On 18 January 1654, a fateful military pact with Moscow betrayed Ukraine’s bid for independence. 400 years later, Putin exploits this same broken pledge to erase it from existence once more.
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“Today we honor the heroic feat of our ‘Cyborgs’ — 242 days of defending Donetsk airport. They held their ground to the very end, in a place where it seemed impossible. This is a story of extraordinary courage — of people who endured where concrete could not. We remember the cost of the battle for our freedom and our present. Honor and glory to all who fought for Ukraine” – Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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The occupying administration closed an Islamic school in the Simferopol District of Crimea. Crimean Tatars, the Indigenous people of Ukraine, are systematically targeted for repression, as they are historically perceived as disloyal to Moscow and Russia.
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According to recent nationwide polling, 90% of Ukrainians want Ukraine to join the EU, and 84% want Ukraine to join NATO. 46% of Ukrainians polled prioritize NATO membership for Ukraine over EU membership (22%) – Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).
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NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska spoke at the Folk och Försvar Annual National Conference in Sweden about the threat Russia plays to NATO as a whole. “Russia is preparing for a long-term confrontation with us. They say this openly, and they act accordingly. Just this year, Russia’s total military spending will be 7 or 8 % of GDP, if not more. Russia’s defense industry is scaling up, with the help of China, Iran, and North Korea; together, they’re aiming to destabilize the global order, to weaken Europe and North America, and to undermine our freedoms.”
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The Russian state has been pursuing a 2-track strategy to cover its mounting war costs, supplementing its highly scrutinized defense budget expenditures with funding from an off-budget defense financing scheme that is similar in scale but has been overlooked by analysts. Unlike its federal defense budget expenditures, which remain at sustainable levels, Russia’s off-budget funding scheme is proving much more problematic to sustain. This now poses a funding dilemma for Moscow that could weigh on its war calculus while providing Ukraine and its allies valuable, new negotiating leverage.
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The US imposed sanctions on over 200 entities, including Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas, and individuals involved in Russia’s energy sector and identified over 180 vessels as blocked property. This wide-ranging, robust action will further constrain revenues from Russia’s energy resources and degrade Putin’s ability to fund his illegal war against Ukraine.
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