Ukraine: Civilian casualties as of 24:00 20 April 2022 (21.04.2022)

Opinion: Russia waged the war [but warns everyone about the possible affects it has]

It is like Kremlin, Duma and the Russian Federation is living in such a vacuum and closed quarters of the world. That the ones working with diplomatic measures or incentives forgets that the rest of world can think for themselves as well. Because, the Russian-Belorussian invasion of Ukraine has effects all across the globe and in the near proximity of the Russian borders.

That is all natural that the West and European Union reacts when the Russian Federation violates, destroys and occupies Ukrainian territory. The Russians are directly invading and attacking a sovereign nation. This is why the alliances and the governing bodies of Europe is changing. They will not naively believe in goodwill from a nation who brought war to it’s borders.

The war of Ukraine is close to the Baltic nations, its close to Moldova, Bulgaria and Poland. Heck, the Ukrainian war is even involving the waters of Turkey. Therefore, this war is European and the European neighbours are acting accordingly.

The Russians are warning everyone about the sanctions. They are screaming out loud and mocking them. The Russian government are coming with counter-measures against the “unfriendly” countries. The latest was to banish diplomatic people “non-grata” in Moscow. Just like the European nations has done to the diplomatic corps across the continent.

Alas, here is the issue. We know early on in the war. That President Vladimir Putin warned Finland and Sweden of joining the defence alliance of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Just like it warned and wanted Kyiv not to do the same. These are all nations with borders to the Russian Federation.

Ukraine has as well pushed for closer relations with the European Union (EU) and showing it’s Eurocentric means at heart. As they are distancing themselves from the ones who is waging war, looting, destroying and massacring their citizens. The Ukrainian has all the rights to pick their alliances and create diplomatic ties as it see fit. However, we know Kremlin and Moscow thinks otherwise.

We also know that Moldova and Georgia have both applied for membership in the EU after the war started. As that is happening, the Russians are occupies vast amount of territories in both of these nations. Which is implicating them both and their sovereignty as is. Therefore, they seek stronger ties to Brussels and Europe to help them. Because, they see what the Russians do and there is no hope for redeeming factors in the regime in Moscow.

That’s why Russia is now warning Stockholm and Helsinki. They are doing this by the voices of Kremlin. Using RIA Novosti and Komsomolskaja Pravda is now busy printing pieces of damaging sort. Where they are further warning and speaking of the implications of joining NATO. However, the damage was already done when the Russians decided to wage war in Ukraine.

What did they expect everyone else to turn a blind eye and look the other way? Hoping that the Reds of Moscow wouldn’t come their way. Alas, the Swedish and Finish decides this, because they fear and alarmed by what the Russians are currently doing. The way of the warfare and how it is handled. Isn’t giving much credit or goodwill for a respectful or an honest neighbour in the East. No, Russians has made this bed and they got to sleep in it.

It seems like the Russians expected the world not to see the hurt and damage. They expected that an attack in it’s backyard wouldn’t have any consequences. However, it does and sovereign nations change their ways. When they see a similar nation and a bordering one being invaded. They don’t want to be violated or destroyed by Russia either. These just wants alliances and defence mechanisms that can possibly counter the Russian army. Because, there is no trust that Russians wouldn’t use their armies and violate them in the future.

When the Russians can try to invade and annex the whole Ukraine. What stops them from going further? Heck, it wasn’t long ago Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev wrote in March “About Poland” and had romantic ideas about Warsaw. While glossing over how the Soviet and Russians terrorized and killed the Poles. That just shows what sort of mediocrity of propaganda the Russian are producing of late. When he can direct and pin Poland. Where else can the Russians plan to go next?

Because, the Russians thought this would be a quick blitzkrieg and takeover Kyiv within 48 hour or 3 days. However, we are at 50 something days and they are now trying to tear apart the Donbas regions, which they have already “liberated” and promised “freedom” as the “Special Operation” was announced by the mighty President a while ago.

With that all in mind. The Russians cannot think warning the Swedish and Finnish now. They waged war and they are reacting within reason. It is only reasonable for them to do something. We the world can easily assess that the Kremlin, Duma and Moscow isn’t to be trusted. They can easily speak of military training exercises on the borders for months and with a blink of an eye decide to invade a sovereign nation. When the Russians could do that to Ukraine. They can do that to everyone else too and the neighbours should find ways of defending themselves.

