#Ukraine Reading a NYT article on Russia's arrest of Evan Gershkovich (journalist, hostage), I'm reminded of a film by the great director Agnieszka Holland, Mr Jones. NYT notes that if Putin listened to anyone like Gershkovich telling the truth, then his Ukraine war would not have been so badly bungled. Holland's film tells of reporters in USSR during the Holodomor when Stalin sought to starve the Ukrainian people into oblivion. Mr. Jones wrote the truth...
Bret Stephens' article
Putin Should Have Read Evan Gershkovich, Not Imprisoned Him https://nyti.ms/40HVZU8
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Holodomor, when Russia starved 3.9 million Ukrainians to death. And yet, going back to the NYT article, Putin expected his invading army to be greeted by cheers, flowers, and kisses.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Holodomor