Links — 20 Feb 2022 PM

Asia Times (Important! No one wants a basket case, especially one full of neo-Nazis. The US is begging Russia to take it.)
Why Russia won’t invade Ukrainistan
David P. Goldman
https://asiatimes.com/2022/02/why-russia-wont-invade-ukrainistan/

Axios
Biden and Putin agree "in principle" to hold summit, Macron's office says
Rebecca Falconer

https://www.axios.com/biden-putin-agree-in-principle-to-hold-summit-macron-24b5e9de-4aab-4142-b2ce-d293f53c6bd5.html

TASS (Russian state media)
French TV channel claims Macron and Putin had two phone conversations on Sunday
https://tass.com/world/1406779

Over 53,000 Donbass residents crossed Russia’s border by Sunday evening

https://tass.com/russia/1406745

MFA comments on US embassy’s warning about "terrorist attack threats" in Russia

https://tass.com/politics/1406777

Craig Murray Blog
Ukraine: Where to Find the Truth in Enormous Detail 16
Craig Murray, formerly British ambassador to Uzbekistan and Rector of the University of Dundee

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2022/02/ukraine-where-to-find-the-truth-in-enormous-detail/

The Vineyard of the Saker (snark)
Western “intelligence” services agree on the latest Russian invasion plans
The Saker

http://thesaker.is/western-intelligence-services-agree-on-the-latest-russian-invasion-plans/

Oilprice
Major Hack On Ukraine Infrastructure Highlights The Reality Of Modern Warfare
Michael Kern

https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/International/Major-Hack-On-Ukraine-Infrastructure-Highlights-The-New-Reality-Of-Modern-Warfar.html

Global Inequality
Counterrevolution or the long NEP?
Branko Milanovic | Visiting Presidential Professor at City University of New York Graduate Center and senior scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-economic Inequality, senior scholar at the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), and formerly lead economist in the World Bank's research department and senior associate at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

http://glineq.blogspot.com/2022/02/counterrevolution-or-long-nep.html