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putin considers killing children in Ukraine ‘success in accordance with plans’ – Kyslytsia
18.03.2022
Children are a deliberate target for russians, given the bombardment of the Mariupol Drama Theater – a shelter for hundreds of local residents, mostly women and children, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sergiy Kyslytsia, said in a statement at the UN Security Council meeting.Mister President, distinguished members of the Security Council, Madam Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Director-General, Assistant High Commissioner, I also recognize the representative of the Aggressor State present here in the permanent seat of the Soviet Union.“The operation is ...It’s time to open second front against russia – fifth President of Ukraine
15.03.2022
Ukraine’s allies should open a second front and provide Ukraine with even more weapons, and ammunition, the fifth President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko told the BBC.“Now is the time to introduce a new form of cooperation. Our reserves, our warehouses are empty. They need to be replenished. After all, putin’s real goal is not Ukraine. This is his war against the whole Western civilization. And, perhaps, this is a rather distant comparison with the Second World War and Great Britain, ...President of PEN Ukraine replies to PEN Germany’s accusation of hate speech towards russians
14.03.2022
We are criticized for campaigning to boycott the entire russian culture until the war is over. We are libeled for our addresses and discussions allegedly containing elements of hate speech. International organizations still suggest that we arrange online discussions with representatives of russian culture and literature, to talk about the war and Ukraine’s problems, in particular, writes Ukrainian novelist and president of PEN Ukraine Andriy Kurkov.Now we may only find complete understanding among residents of Sarajevo, Dubrovnik and aged inhabitants of Coventry, ...Ukrainians like bees in a hive. No orders. No instructions. No hierarchy. To some it looks like chaos. To us, it’s just life
14.03.2022
This is now a war of attrition. As sanctions gradually bite their economy, russian forces in Ukraine continue to bombard our cities from the air. Meanwhile, Ukrainians continue to resist on the ground. In this situation, neither side has the upper hand. Whoever lasts longer, wins, writes Mychailo Wynnyckyj, Associate Professor of the Department of Sociology and Kyiv-Mohyla Business School.The enemy aims to have us capitulate; to surrender. We aim to live. The most important thing we can do in ...How international sanctions against russia can be expanded
12.03.2022
How to expand international sanctions against russia, the co-founder and chief editor of the web portal Blackseanews.net Andrii Klymenko wrote.1. The international sanction policy is currently developing as an avalanche and proactively. Countries and businesses, trade unions – such as the dockers refusing to unload russian vessels – retailers and more are joining it. Many types of sanctions are being looked into.2. Notably, Western observers welcome the fact that Western companies take the initiative to go much further than their governments. ...Children of Ukraine shield us from putin’s madness – Dalia Grybauskaite
04.03.2022
Cowardly West? Or accomplices to putin’s war crimes? It is beginning to look like it, writes Dalia Grybauskaitė, former President of Lithuania.Sanctions will not stop putin whatever they may be. They are necessary, but without any exceptions such as those we see in SWIFT cut-offs or the energy sector and the banks that serve it…Only a war that has already been launched can stop another war. There is no need to pretend and try to appease our conscience by supplying ...Many ask themselves: Where does the German government actually stand? – Klitschko
24.01.2022
Vitali Klitschko, leader of the political party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance seen in the crowd on Khreshyatyk street in Kyiv, Ukraine. 27 November 2013.I lived in Germany for a long time and I still have many friends there. That is why it pains me to see how putinverstehers have seized political control on many issues, says Vitali Klitschko, Ukrainian politician and former professional boxer, bild.de reported.The billions that russia has invested to buy German corporations, ex-politicians and lobbyists have paid ...United States not ready to give up Ukraine – ambassador
29.12.2021
Ukraine has not heard a single message from the United States about any compromises with russia, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Oksana Markarova said in an interview, ukrinform.net reported.“We have never heard the word ‘compromise’ from our American partners when it comes to russia and Ukraine. There have been also no conversations with us about reducing support or training. On the contrary: the United States and Ukraine are looking for a diplomatic solution to the problem, but we ...Holodomor reminds that russia sought to destroy Ukraine throughout history
24.11.2021
The commemoration of the victims of Holodomor, the genocide of the Ukrainian people in 1932-33, reminds the current generation of fighters for Ukraine’s independence that they are followers of the nation which russia has sought to destroy throughout history, ukrinform.net reported.Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Oksana Markarova made a corresponding statement during a memorial event in Washington, D.C. to mark the Holodomor tragedy.“We mourn and remember together, but it’s not just about memory ...On historical unity in prison of nations
29.08.2021
Vladimir putin has been working hard on his own image for a long time. He feels that it is not enough to be the president of the world’s largest country by area. He wants to pose as the leader of the entire post-Soviet space, as well as a “gatherer of the lands” of the major “divided people”, that is, the russians. putin likes to talk about the neighbors as “failed states”, count other countries’ money and GDP, and deal with ...
