Russo-Ukraine War Archives

Huge Number of Russians Killed in the War

November 10, 2022 Buck Banks

100,000

Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that as many as 40,000 Ukrainian civilians and “well over” 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in the war, now in its ninth month, the AP reports.

McCarthy’s Ukraine Mess

October 27, 2022 Buck Banks

Seems Kevin McCarthy’s had a change of heart,
Claiming his defund Ukraine comment was a brain fart.
And while Republican chicken hawks
Love to strut, bluster and squawk,
They still prefer to support wars that they start.

Cheney: McCarthy Is Leader of the ‘Pro-Putin’ Wing of GOP

October 24, 2022 Buck Banks

“The idea that the party is now no longer going to support the Ukrainian people. For somebody who has the picture of Ronald Reagan on his wall in his office in the Capitol, the notion that now Kevin McCarthy is going to make himself the leader of the pro-Putin wing of my party is just a stunning thing. … It’s dangerous. He knows better. But the fact that he’s willing to go down the path of suggesting that America will no longer stand for freedom, I think tells you he’s willing to sacrifice everything for his own political gain.”

— Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) branded Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) leader of the “pro-Putin” wing of the GOP after he suggested cutting U.S. funding of Ukraine’s war effort, Politico reports.

GOP Quislings

October 21, 2022 Buck Banks

While in Ukraine there’s still fightin’ and shootin’,
A midterm win’s what the GOP is computin’.
If they take back the Congress,
When it comes to the Ukraine mess,
The Republicans will hand a win to Vlad Putin.

Ukraine ‘Shocked’ by GOP’s Stance on Aid

October 20, 2022 Buck Banks

“Ukrainian officials have expressed ‘shock’ over Republican suggestions that future assistance for Kyiv could be limited if the party wins the House of Representatives in November’s US midterm elections, calling on Washington to continue providing bipartisan support.”

— The Financial Times

Biden: Putin ‘Miscalculated’ With Ukraine Invasion

October 12, 2022 Buck Banks

“I think he is a rational actor who has miscalculated significantly.”

— President Biden told CNN that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin badly misjudged his ability to invade Ukraine and suppress its people.

Conscription Conniption

September 26, 2022 Buck Banks

Vladimir Putin’s call-up is an act of desperation,
And Russian dudes are on the move — but not on vacation.
Going to Ukraine to get your ass shot off
Is about as funny as Yakov Smirnoff,
And now babushkas are putting the “mob” back in “mobilization.”

Biden to Ask Congress for $33 Billion for Ukraine

April 28, 2022 Buck Banks

$33 billion

President Biden will ask Congress for $33 billion to help the Ukrainians fight Russia’s invasion, the Washington Post reports. “Biden’s funding request includes $20 billion in military assistance for Ukraine, $8.5 billion in economic assistance and $3 billion in humanitarian aid, among other pots of money, such as $500 million to support production of U.S. crops to address the global food shock caused by the war.”

This Is a Decisive Moment in Russo-Ukraine War

April 13, 2022 Buck Banks

“For those of us born after World War II, this is the most consequential war of our lifetime. Upon its outcome rests the future of European stability and prosperity. … If Ukraine succeeds in preserving its freedom and territorial integrity, a diminished Russia will be contained; if it fails, the chances of war between NATO and Russia go up, as does the prospect of Russian intervention in other areas on its western and southern peripheries.”

— Eliot Cohen

Senate Strips Russia of Favored Nation Trading Status

April 7, 2022 Buck Banks

100-0

“The Senate voted 100-0 on separate bills Thursday stripping Russia of its most-favored-nation trade status and approving a ban on Russian oil imports to punish Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, several weeks after the House cleared both pieces of legislation,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

100,000

Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that as many as 40,000 Ukrainian civilians and “well over” 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in the war, now in its ninth month, the AP reports.

— Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) branded Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) leader of the “pro-Putin” wing of the GOP after he suggested cutting U.S. funding of Ukraine’s war effort, Politico reports.

“Ukrainian officials have expressed ‘shock’ over Republican suggestions that future assistance for Kyiv could be limited if the party wins the House of Representatives in November’s US midterm elections, calling on Washington to continue providing bipartisan support.”

— The Financial Times

“I think he is a rational actor who has miscalculated significantly.”

— President Biden told CNN that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin badly misjudged his ability to invade Ukraine and suppress its people.

$33 billion

— Eliot Cohen

100-0

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), quoted by NBC News, on Donald Trump having dinner with Holocaust deniers.

“The House Republican Conference will have the barest majority, rendered ungovernable by the lunatic likes of Matt Gaetz and Majorie Taylor Green. The self-sabotage of an ungovernable Republican majority will all but guarantee that Democrats take back the House in 2024.”

— Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), quoted by Vanity Fair.

“The hats’ll have to say MAGAGA — make America great and glorious again. If it makes you gag, get used to it.”

— Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe on Twitter

“You Lost Again Donald! #DeSantis2024”

— Message on a banner pulled by a small prop plane that flew repeatedly near Mar-a-Lago ahead of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign announcement Tuesday.

“At the first opportunity, he will zap her faster than you can say Jewish space laser.”

— Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), commenting on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) support of Kevin McCarthy for Speaker.

Numerati

2.9%

“The economy grew at an annual 2.9% pace in the third quarter, updated figures show, and the U.S. is on track to expand again in the waning months of 2022 despite growing worries of recession,” Marketwatch reports.

61 to 36

301,500

“Georgia voters set a single-day early turnout record Monday as 301,500 people stormed to the polls on the first day they were open in most counties ahead of the U.S. Senate runoff,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.

9 in 10

Washington Post: “While older Americans have consistently been the worst hit during the crisis, as evident in the scores of early nursing home deaths, that trend has become more pronounced. Today, nearly 9 in 10 covid deaths are in people 65 or older — the highest rate ever.”

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