So, the Russians cannot use NATO as an excuse either or the EU membership of former USSR republics. That ship is sinking like the Naval Ship “Moscow” did the other day. If not it is burning on the open sea and struggling with the damages made. The Russians should consider for a moment that their actions creates a reaction. However, the imperial powers thinks they can act and it will not have any sort of reaction. This is not new, by Russians or Americans who cause havoc and hurt. While thinking it doesn’t carry any costs or ramifications. Nevertheless, it does and the neighbours does what they see fit.

In Europe and the neighbours of Russia should consider their stances and what sort of alliances they want to have. For their own safety and the values of their states. Some might consider close ties to Moscow and others wants to distance themselves. That is all natural and how things evolves. Now, the Russians have to live with it and warning others isn’t the way to go.

Kremlin can warn everyone… but it doesn’t help their cause. Only weakens it, because they cannot bully everyone into submission. Everyone isn’t Putin’s bitch like Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. Minsk will answer every call and memo from Russia. That’s for one simple reason, the Belorussian President wouldn’t stay in power without help from Moscow. He knows that and the world does too. It is sad, but someone has to be the side-piece of an imperial power. It just happens to be Lukashenko and we know Putin wants more puppets in office.

That’s why the Russians are bitter and coming with warnings. Their power and intimidations aren’t helping. The Kremlin might think this is a power-play, but it is not. It is a pity-party and a sausage-fest. This is a kitty funeral and an honourable priest will not make a farewell-ceremony for that. However, Putin is asking for that… and think the world will cry out loud for his dead cat. Peace.

Ukraine: OCHA – 1.4 million people without running water across war-affected eastern Ukraine (15 April 2022)

Ukraine: WFP appeals for access to encircled cities in Ukraine (15.04.2022)

WFP ED Visit to a local church and meets with Sergei Anohin, a local pastor in Bucha, took in 160 people who lived inside the church for ten days as fighting raged. WFP is providing assistance here.
WFP has scaled up significantly in the past 6 weeks. So far, we have already supported 30,000 people with cash assistance and over 1.3 million (mostly in hard to reach areas) with in-kind food

KYIV — The United Nations World Food Programme today called for unimpeded access to families trapped in conflict areas and encircled cities in Ukraine, saying lack of access was the biggest obstacle to its life-saving operations in the war-torn country.

“We’re calling on everyone to give us the access we need to reach the people in besieged cities,” WFP Executive Director David Beasley said at the end of a three-day visit to Ukraine. “It’s one thing when people are suffering from the devastation of war. It’s another thing when they’re being starved to death.”

The encircled city of Mariupol in southern Ukraine is thought to be running out of its last reserves of food and water. No humanitarian aid has been allowed into the city since it was encircled more than two weeks ago. To the west, the city of Mykolaev remains unreachable due to active conflict in the area. WFP is also concerned about several cities in the east.

WFP has so far delivered food assistance to 1.4 million people in Ukraine and is ramping up to reach 2.3 million people this month. But getting safe access to cities like Mariupol, where more than 100,000 people are believed to be trapped, will be key.

WFP this week expanded food assistance operations to areas which until recently were on the war’s front lines. In towns such as Bucha, Hostomel, Borodyanka and Irpin, near Kyiv, WFP is now distributing boxes of pasta, rice, canned meat and cooking oil to traumatized survivors amid the rubble of their former homes.

WFP chief Beasley went to Bucha on Thursday to see first-hand the operations being carried out in the area with the help of local church communities. He also spoke with women and children in a nearby centre for displaced people.

“I am shocked. The horror of war is so visible here and I shudder to think what these people have been through,” he said after walking through streets littered with unexploded mortar shells and visiting a bombed out orphanage. “But I see hope. I see a community working with energy to clean up and rebuild. We need to support that process.”

WFP is scaling up its response to the conflict in Ukraine on a “no-regrets” basis, giving out food and assistance very broadly, with the goal of eventually supporting 6 million people caught up in the world’s fastest growing humanitarian crisis. Families in conflict-affected areas are receiving food parcels similar to those distributed in Bucha. Meanwhile, in areas where markets are functioning, cash is being distributed so families can buy what they need.

