In the spring of 2022, Moscow and Kyiv sat down to outline a settlement that would have ended the war in Ukraine. Samuel Charap and Sergey Radchenko examine draft agreements exchanged between the two sides—and the lessons of these failed talks:
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“You wouldn’t want to represent the president of the United States in a historically unprecedented case?” My latest for New York Magazine, about how Todd Blanche came to defend Donald Trump—and how he might be able to help him beat the rap nymag.com/intelligencer/…

🔥 from Tim Spiers this morning on Pep's moaning about City's schedule
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Elise Stefanik voted No on aid to Ukraine today. Here’s her statement from two years ago.

As a Jewish Columbia student, it is perfectly safe for Jews on campus—if we are talking about student protesters. As Jewish student protesters learned on Thursday, however, they may not be safe from CU admin calling the NYPD to arrest them.

I will be coming to Columbia University to walk with the Jewish students. If the University won’t protect them, Congress will!

Columbia / Barnard Hillel, the largest Jewish organization at the university, has issued a statement saying it does not believe Jewish students should leave campus: twitter.com/cbhillel/statu…

I do, however, want to be abundantly clear: Columbia University is a private institution on private property, which means the NYPD cannot have a presence on campus unless specifically requested by senior university officials.

For the safety of all New Yorkers, I urge Columbia’s

🚨President Biden weighs in on the situation at Columbia:

'Even in recent days, we’ve seen harassment and calls for violence against Jews. This blatant Antisemitism is reprehensible and dangerous – and it has absolutely no place on college campuses, or anywhere in our country.'

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The tents are back up on #Columbia University’s main campus lawn after being taken down following the arrest of more than 100 pro-Palestine protesters on Thursday.

In response to “horrific” scenes of antisemitic harassment at and around campus, the Orthodox Rabbi at Columbia/Barnard sent a WhatsApp message to more than 290+ Jewish students this morning recommending that they go home until it’s safe again for them on campus:

Last year, Xi Jinping told Vladimir Putin, “Change is coming that hasn’t happened in 100 years, and we are driving this change together.”

China and Russia want to see authoritarianism defeat democracy and freedom.

Our adversaries cannot succeed.

America must support Ukraine.

The New York Post goes after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene R-GA after House approves Ukraine aid

SCOOP: The U.S. is considering sending additional military advisers to the embassy in Kyiv, the latest show of American commitment to Ukraine as Russia appears to be gaining momentum in the two-year conflict.

The advisers would not be in a combat role, but rather would advise

A group of at least 10 men wearing the uniform of the Proud Boys, a violent extremist group, appeared outside the entrance of a rally in N.C. for presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump, prompting condemnation from President Biden’s campaign.

via Isaac Arnsdorf
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House R now drafting legislation to prevent foreign flags from being displayed on the House floor

Trump announces that his rally in North Carolina canceled due to the weather

While Mike Johnson wasted months struggling to stand up to the GOP's pro-Putin wing, the battlefield situation took an ominous turn for the worse. CIA Director Burns warned Thursday that Ukraine could “lose” the war by the end of the year without US aid. wapo.st/3W7K8PO