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☆ ‘Sweeney Todd’ Review: Josh Groban’s Boyish Demon Barber
  + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Charles Isherwood | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
New YorkThe new Broadway revival of “Sweeney Todd,” the ghoulish marvel of a musical comedy that may represent the greatest achievement of composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim , reaches a deliriously mad peak just when it should, as the bloodlust of the title character, played by the pop phenomenon Josh Groban , unites with the desperate pragmatism of the pie-making Mrs. Lovett, embodied with hilarious zest by Annaleigh Ashford .
☆ Ukraine Warns Against Russian Threat to Put Nuclear Weapons in Belarus
  + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Ian Lovett | Ann M. Simmons | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
A top Ukrainian defense official accused the Kremlin of trying to make Belarus a “nuclear hostage” after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to put tactical nuclear weapons in the country. Oleksiy Danilov , Ukraine’s security council secretary, wrote on Twitter on Sunday that putting nuclear weapons in Belarus, a key Russian ally, would be “a step toward internal destabilization of the country.”
☆ Ukraine Offensive Takes Shape, With Big Unknowns
  + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Daniel Michaels | Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
After months of new weapons deliveries from the West, Ukraine is poised to punch back at Russia’s invasion forces in coming weeks—a high-risk campaign that will set the course of subsequent battles and potential peace negotiations. Ukraine’s operational plans remain confidential, but some aspects of what is to come are discernible from a look at the equipment each side has—or doesn’t have—and their recent performance on the battlefield. Both are struggling to make gains and have been burning through munitions at rates not seen since the two world wars.
☆ Russian Missile, Drone Strikes Kill Civilians in Ukraine
  + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
A Russian missile strike killed three civilians in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostyantynivka early Friday, in the latest attack on areas where Ukrainian forces have been gathering troops and supplies to send into the battle for the city of Bakhmut. The attack struck a government-run center where civilians in besieged areas go to get warm, collect water, charge devices and use the internet, according to Ukrainian police. Two missiles struck the facility around 1 a.m., causing part of the building to collapse. Two people were pulled alive from the rubble.
☆ Ukraine Weighs Options for Bakhmut as Russia Struggles to Maintain Pressure
  + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Russian forces are trying to force Ukrainian troops to withdraw from the eastern city of Bakhmut, according to Western military analysts, but are unlikely to encircle the city in the near future. The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, said Saturday night that Russian troops were “creating a tactically challenging turning movement in urban areas in northern Bakhmut.”
☆ Ukraine, Neighbors Sign Pact on Prosecuting the Crime of Aggression
  + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( Ian Lovett | Oksana Grytsenko | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
International prosecutors including U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, third from left center, met to discuss the international response to aggression against Ukraine. LVIV, Ukraine—Representatives from seven countries agreed Saturday to establish an international center for prosecuting the crime of aggression, which they hope will be a first step toward going after the top Russian officials responsible for invading Ukraine. At a summit in Lviv that brought together leaders from across the Western world, officials from Ukraine, the Baltic states, Poland, Romania and Slovakia signed the agreement to create the new center in The Hague.
☆ The Shifting Front Lines of the War in Ukraine
  + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Max Rust | Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
April 14: Russia out of the northFighting was concentrated in the east and south, and the front line had become more static.
☆ For Ukraine’s Zelensky, Biden Visit to Kyiv Is a Welcome Boost
  + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky walked with President Biden upon Mr. Biden’s arrival in Kyiv, during a visit shrouded in secrecy ahead of time. KYIV, Ukraine—Nearly a year after Russian tanks threatened the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital, President Biden walked Monday through central Kyiv, providing a welcome boost to a country battered by war. Mr. Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky placed wreaths at the Wall of Remembrance for fallen soldiers, ignoring the air-raid sirens that blared around them.
☆ Russia’s Wagner Group Claims Advances on Bakhmut but Says It’s Running Low on Ammunition
  + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
KYIV, Ukraine—Russia’s paramilitary Wagner Group says it has taken another village outside Bakhmut, as Moscow’s forces continue their monthslong assault on the eastern Ukrainian city. Meanwhile, Western leaders were meeting in Germany to discuss further military aid for Kyiv.
