Thread by @vmorkevicius

This is an important question.

#Ukraine is already paying the cost of the #Kremlin’s threatened invasion. /1

https://twitter.com/dkaleniuk/status/1492818368587567110

As of February 14, reinsurers will no longer cover commercial airlines flying into or over Ukraine, essentially creating a civilian no-fly zone.

The effects on business travel, tourism, and ordinary life are obvious. /2

kyivindependent.com/national/ukrai…

Ukrainian shipping has been affected by Russia’s wide-ranging exercises in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, which effectively blockaded Ukrainian ports. The latter has now been reopened: exercises continue in the former. /3

israelhayom.com/2022/02/13/in-…

There’s been a lot of coverage about how the threat of war is leading states to dramatically reduce their diplomatic presence in #Ukraine; it’s also generating a similar affect on international businesses. /4

forbes.com/sites/edwardse…

Cyberattacks & hacking of Ukrainian government websites continue; Microsoft has recently released a report showing malevolent actors have target Ukrainian emergency response services & organizations that would coordinate international humanitarian aid. /5

zdnet.com/article/micros…

And psychological weapons, including at least 300 fake bomb threats in 2022 so far, have already been deployed against Ukrainian civilians. /6

ssu.gov.ua/novyny/sbu-za-…

https://twitter.com/JanowskiKris/status/1492449761605177347

So as the world considers how to respond, it is vital to take into account the fact that Ukraine is already paying the unfair and unjustified costs of this Kremlin-manufactured crisis. /7