As Vladimir Putin is backed snarling into a corner, we are now only a few bad decisions away from nuclear annihilation.
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Posted inNation & World
From Ukraine to Russia: Boy safer, but not closer to U.S. dad
An American father is relieved to learn his 2-year-old son has safely made it out of the besieged Ukrainian coastal city of Mariupol.
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Posted inNation & World
War in Ukraine spurs bid to take a closer look at U.N. vetoes
Russia’s veto power has stymied U.N. Security Council action on the war, but a new approach – simply subjecting vetoed matters to scrutiny by the full U.N. membership – appears to be gaining traction.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden announces heavy artillery, other weapons for Ukraine
The president has chosen retired Lt. Gen. Terry Wolff, a National Security Council official during the Obama administration, to oversee coordination of the security assistance to Ukraine.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. to welcome Ukrainian refugees but no longer through Mexico
Ukrainians who show up at the border will generally be turned away without being able to apply for asylum.
Posted inNation & World, News
Putin claims victory in Mariupol despite steel-mill holdouts
Satellite images showed more than 200 new graves in a town where Ukrainian officials say the Russians have been burying Mariupol residents killed in the fighting.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: My new, Maine-made Ukrainian flag – long may it wave
The blue-and-yellow banner should serve as a beacon to defenders of democracy the world over.
Posted inTimes Record
Sen. Collins calls for aid to Ukraine following Bath shipyard visit
Collins and Rep. Jared Golden were joined on a tour of BIW by U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday.
Posted inNation & World, News
Russia has begun its major offensive in eastern Ukraine, Zelensky says
Russia bombarded the western city of Lviv and numerous other targets across Ukraine on Monday in what appeared to be an intensified bid to grind down the country’s defenses elsewhere.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Putin’s anti-gay agenda digs in close to home
Right-wing Christians are pushing the same freedom-killing laws that took root in Russia a decade ago.