Professor, Mannerheim Chair of Russian Security Studies, University of Helsinki and National Defence University of Finland
Katri Pynnöniemi
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⚡️ Update: 4 killed, over 30 injured in mass Russian attack across Ukraine.
Russian forces deployed 666 drones and missiles against Dnipro and other cities, the Air Force reported after a massive overnight strike.
In a number of Russian regions, authorities have begun compiling lists of “volunteers,” primarily consisting of individuals who owe money for housing and utility services. Students are also being recruited to serve in the Russian army, according to Ukraine's Defense Intelligence.
Authorities said that an industrial site was damaged in the Kirishky district, which is home to the Kirishinefteorgsintez oil refinery.
Just a reminder that the Washington Treaty defines the geography of NATO’s mutual defense pledge — at U.S. insistence in 1949 — to prevent allies from committing us to their wars outside of Europe.
Russia unveils plans to resettle occupied Ukrainian territories, media reports #Ukraine
"countries will jointly plan for how an evacuation of people across land borders can be carried out. This includes reviewing transport, border controls, evacuation corridors, the reception and registration of people..."
www.government.se/press-releas...
The European Commission has launched a process to enable the European Union to become a co-founder of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
Was browsing the Eisenhower Library site this morning trying to find a quote I remembered.
President Eisenhower, WW2 military hero:
“In my opinion, there is no such thing as a preventive war… none has yet explained how war prevents war.”
The UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine has concluded the the deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children by Russian authorities, as well as enforced disappearances, amount to crimes against humanity.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Opinion: "The US, UK, France, Germany, Canada, and other like-minded allies must form a coalition to cooperatively and immediately employ Moscow’s sovereign assets on Ukraine’s behalf", writes Michael F.Bennet at @euractiv.com
www.euractiv.com/opinion/puti...
