This reached me via twitter, which I usually only use for data science research information. HTML formatting pasted. I haven't reviewed it. It is incredibly poignant that the takeover of Ukraine would be a covertly-Russia-led rebellion that Ukraine is blamed for being responsible for. To me, that seems very familiar. I have little to no exposure to these politics. https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/ RUSSIA-UKRAINE CRISIS/WAR: INFO AND WAYS TO HELP ------------------------------ Information on the conflict In the culmination of the ongoing 8-years-long war between Russia and Ukraine, Russia has declared that it recognizes the "people's republics" in Donbas as "independent" <https://www.axios.com/putin-recognize-donetsk-luhansk-republics-ukraine-166bbe54-2d6a-446a-87bd-e9e63cf21ca9.html>. This move is meant as the setup to jeopardize years of diplomatic negotiations around the conflict and disrupt peace in the region. Prior to the recognition, pro-Kremlin channels have spread false justifications for the ongoing war <https://telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/02/21/five-russian-false-flags-comically-easy-debunk/>. In a speech announcing the recognition, Putin blamed Ukrainians themselves for the escalation, calling it “a colony with puppets at its helm.” <https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/21/putin-speech-ukraine/> Putin placed a demand for Ukraine to stop the escalation staged by the Russian militants <https://kyivindependent.com/national/biden-warns-that-putin-decided-to-invade-as-russian-proxies-in-ukraine-appear-to-stage-escalation/>, and there is a high likelihood that this may end up in a much larger conflict. Additional reading - How to think about war in Ukraine <https://snyder.substack.com/p/how-to-think-about-war-in-ukraine> - More general resources <https://linktr.ee/resourcesonukraine> ------------------------------ Can I help directly? Yes. There are multiple ways to help, from donating to directly participating as a volunteer. Read this article for more general information <https://kyivindependent.com/national/want-to-help-ukraines-military-as-a-foreigner-heres-what-you-can-do/> ------------------------------ Donation links Supplies for the military - Come Back Alive <https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate/> - Army SOS <https://armysos.com.ua/en/> Medical supplies - Razom for Ukraine <https://www.facebook.com/RazomForUkraine/fundraisers> - United Help Ukraine <https://www.facebook.com/donate/337101825010055/> - Fundraiser for Sunflower of Peace <https://www.facebook.com/donate/507886070680475/> - Revived Soldiers Ukraine <https://www.rsukraine.org/> Helping children affected by war - Voices of Children <https://voices.org.ua/en/> Journalism You can donate to The Kyiv Independent <https://kyivindependent.com/> to keep the curtains up for the independent Ukrainian English-language journalism: Patreon <https://www.patreon.com/kyivindependent>, GoFundMe <https://www.gofundme.com/f/kyivindependent-launch> Made with Carrd <https://carrd.co/build?ref=auto>