- The West thought money could tame dictators. Has Putin proved it can’t? (washingtonpost.com)
- Putin can't take much more of this: What lies ahead, defeat or apocalypse? (salon.com)
- Ukraine announces arrest of Putin ally in ‘lightning-fast’ operation (theguardian.com)
- Ukraine war is testing hard-right white evangelicals’ love of Putin as a conservative hero (salon.com)
- Many Republicans see Putin as a rugged individual guided by the Ayn Randian philosophy of self-interest (alternet.org)
- Watch: Disturbing Fox News clip captures Trump boasting about his relationship with Putin as network shows body bags in Ukraine (alternet.org)
- Putin Defends War as Allies Fear Bloody New Phase in Fighting (nytimes.com)Ukraine president warns of ‘new stage of terror’ as west probes claims that Russia used chemical weapons in MAriupol (theguardian.com)The next big battle in the Ukraine war will likely look very different, experts say (nytimes.com)Russia ‘using weapons smuggled by Iran from Iraq against Ukraine’ (theguardian.com)War impels many in Ukraine to abandon Russian language and culture (washingtonpost.com)Civilians flee eastern Ukraine ahead of new Russian offensive (theguardian.com)U.S. Weighs Shift to Support Hague Court as It Investigates Russian Atrocities (nytimes.com)Hubris and isolation led Vladimir Putin to misjudge Ukraine (washingtonpost.com)
- 'Grifting fraud' Franklin Graham facing furious backlash for Easter weekend plea to 'pray' for Putin (rawstory.com)
- Biden suggests Putin is a ‘dictator’ who has committed ‘genocide half a world away’ (nbcnews.com)
- Putin Critic Detained in Moscow Hours After Telling CNN+ Russian Dictator’s Regime ‘Will End Over This War’ (mediaite.com)
