'Back in Moscow there has been an almost palpable sense of alarm among Russian military bloggers, propagandists and nationalist commentators' // foreigncorr1
Ukrainian servicemen carry a bag containing a body after a Russian attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia. Russia last week claimed to have annexed large areas of UkraineWITH every day that passes the war in Ukraine deepens and its ramifications widen.
As if it were already not enough of an international pariah, Russia on Friday further compounded that status after it forces launched a rocket strike on a civilian convoy that left dozens killed and wounded on the edge of the city of Zaporizhzhia. Back in Moscow there has been an almost palpable sense of alarm among Russian military bloggers, propagandists and nationalist commentators given that Lyman is the jumping off point for Russian forces in their campaign to capture the rest of the province of Donetsk Oblast.
“It would undermine mobilisation. It would be a big problem for the personal reputation of Putin and of Shoigu,” Danylyuk said. “It is important to show the Russian leadership who expect us to be scared of their blackmail… it would be a very powerful message that we don’t care.” Now then is not the time for Ukraine nor the West to ease up on the military pressure and support that has pushed Russia onto the backfoot.
Some commentators, like the Iranian American journalists and writer Roya Hakakian maintain that for the current wave of protesters the fight for women’s freedom of choice is now synonymous with a desire to end the rule of the ayatollahs. As Brazil goes to the polls in today’s presidential election many observers believe the country is facing the most serious challenge to its democracy since its inception 37 years ago.
Bolsonaro for months now has been making unfounded allegations that Brazil’s electronic voting system is vulnerable to widespread fraud leading many rights groups to fear he may be setting the stage for disputing the results to stay in power. It’s a political gambit many in the US will already be familiar with and unsurprisingly has led to Bolsonaro being referred to as “Tropical Trump” in a recent Washington Post headline. Three scenarios now loom.
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