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Opinion | Russia and Ukraine Have Incentives to Negotiate. The U.S. Has Other Plans.

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The Biden administration is escalating the war.

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Russia's war on Ukraine latest news: NATO pledges more military, energy aid for Ukraine

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The United States and NATO allies promised more arms for Kyiv and equipment to help restore Ukrainian power and heat knocked out by Russian missile and drone strikes, as air raid sirens blared across Ukraine for the first time this week.

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Cynthia Osterman’s Profile | UOL, Business Insider, HuffPost Journalist | Muck Rack

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Find Cynthia Osterman’s articles, email address, contact information, Twitter and more

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Not much on muck rack. It appears that the articles she writes vary in subject so she may not be in counrty for Russia-Ukraine.

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Russia responded Thursday for the first time regarding the decision by President Biden to send Abrams M1 tanks to Ukraine, accusing it of "direct involvement in the conflict."

During his Wednesday announcement, Biden said the shipment of tanks that he classified as the "most capable tanks in the world" were not "an offensive threat to Russia."

However, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov clapped back at this and said, "There are constant statements from European capitals and Washington that the sending of various weapons systems to Ukraine, including tanks, in no way signifies the involvement of these countries or the alliance in hostilities in Ukraine."

BIDEN APPROVES SENDING 31 M1 ABRAMS TANKS TO UKRAINE, IN REVERSAL
"We categorically disagree with this, and in Moscow, everything that the alliance and the capitals I mentioned are doing is seen as direct involvement in the conflict. We see that this is growing," he told reporters, according to Reuters Thursday.

Russian officials have repeatedly accused the U.S. and NATO allies of being directly involved in the conflict despite the lack of Western troops in the war.

Senior defense officials described the Abrams tanks as the "best in the world" in a background call Wednesday, but Moscow has remained largely unreactive to the news from Washington despite accusing Germany of escalating the war following its decision to send Leopard 2 tanks earlier on Wednesday.
UKRAINE-RUSSIA WAR: GERMANY AGREES TO SEND 2 BATTALIONS OF LEOPARD 2 TANKS AFTER HEAVY PRESSURE

"This extremely dangerous decision takes the conflict to a new level of confrontation," Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergei Nechayev said Wednesday, adding that the decision to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine was the "final refusal to recognize its historical responsibility to our people for Nazi crimes."

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also claimed it was proof of "a war planned in advance" - echoing Moscow's false claims that NATO was planning aggressive action against Russia in the lead up to the war.

Russian media has also down-played the decision by Washington with one TASS report claiming that Abrams tanks are "vulnerable" to Soviet-era weapons.

One retired Russian general also reportedly told the state-owned outlet that Abrams tanks are "weakly suited for operation on dusty terrain like in Ukraine."

The coverage shows a stark comparison to Moscow's reaction when the U.S. first approved HIMARS for deployment in Ukraine, which prompted subsequent warnings over providing long-range strike capabilities and threats of nuclear escalation.

Russian took a similar tactic following the announcement last month that the U.S. and Germany would send Patriot missile systems to Ukraine - one of the worlds most advanced air defense systems but which Russian President Vladimir Putin described as "quite old."

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Russia reacts to US, Germany tank deliveries to Ukraine: 'Direct involvement in the conflict'

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Russia responded Thursday for the first time regarding the decision by President Biden to send Abrams M1 tanks to Ukraine, accusing it of "direct involvement in the conflict." During his Wednesday announcement, Biden said the shipment of tanks that he classified as the "most capable tanks in the world" were not "an offensive threat to Russia."

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I dont belive this is the same person but this was the only information I could find on this individual.

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Boris Johnson has said Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike in an "extraordinary" phone call in the run-up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The then-prime minister said Mr Putin told him it "would only take a minute".

Mr Johnson said the comment was made after he warned the war would be an "utter catastrophe".

The claim is made in a BBC documentary on Mr Putin's interactions with world leaders over the years. The Kremlin spokesman said it was a "lie".

Mr Johnson warned Mr Putin that invading Ukraine would lead to Western sanctions and more Nato troops on Russia's borders.

He also tried to deter Russian military action by telling Mr Putin that Ukraine would not join Nato "for the foreseeable future".

But Mr Johnson said: "He threatened me at one point, and he said, 'Boris, I don't want to hurt you but, with a missile, it would only take a minute' or something like that. Jolly.

"But I think from the very relaxed tone that he was taking, the sort of air of detachment that he seemed to have, he was just playing along with my attempts to get him to negotiate."

President Putin had been "very familiar" during the "most extraordinary call", Mr Johnson said.

No reference to the exchange appeared in accounts released to the media of the call by Downing Street. But with all officially arranged phone calls, there are always detailed minutes taken by a Number 10 official and retained for the archive.

From the 2014 seizure of Crimea to the invasion of Ukraine, this is the inside story of a decade of clashes - as told by the Western leaders who traded blows with Putin's Russia.

It is impossible to know if Mr Putin's threat was genuine.

However, given previous Russian attacks on the UK - most recently in Salisbury in 2018 - any threat from the Russian leader, however lightly delivered, is probably one Mr Johnson would have had no choice but to take seriously.

In his response, Mr Putin's spokesman said the former prime minister's claim was "either a deliberate falsehood, in which case you need to ask Mr Johnson why he lied, or it was not a deliberate lie. That is, he didn't understand what President Putin was saying to him".

"There were no threats to use missiles," Dmitry Peskov told the BBC.

The Kremlin leader, he said, had simply pointed out that "if Ukraine joined Nato the potential deployment of Nato or US missiles near Russia's border would mean that any missile could reach Moscow within minutes".

Since the invasion, President Putin has warned countries that may try to interfere, that Russia's response would be immediate - even hinting at the use of nuclear weapons.

