Today’s edition of quick hits:
* An ominous warning: “President Joe Biden has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin could resort to the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine now that his ‘back is against the wall.’”
* Russia’s waning strength: “For the first time, the U.S. has assessed that Russia has lost some of its combat power as Ukrainian forces on Tuesday were fighting to regain the town of Izium, according to a U.S. senior defense official.”
* WHO’s estimate: “At least 15 people have died in attacks on Ukrainian health care facilities in the midst of Russia’s invasion, the World Health Organization has said.”
* Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin’s Jan. 6 case: “A federal judge on Tuesday convicted an elected official from New Mexico of illegally entering restricted U.S. Capitol grounds but acquitted him of engaging in disorderly conduct during the riot that disrupted Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential election victory.”
* I continue to find congressional Republicans’ indifference to this difficult to understand: “The Biden administration lacks the funds to purchase a potential fourth coronavirus vaccine dose for everyone, even as other countries place their own orders and potentially move ahead of the United States in line, administration officials said Monday.”









