Russia Advances on Key Bakhmut Road, Ukr Area Shrinks; West Splits on Negotiations, Zelensky Worried (Alexander Mercouris)

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TIME STAMPS
- Intro 00:00
- Mysterious Flash over Kiev 00:55
- Ukraine receives one Patriot system 03:11
- Danilov: Putin double visited Ukraine 07:30
- Russia gov meeting about new regions 09:35
- Weather - still impossible to counter attack Bakhmut 12:50
- Wagner advancing in Bakhmut 14:00
- Avdiivka, Kremina, Vuhledar counter attacks repulsed 18:00
- Russians change strategy in Vuhledar - more air attacks 20:15
- FT article on training Ukrainians 22:02
- Counter offensive last ditch effort 24:00
- Medwedew: South Korean arms donation hostile act 27:10
- Foreign Affairs article: West needs new strategy 32:47
- Elenky's Calculus for spring offensive 40:55
- NYT and document leak affair 50:00
- Whistleblower guilty before charged 56:00
- NYT and WAPO secrete state police 59:00
- Short term outlook 01:01:48

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, April 22, 2023.]