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Feb 20 4 tweets 1 min read
I’m assembling a list of accounts to follow for news on the Ukraine Crisis. A focus on sources on ongoing developments over commentary, but some of that latter too. twitter.com/i/lists/149487…
2/ If you have accounts you think I should add let me know. A few points in how I assemble these. They’re not meant to be exhaustive. Someone not being on the list doesnt necessarily mean I don’t think they’re reliable or informative. Often it’s just that I don’t know about them.
3/ Also, sometimes I will leave someone off who I find very informative because they tweet abt a lot of things not relevant to the subject list. I try to keep the list fairly focused. I have also aimed this list more toward breaking developments than commentary …
4/ though I’ve included the latter too and many or even most account do some of both. The main goal of this list is to give you (and me) a way to check in on current developments and give a good understanding of what they mean.

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