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  Selected Articles - Michael Novakhov's favorite articles on Inoreader - The News And Times We need regime change in Russia — but how? “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.” Those were the words of President Biden in Warsaw, Poland, a month after Vladimir Putin sent Russian forces into Ukraine for the second time since its 2014 invasion of Eastern Ukraine and Crimea. As often happens with Biden’s off-the-cuff exclamations, however (such as his four public statements... posted 3m ago   via   thehill.com   We need regime change in Russia — but how? - The Hill We need regime change in Russia — but how?  The Hill posted 5h ago   via   "Zelensky and Putin" - Google News   Voice of America: Sheriff: Wife of Suspected Texas Gunman Has Been Arrested A woman identified as the wife of a Texas man suspected of killing five of his neighbors was arrested Wednesday for allegedly helping the man elude capture for four days, authorities said, and a third person is expected t

Michael Novakhov's favorite articles   2:56 PM 5/3/2023 How the war split the mafia posted at 14:27:39 UTC   via   economist.com Read more of our recent coverage of the  Ukraine war A leksandr otdelnov  owns an unusual tourist attraction: a smuggling museum. Contraband has been flowing through his native  Odessa  since the 18th century. Until it closed because of covid-19, the museum displayed everything from pearls and pistols sneaked into imperial Russia to more contemporary loot. Then came the war in February 2022. “The port stopped working, and everything stopped,” says Mr Otdelnov. It wasn’t just the tourist flows that ended. Odessa had been a key node in a vast network of crime centred on Ukraine and Russia that reached from Afghanistan to the Andes. It was part of the “strongest criminal ecosystem in Europe”, reckons the Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime ( gitoc ), a think-tank. Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on  iOS  or  Android .