Applebaum: …You have these actually quite different styles of leadership and different ways of claiming legitimacy, but they do have a few things in common. One of them is the way in which they use the international financial system.
Applebaum: There are people in #NorthKorea Korea who wake up every morning and think about people, us. They're interested in affecting our politics. They're interested in challenging the weaker democratic states.
I think that's what the war in #Ukraine is.
#Applebaum:...And yet...through civic activism...they [Ukrainians] created a democracy. Sometimes...a pretty rocky democracy, but it's a democracy, nevertheless.
They, even during the war in #ukraine have a sense of freedom of speech and ease of conversation that you don't have in #russia
Applebaum: [what #Ukraine presents] a country that's aiming to be integrated into Europe that would like to be part of the democratic world, is...the scenario that he [Putin] has been most afraid of...He's afraid of civic activism organizing to somehow overthrow or threaten him.
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@timkmak i humbly dare remind your and ms. applebaum's readers that ukrainian democratic traditions go back to the beginning of the 18th century, maybe earlier:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Pylyp_Orlyk
just to put this into perspective: at that time, most of the readers' ansestors were either slaves, slave owners or bowed to the british kings and queens.
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To read the full interview that I took with Anne Applebaum and learn more about her upcoming book click the link below.
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NEWS OF THE DAY:
Due to labour shortages in Ukraine brought on by mobilisation, women are becoming an increasingly important part of the workforce.
The WaPo profiles Tatiyana Ustymenko, a coal miner who has taken on a job previously only available to men.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/23/ukraine-workforce-soldiers-labor-shortage/
Continued #Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure have left Ukraine energy capacity at 50% of what it was in 2023.
Ukrainian #energy production and capacity in 2023 was already partially diminished from infrastructure attacks in 2022.
https://www.euronews.com/2024/07/23/ukraines-energy-sector-working-at-50-capacity-compared-to-2023
@timkmak
The Peace Corps has a virtual presence in Ukraine.
Perhaps that could be expanded in areas which would help train Ukrainian women for vital jobs more quickly.
#USA #PeaceCorps #Ukraine #UkraineAidNow #InvasionOfUkraine #StandWithUkraine #Україна #ДобейПутина #СлаваУкраїні
Hungary has demanded that the EU take action against Ukraine for partially ending the transfer of #Russianoil to Hungary across Ukrainian territory. This decision was made in line with sanction regulations.
#Hungary has said that this threatens the country's #energy security.
#Dog of War:
A very adept sniffer dog at the #UkrainianPolish border acts as a customs assistant on the Ukrainian railways system, looking for contraband.
