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Ukrainian armored personnel carrier participates in night-time live fire training exercise, Yavoriv. Photo – US Army Europe
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Nothing has crushed the will of the people, nor could anything destroy their sense of identity, their love for their Homeland, passed on from generation to generation.” The full report from KHPG is available at Sentence of Crimean Tatar leader Akhtem Chiygoz a “sentence against the entire Crimean Tatar people”
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Ukrainian political prisoner Volodymyr Balukh,
illegally imprisoned by Russia
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Considering the above-mentioned, we are appealing to the governments of the EU Member-States, Switzerland, Norway, Montenegro, Iceland, Albania, Liechtenstein, the USA, Canada, Australia, and Japan and are asking to introduce personal sanctions for the persons linked to the persecution of Mr. Volodymyr Balukh, a Crimean prisoner of conscience, as well as for strengthening sectoral sanctions against the Russian Federation for gross and repeated violations of human rights in Crimea.”

The United States made a commitment to guarantee Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity when it gave up its nuclear weapons in 1994. Providing defensive weapons to Ukraine will honor that commitment and raise the cost of the war for Moscow. Over time, that may help persuade the Kremlin to withdraw from the Donbas. Even if it does not, it will force Moscow to waste additional resources in Ukraine and make them think twice about challenging us in the Baltics, where our NATO commitments would compel us to respond more forcefully. Providing defensive weapons to Ukraine actually decreases the odds of a dangerous US-Russian confrontation.” The full article is available here: Why the Case Against Arming Ukraine Doesn’t Hold Water
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Major Hartwick at Operation UNIFIER training exercises
Photo- Canada’s Department of National Defence
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