Photo by Wolfgang Hasselmann on Unsplash The EU says that the destruction of Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine has led to “devastating humanitarian and ecological consequences.” While evacuations of affected populations are underway, Ukraine has requested international EU assistance in the form of equipment and machinery for relief efforts. In an immediate response, the EU on Wednesday issued…
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Mass Deportations from Ukraine to Siberia
Photo by Hans-Jurgen Mager on Unsplash The Russian State Duma committee for state building and legislation has reviewed draft laws that introduce amendments to martial law. These amendments give the Russian authorities freedom of action regarding the occupied territories of Ukraine and their residents. Declaratively, they refer to the possibility of holding elections under martial law, which was…
Could Ukraine’s Membership of NATO Halt Russia’s Invasion of Europe?
Photo by Edoardo Ceriani on Unsplash Putin has consistently prepared for war with the West, which he considers a response to Russia’s “historic humiliation” – the collapse of the USSR. After the end of the Second Chechen War, Russia immediately began to accumulate military resources for territorial expansion in the post-Soviet space, no country within which the Kremlin…
The impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine on World Food Security
The international community has been warned it should not rely on the unconditional support of poorer nations in the war against Russia. The stark warning came at a conference in Brussels on the Russian theft of Ukrainian grain produce and the impact this is having on international food prices. The event, organised to highlight the…
Russia’s Great Grain Grab
Russia has plundered an estimated 650,000 tonnes of Ukraine wheat since the start of the current war, it has been claimed. The claim was made by a leading Ukrainian activist, Dmytro Zolotukhin, at a conference in Brussels. Zolotukhin, Director of the Institute for Postinformation Society in Ukraine, appealed to the West to “do more” to…
The stories from Kharkiv: the Museum of Civilian Voices of the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation
The Ukrainian city of Kharkiv is located only 40 kilometers from the border with Russia. A large number of Russian-speaking people live in the city, but Kharkiv is not pro-Russian and does not support so-called “Russian world”. Probably, the enemy hasn’t forgiven Kharkiv for this. Since February 24, the city has been subjected to daily shelling. Local residents have a sad joke:…
Russia Achieves First Place as World’s No. 1 Terrorist State
Russia is the No. 1 terrorist country in the world. It could perhaps be more accurately described as an international criminal mafia organisation rather than a country. The Russian Federation illegally invaded Ukraine and has for the last 4 months been indiscriminately attacking civilians and their property throughout Ukraine in violation of all international law….
Kharkiv: City of Heroes
Kharkiv is a city of millions of people, beautiful landscapes, a city of scientific discoveries, large enterprises and clean streets. Kharkiv has many hallmarks: Freedom Square is the largest in Europe, the Gorky Recreation Park, the largest Ferris wheel in Ukraine and many others. It is also the original capital of Ukraine. The centre of…
Russia ~ The World’s Most Deadly Terrorist State
This morning 27 June, Russia launched a missile attack on a consumer shopping centre in the city of Kremenchuk, Poltava Region. When you thought that you had used all of the adjectives possible to describe the horror and unspeakable atrocities by Russia in Ukraine, then along comes an even worse example of the genocide of…
From Podium to Humanitarian Powerhouse: Julia Gershun’s Battle for Ukraine’s Children
Former Ukrainian Miss Universe Julia Gershun has spent the last three months in tireless humanitarian efforts to evacuate women and children from Ukraine. The UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and founder of Peace Committee of Ukraine spoke to James Wilson about the urgent priorities ahead. Before the Russian attack on Ukraine in the early hours of 24…