This is the update for Week 106 of Putin’s punitive expedition into Ukraine.
Russians go to the polls March 15-17 to elect a new president. Words to describe the suspense have not been invented. Putin’s apparatchiks have disqualified the two declared candidates that might have attracted anti-Putin protest votes. And he killed the only guy who could give him a run in a free and fair (lolol) election. So we’re looking forward to four more years of Vladimir “savior of Western Civilization” Putin lumbering about the European political landscape.
Five weeks ago, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky relieved commander-in-chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi. This week, he appointed him as Ukraine’s ambassador to Great Britain. This is a good move. Zaluzhnyi is highly regarded in the West. The UK is a critical ally, and the ambassadorship has been vacant since July. General Syrskyi will do better if…
