https://padlet.com/ms_taylorh/r53szt5cfhprss8b Subtopics of Russia/Ukraine crisis en-us 2022-03-04 17:48:33 UTC 2022-03-04 18:00:05 UTC hello@padlet.com ms_taylorh https://padlet.com/ms_taylorh/r53szt5cfhprss8b/wish/2078373897 Economic Implications: President Biden has announced tough new sanctions aimed at cutting off Russia’s largest banks and some oligarchs from much of the global financial system and preventing the country from importing American technology critical to its defense, aerospace and maritime industries. Read about how sanctions work and what is at stake for the global economy. Check the live updates and find out: What other sanctions have been imposed by nations around the world? What economic implications has Russia’s attack had globally so far? What is SWIFT, and why is barring Russian banks from using it a powerful tool? What has happened to Russia’s economy as a result?]]> 2022-03-04 17:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_taylorh/r53szt5cfhprss8b/wish/2078373897 ms_taylorh https://padlet.com/ms_taylorh/r53szt5cfhprss8b/wish/2078378339  How has history influenced what is happening today, and how the world is responding? For instance, why might some be calling this conflict a “new Cold War”? Why might this war stir memories of past horrors for Ukraine’s Jews? Why is this invasion “unlike most wars in 80 years”? And why, according to four Times Opinion writers who discuss this situation via an audio roundtable, has “the world changed overnight”? What other historical roots and connections can you find?]]> 2022-03-04 17:53:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_taylorh/r53szt5cfhprss8b/wish/2078378339 ms_taylorh https://padlet.com/ms_taylorh/r53szt5cfhprss8b/wish/2078381407 Mr. Putin has spun a narrative, much of which is fabricated or distorted, to justify Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Fact-check Mr. Putin’s claims about Ukrainian statehood, the country’s path to nuclear weapons, genocide and more. Why might Mr. Putin make these baseless accusations? What might these invocations suggest about Russia’s goals, beyond war with Ukraine? Why does what he has said matter for the rest of the world? And how are Russian citizens reacting? (To track the invasion, follow these maps, which The Times continues to update.)]]> 2022-03-04 17:55:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_taylorh/r53szt5cfhprss8b/wish/2078381407 ms_taylorh https://padlet.com/ms_taylorh/r53szt5cfhprss8b/wish/2078382581 How has the world responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine so far? How are Europeans reacting? What about Russian citizens? What role is the United States taking, and why? What implications might Russia’s relationship with China have for this conflict? Why is the fact that NATO countries are sending so many weapons to Ukraine risking further conflict with Russia?  And why, according to this news analysis, is there a “a surge of unifying moral outrage over Russia’s war”? How is social media playing a crucial role?]]> 2022-03-04 17:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_taylorh/r53szt5cfhprss8b/wish/2078382581 ms_taylorh https://padlet.com/ms_taylorh/r53szt5cfhprss8b/wish/2078383765 What is it like to be in Eastern Ukraine right now as heavy fighting gets underway? This article, via pictures, descriptions of the lives of ordinary people, and even poetry, describes the moment. The video embedded above shows what it was like to be in the nation’s capital, Kyiv, as Russian troops advanced. The Feb. 24 edition of “The Daily” features live dispatches from Times correspondents in Ukraine as the attacks begin. And in a Feb. 25 Opinion piece, Veronika Melkozerova, a Ukrainian journalist, writes, “I’m in Kyiv, and It Is Terrifying.”  As you continue to keep up via Times live updates or other news sources, what details stand out for you, and why? What can you glean about life in Ukraine, and how the invasion is changing it?]]> 2022-03-04 17:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_taylorh/r53szt5cfhprss8b/wish/2078383765 ms_taylorh https://padlet.com/ms_taylorh/r53szt5cfhprss8b/wish/2078386081 How will the fallout of Russia’s attack affect the rest of the world? This article explains how, in addition to the anticipated bloodshed, the invasion could spur a rise in energy costs, Russian cyberattacks, a new refugee crisis in Europe and more. In what ways might the invasion affect you, the communities you’re a part of, or other ordinary people around the globe?]]> 2022-03-04 17:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_taylorh/r53szt5cfhprss8b/wish/2078386081 ms_taylorh https://padlet.com/ms_taylorh/r53szt5cfhprss8b/wish/2078387308 Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement on Feb. 25 that its paratroopers had taken control of the territory around the former Chernobyl nuclear plant in northern Ukraine and were working with Ukrainian guards to ensure the safety of its facilities, contradicting Ukrainian claims that Russian forces were holding the plant’s personnel hostage. Chernobyl was the scene of the worst nuclear accident in history, when an explosion and fire in 1986 destroyed one of the plant’s reactors. The two countries have made opposing statements about what is happening there. Why are Ukrainian officials concerned? Read this article to learn more.]]> 2022-03-04 17:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_taylorh/r53szt5cfhprss8b/wish/2078387308