Links — 18 August 2022 Part 1

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India PunchlineUkraine war of attrition at inflection pointM. K. Bhadrakumar | retired diplomat with the Indian Foreign Service and former ambassadorTASS (Russian state media)COVID-related mortality worldwide increases by 35% over past four weeks — WHO https://tass.com/world/1494905Two Zaporozhye NPP employees detained for directing Ukraine’s artillery fire — policehttps://tass.com/society/1494863Crimea blames Kiev for sabotage at military depot near Dzhankoihttps://tass.com/politics/1494735Crimean lawmaker says time has come to target Ukrainian decision-making centershttps://tass.com/politics/1494577Sputnik International (Russian state-sponsored media)Fraction of World's Population: China Mocks West's Claim That ‘Global Community’ Isolated

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