WASHINGTON SPINS TALE TO NEW YORK TIMES THAT PUTIN IS LOOKING FOR AN ESCAPE HATCH

Let me make it clear up front — I believe the New York Times is reporting accurately what its sources told the three reporters in today’s stunning article, Putin Quietly Signals He Is Open to a Cease-Fire in Ukraine. The piece, reported by Anton Troianovski, Adam Entous and Julian E. Barnes, claims that the public bravado of Putin is a sham and that he …