Tuesday, March 22, 2022

UK House of Commons Library on Ukraine Crisis


God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours.

— David Livingstone, born in 1813


A spokesperson from the ministry confirmed to Reuters that the person in question is Sanjay Shah, a British citizen charged with swindling Danish tax authorities for as much as 7 billion Danish crowns ($1.04 billion).

Denmark agrees extradition treaty with UAE, eyes British tax fraud suspect


Washington Is Ramping Up Its Campaign To Draw NATO Into War With Russia The Federalist


Lessons In Restraint From The Hungarian Revolution The American Conservative


Gabriel Boric: “Democracy Is Built by All of Us Together” Jacobin. Translation of the inaugural address of  Chile’s new socialist president


UK House of Commons Library on Ukraine Crisis

This page features Commons Library publications relevant to the current crisis in Ukraine. On 24 February 2022 Russia launched military action in Ukraine, with forces crossing into the country from Belarus in the north, Russia in the east and Crimea in the south. President Putin has said Russia, acting in self defence, was launching a special military operation in the Donbas and called on Ukrainian forces to lay down their weapons. However, a full-scale assault on the country is currently underway.  Russia’s actions came days after President Putin officially recognised the self-declared independence of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), the regions of eastern Ukraine that are under the control of Russian-backed separatist forces, and deployed forces to the region, under the guise of peacekeeping operations. Russia had previously denied that it was planning to invade Ukraine and said its build up of forces was in response to provocative actions by NATO.  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been met with international condemnation. An “unprecedented” package of sanctionshas been imposed on Russia by the US, EU, UK and other allies and partners around the world.  NATO has moved to shore up the defence of eastern Europe with the deployment of additional ships, fighter aircraft and troops to the region. Military assistance is also being provided to Ukraine, although NATO troops will not be deployed on the ground as Ukraine is a partner country of the Alliance and not party to NATO’s Article V mutual defence clause. NATO allies have also ruled out imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine.   Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have, so far, not made any progress. Amidst a deteriorating humanitarian situation, both sides had agreed to establish humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to escape the fighting in Mariupol and Kharkiv, among others. However, those corridors have had limited success due to continued Russian shelling.  Since 24 February 2022, the UN Refugee Agency estimates nearly 2.5 million refugees have fled Ukraine, with 1.5 million now in neighbouring Poland…”


COVID Bailouts Helped Politically Connected Businesses More Than Others – New Research

Firms with political connections, and those owned by large and influential shareholders, benefitted most from allocation of COVID bailout funds


Ukraine: If we hold out until May, the Russian army will collapse.

Related:  NATO leaders heading to Kyiv as attacks intensify. 



Modern Capitalism Is Weirder Than You Think It Is New York Magazine. Well worth a read

 

Column: Is it better to protect banks or people during crisis? Now we have an answer Michael Hiltzik. Fiscal stimulus (Trump + Biden) is better than monetary stimulus (Bush + Obama). Now, about those million people who don’t seem to have been protected that well…. 


What is killing the millenials? Unacceptable Jessica


… Ukraine LIVE: Russia demands return of Alaska and Californian fort in fury at US sanctions | World | News | Express.co.uk.


Guess they don’t teach history much in Russia. Putin certainly doesn’t seem have pondered Stalin’s war with Finland. And now they to know that Russia sold Alaska to us. We didn’t just take it.