☆ Russia Claims Advances, Strengthens Southern Front
  + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Ian Lovett | Georgi Kantchev | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
KYIV, Ukraine—Russia claimed further advances along the front line in Ukraine on Monday, as Western intelligence said the Kremlin’s forces have strengthened defensive positions in the country’s southern Zaporizhzhia region in recent weeks. Meanwhile, footage apparently showing the sledgehammer execution of a Russian mercenary defector was posted to the Grey Zone Telegram channel by an account affiliated with Wagner Group, the Russian paramilitary organization.
☆ Russia’s Wagner Group Claims Gains Near Bakhmut in Eastern Ukraine
  + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( Evan Gershkovich | Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
KYIV, Ukraine—Russian paramilitary forces said they had captured a settlement on the outskirts of Bakhmut, the eastern Ukrainian city that Moscow has been pushing to encircle in some of the most intense fighting seen since the beginning of the war a year ago. Yevgeny Prigozhin , the founder of the Wagner paramilitary group, said Sunday that his forces had secured Krasna Hora, a settlement of about 600 people before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last February, which sits on the northern edge of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region.
☆ This Ukrainian Mayor Wants Civilians to Flee His Front-Line Town. His Deputy Is Staying Put.
  + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Ian Lovett | Photographs Emanuele Satolli For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
ORIKHIV, Ukraine—For months, the mayor of this front-line town in southern Ukraine has been urging residents to leave. He can’t get his own deputy mayor to listen.
☆ Russia’s Wagner Group Says It No Longer Recruits Prisoners to Fight in Ukraine
  + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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☆ Russian Forces Cutting Off Ukrainians From Bakhmut, Says U.K.
  + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
MYKOLAIV, Ukraine—Russian forces are increasingly cutting off the city of Bakhmut from other Ukrainian-held territory, according to the U.K. Ministry of Defense, while the first Leopard 2 tank from Canada is now on its way to Ukraine. Moscow has continued to make slow progress in its efforts to encircle Bakhmut, the British Defense Ministry wrote Sunday on Twitter. After months of assault on the eastern Ukrainian city, the two main roads in and out for Ukrainian forces are now within range of Russian fire, according to the ministry, making efforts to resupply troops in Bakhmut difficult.
☆ Russia Builds Pressure on Ukraine Along Front Line
  + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Ukrainian troops near the front line in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on Saturday. MYKOLAIV, Ukraine—Russian forces are putting pressure on Ukraine along a growing portion of the front line, with attacks coming in the Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions in recent weeks, in addition to the fierce fighting around Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine, is increasingly being cut off from other Ukrainian-held territory, according to the British ministry of defense, as Moscow continues to make progress in its efforts to encircle the city.
☆ George Santos has been accused of lying constantly. This is what experts say about the psychology of compulsive liars.
  + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +11 min
Experts said pathological lying could exist on its own or be a feature of a personality disorder. What drives compulsive liars, and is George Santos one? Many psychologists say compulsive lying is often a feature of a personality disorder, such as antisocial-personality disorder or narcissistic-personality disorder. Curtis explained that it is important to distinguish people who are just pathological liars, and those that engage in pathological lying as part of a personality disorder — a key difference being that pathological liars do typically exhibit some remorse about lying. "That is unusual for him and unusual for many of the cases that we've explored of pathological liars," Hart said.
☆ Ukraine Hopes New Bombs From U.S. Will Help It Push Back Russia
  + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Ian Lovett | Daniel Michaels | Photographs Emanuele Satolli For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
ORIKHIV, Ukraine—Ukraine last summer stunned Russian troops with precision strikes from U.S.-supplied Himars mobile rocket launchers. Now an even more potent rocket system holds the potential to re-energize Kyiv’s troops. U.S. officials are expected Friday to say they will give Ukraine new Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bombs, precision-guided, 250-pound explosives that are strapped to rockets and can be fired from a Himars or another launcher. The armament, which has never been deployed and is only at the start of production, has a range of roughly 94 miles, or around twice the range of current Himars shells.
☆ George Santos admits he 'lied to everyone' in leaked audio recorded this week by a prospective staffer
  + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A prospective staffer secretly recorded Rep. George Santos, Talking Points Memo reported. In the recording, Santos remarks that he "lied to everyone." The recording was reportedly made on January 30 inside Santos' office by Derek Myers, a journalist and prospective staffer that Santos ultimately decided not to hire. Myers told TPM the remark stunned him, given the accusations Santos faces about his own misconduct. "I trust his judgment more than my own judgment," Santos added.
