Russia/Ukraine: Info + Aid Orgs (Western Viewpoint)

[Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim of Many]

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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
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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>

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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/>
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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>
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