What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

The Guardian ^ | Fri 19 Jan 2024 14.00 EST | Staff

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What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis Every week we wrap up essential coverage of the war in Ukraine, from news and features to analysis, and more. [Excerpt]

‘Music is to me the light’ For this piece Charlotte Higgins sets the scene at the National Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw, where the stakes are very high for everyone on stage. Violinist Joshua Bell and conductor Dalia Stasevska are on an intensely focused mission to get the opening bars of a concerto just right – and not just any concerto, but one by the virtually forgotten Ukrainian-born composer Thomas de Hartmann. The musicians of the International Symphony Orchestra Lviv (INSO-Lviv) are giving it its first commercial recording since the work’s premiere in 1943. They will then perform it in a concert of Ukrainian and Polish music in Warsaw.

Ukraine shoots down two Russian warplanes Ukraine’s military shot down two of Russia’s command planes on Sunday, one of the most disastrous days for the Kremlin’s air power since the start of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion, Luke Harding reported. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s commander in chief, said his air force had destroyed an A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft and an Il-22 control centre plane. Both were flying above the Sea of Azov on Sunday when they were hit at 9.10pm local time.

‘Spend Russia’s money now for Ukraine’s good’ The rich G7 countries froze Russian central bank reserves after the invasion of February 2022, and there have been growing demands from Kyiv for the assets to be seized and spent on reconstruction. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s chief economist Beata Javorcik

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>You put your right foot in. You take your right foot out. You put your right foot in. And you shake it all about...<

That’s not a poke-a. That’s the hokey pokey.

“Who Stole the Keeshka?” is one of the most fun poke-as I’ve ever heard.

Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCqZQUhBBHw&ab_channel=FrankieYankovic-Topic

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Nah, just quoted site hope this helps:
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the grey rock technique can be effective stopping ‘ugly’ behavior.

[kiryandil]

Frankie Yankovic!!!

[rfp1234]

We are extremely fortunate to be living in the Holocene Interglacial period.

All of today’s Climate Cretins would be screaming for coal mines to be built by the thousands, if we even approached lower temperatures like those in the mid 1600’s.

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ARTICLE

EU’s energy security drive may have gone too far
By Lisa Jucca
January 11, 2024 12:45 PM EST
https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/eus-energy-security-drive-may-have-gone-too-far-2024-01-11/

[tennmountainman]

You’re funny.

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Thanks :)

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Haven’t checked it out lately. But these used to be the

LINKS:
Become part of the MOVEMENT. Get exclusive content.
INTERACT with Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris.”
https://theduran.locals.com/ OR
https://locals.com/

[Allegra]

LOL - I almost posted a picture of a poke sallet but I wasn’t sure how regional those are.

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Agree

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Questionable? Right wing conspiracies? That’s an opinion, not a fact.

The Duran routinely has guests with a wide variety of political leanings. If you actually watched them, rather than robotically relying on Joe Bidet Regime intelligence operatives’ ”fact checks”, you’d refrain from posting such reckless claims.

For crying out loud, Alexander’s mother was Melina Mercouri. He himself was interrogated by the Greek junta’s goons in the 1970s. Right-wing my arse.

NOTE: this criticism is directed at your post, not at you as a person.

This is an exciting red and green rock.

[Allegra]

Yay! Yusef brought the keeshka back! :D

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>the grey rock technique can be effective stopping ‘ugly’ behavior.<

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>Frankie Yankovic!!!<

I grew up in Cleveland where Frankie was known as the Poke-a King. He had his own tv show, Poke-a Varieties.

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> I almost posted a picture of a poke sallet but I wasn’t sure how regional those are.<

What is it?

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>Yay! Yusef brought the keeshka back! :D<

Yes, and it was still round and firm and fully packed.

[Allegra]

What is it?

Poke is a weed it’s toxic. LOL It has to be boiled a few times. It tastes kind of like spinach to me.

In my neck of the woods, it tends to be served with diced tomatoes, sliced avocados, maybe some cucumber and spring mix and proteins of your choice. They’re pretty good, actually.

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>This is an exciting red and green rock.<

Yes, that is a very exciting rock.

It may be too exciting for us to meditate on. It could make us angry, not kind, and mommy wouldn't like that.

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>Poke is a weed it’s toxic. LOL It has to be boiled a few times. It tastes kind of like spinach to me.<

I googled it. I have it growing on my land. I tried to hack some of it down with a big knife and the stem is hard to cut. I tried digging it out and the roots grow deep into the soil.

I think I’d have to be starving to eat it.