Over 7 million people are displaced inside Ukraine and the pre-conflict supply chain systems for feeding the country’s population have broken down in many areas. WFP estimates one third of the people in the country and more than half (60 percent) internally displaced people are worried about finding enough to

The conflict in Ukraine is also triggering a wave of collateral hunger elsewhere in the world. Global food prices have increased sharply since the onset of the conflict and are now at an all-time high. These hikes are expected to further limit access to food for millions of people who are already under stress because of food inflation in their countries.

Ukraine: Civilian casualties as of 24:00 13 April 2022 (14.04.2022)

Opinion: BRICS is concerned about the money and not about the War in Ukraine

Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in China released the “BRICS Countries Clarify Common Position on the Ukraine Issue”. What was very clarifying about it… was their real issues and what was important for the BRICS countries.

The BRICS countries consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. I will first release the vital part of that statement and then dissect it into pieces, which is only fair.

The BRICS countries are highly concerned about the current situation in Ukraine, and reiterated respective national positions. The BRICS countries expressed their support for multilateralism, adherence to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, respect for the legitimate security concerns of all countries, and support for continued dialogue and talks between Russia and Ukraine to seek a comprehensive solution to the Ukraine issue. The BRICS countries expressed concern over the humanitarian situation in and around Ukraine and supported all humanitarian assistance efforts to Ukraine, including the contributions of the International Committee of the Red Cross and UN agencies. The BRICS countries are particularly concerned about the serious impacts of unilateral sanctions on world economic recovery, stability of industrial and supply chains, energy and food security, as well as the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and call on great importance to be attached to and effective solution to the concerns of developing countries at large to ensure that their economies and people’s livelihood are not affected” (People’s Republic of China – Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 14.04.2022).

The first is just showing some sort of token of what is going on in Ukraine. As the Russian-Belorussian invasion are going and it has waged war soon for about 50 days in the whole Republic of Ukraine. So, the “highly concerned” is just empty posturing and nothing else. The speaking of UN Charter and legitimate security concerns are just boosting the ego of Moscow and Kremlin. That is not being said in concern to the legitimacy or the sovereign rights of Kyiv or Ukraine. No, that is just mention to cater to the ideals of the conflict in concern to Russia.

Neither is it hard to believe their true interests or support of the dialogue. When they are siding with Russia. That will be very clear later on, but not shocking, because of the tone of the Press Release or “Common Position” on Ukraine.

The concern for humanitarian situation is more just being diplomatic, but not taking a direct stance – here nor there. It just showing that they value life and don’t want people to suffer. Which is all good, but meaningless… when the BRICS are so on guard for the needs of Russia, which is the R in the BRICS.

The tone very swiftly changes, when it’s concerning the sanctions. That is very evident here. They are saying it is a reason for trouble in the energy market, food security and going against Sustainable Development. However, it is not considering the implications the war in Ukraine already has, neither that it should have consequences for Russia, which is the aggressor in this war. Nevertheless, of this alliance and coalition of countries. We wouldn’t expect it to counter or dismiss one of their own. That is not how the BRICS role and it would betray their alliance.

They are just against sanctions, because they are worried about livelihoods of the population in Russia. The BRICS is worried about the international trade and how it affects the powers within the alliance. Not about the reasons for the sanctions or why they have occurred. No, that is for someone else to be worried about. That is evident and we cannot expect anything positive or legit from the BRICS.

The strongest language was put on the sanctions and not on the war directly. That says it all about the priorities of the BRICS. These countries and clarification only shows that money and foreign exchange or export U.S. Dollars matters more than the illegal warfare in Ukraine. The world needs to know this and BRICS just show the world their heart at the very moment. Peace.

Ukraine: President Zelensky’s National Address – “48 hours turned into 48 days” – Because of the Ukrainian resistance!

Do you remember how Russia bragged that they would seize Kyiv in 48 hours? Instead, Ukraine has been repelling the enemy for 48 days. Today it is worth remembering. It is worth remembering that the Russian leadership expected to see the parade of occupiers on Khreschatyk a few days after February 24, after the beginning of the invasion. Instead they see orderly ranks of occupiers every day, whom our defenders send to hell. In 48 hours, which stretched for 48 days, the Russian army has reached a level of irreparable losses higher than that of the Soviet Union in 10 years of war in Afghanistan. Higher than that of Russia in the two wars in Chechnya” – President Volodymyr Zelensky (13.04.2022).

