Ukraine Updates and More Discussion of the Russia “Gas for Roubles” Countersanction — Yves Smith

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Given that the war in Ukraine is the focus of a massive propaganda operation in the West, it’s telling that it’s fading a bit from attention, either by design or a need to regroup. While the business press still gives the war top billing due to the fact that energy supplies and pricing around the globe are very much in play, the level of discussion on Twitter in the last couple of days has dropped dramatically. Similarly, I don’t check into Daily Mail religiously, but not all that long ago, it crowded out celebrity coverage. By contrast, the last two days, the first conflict-related story, this on a TV host in Russia calling for regime change in the US, was well below the fold.... Naked CapitalismUkraine Updates and More Discussion of the Russia “Gas for Roubles” CountersanctionYves

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