The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has supported a network of a dozen bases in Ukraine that are "increasingly at risk" if Republicans continue to block $61 billion in funding for Kyiv, the New York Times (NYT) reported on Feb. 25.
I remember it was during the early phases, and they were negotiating with Russians for passage out. I also recall being bemused by Russians being portrayed as savage hordes being especially prevalent during this phase, and contrasting that negotiation with the aforementioned portrayal by Western press should have made it even more clear how that depiction didn’t remotely pass muster.
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I remember it was during the early phases, and they were negotiating with Russians for passage out. I also recall being bemused by Russians being portrayed as savage hordes being especially prevalent during this phase, and contrasting that negotiation with the aforementioned portrayal by Western press should have made it even more clear how that depiction didn’t remotely pass muster.