The Ukrainian President Zelensky continues to speak of the strength of his army. That is righteous at this point. He is proving that the resilience and will of the Ukrainian forces is beyond what everyone thought. Also, the Russian-Belorussian invasion didn’t go as planned, neither did they get the welcoming parades that Kremlin and Russian media promised their soldiers. The Russians met another type of enemy and they outsmarted them. As the conventional warfare of Russia wasn’t prepared for the will of defence from Ukraine.

That shows that Putin and Kremlin is willing to sacrifice lots of youths on the altar of his ego and the will to get puppets to rule in Ukraine. He wants a puppet and known crook in Kyiv. Instead of having a real representative and someone who is elected by the people of Ukraine. Because that all that Putin wants and his willing to kill the next generation to get that. Putin and his allies is willing to sacrifice the conscripts and soldiers. Just so he can resume the leadership of a Ukrainian oligarch on the throne, which will be loyal to Putin. That is all that matters to Kremlin and the Duma. They don’t value the people of Ukraine or anything else. This is why they are genocidal and using war-crimes to “win”. Since they are not there to win hearts, but incite fear and control of a ones occupied.

Zelensky continues:

Today in Russia it was once again stated that their so-called “special operation” is supposedly going according to the plan. But, to be honest, no one in the world understands how such a plan could even emerge. How could a plan providing for the death of tens of thousands of your own soldiers in a little more than a month of war emerge? Who could approve such a plan? And what is the final level of their own losses acceptable for this person? Dozens or even hundreds of thousands of dead Russians? Obviously, no one in Moscow cares about the number of Ukrainian civilians killed” (Zelensky, 13.04.2022).

Here we see that point, that Kremlin and Russian Federation doesn’t value the Ukrainians. They just want them under their boots and enslave them to their will. That’s the sacrifice of the Russian soldiers and what the Kremlin hopes to achieve. They want Kyiv to be a vassal state of Moscow and the costs of doing so doesn’t matter to Putin. The deaths, the rapes and the destruction of Ukraine doesn’t matter. As long as he gets his will and get someone he can control. Just like he can say or do whatever and he knows Minsk will deliver. That’s the sort of “friendship” and “diplomatic relations” he wants with Kyiv.

Zelensky further says:

Many people like to mock the occupiers, troll their failures, the level of training of their soldiers and the questionable quality of the “latest” Russian equipment, which has been developed over the past 20 years and is inferior to Soviet models. And rightly so. That’s fair. But at the same time, we must understand that not all Russian tanks are stalled in the field. Not all enemy soldiers simply flee the battlefield. And not all of them are conscripts who do not know how to hold weapons properly. This does not mean we should be afraid of them. This means we must not belittle the merits of our soldiers, our army” (Zelensky, 13.04.2022).

The Ukrainian forces has achieved a massive blow to the Russian forces on the front-line. That’s why the Russian had to change strategy and retreat from several of areas, which has in the end also shown the sinister acts of the Russian occupation inside Ukraine. Where they are willing to make mass-graves of civilians, torture and rape them too. There is no bound of the evil deeds and war-crimes committed to takeover territory. Therefore, the Ukrainian doesn’t need to belittle the Russian war-effort, as they are struggling and have bad equipment even. That can be used as an advantage and make easier to overcome them. Since, the Ukrainian forces can use other strategic means to counter this and destroy the Russian enemies, which they have shown time and time again in this conflict.

He ends with:

The future of Ukraine directly depends on the strength of our resistance in all its forms. The future of us all, each of our cities, each of our villages. And I am grateful to everyone who understands this. Who does not stop resisting even when it seems that the result is very far. Because the darkest time is always before dawn” (Zelensky, 13.04.2022).

This is just showing the strength and resolve of the Ukrainian people. Their will and resistance in the midst of horrors. There is no peace and justification of this war. Still, they have to carry the defence and the suffering, which is inflicted on them. The Ukrainian people needs support, the Ukrainian forces needs support and they need it more than ever. They have shown the world what they are capable of and it is a just cause.

