Russia/Ukraine: Info + Aid Orgs (Western Viewpoint)
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>
Warning: I clicked some of the support links and they do support aiding Ukraine's military as foreign citizens. I do not support prolonging conflict.
On Thu, Feb 24, 2022, 1:50 PM Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim of Many <gmkarl@gmail.com> wrote:
Warning: I clicked some of the support links and they do support aiding Ukraine's military as foreign citizens. I do not support prolonging conflict.
By "warning" I mean "trigger warning" . Make your own decisions about what to support. The "general resources" link goes to pages that look more pointedly community-oriented than this one. Most of the facebook charity links appear to no longer work for me from the usa. Sorry for my insane babbling. Attempting to stop replying here now.
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