Nine days after Mr Johnson's conversation with President Putin, on 11 February, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace flew to Moscow to meet his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu.

The BBC documentary Putin Vs the West reveals Mr Wallace left with assurances that Russia would not invade Ukraine, but he said both sides knew it was a lie.

He described it as a "demonstration of bullying or strength, which is: I'm going to lie to you, you know I'm lying and I know you know I'm lying and I'm still going to lie to you.

"I think it was about saying 'I'm powerful'," Mr Wallace said.

He said the "fairly chilling, but direct lie" had confirmed his belief that Russia would invade.

As he left the meeting, he said Gen Valery Gerasimov - Russia's chief of general staff - told him "never again will we be humiliated".

Another significant encounter in the months leading up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine was with CIA director William Burns, who landed in Moscow on 2 November 2021.

Mr Burns had been circling the Russian capital for hours, as heavy fog prevented his landing, but when he finally arrived at the Kremlin he discovered Mr Putin was not there. Instead, he was sheltering in the southern Russian city of Sochi amid a spike in Covid infections.

The pair spoke over the phone.

The CIA director said he was direct in laying out the message President Biden had sent him to deliver: the US knew what Mr Putin was up to and he would pay a heavy price if he launched such an invasion.

He said the Russian president did not deny planning was underway and listed grievances about Ukraine and the West.

"I was troubled before I arrived in Moscow. And I was even more troubled after I left," Mr Burns added.

Less than a fortnight after the UK defence secretary left Moscow, as tanks rolled over the border on 24 February, Mr Johnson received a phone call in the middle of the night from President Zelensky.

"Zelensky's very, very calm," Mr Johnson recalled. "But, he tells me, you know, they're attacking everywhere."

Mr Johnson says he offered to help move the president to safety.

"He doesn't take me up on that offer. He heroically stayed where he was."

Putin Vs the West will be broadcast on Monday 30 January on BBC Two at 21:00, and will be available on the iPlayer in the UK.

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Ukraine: Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with missile strike

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Boris Johnson has said Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike in an "extraordinary" phone call in the run-up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The then-prime minister said Mr Putin told him it "would only take a minute". Mr Johnson said the comment was made after he warned the war would be an "utter catastrophe".

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By James Landale, diplomatic correspondent, & William McLennan

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Russia-Ukraine war | Today's latest from Al Jazeera

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Stay on top of Russia-Ukraine war latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera's fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.

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RFERL is owned by U.S. Agency for Global Media.

Does this count as an international source? Why did the U.S. feel the need to create a radio program for Europe. Maybe after WWII.

It was created in 1950 to provide political commentary to Eastern, Soviet controlled, germany. I find this very intresting because this is a news article meant for an international audiance but is published by the U.S.

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Inflation has risen to a 48-year high in crisis-hit Pakistan, where the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is visiting for urgent talks, according to data released on February 1 by the country's statistics bureau. Year-on-year inflation in January 2023 was recorded at 27.55 percent, the highest since May 1975, with thousands of containers of imports held up at Karachi port. Pakistan's economy is in dire straits, stricken by a balance-of-payments crisis while it attempts to service high amounts of external debt.

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Russian Investigative Committee Orders Probe Against Self-Exiled Actor Over His Ukraine War Comments

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Inflation has risen to a 48-year high in crisis-hit Pakistan, where the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is visiting for urgent talks, according to data released on February 1 by the country's statistics bureau. Year-on-year inflation in January 2023 was recorded at 27.55 percent, the highest since May 1975, with thousands of containers of imports held up at Karachi port.

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It appears to me that, since the begining of the semester, the U.S. has taken a more active stance in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. They have made more comments publicaly, offered more support, and seems to have a clearer direction on how they want this conflict to end. This opinion stated that the Biden stratagy to this war has been escalation. Continuing the fight against Russia would be tough but yeild the best global result. However, maybe nagotioations where Ukraine gives up a small piece of land would be best for the Ukrainians society.

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The New York Times apears to be a public company that is traded publically. It also has doners and is funded by subscribers.

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This article was an opinion piece. I dont know wether the NYT is majorly left or right. I think that this articel was left leaning as I have heard that republicans dont want alot of conflict.

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I found this article intresting because of its implications about potentially starting a global war

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I think for the Russia Ukraine conflict is portraied by right and left media outlets just souly for the shock factor rather than to influance an opinion. I think it goes to show that the audiance for these news sources just primarily cares about shoking updates because the war is evolving so quickly.

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insidenova.com | Northern Virginia - Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Loudoun, Stafford. Local news, events, sports, obituaries

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InsideNoVa.com is Northern Virginia's top source for breaking news, crime information, political coverage, high school sports scores, weather alerts, job listings and homes for sale.

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My local news has nothing on the Russia Ukraine conflict. It doesnt have very much international news at all. However, the one big topic that will mention anything international is the military. Virgina has a lot of military bases and a large military community, so that makes loclal news pretty often.

I think it is important to have local news because every region/locality is different. The challenges that NOVA (Northern Virgina) faces and experiances will be very different from any other state. I beliove having local news givs readers a stronger connection to the community by keeping them informed about local happenings.

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Why doesn't Russia use artillery to destroy tanks like Ukraine does?

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How artillery works:https://youtu.be/Kux_4KGuj1wNo combat footage was used.Russia tends to rely extensively on artillery because in their doctrine, if artill...

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I found this social media (youtuber) channel that does constant updates on the Russia Ukraine conflict. He has built his platform on the back of his career as a retired soldier from the U.S. Army. His media platfrom produces 30 second clips about the conflict daily and allows for constant engagement with his audience. I think his professional experiance combined with his constant updates make him a relativly trustworthy source as it appears he is not pushing a political agenda.