Today's report is 65 pages.
What's the big story? It has been zero days since the Kremlin reminded the world that the United States is pressing for war, and the Russians have nuclear weapons, and they'll use them, gosh darn it! Oh, as an added bonus, there were renewed threats against Moldova.
The second story? Russia does this when things aren't going the way the Kremlin wants. While the Ministry of Defense declares the Ukrainian counteroffensive already over, they are rushing equipment and personnel out of the Donbas, swinging nuclear weapons around like a drunk, rich, spoiled 15-year-old waving a pistol in the street, and using every available means to try to get ANY supplies over the Dnipro. But trust us, it's all going to plan.
Exhausted editor's note - two things. One, disinformation from the Kremlin is ridiculous now. Use trusted sources. Don't even go there, you'll make yourself crazy. It is a major reason why the report is so late tonight. The information environment is frustrating and full of the fog of war. Look at the macro picture, not the small reports.
Second, you must have noticed a shift in editorial tone. We're trying to balance being a voice in writing and for the podcast. If you think we're going out of bounds, don't speak out with your wallet; speak out with your comments and messages. We're looking for a new line where we are still balanced as possible (yes, because of global security and the idea that fascism is bad, we want Ukraine to win), but the podcast is a bit more - spirited. To achieve that, we're making the Situation Report a bit more - spicy.
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