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Update from NYT on Putin's Russia vs. Ukraine (11/30)

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November 30, 2022

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NYT, 11/30/2022

Here’s what we know:

The president of European Commission proposed forming a United Nations-backed court to investigate atrocities in Ukraine. Kyiv has been trying to persuade world leaders to prosecute Russian soldiers and top Moscow officials.

A top E.U. official proposes a special court to focus on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Germany’s Parliament recognizes the Holodomor as a genocide against Ukraine.
Concern grows about Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia.
Germany and Norway will propose a NATO-led hub to protect undersea pipelines.
Blinken says the U.S. and its allies must help Ukraine with its air defenses.
A letter bomb delivered to the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid explodes.
President Zelensky of Ukraine rebukes Elon Musk’s peace proposal.

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