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What about children in Ukraine and smart phones?
https://time.com/6282893/surgeon-general-vivek-murthy-interview-social-media/
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Stay connected with the latest from Democracy at Work. Join our mailing list today: https://www.democracyatwork.info/sign_up or check out more of our content: / @democracyatwrk In this Wolff Responds, Prof. Wolff explains why the US chose a sanctions war as a way of punishing Russia for invading Ukraine and reveals the consequences of that decision, both for the US and the rest of the world.
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354,486 views May 21, 2023 #BRICS #EconomicsExplained #ReserveCurrency
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29th May 2023
STIRRING CONFLICT IN THE BALKANS?? Severe clashes between Serbians and international peacekeepers in Kosovo . Putin’s puppy, Pres. Aleksandar Vučić, will deliver a an address on the situation shortly. Serbia’s role is to distract the West from Ukraine.
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29th May 2023
“Powerful explosions” being reported in Sevastopol, in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Crimea.
Georgia Dream-led Govt already quit handing out EU flags on Independence Day and now the PM has essentially stated that Georgian foreign policy no longer includes seeking NATO membership. Why are they hand-cuffing themselves to the corpse that is the Kremlin?
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30th May 2023
Incredible…Georgian PM blames Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on NATO enlargement. What has happened to Georgia? twitter.com/formulage/stat…
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30th May 2023
When you don’t believe the Washington narrative anymore: The Prime Minister of Georgia blames NATO expansion for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…..
1/3. This OSCE report on Russia’s forced deportation and assimilation of Ukrainian children makes an ironclad legal case (and horrifying reading).
https://osce.org/files/f/documes://twitter.com/i/status/1663530453863743489
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30th May 2023
Putin says Russia’s anti-air defenses did a decent job repelling today’s apparent Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow, but says “there’s still work to be done.” He claims Russia had similar problems at Hmeimim airbase in Syria – a comparison that won’t put Muscovites at ease…
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky Retweeted
Lithuania MFA | #StandWithUkraine
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The Kremlin regime in Russia will be a threat for as long as it is in power. We would like to see Russians actively opposing Putin both abroad and in Russia, seeking to change their political system.
Russia’s 2nd (failed) missile attack on Kyiv today appears to have targeted city centre. Putin’s scared of #Ukraine‘s heroic resistance. And so like Hitler & his V1 & V2 rockets fired at London, Putin’s in his own bunker, demanding the people suffer.
https://bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65740839
30th May 2023
Ukrainian woman detained in Moscow for attempting to bring deported children back to Ukraine – Russian media
30th May 2023
An angry statement from Prigozhin regarding the unexplained incident with unidentified UAVs that crashed in Moscow this morning.
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30th May 2023
The US-based think tank reported Yevgeny Prigozhin argued his mercenary force could not topple the Kremlin because it lacked the manpower, following a claim by former Russian military commander Igor Girkin it wanted to do so.
Wagner boss denies group could stage coup – ISW
30th May 2023
I had a call with my Czech counterpart and friend
to coordinate positions ahead of the NATO summit in Vilnius. I reiterated that Ukraine anticipates receiving a clear timeline for its integration into the Alliance. I also shared key takeaways from my African tour.
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30th May 2023
Residents of the occupied regions have described being pressured into taking up a Russian passport.
30th May 2023
“People are really being brainwashed,” Navalny wrote.
themoscowtimes.com Navalny Describes Prison ‘Re-Education’ Including Pro-War, Anti-Semitic Songs Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said Tuesday that he and other inmates in his prison colony are forced to listen to pro-war and anti-
30th May 2023
“The immunities are for the conference and not for specific individuals. They are meant to protect the conference and its attendees from the jurisdiction of the host country for the duration of the conference,” the statement reads.
Putin to be granted diplomatic immunity to attend BRICS summit in South Africa to prevent ICC-order…
The South African government has announced that it will grant diplomatic immunity to participants of two BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) meetings which will be held in
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30th May 2023
Playwright Svetlana Petriychuk is in custody over the same charges. Over 16,000 people have signed an open letter in support of Evgenia Berkovich and Svetlana Petriychuk. Read it here:
Ukrainian Community in Ireland Retweeted
Magnificent news today! We received another large donation from
and David Gilmour in support of #Hospitallers! World “stands united” with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people! Together we will be stronger and bring our victory soon. Join us
30th May 2023
Meet Fougasse. The tankers call him a non-staff psychologist of the 92nd brigade. This puppy was born on the front lines. He now serves in the #UAarmy and attends troops formation every morning.
/ Olga Vikarchuk
30th May 2023
The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, is convinced that Moscow has no real intention of negotiating with Kyiv and is still determined to “win the war.”
english.nv.ua EU believes Russia still hopes to win the war The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, is convinced that Moscow has no real intention of negotiating with Kyiv and is still determined to
Poland’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Mariusz Kamiński, has ordered a halt to freight traffic from Russian and Belarusian vehicles across the Belarus border effective June 1.
Poland shuts down cargo transit from Russia and Belarus
Poland’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Mariusz Kamiński, has ordered a halt to freight traffic from Russian and Belarusian vehicles across the
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BREAKING: The Irish government has rejected a unanimous cross party parliamentary proposal to pass an Irish Magnitsky Act. This opens the door for Ireland to become a soft target as Putin’s cronies look for safe places to keep their money. Very bad news indeed.
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Something is cooking on the Magnitsky Act in Ireland. Stay tuned.
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During #Seanad debates on international #moneylaundering Bill today, I commended @Billbrowder & called for introduction of an Irish #MagnitskyAct – thanks to Minister @JamesBrowneTD for positive response – even more urgent now with treatment of @navalny
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30th May 2023
In the occupied Melitopol, Russian invaders abducted journalist Iryna Levchenko and her husband and kept them in the basement. #RussianWarCrimes Source: Zaporizhzhia Journalistic Solidarity Centre on Facebook 1/4
30th May 2023
China’s top diplomat to the European Union said that Beijing will respond strongly to any EU sanctions on Chinese entities for alleged circumvention of EU sanctions on Russia without providing any solid evidence.
chinadaily.com.cn China warns EU against sanctions bid
Lest we forget: Putin has been Trump’s patron for the better part of a decade. See my book “Road to Unfreedom” for why.
Russia’s Latest Sanctions on U.S. Officials Turn to Trump Enemies
Among the 500 people singled out for travel and financial restrictions were Americans seen as adversaries by former President Donald J.
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Zelensky has asked the Ukrainian Parliament to impose sanctions on Iran for the next 50 years. Trade, investments and technology transfers with Iran will be banned. Iran has provided Russia with Shahed suicide drones and other weapons which Russia is using against Ukraine.
“To us it seems that West-European civilization is civilization,
but this is a narrow view.”
Bertrand Russell
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“Anyone who doesn’t regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart. Anyone who wants it restored has no brains.” Vladimir Putin, Russian political leader
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“The next war … may well bury Western civilization forever.” ~Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Who Watches the Watchers? 