🇷🇺 #Russia is actively increasing its influence across African countries, using #propaganda networks such as the Russian state information agency TASS and state-owned news outlet RT, Ukraine's military intelligence said on July 13.
kyivindependent.com/russia-scale...
#Africa
The vinok or flower crown is a form of hand crafted folk regalia traditionally worn by young unmarried women of Ukraine, a symbol connecting to the land, seasons, harvests, fertility, festivals and marriage with roots in a pre-Christian age. #WomensArt
"Canada is, and forever will be, an Arctic nation." – Carney
He reaffirms 🇨🇦 sovereignty over the Northwest Passage amid U.S. annexation threats & strengthens ties with Australia 🇦🇺 on a cutting-edge radar system for Arctic defence.
#CDNpoli #ArcticSovereignty
Human rights should be an integral part of any peace talks on Ukraine. Read my latest Shout-out 👇
bit.ly/41VdfYT
Why does all ceasefire chatter state what concessions Ukraine must make but not a single one expected from Russia? That’s not how peace talks work.
Let's cut the crap: If Ukraine falls, American safety is at risk.
If Elon thinks standing with Ukraine makes me a traitor, then he knows nothing about keeping America safe.
UK PM Keir Starmer:
◾️"We have to learn from the mistakes of the past. We cannot accept a weak deal like Minsk, which Russia can breach with ease."
◾️"We will develop a coalition of the willing to defend a deal in Ukraine and to guarantee the peace."
United24 is having a raffle for "I'll wear the costume when the war is over" t-shirts, to help buy armored medical evacuation vehicles. 😊
donorbox.org/help-ukraine...
Neither Trump nor JD Vance has been to Ukraine in the 3 years since Russia launched their full-scale invasion.
NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
Russia is a terrorist state.
#SlavaUkraini #Ukraine #RallyforUkraine
⚡️'Ukrainians can help Americans protect lives' — Zelensky says Kyiv ready to send firefighters to California.
"The situation there is extremely challenging, and Ukrainians can help Americans protect lives. This matter is being worked out... We already have 150 firefighters prepared."
After multiple reported Russian sabotage attempts on undersea cables in the Baltic, Sweden is joining NATO's new defensive maritime mission in the area.
Sweden's Navy will deploy three ships, its Coast Guard 4, and the Swedish Air Force will contribute a Saab 340 AEW&C.
Hi, Tanya! Please add me to the general editors starter pack and the queer editors starter pack! I'm an Editors Canada member but have been ignoring social media lately.--Joy
It also makes it harder for them to ban books.
My New Year’s Resolution.
What’s yours?
The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2024.
The bill would create a federal commission—similar to Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission—to investigate the U.S. Indian boarding school system.
The Minsk Agreements forced Ukraine to abandon territory without any security guarantees in place. Putin violated these "agreements", continuing to shoot and kill Ukrainians nearly every day during this "peace". This is the reality we must avoid replaying.
Newsletter here 👇
⚡️Oscars shortlist includes two Ukrainian documentaries.
The Ukrainian documentaries “The Porcelain War” and “Once Upon a Time in Ukraine” have been shortlisted for the 97th Academy Awards, the U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Dec. 17.
When protestors were brutally beaten in Belarus, there was a European embargo on exports of equipment used for committing the abuses. We can, and should, do the same for Georgia, as soon as possible.
Ukraine, EU sign agreement on up to 35 billion euro loan covered by Russian assets revenue #Ukraine
⚡️UNESCO adds Ukrainian egg decoration to intangible cultural heritage list.
"The aggressor is destroying our culture, monuments, theaters, libraries, and museums. ... We, however, are proving that even in the darkest times, we remain unbroken," Culture Minister Mykola Tochytskyi said.
🚨BREAKING: Mayor of Brampton, and former Conservative leadership candidate, Patrick Brown, has been summoned to appear before the Public Safety Committee to answer questions in relation to foreign interference in the Conservative Leadership convention that elected Pierre Poilievre.
This is illegal and a dangerous precedent if allowed to stand.
There’s no shame in admitting that you were previously speaking from a less informed place. -Kelly Hayes
