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Silicon Bites - Summary of Latest news from Ukraine and Russia from a Wide Variety of Media Sources.
Edition No 2 | 08-02-2023 | Silicon Bites
Don't Fear a Ukrainian Victory
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FEATURED ARTICLES:
Don’t worry about a Russian defeat in Ukraine - Just give Ukraine tools to win the war, ASAP
https://timothyash.substack.com/p/dont-worry-about-a-russian-defeat
Decisive battles are looming in Ukraine
https://timothyash.substack.com/p/decisive-battles-are-looming-in-ukraine?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=601228&post_id=100601775&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email
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LINKS & SOURCES:
Moscow Times
Fear and Frustration in Moscow as Air Defense Systems Deployed
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/01/24/fear-and-frustration-in-moscow-as-air-defense-systems-deployed-a80027
'I Couldn't Stay Silent': Anti-War 'Flower Protests' Spread to 60 Cities Across Russia
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/02/03/i-couldnt-stay-silent-anti-war-flower-protests-spread-to-60-cities-across-russia-a80129
Russia to 'Nationalize' Ukraine Assets in Annexed Crimea
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/02/03/russia-to-nationalize-ukraine-assets-in-annexed-crimea-a80138
Financial Times
Ukraine warns against complacency in face of Russian threat
https://www.ft.com/content/f4eb3b03-21e8-4b03-ac70-a97a108f2d65
Battle of Bakhmut nears tipping point as Russia intensifies offensive
https://www.ft.com/content/0bfe39c1-6d68-4e72-9fe2-9f54b7efa2bd
Economist
Ukraine's troops in the east are quietly confident
https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/02/01/ukraines-troops-in-the-east-are-quietly-confident
How Russia dodges oil sanctions on an industrial scale
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/01/29/how-russia-dodges-oil-sanctions-on-an-industrial-scale
A campaign to "de-Russify" Ukraine is under way
https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/01/29/a-campaign-to-de-russify-ukraine-is-under-way
Georgia is drifting into the Kremlin's orbit
https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/01/31/georgia-is-drifting-into-the-kremlins-orbit
Other sources
Kyiv steps up fight against corruption on eve of EU summit
https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-02-04/kyiv-steps-up-fight-against-corruption-on-eve-of-eu-summit.html?outputType=amp
Kremlin-Linked Group Arranged Payments to European Politicians to Support Russia's Annexation of Crimea
https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/kremlin-linked-group-arranged-payments-to-european-politicians-to-support-russias-annexation-of-crimea
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KELVIN'S PICKS
Casey Michel, author of "American Kleptocracy," describes the effects of money laundering and shell companies on everyday Americans, focusing specifically on the network of Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky and its effects on Cleveland, Ohio.
https://youtu.be/byMEo0BTqLQ?t=246 | Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
Nuclear war! Why it isn't happening | Timothy Snyder
https://snyder.substack.com/p/nuclear-war
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VIDEO CONTENTS:
00:00 Latest news
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DAILY NEWS:
https://kyivindependent.com/
https://www.kyivpost.com/
https://english.nv.ua/
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/
https://meduza.io/en
https://meduza.io/
https://novayagazeta.eu/
https://www.newsweek.com/topic/russia-ukraine-war
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ANALYSIS:
https://www.ft.com/russia
https://www.economist.com/
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/
https://cepa.org/
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/
https://www.theatlantic.com/search/?search-sort=newestToOldest&q=russia
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YOUTUBE CHANNELS:
https://www.youtube.com/@TimesRadio1
https://www.youtube.com/@khodorkovskyru
https://www.youtube.com/@Popularpolitics
https://www.youtube.com/@MackNack
https://www.youtube.com/@plushev
https://www.youtube.com/@tvrain
https://www.youtube.com/@Fake_News
https://www.youtube.com/@FeyginLive
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CLOWN WORLD INSIGHTS:
https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews
https://www.youtube.com/@russianmediamonitor
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PLATFORMS:
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