They’ve got Mariupol surrounded, which they regard as a sort of heartland of what they call neo-Nazi, you know, the Azov Battalion, the extreme-rightist elements that, from Putin’s point of view, this whole war is meant to be about. The forces coming out of Crimea are, you know, advancing, it seems, fairly successfully. They’ve moved - they’ve done - you know, their separatist forces, who are presumably reinforced by regular Russian troops, have done quite well in the east, have advanced out and taken most of the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces. I mean, they’ve surrounded Kharkiv and Kyiv.

On the other hand, they do seem to be moving fairly steadily, in a sort of slightly creaky way, towards their objectives. Well, it looks like - you know, we hear a lot about how the Russian offensive has slowed down, been ground to a halt or is being - you know, met unexpected resistance, which, you know, is true. Can you comment on what’s happening today?ĪNDREW COCKBURN: Yes. The massive departure of Ukrainians fleeing war, half a million Ukrainians, massively, women and children, going to Poland, Romania and other places. If you can start off by responding to the latest news, this Russian convoy of 40 miles coming closer and closer to Kyiv? Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, has been bombed, the local municipal building, as well as other sites.

His book, just out, is called The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine.Īndrew Cockburn, let’s begin with you. Ukrainian officials say troops from Belarus have joined Russia’s invasion.Īs we continue to look at the invasion of Ukraine, we’re joined by two guests: Timothy Snyder, professor of history at Yale University, permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna, author of many books, including The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America and, recently, Our Malady: Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary we’re also joined by Andrew Cockburn, the Washington editor for Harper’s magazine.

New satellite photos show a massive 40-mile convoy of Russian tanks and armored vehicles stretching from the Russian border to the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. Ukraine’s government has accused Russia of war crimes for deliberately targeting civilians during its invasion of Ukraine. This is Democracy Now!, The War and Peace Report. AMY GOODMAN: I’m Amy Goodman with Juan González.

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