To poke at another development in a tangent that's popped up occasionally, Republican leader McCarthy just signaled that, should Republicans gain a majority, American backing for Ukraine would likely be curtailed or eliminated. Makes me wonder whether this is part of a quid pro quo with the Russians - Russians act to drive gas prices up, which increases Republican electoral prospects, and the Republicans back them as much as they think they can get away with. Either way, it's handing comfort to Russia and an easy line of propaganda - that they just need to hold on for a little longer and things will change for the better. For those who think that popular Republican support for aiding Ukraine would be enough to prevent this... Republican lawmakers regularly spit in the collective face of the Republican base. That doesn't mean that it will necessarily happen in this case, of course, but that that particular line of reasoning is poorly founded.
Elsewhere, looks like we're being warned that Russia has mined the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant's dam. Separately, there are apparently claims that a number of Russians might be looting (many tons of household appliances) and pulling out of the area of the nuclear power plant. If so, we can hope that they're not sabotaging the power plant, not that hope is likely to change things one way or another. Sabotaging the power plant would be quite in line with the current Russian propaganda line about how power needs to be cut off for civilians in Ukraine, though.
To switch gears again, Iran's getting sanctioned by the EU because of the use of Iranian drones in attacking Ukraine, especially Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, by the look of it.
Elsewhere, looks like we're being warned that Russia has mined the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant's dam. Separately, there are apparently claims that a number of Russians might be looting (many tons of household appliances) and pulling out of the area of the nuclear power plant. If so, we can hope that they're not sabotaging the power plant, not that hope is likely to change things one way or another. Sabotaging the power plant would be quite in line with the current Russian propaganda line about how power needs to be cut off for civilians in Ukraine, though.
To switch gears again, Iran's getting sanctioned by the EU because of the use of Iranian drones in attacking Ukraine, especially Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, by the look of it.
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