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Ukraine Update….81 days into the Russian move on the Ukraine…The US is sending Billions…

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President Biden makes sure the media reports that America IS Happy and will that Finland and Sweden applying to join the NATO….

While the Turkish leader may balk at the effort right now?

Biden’s support means that America WILL make sure this is done….

There will be some deal making to close the deal’s….

While the first Russian solider has pleaded guilty to a war crime of shooting an unarmed civilian ?

The POW’s from Mariupol will keep him from any further punishment one would think…

A Ukrainan military leader says his troops are holding their own and some….

This while the Russians still are sending missiles at the SouthEastern area, and sometimes elsewhere ….

The view is Russia is gonna say their gains in the South of the Ukraine are now gonna be part of Russia like the annexation of Crimea….

Putin has again purged some of his military leadership involved in the Ukraine conflict…..

America is sending up to $3.9 Billion to the Ukraine….

President Biden praised Finland and Sweden for seeking admission to NATO, saying the addition of the two Nordic nations will strengthen the Western alliance and provide a strong counterweight to autocracy and aggression.

Standing alongside Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson in the Rose Garden on Thursday, Biden said their countries “meet every NATO requirement and then some.” In his remarks, Niinisto acknowledged Turkey’s continued hesitation about NATO’s looming expansion and said he is “open to discussing all the concerns Turkey may have.”

The Senate, meanwhile, approved $40 billion in new military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, and Biden is expected to sign the measure soon. Later Thursday, the United States announced that it is sending an additional $100 million in arms and equipment, bringing the total in military aid to $3.9 billion since the war’s start.

Here’s what else to know

  • The first Russian soldier to be tried for war crimes committed during Moscow’s invasion asked for forgiveness in an emotional court session Thursday, one day after pleading guilty to killing a civilian.
  • The International Committee of the Red Cross is gathering information on Ukrainian prisoners of war who surrendered at the Mariupol steel plant this week. Their fate remains uncertain.
  • The Russian military has fired or replaced some field commanders in Ukraine in recent weeks, including one who was suspended after his unit failed to capture the northeastern city of Kharkiv, according to the British Defense Ministry.
  • Heavy Russian shelling on Thursday hit Severodonetsk, the easternmost city still under Ukrainian control, leaving at least 12 people dead and another 40 wounded, local officials said. The attack could be a precursor to a larger drawn-out battle….

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Note….

President Biden ia in Asia for the next few days dealing with the jitters about China…..

NY Times Link on the Ukraine…

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