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11:10 PM ET, March 27, 2022

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The Economist:
Volodymyr Zelensky on why Ukraine must defeat Putin  —  At his headquarters in Kyiv, Ukraine's president speaks to The Economist about his country's battle and the struggle of light over dark  —  HE NEVER WANTED a war and he did not prepare his country for one.  He may quote Winston Churchill, but he is no Churchill.
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Nolan Peterson / Coffee or Die Magazine:
DISPATCH: Interview With a Ukrainian MiG-29 Pilot  —  KYIV, Ukraine — Emotional compartmentalization is among the fighter pilot's most essential skills.  Especially in wartime, when there is little time to reflect on one's mortality, or to honor the dead.  Apart from their fears and sorrows …
Carlotta Gall / New York Times:
As the war in Ukraine moves into its second month, fears grow of Mariupol's fall to Russia.  —  KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces redoubled attacks on strategic targets across Ukraine on Sunday, with fierce fighting reported around the capital, Kyiv, amid signs that the besieged city of Mariupol was close to falling.
New York Times:
Zelensky Gives Interview to Russian Journalists.  Moscow Orders It Quashed.  —  It was a remarkable moment in the war in Europe: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine gave a 90-minute-long Zoom interview on Sunday to four prominent journalists from Russia, the country invading his.
Washington Post:
‘Diminishing returns’: What can change Putin's course in the Ukraine war?
Discussion: Reuters and New York Times
Washington Post:
Russian troops' tendency to talk on unsecured lines is proving costly
Discussion: nationalinterest.org and The Hill
The Guardian:   Russian soldiers release Ukraine town's mayor and agree to leave after protests
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Biden's Facts Don't Care About Putin's Feelings  —  This isn't about Biden's apt ad lib.  It's about steeling for a long “battle between democracy and autocracy.” … While America's media is embroiled in another confected controversy, this one about whether Joe Biden hurt Vladimir Putin's feelings …
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Associated Press:
Biden finds no respite at home after returning from Europe  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — With the last nine, unscripted words of an impassioned speech about Russia's aggression in Ukraine, President Joe Biden created a troubling distraction, undermining his effectiveness as he returned home …
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Biden stated the obvious: Putin must not remain in power, free to destroy Ukraine
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Biden's Comments About Putin Were an Unforced Error
Deepa Shivaram / NPR:
Biden says of Putin: 'For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power'
New York Times:
How Joe Manchin Aided Coal, and Earned Millions  —  At every step of his political career, Joe Manchin helped a West Virginia power plant that is the sole customer of his private coal business.  Along the way, he blocked ambitious climate action.  —  GRANT TOWN, W. Va. …
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Trump's Georgia Rally Sees ‘Smallest Crowd’ in State Since 2016: Reporters  —  Former President Donald Trump's Georgia rally on Saturday failed to draw the number of supporters he has been accustomed to in the southern state, according to multiple journalists covering the event.
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Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert / Insider:
Trump once again praises authoritarian leaders, calling Putin's soldiers on the border of Ukraine ‘a great negotiation’  — Former President Donald Trump praised Xi Jinping, Kim Jong-Un, and Vladimir Putin in a campaign event.  — Trump called Putin's decision to put troops on the border of Ukraine “a great negotiation.”
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Chris Wallace Says Life at Fox News Became ‘Unsustainable’  —  As he starts a new streaming show at CNN, the longtime TV anchor reflects on his decision to leave Fox News after 18 years.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  “I just no longer felt comfortable with the programming at Fox.”
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Biden's job approval falls to lowest level of his presidency amid war and inflation fears  —  NBC News poll: Biden hits lowest disapproval number yet  —  Amid Europe's largest land war since World War II, 7 in 10 Americans express low confidence in President Joe Biden's ability to deal …
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New York Times:
Lt. Gov. Benjamin Is Focus of Federal Inquiry Into Campaign Fraud  —  Prosecutors are examining whether Brian Benjamin, New York's second-highest state official, participated in a plan to boost his campaign fund with fraudulent donations.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Rebecca Downs / Townhall:
Another White House Official Tests Positive for COVID-19  —  Yet another White House official has tested positive for the Wuhan coronavirus, despite being fully vaccinated.  In a statement shared by the White House on Sunday evening, Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre shared …
Andrew Cohen / Rolling Stone:
The Supreme Court's Clarence and Ginni Thomas Scandal Is Unprecedented  —  The U.S. Supreme Court's January 19, 2022 order in Trump v. Thompson was as brief as it was significant.  By a vote of 8-1, with Justice Clarence Thomas as the lone dissenter, the Court refused a request …
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Gabriel Pietrorazio / ABC News:
Klobuchar says there's ‘a textbook case’ for Justice Thomas to recuse himself
Discussion: Politico and Washington Times
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The Kremlin tries to stifle Radio Free Europe — and its audience surges … Radio Free Europe, the U.S.-funded operation that got its start by piping American-flavored news through the Iron Curtain in 1950, could see big trouble brewing for its Russian operation in recent years.
 
 
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Discussion: The Lukist
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Nicholas Grossman:
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Discussion: New York Times
Financial Times:
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