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8:05 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.
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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
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 …
Axios:
Zelensky says Putin has ordered invasion  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an impassioned address on Wednesday night that Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered an invasion of his country but that if Russia attacks, “you will see our faces, not our backs.”
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Is It Amnesia or Hypocrisy That Fuels the GOP's Crazy Response to Putin?
CNN:
Russia launches military attack on Ukraine with reports of explosions and troops crossing border
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:   Many Russians Feel a Deep Unease Over Going to War
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
A deadly, devious intelligence war unfolds in Ukraine
Discussion: Politico
Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Most in US oppose major role in Russia strife
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Politico:
The frame that doomed BBB  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  —  As the Biden administration looks over the cadaver that is their Build Back Better agenda, wondering what components, if any, it can resuscitate …
Discussion: National Review
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:   White House press secretary Jen Psaki could reportedly replace Rachel Maddow on MSNBC
Bryan Anderson / WRAL-TV:
NC Supreme Court OK's new voting maps for 2022 election  —  The North Carolina Supreme Court late Wednesday allowed a set of newly enacted voting maps that a panel of North Carolina judges approved earlier in the day to be implemented for this year's elections.
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Michael Wines / New York Times:
North Carolina Court Imposes New District Map, Eliminating G.O.P. Edge
Discussion: Political Wire
James Osborne / Houston Chronicle:
Ex-ERCOT chief says he was following Abbott's direction when they ran up billions in bills during freeze  —  The former head of the Texas power grid testified in court Wednesday that when he ordered power prices to stay at the maximum price cap for days on end during last year's frigid winter storm …
New York Times:
2 Prosecutors Leading N.Y. Trump Inquiry Resign, Clouding Case's Future  —  The prosecutors had abruptly stopped presenting evidence to a grand jury in the high-stakes criminal investigation into the former president's business practices.  —  The two prosecutors leading …
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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Lola Fadulu / New York Times:
Columbia Psychiatry Chair Suspended After Tweet About Dark-Skinned Model  —  The post from Jeffrey Lieberman, which described the model as possibly a “freak of nature,” drew negative attention from medical professionals.  —  The chair of the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry …
Discussion: The Hill and NBC New York
Stuart Lau / Politico:
China Direct: When your best pal picks war — EU dismay — Taiwan's watching  —  Exploring Europe's diplomatic and commercial relationship with China.  —  THE WAR BEGINS: Russia launched a full-fledged attack on Ukraine this morning, with at least hundreds of casualties so far according to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
 
 
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