Living On the Diagonal

Mariupol (NBC News) The seaport and industrial city of Mariupol has been bombarded by the Russians since the first days of the war. The news we hear is that the ruins of the city may fall any day. The fate of the 1000 citizens and the Ukrainian military are taking a last stand in an industrial steel complex and cry out for salvation. The Russians will not allow a humanitarian corridor to evacuate the women, children and injured from the underground tunnels and basements.  Russian refusal adds to the growing war crimes of Putin and his barbaric forces. President Putin has scoffed at sanctions even though they will eventually cripple the economy and the poor Russian people will suffer. But, these sanctions have been too slow to have a consequential effect. The United States has pledged billions to support Ukraine in this heinous war with reports of atrocities growing by day. There is not yet confirmation of the thousands of civilian casualties.   Putin is not fazed by any human element

  THERE IS NO TIME TO SPARE   -SEND UKRAINE ALL THE WEAPONS THEY NEED NOW IT IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE NOT TO PROVIDE THE UKRAINIAN MILITARY THE MEANS NOT TO ONLY STOP PUTIN BUT WIN THIS WAR OUTRIGHT and reduce Russia’s future capacity for heinous crimes in the future. Russian tanks captured by Ukraine and pulled by farmer tractors are not enough At this moment Russia has taken a step back to reposition, reinforce and reconstitute the resolve with the addition of foreign mercenaries. The talk everywhere is that Putin plans now to focus on the Donbas and territory to the East. There is a decisive battle coming. The Western Allies know it.   We all know it.   Instead of four axis he will mount a single massive push to encircle the bulk of the Ukraine’s army and territorial defense force, then engage in a juggernaut until total annihilation. Putin’s new general will proceed in the scorched earth tactics to commit even more heinous crimes against humanity. Ukrainian desire, resolve to fig