It's Wednesday, April 6, 2022.

I'm Albert Moller, and this is the briefing, a daily analysis of news and events

from a Christian worldview.

A lot to consider both at home and abroad today, we're going to start with Ukraine.

The big story coming out of Ukraine is the certainty of the destruction, of so much not only of the nation but of the

civilian neighborhoods it can only now be described as the intentional

targeting of civilian populations and the infrastructure of the nation of Ukraine.

This qualifies as a war crime.

As you look at the history of how we have considered morality in war,

one of the most interesting things is that there has been a developing conversation

that was fast-forwarded in the 20th century by some of the most horrible events of that

very violent century. But first let's look at what's going on in the ground in Ukraine. It is expected at this

point that the Russians are changing strategy. Western intelligence sources are pretty much of

one mind that Russia is digging in for a prolonged

and extended military effort that is now going to be concentrated in the east.

Now in the east you have the Donbos region which includes at least some cities

they have a majority of Russian speakers in the population.

You also have a corridor if not reaching Crimea and Russia's annexation of Crimea of

of course in 2014 from Ukraine as part of the background of this conflict

but nonetheless if Russia controls that area and controls it

incontestably it is a significant addition to Russia's territory

and what it sees as its control of the near abroad

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