Ukraine needs military support and aid more than ever. The European nations needs to understand this. They need to help and give what Kyiv needs. Not just show solidarity, which the West is really good at doing. The Ukrainian government need the West and they shouldn’t forget this. If Ukraine falls… the Russian could easily target other Republic’s too. Peace.

Opinion: Putin’s deceptive goals to “help” Ukraine… [Putin’s War-Cry Part III]

Its goals are absolutely clear and they are noble. I said it from the beginning and want to draw your attention to that. In my very first public statement, addressing the nation and armed forces. I set our objectives clearly. The main goal is to help the people of Donbas. It was impossible to continue to tolerate that genocide that lasted for eight years. That’s firstly and Secondly, Ukraine began to turn into an anti-Russian foothold, to our regret. They began to grow sprouts of nationalism and Neo-Nazism that have been there for a long time. You know, if you paid attention, I spoke about this in one of my public addresses. They were intentionally growing those Neo-Nazi Sprouts, and a clash with these forces was inevitable for Russia. They were only choosing the time for an attack. It is obvious fact. That Neo-Nazism, unfortunately, has become a fact of life in a country that is relatively big and close to us. This is an obvious thing. It was inevitable, it was only a matter of time. And what we do – helping people, saving them from nazism on one hand, and on the other hand, taking measures to ensure the security of Russia itself. It is obvious that we had no other choice, that was the right step. We don’t intend to be isolated. It is impossible to severely isolate anyone in modern world – especially such a vast county as Russia. That’s why we are going to continue to work with those of our partners who want to cooperate” – President Vladimir Putin (12.04.2022).

You know that the excuses are altered and getting changed… as in February 21st 2022, as the national address was made and the Donbas regions had their signing ceremony in Moscow, Russia. As the Kremlin and Duma was preparing to not only acknowledge the two “People’s Republic’s” of Donbas, but also signed a security agreement with Russia. Therefore, the Russian Federation wanted to use Donbas like it did to Crimea after an 8 year long civil-war in these areas.

What is also striking is that Putin isn’t mentioning North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a reason and neither the historical perspective of nationhood of Ukraine. Which was to vital parts of the invasion of Ukraine. It is like that is forgotten and the new memo is to make everyone associated with Ukraine to become Nazi.

We know that is what the Russian media has spoken of late to “de-nazify” Ukraine and the Russian President speaks in the same manner now. Putin is using the same rhetoric… and he has only that reason now. His not even mentioning or concerned about NATO. The NATO expansion or such wasn’t it. Neither was the supposed reason of Kyiv to be either controlled by Brussels or Washington D.C. which was also the case on the 21st February 2022.

That’s why what he said is obvious today isn’t what he said in February 2022. We are now in middle of April 2022 and getting closer to 50 days of invasion of Ukraine. Alas, his reasoning for invading has been twisted from then. It is now all Nazism and nothing else.

He didn’t even care or state about USSR, the creation of Ukraine and the whole treat of NATO. That has just dwindled. It was no obvious that Ukraine was the hidden Nazi-”Germany” across the border. A hornets net of the Gestapo and Storm Troopers soon knocking on the door of Moscow. You would believe those things, if you believe the words coming from Putin.

However, it is really striking that a nation who seeks to get closer to Europe and NATO to be such. That an independent nation of Ukraine was both Eurocentric and seeking closer allies with the rest of the European Union. That sort of nation being Nazi wouldn’t be associated or fit in the mould of the EU. Neither would that follow the ideals of NATO. Therefore, you know this is a lie. Not that it’s not Nazis in Ukraine, there are pockets of it and the same can be said Russia. This is why extremists needs to be addressed everywhere. The Azov brigade is a proof of that, but not like Putin isn’t feeding dangerous right-wing and nationalistic parties across Europe. So, Putin should look closer to his friends and allies. Because, they are closer to that than the ones he claim is reigning in Kyiv at this very moment. The far-right and fringe leaders he supporter are closer to the ideal of what his supposed to fight in Ukraine. It just show how far fetched the “obvious” is at this point.

Let’s be perfectly clear… the Ukrainian President is a Jew and of Jewish ancestry. Why would his government work with Nazi’s and be associated with them? When those are working against him and his people. The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proven his credentials and what his government does, but Putin has to lie about that. This is what an invader does and it’s despicable. Peace.

