In his speech, Zelensky mentioned Charlie Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" and the role, the movie played in Hitler's denunciation in World War II. The movie of 1940 "did not destroy the real dictator, but thanks to this film, the cinema was not silent".
He added: "I am telling to everyone who hears me: do not give a way to despair; hatred will eventually disappear and dictators will die. We must achieve this victory, and we need cinema to guarantee that this end will always be on the side of freedom."
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Great lockdown measures you have there in China mr @zlj517... Very, as you call them "humanitarian"
@zlj517 This is another step in China's never-ending campaign to annihilate human rights:
Hundreds of human rights lawyers (not even dissidents, just the LAWYERS who defended people) were snatched by gestapo all over China in what is known as the 709 Crackdown: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/709_crack…
One of those lawyers, Wang Quanzhang was sentenced to 4.5 years for "subversion of state power". But that's not enough. China actually went after Wang's 6-year-old son, forcing him out of his school and banning any other school from taking him in.
JUST IN: RIA Novosti reported that the “DPR” suggested using chemical weapons in #Mariupol.
(with translation)
A source close to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said that the likelihood of the Russians using chemical weapons is very high.
In the meantime, we are waiting for official comments and reactions from world leaders.
Note that the production and use of chemical weapons is prohibited in the world by the Convention on chemical weapons is an international treaty within the UN.
The Russian military has executed 100s of Ukrainian civilians in Bucha, mainly men but also women and children. Some of the women were raped before they were murdered. There are dead bodies of civilians in almost every street of #Bucha. This is genocide!
GRAPHIC!
The photo shows civilians shot dead by the occupiers in #Motyzhyn.
Two women and four men. Killed by a shot to the back of the head. Some people have their hands tied behind their backs.
Ukraine needs security guarantees that are stricter than NATO Article 5
Guarantees must take the form of an agreement to be signed and ratified by all guarantor countries
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Guarantee mechanism: in case of any aggression against Ukraine, consultations must take place within three days, after which the guarantor countries must provide us with military assistance, armed forces, armaments, and close the airspace.
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Among the guarantors we see the UN Security Council countries: Great Britain, China, Russia, USA, France, Turkey, Germany, Canada, Italy, Poland, Israel.
If other countries want to join, we will give them that right.
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Ukrainian delegation arrives for negotiations with Russia in Istanbul's Dolmabahce Palace.
The Ukrainian delegation arrived at the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul for negotiations with Russia
Also in Istanbul is now the oligarch Roman Abramovich, who is acting as an intermediary in the negotiations.
Journalists also report that there are snipers on duty on the roof of the palace, where the talks between Ukraine and Russia will start at 10:00 Kyiv time.