Ukraine needs a no-fly zone enforced by UN or NATO. Russians are massively bombing Kyiv and other cities from air. Aviation is now Russia's key asset to incur irreparable harm to Ukraine
Ukraine needs to strengthen its air capability to shot down Russia’s jet and ballistic missiles or military aviation
Ukraine needs a vote to expel Russia from the UN Security Council. A country blatantly invading its neighbor cannot be a UN SC member.
Ukraine needs cybersecurity support to protect its critical IT infrastructure
Ukraine calls for overarching sanctions against the aggressor country Russia, to ensure it is isolated
Ukraine calls for sanctions against the Russian state, oligarchs, and Putin-affiliated elite. It also calls to extend sanctions to their family members and revoke their visas. Stop issuing new visas to Russian citizens
Ukraine calls to disconnect Russia from SWIFT, the international payment system
Ukraine needs global efforts to stop the dissemination of Russian disinformation
Ukraine needs more weapons supply, massive defense assistance. Most importantly: military equipment in air defense, secure communication means
Ukraine needs a UN Security Council investigation under Chapter VI of the UN Charter (Art. 34-35 of the UN Charter). Under Art. 27.3b the Russian Federation will not be able to veto this investigation
Ukraine needs cybersecurity support to protect its critical IT infrastructure
Ukraine needs weapons for territorial defense forces and for volunteers willing to resist Russian aggression
Ukraine needs a collective peace-keeping force based on UN GA Resolution 377 (V) “Uniting for peace” from 11/3/1950 on Korea (1950), allowing GA to issue recommendations upon request of any 7 UN Security Council members or majority of GA members
Ukraine calls to block access to ports for Russian companies
Ukraine calls to block Russian airlines, sea cargo, passenger companies
Ukraine calls to impose embargo on Russian trade, primarily in oil and gas
Ukraine needs biggest possible financial support to the Ukrainian economy
Ukraine calls to close the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits for the Russian fleet, as foreseen by the Montreux
Ukraine needs efforts in building an “anti-Putin” coalition and protecting Ukraine from Russian aggression
Ukraine needs life-saving supplies: helmets, bulletproof vests, medical supplies
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Ukraine has been living with war for eight years in Donbas. The war has left scars which are impossible to erase. Ukrainians spent eight years watching the news every day and hearing the dead called by name.
But now this war is everywhere. It is in Sumy, Kherson, Chornobyl, Mariupol, and in Kyiv. It is in Kyiv courtyards, on children’s playgrounds. Orphanages and residential buildings have become targets for the Russian invasion army.
Thread: we have seen a phrase in some international media reports like: "Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists are preparing for war". This is misleading. Ukraine was never preparing an offensive on occupied Donbas and Crimea. It's crazy to attack proxies of a nuclear power. 1/4
all these 8 years there was no noticeable discussion in Ukrainian society / media about "military solution" of Donbas / Crimea problem. There can be emotions about this but not real arguments. Defense yes, offensive no. 2/4
Even now, having 200,000 Russian troops on Ukraine's border, we don't see any comparable concentration on Ukraine's side. It would be insane to think that Ukraine is preparing an offensive under these circumstances 3/4
in all this dramatic time don't forget that Ukraine is an extremely interesting country, dynamic society, changing economy, vibrant culture. Don't make a too-easy equation Ukraine=war. Our podcasts will help see things deeper. See links in a thread
logic of the events now: 1. Russian media has been telling its citizens for years that Ukraine is aggressive state 2. Intensified this narrative in past months 3. Says Ukraine makes military buildup, not Russia 4. Moscow taken by surprise by West's reaction, evacuations etc.
5. Russia responds by pushing proxies in occupied Donbas to announce massive evacuation, 6. Continues narrative of "genocidal" Ukraine, makes parallels with "Nazi" crimes, with no evidence 7. Keeps saying that Ukraine will attack these days, incld with chemical WMD
8. Pushes proxies to announce general mobilization (this morning). 9. Shells heavily Ukrainian positions along the contact line to provoke response to get a pretext for attack. 10. Does false flag operations (explosions in Donetsk, Luhansk) to get another pretext.
Pro-Russian accounts have been relaying Putin's rhetoric and saying that Ukraine is the aggressor state which does not want to implement the Minsk Protocols. 2/8
Data from Crowdtangle, a public insights tool owned and operated by Meta, shows an increase in mentions of the Minsk Protocols in Russian-language posts right after the Putin-Macron press conference 3/8
🇺🇦 ex-Minister of Defence: large-scale operation, massive bombing, capturing Kyiv are the least probable scenarios. Moscow’s attempt to organise trigger event, aggravation in eastern Ukraine, sabotage operations, cyber attack - highly likely. 1/5 @ukrpravda_news@KyivIndependent
Russia’s forces are well-equipped with weapons (including Iskander ballistic systems) and logistical/medical units, but they are not ready for a large-scale offensive. Massive bombing is also unrealistic as it will bury Russia’s plans to win “hearts and minds” of Ukrainians. 2/5
Kyiv is not a “more budget-friendly” target given the quality of troops defending it - 100 km of multi-level-defence around 3-Mio people metropolis with complex topography. It is so "autocratic" to suggest that having captured 🇺🇦 capital, Russia will control all of Ukraine. 3/5