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I took part in the meeting of the G7 leaders. In the first part I thanked the partners for their help during this year. In the second, I presented our priorities to the partners in detail. I am sure that we are able to make progress in the implementation of each of the priorities
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24h February 2023
We thank PM
, people for unwavering support of in the fight against aggression. Your help in hard times is invaluable. Today’s new sanctions package against is evidence of unwavering solidarity with . Let’s press on together. We’ll prevail for sure!
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Rishi Sunak
@RishiSunak
United Kingdom government official
To all Ukrainians, we stand together with you in remembrance, in solidarity, in unity. Slava Ukraini. #StandWithUkraine
24th February 2023
Thread: “Respect for our right to live in our land.” Zelenskiy appealed to Russia to stop bombing Ukrainian cities during the press conference to mark one year of war
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Russia’s Medvedev floats idea of pushing backborders Formerpresident Medvedev said on Friday that the only way for Moscow to ensure a lasting peace withwas to push back the borders of hostile states as far as possible, even if that meant the frontiers of NATO member Poland
24th February 2023
Polish Leopards are already in #Ukraine. This was announced by the head of the Ministry of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak during the meeting of the National Security Council #UkraineWillWin
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25th February 2023
Russia’s double terror in Mariupol. Having destroyed 80% of homes & their contents in the city, Russia’s offering new homes to residents – but the Kremlin catch is – offer only to those who produce documents proving they owned a home in the decimated city.
25th February 2023
Ukrainian President Zelensky said Russia will continue to try to destabilize #Moldova, and that Moscow’s attempts should be stopped with “more weapons” and “more sanctions.” Said Russia is carrying out a “hybrid war and information war” in Moldova.
25th February 2023
Good news. Last night EU finally approved a fresh round of wide-ranging sanctions on Russia. Bans EU exports worth at least €11 billion, blacklists Putin’s propagandists & even targets Iran’s Revolutionary Guards for their covert military aid to Russia.
Ukrainian Community in Ireland
25th February 2023
Amazing performance of The Red Viburnum in the Meadow – a song that went viral last year with
recording the cover version, an anthem of the Sich Riflemen in WWI, and some say dates back to XVII
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After months of negotiations, global political pressure, and constant urging by Kyiv, Ukraine’s foreign-provided tank force is finally beginning to materialize. The first four of 14 Leopard 2 tanks promised by Poland are now in Ukraine
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thedrive.com First Leopard 2 Tanks Arrive In Ukraine The first four of 14 Leopard 2 tanks promised by Poland are now in Ukraine, but donations from other countries have yet to arrive.
Iran, which has already shipped Russia hundreds of drones for use against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, stepped up its support this fall, sending artillery and tank rounds to Moscow in November, according to the White House National Security Council (NSC
24th February 2023
“I was there, I witnessed the occupation” of Crimea in 2014, Ukrainian deputy foreign minister
tells me; her heritage is Crimean Tatar. “In that very moment, I understood what happened to my homeland.”
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25th February 2023
24th February 2023
On the anniversary of Russia’s murderous invasion of Ukraine, the West should consider seizing the $350 billion of frozen Russian central bank reserves and using that money for Ukraine’s defence and reconstruction. It makes moral, financial and political sense.
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China has disingenuously come up with a 12 point “peace plan” at the same time as they’ve begun to discuss providing arms to Russia. If they do provide arms, it will be catastrophic for Ukraine and could lead to WW3.
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23rd February 2023
Fighting for Bakhmut continues. The Russians are closing in, but Ukraine is still in control of the city itself. The battle for this city is costly on both sides, but especially for the Russians. The minimal successes do not outweigh the massive losses they suffer.
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25th February 2023
The 40th Artillery Brigade and elements of the 64th batallion working under the flag of the 103rd Separate Territorial Defense Brigade from Lviv attack the occupiers.
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Xi Jinping: aspiring mediator-in-chief China’s 12-point peace plan calling for Russia & Ukraine to end hostilities is unlikely to get Western endorsement…but it may play very well in the Global South
25th February 2023
#UPDATE Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will pay a state visit ‘at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping’, the Chinese foreign ministry said The state visit to China will go from February 28 to March 2, spokesperson Hua Chunying said
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A year has passed since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. From playgrounds, to post offices and bus stops, it’s wrought death and destruction well beyond the front lines. Daily life as usual is shattered.
bellingcat.com
Russia’s Assault on Daily Life in Ukraine – bellingcat
When a Kh-22 missile slammed into a residential apartment block in the city of Dnipro on January 14, it killed nearly 50 civilians and wounded dozens more. It was one of the largest such attacks…
24th Febriary 2023
Meduza condenses Kremlin propaganda statements from the Ukraine invasion a year ago and now. Here’s how Russia went from “tremble, Ukraine!” to today’s solemn salutes to the “difficult, dignified present.”
meduza.io
‘Congratulations, you’re in your right mind’ How the Kremlin’s war propaganda moved over the course…
This article condenses propaganda statements made by the Kremlin’s media machine in a campaign to justify and popularize the Ukraine invasion among Russians. Below, you’ll find some of the slogans,…
24th February 2023
In a guest essay for Meduza, political and security analyst
explains the logic behind the provocative rhetorical conflicts in which Ramzan Kadyrov is so often embroiled.
The Kadyrov conundrum How Chechnya’s ruler maintains power while feuding with Russia’s security…
By Harold Chambers (@chambersharold8)
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Questions #PutinWarCriminal #RussianMothers
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CHINA: Emerging World Leader. A little history. Century of Humiliation 1830 to 1949
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