Ukraine crisis: what next after the Blinken-Lavrov talks? https://t.co/bCZ2Yl8U2b pic.twitter.com/FfO8PDqF9U
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 21, 2022
Sec. of State Antony Blinken says if any Russian military forces move across Ukraine’s border, it will be met with “swift, severe and a united response” from the U.S. and allies. https://t.co/kJPTBH9Y3g pic.twitter.com/Te5YbCYxzc
— ABC News (@ABC) January 21, 2022
Zelensky doubles down on preemptive sanctions against Russia: “‘if we are talking about the sanctions policy and the probability of escalation, then the question is, why are you not introducing sanctions now rather than wait until after the escalation?’” https://t.co/TrZsmVNURY
— Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) January 21, 2022
Ukraine’s military intelligence service said on Friday that Russia was sending mercenaries into rebel territories in eastern Ukraine, along with tanks, mobile artillery units and 7,000 tons of fuel, raising fears of military escalation in the region. https://t.co/qkYfipdM8X
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 21, 2022
Ukraine says Russia recruiting mercenaries, sending weapons to eastern Ukraine https://t.co/g1ozJ0Z3XD pic.twitter.com/Ev7gx52OFN
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 21, 2022
German chancellor turned down Biden invite to discuss Ukraine crisis – Der Spiegel https://t.co/nE6qoa6HD1 pic.twitter.com/BG4q10IhHY
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 21, 2022
France, Britain, the US, the Balts, Poles, Czechs have all sold or donated weapons to Ukraine. Germany's insistence that it doesn't want to help Ukraine defend itself is looking increasingly eccentric https://t.co/iytupEioqU
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) January 21, 2022
When even the Dutch are shifting on arming Ukraine and Spanish sending assets to the Black Sea then Germany begins to look isolated. Even France and Italy are (out of self-interest) running their moves. This isn't a "NATO divided" story, it's a "Germany isolated" story https://t.co/qlokXxY1nf
— Alexander Clarkson (@APHClarkson) January 21, 2022
Putin's alternative to aggressive war vs Ukraine is … export more gas, make more money. Why not skip the war, take the cash? pic.twitter.com/R6h7UTmo6B
— David Frum (@davidfrum) January 21, 2022
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Still more details emerge of coup plot
EXCLU: We obtained the draft Trump executive order that would have seized the voting machines and named a special counsel to probe the 2020 election.
— Betsy Woodruff Swan (@woodruffbets) January 21, 2022
Read the whole thing here: https://t.co/UPyNL5w736
It has become clear — with mountains of tangible evidence — that Trump tried to steal the election. And not in the opportunistic, shambling way most people think. It was planned & deliberate. And now we're just stumbling toward a Trump '24 run. https://t.co/enemZo97mO
— David Roberts (@drvolts) January 21, 2022
Trump: I tried to steal the last election and I'm running again to do the same. Here it is in writing
— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) January 21, 2022
Biden: Trump just told us in his own words that he's going to steal the next election, let's do something about it
Media: Why do both sides cast doubt on our elections? https://t.co/QjFslOTwvS
1/ Among stuff Trump tried to keep Archives from releasing to Jan 6 Cmte: Draft order directed Sec'y Defense to seize voting machines & created a special counsel to carry out "her" duties of criminal/civil proceedings related to the 2020 election. https://t.co/RrkjQEEElT
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) January 21, 2022
She must’ve worked on this with Flynn or the WH. Someone with intel access who had knowledge of the memos used in the Executive Order. National Security Presidential Memorandum 21 is classified and was not publicly known.
— Jordan (@Long_Snake_Moan) January 21, 2022
Just in: National Archives confirms they released hundreds of pages of Trump White House documents to the Jan. 6 committee yesterday evening after the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s executive privilege claim
— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) January 21, 2022
Interesting. Even if the "Trump White House" didn't draft the order, the citation of classified authorities indicates cooperation from senior WH, DOD or DOJ officials. And I always come back to the Jan. 3 letter from all living former Secretaries of Defense: They. Were. Alarmed. https://t.co/Imfdva3ofR
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 21, 2022
They have worked out that it's better to confess to the crime of stealing an election on TV, and then pretend everything is normal https://t.co/RwW1EIQ9SZ
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) January 21, 2022
Just to prove my point that witnesses defy, deride & mock congressional subpoenas. You know what kind of subpoenas they CAN’T defy? FEDERAL GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS!
— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) January 21, 2022
DOJ should not let rampant lawlessness by Trump’s lackeys go unaddressed. Because #JusticeMatters pic.twitter.com/toW9cfwqQZ
Breaking WaPo: Thousands of Rudy Giuliani's communications — more than 3,000 — have been turned over to the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office, which has been investigating his dealings in Ukraine while he was representing Trump.https://t.co/S6GdJbYwCO
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 21, 2022
Secretly paid by a Trump backer involved in a case: Is Ginni Thomas a Threat to the Supreme Court? https://t.co/QzTapSx5I3
— Jane Mayer (@JaneMayerNYer) January 21, 2022
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Pressure on Johnson continues as Brexit queues worsen
Boris Johnson is a symptom of a much broader problem in British politics – which can only be fixed with new policies, and – almost certainly – new parties and a new electoral system https://t.co/4XUQ8YGAZ8
— Rory Stewart (@RoryStewartUK) January 21, 2022
Rory Stewart with one of the all time 🔥 intros. https://t.co/BPqJbu3rjn pic.twitter.com/U56lUAOP23
— Alan White (@aljwhite) January 21, 2022
Port of Dover has initiated the Travel Access Protocol – where A20 is used as overflow for lorries – on 10 of the last 21 days.
— Joel Hills (@ITVJoel) January 21, 2022
Brexit has slowed down things at the EU border. In September, new biometric checks are set to cause more delays. Full story: https://t.co/dewhRTU6hD
Why have I not seen this story on a single bulletin? The new red tape is causing chaos. Damage that will outlast Johnson and Cummings, the Brexit liars now fighting to the death because the wife of Liar A doesn’t like Liar B. 🇬🇧 has been fucked by narcissistic sociopaths 1/2 https://t.co/Z7YM4gF7pN
— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) January 21, 2022
It's there…but you have to look hard to find it!https://t.co/D0hK02ecRD
— Helen Back 💙 😷🙋♀️🏃♀️ (@HelenBa16838378) January 21, 2022
One could most definitely be forgiven for thinking what on earth has happened to our United Kingdom.#BrexitReality #BrexitShambles #BrexitHasFailed pic.twitter.com/uly2NNvBLu
— Julian 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇨🇿 💙 🇺🇦 🐟 (@JJ_Brownbridge) January 21, 2022
Yesterday. Traffic cameras were turned off so you couldn't see it but there are always pictures. pic.twitter.com/jmbDGW4ytB
— Bazz (@OMDAndy67) January 21, 2022
Welcome to the UK where there’s no money to let the poorest keep £20 a week but there is money to research a bridge that might as well be to Narnia.https://t.co/ZOQpyzLx2C
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) January 21, 2022
The Overnight Note 