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12:15 PM ET, February 26, 2022

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Washington Post:
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine fights to hold Kyiv amid street battles, gunfire and explosions  —  At daybreak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video of himself, unshaven, on the capital's streets — proof of his apparent commitment to remain in Kyiv.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Zelensky Has Become More Than a Man  —  A symbol.  —  Every week I highlight three newsletters that are worth your time.  —  If you find value in this project, do two things for me: (1) Hit the like button, and (2) Share this with someone.  —  Most of what we do in Bulwark+ is only for our members …
NBC News:
Ukraine's leader defiant as Kyiv holds firm against Russian attacks  —  Ukrainian forces fight to hold capital as Russia vetoes UN security council resolution  —  The Ukrainian government was still in control of its capital city Kyiv Saturday after a night of explosions and fighting …
Lee Smith / Tablet Magazine:
Ukraine's Deadly Gamble  —  By tying itself to a reckless and dangerous America, the Ukrainians made a blunder that client states will study for years to come  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin chose this war, Joe Biden said in his Thursday afternoon speech to America regarding the conflict in Ukraine.
Vladislav Davidzon / Tablet Magazine:
‘Russian Ship ... Go F**k Yourself!’  —  Even in the face of certain death, Ukrainians are displaying heroism worthy of the darkest days of World War II  —  The Russian army continues to advance on Ukrainian positions all over the map, though in his characteristic and eternal lack …
Peter Alexander / NBC News:
One of Russia's closest allies denies request for troops  —  Kazakhstan, one of Russia's closest allies and a southern neighbor, is denying a request for its troops to join the offensive in Ukraine, officials said Friday.  —  Additionally, the former Soviet republic said it is not recognizing …
Phil McCausland / NBC News:
Ukrainian ambassador to U.S. accuses Russia of war crimes
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Lt. Col. Vindman: Trump ‘Absolutely’ at Fault for Russia's Ukraine Invasion  —  “It's because of Trump's corruption that we have a less capable, less prepared Ukraine,” retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman told VICE News.  —  CJ  —  The man who played a key role in then-President Donald Trump's …
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The Economist:
Russians greet Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine with dismay, not enthusiasm  —  It is very different from 2014, when the seizure of Crimea sparked jubilation  —  As the sun set over the Kremlin on the first day of Russia's war against Ukraine, Moscow felt tense.
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
62 percent of voters say Putin wouldn't have invaded Ukraine if Trump were president: poll
Politico:
Germany OKs weapons for Ukraine in major shift on military aid  —  Germany has authorized the Netherlands to send Ukraine 400 rocket-propelled grenade launchers to aid in the fight against Russian invaders, according to two EU officials — marking an abrupt shift in Berlin's military policy amid pressure from EU and NATO allies.
Discussion: NBC New York and Political Wire
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Antony J. Blinken / United States Department of State:
Additional Military Assistance for Ukraine  —  Ukraine is a sovereign, democratic, and peace-loving nation.  The United States and Ukraine have been partners since Ukraine declared its independence from the Soviet Union more than 30 years ago.  After Russia invaded and partially occupied Ukraine in 2014 …
Miami Herald:
‘That is fraud.’ GOP registered more than 100 voters as Republicans without their consent  —  At first, Nelia Estevez didn't believe that her voter registration could have been changed without her knowledge to reflect a new political party.  Voting was sacrosanct to the 69-year-old Cuban immigrant …
Discussion: Raw Story
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
How did Tucker Carlson turn into a Putin apologist?  —  Back when Tucker Carlson practiced his punditry on MSNBC in the 2000s, he held Russia in low esteem.  “The bottom line here is that freedom of the press is disappearing in Russia,” Carlson said in August 2005, after Russia barred ABC News staffers …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Insider
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Lissandra Villa / BuzzFeed News:
Texas's Confusing Voter Registration System Is An Early Result of Democrats' Failed Voting Rights Push  —  Julie Crum and her 91-year-old mother Darlyne Crum, residents of Canyon Lake, Texas, first filled out applications for mail-in ballots in January, which they qualify for in the state because they are both over the age of 65.
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:   Ballot Rejections in Texas Spike After New Voting Law
Dylan Byers / Puck:
Jeff Zucker's Successor Is... Chris Licht  —  According to people who have spoken with Zaslav, the former wunderkind producer Jeff Zucker will be succeeded by another former wunderkind, Chris Licht.  Welcome to the new CNN.  —  Last night, I reported that Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav …
Jason Stanley / The Guardian:
The antisemitism animating Putin's claim to ‘denazify’ Ukraine  —  The Russian leader's pretext for invasion recasts Ukraine's Jewish president as a Nazi and Russian Christians as true victims of the Holocaust  —  hen Russian president Vladimir Putin announced Russia's invasion of Ukraine …
Discussion: Althouse
Washington Post:
Backstage drama at Jan. 6 rally for Trump draws interest of House committee  —  At roughly 8:15 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2021, a few hours before President Donald Trump and his allies whipped up thousands of supporters with false claims of election fraud, law enforcement was summoned to the rally grounds to deal with a “possible disorderly.”
Discussion: Raw Story
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
North Carolina Republicans Ask SCOTUS To Decimate Voting Rights in Every State  —  In a late Friday afternoon filing as war raged in Ukraine and as President Joe Biden announced Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court …
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New York Times:
Biden Made a Historic Supreme Court Pick. What Now?
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Speaks At White Nationalist Conference  —  The congresswoman from Georgia spoke at the America First Political Action Conference, organized by white nationalist “groyper” leader Nick Fuentes.  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) …
 
 
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
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