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9:15 PM ET, February 21, 2022

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Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Fiery Speech Claims Ukraine as Part of Russia and Hints at Wider Aims  —  President Vladimir V. Putin signed a decree that allowed for troops to enter Donetsk and Luhansk for “peacekeeping.”  The U.S. and E.U. said they would begin imposing limited sanctions.  —  Here's what you need to know:
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Shaun Walker / The Guardian:
Putin's absurd, angry spectacle will be a turning point in his long reign  —  This was a supreme leader marshalling his minions for a decision that will change the security architecture in Europe and may well lead to horrific war  —  Sitting alone at a desk in a grand, columned Kremlin room …
Discussion: Human Events and Al Jazeera
Robert Kagan / Washington Post:
What we can expect after Putin's conquest of Ukraine  —  Let's assume for a moment that Vladimir Putin succeeds in gaining full control of Ukraine, as he shows every intention of doing.  What are the strategic and geopolitical consequences?  —  The first will be a new front line of conflict in Central Europe.
Joseph R. Biden Jr / The White House:
Executive Order on Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Continued Russian Efforts to Undermine the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine … By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States …
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The White House:
Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Russian Announcement on Eastern Ukraine  —  We have anticipated a move like this from Russia and are ready to respond immediately.  President Biden will soon issue an Executive Order that will prohibit new investment, trade, and financing by U.S. persons to …
Max Seddon / Financial Times:
Putin's made-for-TV security debate gives him answers he wants to hear on Ukraine  —  Russia's president lines up state officials to repeat arguments for recognising Kyiv's eastern separatist regions  —  For Vladimir Putin's extraordinary meeting with his top security officials on Monday …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Putin Chooses a Forever War  —  His partition of Ukraine is an attack on global peace.  —  About the author: Tom Nichols is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and the author of its newsletter Peacefield.  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a long speech full of heavy sighs and dark grievances …
Discussion: Washington Post, Mediaite and Reuters
Mary Louise Kelly / NPR:
Why Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons — and what that means in an invasion by Russia  —  Three decades ago, the newly independent country of Ukraine was briefly the third-largest nuclear power in the world.  —  Thousands of nuclear arms had been left on Ukrainian soil by Moscow after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
consilium.europa.eu:
Press statement by President Charles Michel of the European Council and President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission, 21 February 2022
Discussion: CBS News and The Daily Wire
Victor Jack / Politico:
Escalating crisis, Putin recognizes breakaway territories in Ukraine as independent
Discussion: Politico
Roger Cohen / New York Times:   A Subdued Munich Conference Hears a Troubling Word: Appeasement
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Got a Covid Booster?  You Probably Won't Need Another for a Long Time  —  A flurry of new studies suggest that several parts of the immune system can mount a sustained, potent response to any coronavirus variant.  —  As people across the world grapple with the prospect of living …
Discussion: HotAir and Political Wire
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Trump's ‘Truth Social’ suffers a chaotic rollout as Devin Nunes vows to get bugs fixed by late March  —  On Monday, The Daily Beast reported that former Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), now heading up former President Donald Trump's just-launched Twitter competitor “Truth Social” …
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Sam Sachs / WFLA-TV:
Amendment to Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill would force schools to out students in 6 weeks  —  Editor's note: Video above is previous coverage from before the new amendment.  —  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A new amendment to Florida's so-called “Don't Say Gay” bill would explicitly require schools …
ABC News:
US border agent kills man on rugged trail in Arizona  —  Authorities are investigating the death of a man who was shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent late Saturday a few miles north of the Mexico border near of the Arizona town of Douglas  —  DOUGLAS, Ariz. — Federal and local authorities …
Discussion: The Hill
Axios:
Biden needs a Trump substitute  —  Searching for a strategy to avoid a 2022 midterm disaster, advisers to President Biden have discussed elevating a unifying Republican foil not named Donald Trump. … - Biden isn't on the ballot in November. … - Biden advisers and Hill allies told Axios voters …
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Chris Truax / The Bulwark:
Everything You Need to Know About Biden's Messaging Problems with One Easy Test
Discussion: Cracked Bowl and Overtime
Robert Costa / CBS News:
Trump's GOP critics to gather in Washington with an eye on 2024 presidential race  —  A group of Republican critics of former President Donald Trump will gather in Washington, D.C., this week to cheer on the two GOP members of the House select committee investigating the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol …
NBC News:
‘Paper terrorism’: Parents against mask mandates bombard school districts with sham legal claims  —  Jill Griffin had a panic on her hands.  —  Teachers and staff members of her school district in Bethalto, Illinois, a small town outside of St. Louis, were suddenly worried that they would not be paid.
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
Long Island University:
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2021 GEORGE POLK AWARDS IN JOURNALISM  —  Coverage of Political Upheaval, Corporate Subterfuge, Victimized Children, Exploited Migrants, a Haitian Plot and Madagascar Famine Among 15 Winners  —  Long Island University (LIU) has announced the winners …
Discussion: CNN
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
New York Times Wins 2 Polk Awards for Investigative Reporting
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Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
For Ukraine's Jews, the Threat of War Stirs Memories of Past Horrors  —  In Odessa, Jewish leaders are preparing for the worst: hiring security guards, scoping out bomb shelters and making plans to evacuate if Russia invades the country.  —  ODESSA, Ukraine—Rabbi Avraham Wolff is preparing for war.
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Debunking more false Fox claims about the Canadian convoy protests  —  Trudeau invokes rare emergencies act to stop protests  —  Washington (CNN)Fox News has been repeatedly inaccurate in its coverage of the Canadian “Freedom Convoy” protests against vaccine mandates …
Discussion: Al Jazeera and True North
 
 
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