The U.N. Security Council meets over Ukraine.
While opening the meeting, UN Secretary-General António Guterres directly addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin. "President Putin, stop your troops from attacking Ukraine. Give peace a chance."
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US State Department warns of Russian false flags.
The U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price reiterated late on Feb. 23 the US warnings about potential Russian false flags that Moscow could use to justify an invasion. “Beware of the following Kremlin disinformation campaigns seeking to justify military action - no evidence supports any of these false claims," Price tweeted.
Australia closes its embassy in Ukraine.
Australia has temporarily closed its embassy operations in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv “due to the increased risk,” Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne said on Feb. 22. The move followed the temporary suspension of Australia's embassy in Kyiv a week earlier.
Ukraine's ambassador to UN says his country's borders will remain 'unchangeable.'
Sergiy Kyslytsya slammed Russia's decision to recognize the independence of the Kremlin-backed separatist regions of eastern Ukraine. Kyslytsya also said that "the U.N. is sick." "It’s been hit by a virus spread by the Kremlin. Will it succumb to this virus? It’s in the hands of the members. Russia copy pasted word by word the decree for Georgia, the copying machine in Kremlin works very well. Who is next from the United Nations?" he said, holding up a copy of Russia’s document that recognized Georgia’s "breakaway" Abkhazia region in 2008.
Several nations condemn Russia at UN Security Council meeting.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres sharply criticized Russia's actions to send troops to eastern Ukraine during the council meeting. “The decision of the Russian Federation [is] a violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and inconsistent with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations,” Guterres said. France’s U.N. ambassador Nicolas de Rivière said “Russia is choosing the path of confrontation,” while Britain’s ambassador, Barbara Woodward, added that “Russia has brought us to the brink. We urge Russia to step back.”
UN Security Council meets over Ukraine.
The United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting late on Feb. 21 at Ukraine’s request after Russia sent troops to eastern Ukraine. U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield rebuffed what Russian President Vladimir Putin called a "peacekeeping operation" in Ukraine's Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts. "This is nonsense, we know who they are," Thomas-Greenfield said.
Ukrainian bakery in Toronto vandalized with anti-Ukrainian graffiti
A bakery in Toronto was vandalized with anti-Ukrainian, pro-Russian graffiti overnight on Feb. 8 while tensions remain high on Ukraine's border with Russia. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) released a statement later that day in regards to hate speech that was spray-painted overnight at Future Bakery, owned by Borys Wrzesnewskyj,
Canada’s Ukrainian communities rally in support of Ukraine
Members of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress rallied across Canada on Feb. 6 with the support of its partner organizations to call attention to Ukraine's fight against the potential for a further Russian invasion.
Canadian military veteran wants his country to act on Ukraine
Edmonton, CANADA — When Andriy Tovstiuk joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2016, he knew exactly why he was doing it: to get on Operation UNIFIER in his ancestral home, Ukraine. Three years later, his goal was realized when he was deployed to Ukraine as a linguist working at three Non-Commissioned
Olena Goncharova: Ukraine is not 'the Ukraine' and why it matters now
As my home country of Ukraine once again finds itself caught in the glare of the international media spotlight during its tense standoff with Russia, something catches my eye lately: The seeming inability by some respected news outlets to correctly name Ukraine. Specifically, the addition of that pesky definite article:
Olena Goncharova: Canada must stand on guard for Ukraine
This opinion was originally published at New Canadian Media. It's been updated to include latest developments. Canada’s Federal government took a good step by deploying 60 more personnel to join 200 troops already on the ground, which came as part of a $340 million Canadian (US$268 million) commitment
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