Ukraine: Civilian casualties as of 24:00 10 April 2022 (11.04.2022)

Ukraine: Russia wants to launch the unsuccessful USSR “Tauride Province” into existence

I believe that today the time has come for historical justice. It is time to restore within the historical borders the Taurida province that once existed as part of the Russian Empire , in which Crimea will play a key role as a bulwark of development, security and stability” (…) “According to him, once the administrative-territorial unit of the Russian Empire, the Tauride province with the center in Simferopol , included the territories of the current Kherson and Azov parts of the Zaporozhye regions of Ukraine. “The future of Crimea is culturally and economically closely connected with the liberated territories of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Crimea will become a reference point for the southern regions, where you need to move and strive,” Sheremet stressed” (RIA Novosti – ‘The State Duma proposed to restore the Tauride province’ 10.04.2022).

The Taurida Soviet Socialist Republic (Russian: Советская Социалистическая Республика Тавриды, tr. Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika Tavridy) was an unsuccessful attempt to establish a Soviet republic situated in the Crimean Peninsula part of Soviet Russia.[2][3] The republic was established by Bolsheviks Jan Miller and Anton Slutsky who previously participated in the Petrograd Bolshevik Revolution. It existed from 19 March to 30 April 1918 and was recognised by the Russian SFSR.[4]” (WikiWand – ‘Taurida Soviet Socialist Republic’).

On April 11, the SNC of the Republic of Tavrida specifically considered this issue and decided:“1) we do not recognize any separation of counties and believe that all counties form a single whole of the Republic of Tavrida; 2) to mobilize free agitation forces and send them to explain the political situation and the need to evacuate bread products; 3) to help these counties by all means possible “.It should be noted that although Moscow corrected the “mistake of the Crimean comrades” by excluding Ukrainian territories from the Republic of Tavrida, this decision was not accepted in practice by part of the Crimean leadership. After the proclamation of the Republic of Tavrida, within only the peninsula, the CEC of Soviets and the SNC continued to govern the northern counties of the former Tavriya province. This is unequivocally evidenced by documents. On March 28, A. Slutsky sent a telegram to all local revolutionary committees, in which it was categorically stated:”The decree on borders should be considered as repealed .” On April 6, a directive was sent to local authorities stating: “Although by decree Melitopol, Dnipro and Berdyansk counties did not enter the borders of the Republic of Tavrida, but due to their wishes and their natural connection with other territories of Crimea, they are actually part of the Socialist Republic of Tavrida” (Tetiana Bikova – ‘Formation of the Republic of Taurida’ 10.08.2020, Voice of Crimea).

Before the failure of the USSR in 1918, the Russian Federation had made it a Governorate of Tauride, which lasted from 1802 to 1917. So, the Tauride has a long history in the sense of the Russian Empire, but not as a government structure in modern Ukraine. This is imposing the ideals of Tsars Russia, which was overthrown by the Bolshevik in the revolution of 1917-18. Therefore, it is special the Russians has an idea of putting this back to life now.

That is clearly in a manner of legitimizing the annexation of territory and extending the Crimean peninsula, which Russians already illegally annexed in 2014. It is with that in mind, the legislators and representatives in Duma is proposing this. That is to use “historical” and “government bodies” of the old Russian empire as an excuse to annex more Ukrainian territory.

The person who takes this role as a puppet for the Russians should fear the same ending as Aron Slutsky. He died and was killed for governing the Tauride Soviet Socialist Republic. The same end can easily come to the person who wishes to serve Kremlin and Duma these days. As they are betraying the Ukrainian people and sovereignty. The leader who betrays that ideal should be concerned about their own fate. The last time this was an entity it didn’t last long and it’s not like Putin’s Russia has the same power or ability of stability like Tsar’s Russia, which kept the Governorate for the ages. Therefore, we know this is an excuse and a method of legitimizing annexation of more territory. Using old maps and government bodies to make a “People’s Republic” of Tauride a thing. Just like they have tried elsewhere in Ukraine. In a way of shambolically claim by artificial referendums enforce “People’s Republic’s” like they did in Donbass. Peace.