☆ Russia Claims Gains in Battle for Bakhmut
  + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
KYIV, Ukraine—Russian forces claimed new advances in their effort to encircle the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, while European leaders arrived in Kyiv to discuss further military aid. Yevgeny Prigozhin , leader of Wagner Group, a Russian paramilitary organization that is leading the assault in Ukraine’s east, said Wednesday that his forces had seized the village of Sacco and Vanzetti, north of Bakhmut. Rybar, a Telegram channel linked to the Kremlin, said Thursday that Wagner was claiming territory on the contested east side of the city, seizing a sparkling-wine factory and a meat-processing plant.
☆ Russia Tightens Grip Around Bakhmut as Ukraine Awaits Western Tanks
  + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Ian Lovett | Matthew Luxmoore | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
BAKHMUT, Ukraine—Russia’s invasion forces tightened the noose around this beleaguered city in eastern Ukraine, while Kyiv urged the West to provide longer-range firepower to counter Russia’s missile barrages. Ukrainian troops here described mounting difficulties in stopping the Russian advances around Bakhmut, the site of this winter’s heaviest fighting in the 11-month-old war.
☆ Russia Escalates Attack on Bakhmut Area as Kyiv Warns New Offensive Is Imminent
  + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Matthew Luxmoore | Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
BAKHMUT, Ukraine—Russia escalated strikes on a town near the contested city of Bakhmut on Saturday as it sought to cut off Ukraine’s supply routes and encircle the city, while Ukrainian officials warned of a major new Russian offensive in coming weeks. Inside Bakhmut, gunshots echoed from the east side of the river that bisects the city. Waves of Russian troops were pushing in from the east, and two pontoon bridges across the river hit this week were passable only by foot, Ukrainian soldiers said. Ukrainians said they were fighting for each block, but were outnumbered and outgunned, and the Russians were slowly taking territory in the city.
☆ Ukraine’s Zelensky Removes Top Officials in Bid to Contain Corruption Scandals
  + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
KYIV, Ukraine—A raft of top Ukrainian officials have been removed from their posts, as President Volodymyr Zelensky tries to contain corruption scandals that could shake Western confidence in his government at a critical moment in the war. The scandals, while small by the standards of previous Ukrainian governments, are a blow to Mr. Zelensky, who has garnered praise at home and abroad for his leadership during Russia’s invasion.
☆ Ukraine’s Zelensky Removes Top Officials in Bid to Contain Corruption Scandal
  + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
KYIV, Ukraine—A raft of top Ukrainian officials have been removed from their posts, as President Volodymyr Zelensky tries to contain corruption scandals that could shake Western confidence in his government at a critical moment in the war. The scandals, while small by the standards of previous Ukrainian governments, are a blow to Mr. Zelensky, who has garnered praise at home and abroad for his leadership during Russia’s invasion.
☆ Russia Claims Advances in Ukraine’s South as Allies Stall on Tank Deliveries
  + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Evan Gershkovich In Moscow | Ian Lovett In Kyiv | Evan Gershkovich | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Moscow said its forces advanced in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region as Kyiv’s Western allies continued pressuring Berlin to allow deliveries of German-made tanks to Ukraine. Russia’s Defense Ministry said Sunday that Russian troops had advanced in the partially occupied region and taken more advantageous lines and positions. The ministry’s spokesman, Lt. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, didn’t provide further details.
☆ Pressure Builds on Germany to Approve Tanks for Ukraine
  + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Ian Lovett In Kyiv | Evan Gershkovich In Moscow | Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Pressure mounted on Germany to approve the transfer of its Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine, a day after Western allies meeting at the U.S. Ramstein Air Base in Germany failed to reach an agreement about sending armored vehicles. Edgars Rinkēvičs, Latvia’s foreign minister, said on Twitter Saturday morning that he and his counterparts from Lithuania and Estonia “call on Germany to provide Leopard tanks to Ukraine now. This is needed to stop Russian aggression, help Ukraine and restore peace in Europe quickly. Germany as the leading European power has special responsibility in this regard.”
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