According to the International Criminal Court, over 100,000 Ukrainian children have been kidnapped by Putin's military, then deported by the Russian military and sent to reeducation camps inside Russia. Estimates of up to 700,000 kids have been forcibly removed or deported from their homes. Russia's plan is to erase Ukrainian identity by creating orphans and kidnapping the children. This is genocide.
This is Oleksandr from Mariupol. Russian soldiers separated boy and his mother in filtration camp in March, 2022. He has not seen his mother since then. Every year on June 4th, the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression acknowledges the pain that children around the world suffer. We must stop this terror now. World must hold Russia accountable for its actions.
Swedish minister on #Kyiv striking Russian soil with Western arms: ‘Ukraine has right to defend itself’
“Ukraine has the right to defend itself through #military actions aimed at the enemy’s territory as long as the military actions comply with the laws of war"
Aggressive regimes like the Russian one are rapidly increasing their appetite for aggression. When they succeed in one part of the world, it creates problems in many other places: aggression spreads if not stopped.
The world has weapons to oppose Russian terror, and we in Ukraine need this help.Timely and sufficient support from partners. Steady, unchanging support for our soldiers. More modern air defense systems, including Patriots, and the ability to destroy Russian terrorists so that they cannot approach our borders, solutions that will help protect lives and prevent the spread of war.
Thank you to everyone in the world who understands this and supports Ukraine.
Putin's war of aggression and genocide of Ukrainians has continued full scale for the third year. Putin's army openly murders Ukrainians. We must stop Putin's genocide. Yesterday, Russian barbarians launched dozens of missiles and bombs on Civilians, killing many, including children. Arm Ukraine now. Nato into #Ukraine.
♲ @mlansbury@despora.de:> ## Opinion: The West should launch a new economic Cold War against Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to revive the Soviet Union, but two can play this game. To complete the Kremlin’s grotesque historical reenactment, the West should launch a new economic Cold War in response.
In addition to the war of aggression waged against the civilians and cities of Ukraine, Russia has also waged an asymmetrical economic war against the global economy and the international trade system that underpins it.
Russia’s #weaponization of trade, particularly of energy supplies, has caused massive disruptions in international markets and triggered a cascade of economic setbacks globally.
Dutch PM offers to buy Patriot systems from allies for Ukraine
We know that many countries are sitting on large piles of Patriot systems, maybe not wanting to deliver it directly," Rutte said after arriving at the two-day summit of EU leaders in Brussels.
“We can buy it from them, we can deliver it to Ukraine, we have the money available. It’s crucial.”
Netherlands allocated additional €1 billion in #MilitaryAid & €400 mil for reconstruction
Netherlands has taken a proactive role in supporting Ukraine, spearheading the #FighterJets coalition and pledging to deliver 24 #F-16 jets to Ukraine.
Zelensky said that the new aid batch was provided in the framework of the 10-year bilateral security agreement between the states, signed on March 1 in Kharkiv.
At least 10 people were killed & 48 injured as the result of missile attacks over 24 hours in Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Kherson & Donetsk regions. 10 high-rise buildings, 20 private houses, 3 dormitories, 2 administrative buildings, a gas station, 20 cars & critical infrastructure were damaged. Last night @KpsZSU destroyed 28 out of 32 Russian kamikaze drones and 3 out of 6 missiles.
This may not be news, but a reminder that Russia doesn't stop with Ukraine, and Russian aggression doesn't stop without US being part of the resistance.
Let your GOP traitor legislators know you support Ukraine's fight.
Russia aims to create new world order via alliance with China
#Russia attempting to deepen economic & diplomatic ties with #China & #GlobalSouth to allow it to challenge the international financial system
The document envisioned a new financial system & Eurasian #DigitalCurrency based on alternative payment systems between Russia & China to bypass dominance of current global financial transactions
Vladimir Putin sets conditions for future escalations in the #Baltic countries as part of the alleged plan to weaken the NATO alliance - Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
#Putin has long employed an expansive definition of Russia’s sovereignty and trivialized the sovereignty of former #Soviet republics
Military: report on the situation at the front. The internal situation: security, a report from law enforcement officers, liquidation of the consequences of the Russian shelling of Kherson - heavy shelling. Let's answer the enemy. GUR's report: plans of the occupiers, our counteraction. Report of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine: the trends of the near future, our operations that we are preparing are important.....
♲ @mlansbury@despora.de:> ## London mayor refused Klitschko's request to send scrap cars to Ukraine
London Mayor Sadiq Khan rejected a proposal to send cars handed over to the city authorities to Ukraine, since the plan would not benefit Londoners from an "economic, social, and environmental perspective."
According to the Telegraph, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko sent a letter in September, requesting Khan send cars that do not meet the British capital's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) standards to Ukraine, instead of being scrapped.
Klitschko was interested in the cars set to be scrapped because they were typically heavy vehicles like 4x4s and pick-up trucks, which are in great need on the front line.
In Ukraine, the cars could be used in a "variety of life-saving and transport roles," Klitschko wrote to Khan in September.
#Kremlin laundered $2.5 billion of African gold since the start of the invasion of Ukraine
Russia’s illicit activities & ties to authoritarian regimes in Africa have been monitored for years.
Blood #Gold Report reports Russia mercenaries, including #WagnerGroup, support destabilization in Africa as part of resource extraction schemes bringing #Russia more than $100 million/mo
Hungarian PM Viktor #Orban did not give President Zelensky an answer when asked why Budapest wants to block Ukraine’s entry into the EU
“I asked him to tell me one reason, not three, five, 10, tell me one reason” as to why talks should not begin, Zelensky said at the press conference in Oslo. “I’m still waiting for (an) answer.”
We should be arming #Ukraine, not "for as long as it takes", but TO WIN.
Why? Because, to begin with, we are seriously struggling to keep #democracy afloat "for as long as it takes" and, in order to defend democracy, we must achieve a resounding Ukrainian #victory.
That's why oligarchs, terrorists, extremists and dictators are ALL so invested in stopping war-time investment in European #security in the Ukrainian front.
Radosław Sikorski, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs of #Poland, former MEP, and husband of the great @anneapplebaum, in answer to populists' demagoguery:
"Personally, I want a Union strong enough that can, not only stand up to #Putin, but send him to hell. And therefore, I believe we need not a superstate, but a superpower. And therefore, these proposals should be considered seriously."
Norway will donate additional NASAMS air defence systems to Ukraine to the sum of 335 million NOK (around 32 million USD).
Some will be donated from Norway’s own storage in order to ensure fast delivery to Ukraine, while additional systems will be ordered from the industry for later delivery.
In #Norway the #Danish Prime Minister Mette #Frederiksen said her government would present a new support package for Ukraine worth 1 billion euros (US$1.08 billion) to parliament this week.
The package will consist of tanks, drones and ammunition.
To abandon #Ukraine now would allow Russia and its authoritarian friends in China, Iran, and North Korea to believe that the 21st century is moving their way—into a future of brutal armies, cowed populations, and endless lies — George Packer #quotes#quote#SupportUkraine#Republicans