Twitter Updates On Ukraine

All self explanatory:

Michael Tracey @mtracey

The blame for this nightmare is 100% bipartisan. Trump started sending weapons, abrogated major treaties, and relations with Russia cratered. All while Dems/media obsessed with a deranged “collusion” conspiracy, poisoning the well for any real diplomacy. Which Biden refused to do

Michael Tracey @mtracey

You have to be dangerously simple-minded to not understand what the US proudly declared: that it turned Ukraine into a client state, subsidized its military, and was the only relevant diplomatic player in this entire situation. Acknowledging reality doesn't "excuse Putin," idiots

Michael Tracey @mtracey

If you don't think the recent radicalization of the US foreign policy establishment against Russia had any affect on how the US carried out its self-proclaimed central role in this situation, I don't know what to tell you

Eric Seufert @eric_seufert

@matthewstoller @mtracey I disagree with this assessment but it at least frames the issue on an appropriate timeline and recognizes the plurality of impact. Bringing up Trump/Russiagate is just an attempt to center this crisis in the current US social/political climate.

Stephen McIntyre @ClimateAudit

new map shows that Russian forces advancing from south are about to create pocket in Mariupol by meeting Donetsk forces moving west. At left is map as of Feb 23. Meanwhile, media focuses entirely on Kyiv.

CatEmporor | #IStandWithRussia 🇷🇺 @CatEmporor

Current #Battle map of #Ukraine. Updated- 15:47 - 26/2-22 Added from CONFIRMED information from both #Ukrainian and #Russian sources Blue area = Contested Red = Russian area Orange = #DNR Light red = #LNR Early update!! borders keep changing. https://t.co/rlEoXr44Su

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Stephen McIntyre @ClimateAudit

one of the characteristics of Syrian war against AlQaeda and ISIS was that heavily fortified fronts scarcely moved, but rapid advances occurred from "behind". That's happening in Ukr. While media watch Kyiv, rapid advance from south to encircle Maniupol and entire Azov coastline.

Max Blumenthal @MaxBlumenthal

With Ukraine’s regular military vanquished, Washington seeks to fund a CIA-backed insurgency to ratchet up civil war and destabilize Russia’s frontiers - just as it did in Syria. I assume a White Helmets-style propaganda effort is in the works too.

latimes.comOp-Ed: The CIA has backed Ukrainian insurgents before. Let’s learn from those mistakesIt may sound like a neat way to avoid ‘boots on the ground’ for Americans, but the bloodshed would be immense.

Philippe Lemoine @phl43

Will people learn their lesson? Of course they won't 🤷‍♂️

Russians With Attitude @RWApodcast

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence is CONFIRMING that the garrison of Snake Island is ALIVE and has surrendered to Russian troops https://t.co/87XRyByCmV https://t.co/AjIYJ37Cz6

Russians With Attitude @RWApodcast

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence is CONFIRMING that the garrison of Snake Island is ALIVE and has surrendered to Russian troops

Russians With Attitude @RWApodcast

What appears to be footage of the Ukrainian garrison of Snake Island surrendering to Russian troops has surfaced; earlier the Ukrainian government had claimed they they refused to surrender and had all died heroically https://t.co/6I6tbQS0Fx

What this next map appears to show is that Russian forces are seeking to encircle Ukrainian forces that were stationed in the East, before they can make the long withdrawal to Kiev. Such a withdrawal—given Russian control of the airspace—would be difficult to impossible. Thus the Russians appear willing to leave encircled pockets of resistance in the interest of creating the encirclement/cauldron that they hope will lead to surrender:

Military Advisor @miladvisor

Approximate map outlining the front lines in #Ukraine Blue dots=Ukraine forces presence/siege of military HQ or control of all main roads around.