Morning Jolt: Russia Pursues Full-Scale Shelling of Ukrainian Cities

On the menu today: Russia embraces full-scale shelling of Ukrainian cities; a 40-mile convoy of Russian military vehicles bears down on Kyiv, spurring memories of the Russian military's siege and destruction of Grozny in Chechnya; no one knows exactly what Vladimir Putin's mental state is; the French finance minister pledges to destroy the Russian economy; the State of the Union address is tonight, but it feels like small potatoes compared to what else is going on in the world; and the community of Hilton Head, S.C., loses a great one.

Landmines in Every Direction

You probably saw the video of the Ukrainian man carefully moving a landmine that he found on a bridge with his bare hands, while smoking a cigarette. (Note that Russia has not signed the international treaty banning the use of land mines.)

That's probably how a lot of world leaders feel this week — there's an unstable and delicate piece of ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 01 2022 WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 01 2022 Russia Pursues Full-Scale Shelling of Ukrainian Cities On the menu today: Russia embraces full-scale shelling of Ukrainian cities; a 40-mile convoy of Russian military vehicles bears down on Kyiv, spurring memories of the Russian military's siege and destruction of Grozny in Chechnya; no one knows exactly what Vladimir Putin's mental state is; the French finance minister pledges to destroy the Russian economy; the State of the Union address is tonight, but it feels like small potatoes compared to what else is going on in the world; and the community of Hilton Head, S.C., loses a great one. Landmines in Every Direction You probably saw the video of the Ukrainian man carefully moving a landmine that he found on a bridge with his bare hands, while smoking a cigarette. (Note that Russia has not signed the international treaty banning the use of land mines.) That's probably how a lot of world leaders feel this week — there's an unstable and delicate piece of ...   READ MORE

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