Inna Varenytsia, Lori Hinnant and Ellen Knickmeyer, AP: Ukrainians not panicking as West ramps up invasion rhetoric
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — In the trenches of eastern Ukraine, across the tense contact lines with Russia-backed separatists, a soldier’s calm verges on numbness after a sniper’s bullet recently killed one of the 50 or so men under his command.
It is the sort of thing that has happened from time to time in the eight years Ivan Skuratovskyi’s been deployed up and down the 250-mile (400-kilometer) front line — a member of the Ukrainian army in a war he never imagined when he enlisted in 2013.
He grieves, but death and conflict have become an inescapable part of his life. “The war has put pressure on me and broken my soul,” said Skuratovskyi, 30. “I’m becoming more cold-hearted, some would say dead-hearted. I have a tough sense of humor. It’s a protective reaction to extreme situations.”
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 9, 2022
Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about the fears of war -- Lorne Cook, AP
NATO and Russia: Conflicting views in southeastern Europe -- Christopher Nehring, DW
Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about the fears of war -- Lorne Cook, AP
These are the key strategies for China, Russia and Iran - opinion -- Salem Alketbi, Jerusalem Post
The Russia-China Alliance Is Real -- Rebeccah Heinrichs, RCW
In Italy, More Signs of Europe's Strategic Incoherence -- Stefano Graziosi & James Jay Carafano, RCW
Yemen’s war explained in maps and charts -- Al Jazeera
Pakistan’s ‘good Taliban-bad Taliban’ strategy backfires, posing regional risks -- Leela Jacinto, France 24
Is a rift between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban imminent? -- Raza Khan, Al Jazeera
Burundi's Vicious Crackdown Never Ended -- Mausi Segun, Foreign Affairs
Is the United States Trying to Fight and Win Nuclear Wars? -- Peter Huessy, National Interest
Is the United States Trying to Fight and Win Nuclear Wars? -- Peter Huessy, National Interest
The Way Canada Is Divided -- Rex Murphy, National Post
The Curse of the Convoy -- Justin Ling, Maclean's
Freedom Convoy: How might Canada's trucker protest end? -- Sam Cabral, BBC News
What in the World Is the Olympic Truce? -- Mallika Sen, Military.com/AP
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Good for them. My motto is, Panic early, beat the rush.
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