
Any retrospective on the Russian-Ukraine conflict begins with a modicum of interest in how Moscow defines the conflict. First of an article in two parts.
Prigozhin’s War
UPDATED: Putin met with Prigozhin five days after the rebellion as analysts differ on why it happened. It is an episode with lessons to be learned for both Russia and the West, writes Joe Lauria.
Casualties of Russian ‘Civil War’: Beltway Experts
The Grayzone‘s in-depth look at the massacre carried out by some of America’s top Russia experts against their own credibility, report Max Blumenthal and Wyatt Reed.
Caitlin Johnstone: This Is What Dystopia Looks Like
Simpsons characters waving Ukrainian flags; an opera about a drone operator sponsored by General Dynamics; Bono drawing pictures of Zelenksy and Sesame Street working with USAID in Iraq.
Who Will Weed Out the Warmongers?
Exclusive: Progressive Democrats are gearing up to fight Wall Street appointees to a Hillary Clinton administration, but there is no similar campaign to weed out neocon/liberal-hawk warmongers, writes Robert Parry.