Notes and Essays -- John Brown

Bt Nerit Cash Support of Ukraine Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Świątek has often worn ribbons or other accessories in Ukrainian colors, and on several occasions has publicly declared her support for Ukraine in her winner speeches.[253][254][255][256] On 23 July 2022, Świątek hosted a charity tennis event in Kraków, Poland to raise funds for children and teenagers impacted by the war in Ukraine. The one-day event featured a mixed doubles exhibition match and a set of singles between Świątek and Agnieszka Radwańska. Ukraine football great Andriy Shevchenko was a special guest. Elina Svitolina of Ukraine served as umpire for the event. Świątek stated, "I hope that we can see each other in large numbers in TAURON Arena Krakow and in front of the television to show the strength of sport when it unites us in helping and gives us at least a little joy."[257] Świątek later announced on Twitter that the event has raised over 2,5 mln złoty (over €500,000), which...

Excerpt from the above-cited  The Washington Post  Sept 11 article   by Fareed Zakaria   Zakaria in 2012 "The Trump administration’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war has basically been to take Moscow’s side in the conflict. Trump has falsely said that Ukraine started the war and called President Volodymyr Zelensky a dictator. His administration has conceded several Russian positions in advance: that Ukraine will not join NATO, that much of the territory Russia has seized will not be returned, and that the size of Ukraine’s military needs to be limited."

Via Quora The Founders ·  Follow Posted by  Ayanda Maseko Wed Trump envoy Steve Witkoff GUSHES to Putin that his memories with the Russian leader will be among the highlights of his RETIREMENT – then heads off to Ukraine to attempt negotiating peace! Steve Witkoff has already decided what he’ll remember most fondly from his career as Donald Trump’s globe-trotting special envoy: Vladimir Putin. Sitting across from Putin in Moscow on Saturday, Witkoff thanked him for hosting the American delegation and then shared a conversation he’d just had with Jared Kushner and Russian officials. “We were all talking about when we retire we’ll have all these incredible stories and incredible memories,” Witkoff told Putin, “and yours will be right at the top of it all.” Putin thanked him in his usual dead-behind-the-eyes monotone. Then came the far less sentimental business of trying to end Russia’s four-and-a-half-year war against Ukraine. Witkoff and Kushner left Moscow for Kyiv on Sunday ...

The Ukrainian city of Izium still bears the scars of Russian occupation from four years ago. As Moscow’s forces approach, residents are bracing for the worst. Unmarked wooden crosses at a mass grave in Izium, Ukraine, that was left behind by Russian troops four years ago. By Cassandra Vinograd and Oleksandr Chubko Photographs by Finbarr O’Reilly Reporting from Izium, Ukraine   [JB:]  location of Izium  Sept. 11, 2026 Updated 2:08 p.m. ET The New York Times Unknown woman. Unknown woman. Bits of bone. Unknown woman, six more times — all hand scrawled on signs tacked to rough wooden crosses. The line of graves is a visceral reminder of the enduring horrors of Russia’s occupation four years ago of the eastern Ukrainian city of Izium. Now, as Moscow’s forces again move closer, battering Izium with glide bombs and drones, residents fear that another battle for the city would be far worse than what came before. After the five-month occupation in 2022, Russian troops left behi...

  Account Russia-Ukraine War Diplomatic Efforts Ukrainian Military Audits War Escalation Fear of Russian Draft Photos Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT In Ukraine, Fraud and Waste Are Rewarded With More Weapons Contracts Secret military audits reveal a military procurement system riddled with mismanagement. In 2024 alone, Ukraine lost $1.2 billion to fraud and waste. Listen · 14:26 min Share full article122 A mortar being fired from a wooden bunker filled with smoke and flying debris. In the foreground, a man wearing a cap covers his ears. A second man is in the background. Ukrainian soldiers firing a mortar toward Russian positions on the outskirts of Kupiansk, Ukraine, last year.Credit...Tyler Hicks/The New York Times By Andrew E. KramerBianca Pallaro and Evelina Riabenko Andrew E. Kramer and Evelina Riabenko reported from Kyiv, Ukraine. Bianca Pallaro reported from New York. Sept. 6, 2026 As Russian soldiers attacked trench lines in eastern Ukraine in 2024, Ukrainian arti...

U.S. envoys in Ukraine seem desperate while Germany’s right surges . September 9, 2026 at 1:38 p.m. EDT Today at 1:38 p.m. EDT Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Sunday.  By John R. Bolton , writing in The Washington Post John R. Bolton was the White House national security adviser from 2018 to 2019. *** jb : The readers' conversation section below notes: " The conversation explores the skepticism and criticism surrounding the involvement of Jared Kushner and Steven Witkoff in diplomatic efforts under the Trump administration."     jb: More on Bolton and Ukraine also below (from Wikipedia ) *** From today's below article:  Conventional wisdom holds that negotiations to resolve international conflicts are always useful. The media, encouraged by negotiators themselves, often reinforces this view, noting that talks are progressing, referring to their quickening pace or intensifying efforts and the anticipation of further mee...