NYT Discovers That Ukraine Is a Kleptocracy

<![CDATA[I'm glad that Vladimir Putin's attempt to seize Ukraine in 2022 failed. While the fate of Ukraine is nowhere near the top of my concerns then, nor is it now, on balance, it seems pretty clear to me that at least most of Ukraine, the non-Russian-speaking parts, at least, are clearly not Russia and don't want Russians ruling over them. ]]>