Russia formally warns the United States of "unpredictable consequences" if Washington continues to arm Ukraine. / Reuters In France's presidential contest, Marine Le Pen is said to find her strongest support in places that embrace middlebrow Americana / UnHerd A proposal in London would send migrants seeking asylum
Maps show the Russian military has entered the center of Mariupol, after a siege that's lasted more than 40 days. / The New York Times This week, Kentucky lawmakers overrode the governor's veto of a bill that effectively ends abortion access, and Oklahoma's governor signed
The world surpasses half a billion known cases of the novel coronavirus, but it's most likely an undercount. / Axios According to Merriam-Webster, "Covid-19" was the fastest term ever to be accepted in the dictionary. / The Los Angeles Review of Books Millions of people in
Putin's war in Ukraine has spurred Finland and Sweden to push for NATO membership. / The Washington Post Experts say there's little evidence—so far, at least—to show Russia used chemical weapons in Mariupol. / The Guardian "I never understood how people got so moved by
The White House is worried over Marine Le Pen, a Putin sympathizer, possibly winning France's presidential election. / POLITICO See also: Macron and Le Pen have advanced in the first round of voting in France, and will enter an April 24 runoff for the presidency. / CBS News British prime
With today's conclusion of the 2022 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes, your TMN editors really need to take a nap. This newsletter will resume publishing Monday, April 11. Declassified intelligence suggests Russia's Vladimir Putin is being given less than truthful information from his advisers.
We had a link error in yesterday's newsletter regarding the story about Covid-19 deaths in red and blue states. Here's the proper link. Residents in half of Shanghai brace for the second phase of a citywide lockdown. / The Guardian Three-quarters of children worldwide who
Russia says it will "fundamentally cut back military activity in the direction of Kyiv and Chernihiv" prior to peace talks in Turkey. / The Guardian G7 countries agree to ignore Moscow's demand to pay for Russian natural gas in rubles. / PBS Headline of the week (darkly): "
Ukraine and Russian officials prepare to meet in Turkey for peace talks. / Reuters Meanwhile, Ukraine says it won't open humanitarian corridors from its cities due to warnings of Russian "provocations" on routes. / BBC News Vladimir Putin's cult of war is a mix of "
US President Biden holds a meeting in Warsaw with Ukrainian foreign and defense ministers. Meanwhile, Russia scales back its war goals. / BBC News, Reuters Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, Ukraine's top rock star, is performing in bomb shelters and stations filled with refugees. / The Guardian Ideally, the war in Ukraine unleashes
