The point the author misses is that guarantees require force to enforce them. And that’s exactly what is happening now. Russia broke its promises and invaded, so Ukraine and the world must fight. It is horrible, but that’s reality, not giving up territory to Russia 8/
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Russia’s Pattern of Breaking Guarantees to Ukraine
Indeed, Russia has given Ukraine guarantees multiple times over the last decades (the Budapest memorandum, the border demarcation treaty, etc) only to break them when it was convenient. 7/
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Why fighting is necessary: Russia breaks promises
Once that’s impossible, the solution is by force. That’s why there is fighting. Not because the West or Ukraine don’t want peace, as the author argues, but because Russia can’t help itself but to break its promises in the future. 5/
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Ukrainians in occupied territories face prison and torture
This proposal is unacceptable for at least two reasons. First, there are people on occupied territories whose fate is prison and torture. Read the reports about what happens with Ukrainians in Donetsk or Crimean Tatars in Crimea 3/
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Dangers of surrender-framed peace on Russian terms
Another outsider tells Ukraine to surrender to Russia, and asks the world to back it. The surrender is dressed as a peace deal, but on Russian terms. Because, of course, there is no alternative These views are dangerous. They underestimate Russia’s strategy and ambition. 1/
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Russie reçoit plus d’un million d’obus de Corée du Nord
Ukraine war latest: Russia reportedly receives over 1 million artillery rounds from North Korea
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Pussy Riot condemns Russian aggression in Ukraine
The Pussy Riot group has just released a video featuring an action inspired by the music of Swan Lake, which is a strong and eloquent condemnation of Russia's aggression against Ukraine, the abduction of Ukrainian children, and Putin's 'patriotic education.' Very powerful and impactful.
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Zaluzhnyi: Ukraine must avoid prolonged war trap, needs Western support
Zaluzhnyi: Ukraine must escape from 'trap' of prolonged war. Ukraine needs specific support from the West now that the war is in danger of moving to a "positional" stage, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, wrote in an opinion piece for the Economist
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Ukraine’s 9-year defense against Russian fascists without allied fighting.
Ukraine has defended the West from the russian fascist invaders for 9 years, 8 months, 12 days without fighting allies.
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Declining donations lead to creative fundraising by volunteers for military
Donations on decline: Volunteers get creative to keep raising funds for military Read here: https://
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