The humiliating failure of the two peace agreements signed in Minsk proved that leaders of the free world simply refuse to admit that there is no dealing with Putin the way they deal with one another. There is no mutually beneficial business as usual. He exploits and abuses every opening and feels no obligation to operate by the rule of law or human rights inside or outside of Russia. Putin is a lost cause and Russia will also be a lost cause until he is gone. It was an error from the start to treat Putin like any other leader, but now there are no more excuses. (Garry Kasparov: 'Winter is Coming')

This the time for Russians in Russia to step up and create a nation of humanity and cooperation, not of continued conquests and destruction.

temale vastu rääkida? Ja miks sellest meie lehtedes ei kõssata?

March 23, 2022 Bob Rae, Canada's ambassador to the United Nations, addressed a special emergency session of the UN General Assembly as it considered resolutions concerning the humanitarian crisis arising from Russia's invasion of Ukraine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Further, the Canadian rewrite of the Russia letter was well received from the missions of Finland, Sweden, Denmark and other nations that all called for Russia to immediately end its war on Ukraine.

It changed this part, from Russia:

"I am reaching out to you with regard to an urgent matter related to the dire humanitarian situation in and around Ukraine. Like other members of the international community, we are gravely concerned about its deterioration."

To this:

"I am reaching out to you with regard to an urgent matter related to the dire humanitarian situation in and around Ukraine which we have caused as a result of our illegal war of aggression. We are not gravely concerned about its deterioration because we are the primary cause."

The Canadians also demanded to know:

“How do you account for the bombing of a maternity ward and the destruction of over 200 schools?”
And: “How do you account for Russia forces besieging cities, preventing civilians from fleeing, denying humanitarian aid, attacking humanitarian corridors and looting aid?”

Read Canada’s heavily annotated letter here:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry...

March 23, 2022 Bob Rae, Canada's ambassador to the United Nations, addressed a special emergency session of the UN General Assembly as it considered resolutions concerning the humanitarian crisis arising from Russia's invasion of Ukraine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Further, the Canadian rewrite of the Russia letter was well received from the missions of Finland, Sweden, Denmark and other nations that all called for Russia to immediately end its war on Ukraine.

It changed this part, from Russia:

"I am reaching out to you with regard to an urgent matter related to the dire humanitarian situation in and around Ukraine. Like other members of the international community, we are gravely concerned about its deterioration."

To this:

"I am reaching out to you with regard to an urgent matter related to the dire humanitarian situation in and around Ukraine which we have caused as a result of our illegal war of aggression. We are not gravely concerned about its deterioration because we are the primary cause."

The Canadians also demanded to know:

“How do you account for the bombing of a maternity ward and the destruction of over 200 schools?”
And: “How do you account for Russia forces besieging cities, preventing civilians from fleeing, denying humanitarian aid, attacking humanitarian corridors and looting aid?”

Read Canada’s heavily annotated letter here:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry...