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Russia Steps Up Shelling of Cities

From the story: Russian forces stepped up overnight shelling of Ukrainian cities in the center, north and south of the country late Sunday, presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovich said. “The latest wave of missile strikes came as darkness fell,” he said on Ukrainian television. He said the areas that came under heavy shelling include the outskirts of Kyiv, Chernihiv in the north, Mykolaiv in the south, and Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city (Washington Times). Another story notes “Russian forces moving from neighboring Belarus toward Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, don’t appear to have advanced closer to the city since coming within about 20 miles, although smaller advanced groups have been fighting gun battles with Ukrainian forces inside the capital since at least Friday” (ABC News). New York Times reporters witnessed the slaughter of a family by Russian soldiers. Warning: You get a very troubling photo of the deceased family right from the start (NY Times).

Russia Recruiting Fighters from Syria

According to the story, “Moscow is recruiting Syrians skilled in urban combat to fight in Ukraine as Russia’s invasion is poised to expand deeper into cities.”

WSJ

Biden Considers Begging Middle East to Pump More Oil

The story notes “A hat-in-hand trip would illustrate the gravity of the global energy crisis driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Biden has chastised Saudi Arabia, and the CIA believes its de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was involved in the dismemberment of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi” (Axios). From Brit Hume: Oh great. Lets’ continue to restrict our own oil production and then go to Saudi Arabia to beg them to produce more (Twitter).

War in Ukraine Leaves 1.5 Million Refugees So Far

From a 60 Minutes story: Late last week, the European Union granted refugees blanket permission to settle in any of the 27 EU nations for up to three years. Those crowding Przemysl are already moving on to shelters in cities farther down the line. Major Wojciech Bakun told us Poland is making room for another historic catastrophe. Scott Pelley: “What happens to the people who have nowhere to go?” Wojciech Bakun: “Oh, we prepare lot of places. I think in Poland we have about 2 million places where every person can stay for long time, not for a few days, for long time, for months or if he or she needs, for years.” Two million is half the refugees the United Nations predicts. Four million would make this Europe’s worst humanitarian disaster since World War II. In an exodus without timetables, how long Ukrainians will have to endure isn’t known. Theirs’s is a future they cannot see. Only one thing is certain. On platform four, another train is coming (CBS News). Another story notes “police warn sex trafficking gangs are preying on women and children by luring them with promises of lift and somewhere to live” (Daily Mail). A half million citizens in Mariupol attempt to flee but Russia keeps attacking (NY Times).

Rep. Gallagher: China Rejects Condemning Russia as They Eye Taiwan

From Wisconsin Congressman Mike Gallagher: “I think it should serve as a reminder that authoritarian countries with leaders who have no checks and balances like Russia and China and leaders who think human life is cheap can launch invasions that seem impossible for us to imagine. If the Biden Administration is wedded to this approach that they are calling integrated deterrence, which is just liberal code for cutting hard power, I fear deterrence will fail again in a bigger stage which is the conflict over Taiwan.“

Fox News

CNN Reporter in Ukraine Stops Report to Help Fleeing Elderly Ukrainians

Clarissa Ward, who was bold and impressive reporting on the botched exit of Afghanistan, is now in Ukraine. In the video, she starts helping citizens fleeing the Russians. She even speaks their language.

CNN

Credit Card Companies Suspend Operations in Russia and Belarus

Now you can’t spend using Visa, Mastercard or American Express in Russia (Reuters). China is stepping in to help Russia with their credit card system (National Review). A look at the many companies who now refuse business in Russia (CBS News).

Biden Supreme Court Nominee Has High Reversal Rate

Even the very liberal DC circuit overturned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson nearly 12 percent of the time.

Washington Times

Oil Hits $130 Per Barrell

Up 10 percent on Sunday.

Business Insider

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Child Care Labor Shortage Leaving Workers at Home

Solution from the left: Get the government to subsidize and pay workers more. From the story: …the child-care industry has suffered from a declining number of workers for years, even before the Covid-19 pandemic, amid low wages and poor benefits. She said the pandemic gave more awareness to the issue, highlighting longstanding problems in the industry. Cindy Lehnhoff, the director of the National Child Care Association, said the child-care industry needs the federal funding to attract workers. “We definitely have to have some government assistance, similar to public school systems, if we want early education and child care to be at its very best,” Ms. Lehnhoff said.

WSJ