16th May 2022: Quotation; selection of tweets

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Business Ukraine magazine
Melinda Haring

@melindaharing

“More than 1,000 civilians were killed in the Bucha region during a month under Russian occupation, but most did not die from shrapnel or shelling. More than 650 were shot dead by Russian soldiers, according to a senior police official.” ⁦

@BBCWorld

bbc.com Ukraine: The children’s camp that became an execution ground The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford investigates the killing of civilians in a summer camp in Bucha, Ukraine.

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NEXTA

@nexta_tv

McDonalds announced that it has made the final decision to leave #Russia, the company’s business in Russia will be sold.

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Business Ukraine mag Retweeted

Chris Toal

@christoalnz

“The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the most openly imperialistic endeavor since the days of Adolf Hitler.” #StopPutin

atlanticcouncil.org

Putin’s war of imperial aggression: Russia prepares to annex southern Ukraine

Kremlin officials have underlined the expansionist imperial agenda driving Putin’s Ukraine war by announcing plans to officially annex Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast

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The United States has issued $ 1 denomination coins dedicated to Ukraine. Source: National Bank of Ukraine

11:39 AM · May 16, 2022·Twitter Web App

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UkraineWorld

@ukraine_world

#Stefania video backstage. Scenes were filmed in #Bucha, #Irpin, #Hostomel, and #Borodyanka – in the #Kyiv Oblast where #Russian invaders killed hundreds of civilians.  by Vlad Khilchenko Full #KalushOrchestra video:  https://cutt.ly/JHzB9sq

#Stefania video backstage.
Scenes were filmed in #Bucha, #Irpin, #Hostomel, and #Borodyanka – in the #Kyiv Oblast where #Russian invaders killed hundreds of civilians.
📽️ by Vlad Khilchenko

Full #KalushOrchestra video:
🔗 https://t.co/tlEmrixW2Z pic.twitter.com/vtsVjucnpf

— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) May 16, 2022

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UkraineWorld

@ukraine_world

42 investigators of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will come to Ukraine to investigate #RussiaWarCrimes. https://lemonde.fr/international/article/2022/05/14/karim-khan-avant-toute-chose-nous-devons-rechercher-les-faits-et-etablir-la-verite_6126110_3210.html

via

@lemondefr

lemonde.fr Karim Khan : « Avant toute chose, nous devons rechercher les faits et établir la vérité » Le procureur de la Cour pénale internationale annonce l’envoi de 42 enquêteurs en Ukraine. Pour lui, le conflit montre que « le droit
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UkraineWorld

@ukraine_world

Two naval anti-ship mines were neutralised near #Odesa.  by General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Two naval anti-ship mines were neutralised near #Odesa.

📽️ by General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/3jGg2T3Wmm

— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) May 16, 2022

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Mikhail Khodorkovsky (English)

@mbk_center

Lithuania recognises war in Ukraine as genocide, Russia as terrorist state  is the 1st country to declare  a perpetrator of terrorism It’s not the 1st to formally accuse  of genocide: lawmakers already unanimously adopted such a motion

@LRSeimas

npr.org Lithuania designates Russia as a terrorist country, a global first The resolution, which passed unanimously, comes a day after Lithuania’s foreign minister publicly urged a regime change in Russia.

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Mikhail Khodorkovsky (English) Retweeted

Human Rights Center

@hrcberkeley

“We’re heading into an entirely new era of human rights investigations, and war crimes investigations more generally,” said

@KAlexaKoenig

on tonight’s episode of

@60Minutes

, where she spoke about the use of #OSINT by investigators of all levels.

cbsnews.com Bellingcat: The online investigators tracking alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine Scott Pelley reports on the innovative group that’s been exposing Vladimir Putin since 2014.

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Anders Östlund

@andersostlund

May 2

Just posting this to make sure nobody says that Russia’s current behavior and ideology came as a surprise to them. There were plenty of warnings, the characteristics of fascism were clear and present long time ago. My post below is from February 2015.

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Anders Östlund

@andersostlund

Feb 11, 2015

Fascist Russia? Check out the check-list. Via @Doesnotplaywel