On the fourth anniversary of the liberation of 🇺🇦 #Bucha:

It’s probably not always on everyone’s mind, but for over a year now, #Ukraine has received nothing for free from the #USA—except (presumably) intelligence.

The US had already cut off all military, financial, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine by early 2025. The relationship is therefore purely “transactional,” #Trump-style: a trade deal.

https://www.kielinstitut.de/publications/news/ukraine-support-after-4-years-of-war-europe-steps-up/

So, for more than a year #Zelenskyy hasn’t traveled to the U.S. to express his gratitude for any ongoing aid.

Instead, he's been traveling there because he must publicly thank Trump for the permission to buy weapons and equipment from the U.S.

Just in case anyone is still wondering why Trump’s interest in Ukraine’s success consistently seems to be zero: he’s making good money off this war, which he could help end quickly.

🇺🇦 #UkraineWillPrevail
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Die @Bundesregierung unterstützt jetzt einen völkerrechtswidrigen Angriffskrieg eines "Alliierten", der für seine Umfragewerte alles tut – sogar Russland mehr Geld für Gleitbomben und Raketen auf #Ukraine zu verschaffen.

Irgendeinen Kommentar, #FriedrichMerz?

https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/usa-russisches-erdoel-100.html

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#UkraineWillPrevail

#DEpol #USpol

»#Ukraine has received only about 600 advanced interceptor missiles for the MIM-104 #Patriot air defense system during the entire course of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainian officials told The New York Times. […]

During the first days of the recent US-Israeli war with Iran, Middle Eastern countries reportedly used more than 800 Patriot interceptors to defend against over 2,000 Iranian drones and more than 500 ballistic missiles, Zelensky and European Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius told the newspaper.«

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/71513

#USpol #RussiaIsATerroristState #UkraineWillPrevail

People of 🇺🇦 #Ukraine.

https://apnews.com/photo-essay/ukraine-photo-essay-portraits-anniversary-war-d7bb463924e7cad9cfaa45e59600fc60

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A short update on #businesses still operating in #Russia, paying taxes there:

If you haven't heard much lately about those, it's because "partner" countries raised diplomatic pressure on #Ukraine, a year ago, to no longer publish its list of "sponsors of war".

There seems to be only one public list of companies (how/whether they have reduced their business in Russia) that is still kept up-to-date. It is maintained by the School of Management of the Yale University:

https://www.yalerussianbusinessretreat.com/

You can filter it by many criteria, for instance set "GICS Industry Sector" = "Consumer Staples" if you're interested in candy and sweets.

You might find out that some of your favorite companies are still paying taxes in Russia, potentially funding the arms that wound or kill children, day after day.

Some companies still doing business in Russia, and paying taxes there (links go to their respective brands):

• Ferrero

• Mars

• Mondelez

• Ritter Sport

• Storck

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-closes-international-war-sponsors-list/

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#SupportUkraineNow (SUN) is listing how you can support #Ukraine in very practical ways.

There are also dedicated sections for how you can help when you're living in AT, BG BR, CA, CH, CO, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GE, HU, GR, IE, IT, JP, KR, KZ, LI, LT, LV, LU, MD, NL, NZ, PL, PT, RO, RU, SE, SK, TU, TW, UK, or US.

https://supportukrainenow.org/

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New 12-pager on "What Are the Financial Results of Foreign Business in #Russia in 2023, and Have Exit Rates Slowed Down?"

by Oleksii #Hrybanovskyi, Andrii #Onopriienko, Nataliia #Rybalko, all #Kyiv School of Economics, #Ukraine

TL;DR:

• Profit tax paid by foreign companies that disclose their figures for Russia rose from USD 5.4 billion (2021) to USD 6.4 billion (2023)¹, mostly due to tax increases;

• Staying in Russia increased profits (due to reduced competition), leaving has now become expensive

• Foreign banks have seen the biggest rise in profits, especially #Raiffeisen (🇦🇹 #Austria) and #OTPBank (🇭🇺 #Hungary)

• Also, food companies like #Mondelez and #Pepsi, that keep saying they're only selling essentials, but actually sell much more

• 🇨🇳 #China seizes the moment, expanding its business considerably (no sanctions on Russia)

• Some companies are camouflaging their ongoing business by fake "exits", like #LeroyMerlin from 🇫🇷 #France

• about 1/3 foreign businesses have exited, exits are slowing down

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4961551

A useful data analytics tool, showing e.g. the changes in revenues and profits from 2021-2023 for industries or companies:

https://leave-russia.org/bi-analytics

¹roughly the equivalent of 6,400 "Kalibr" cruise missiles:
https://en.defence-ua.com/news/what_is_the_real_price_of_russian_missiles_about_the_cost_of_kalibr_kh_101_and_iskander_missiles-4709.html

On war crimes of #Russia in #Ukraine, execution and use as human shields of Ukrainian Soldiers:

»‘When these were isolated cases, we could say that it was perhaps inadequate control by a particular officer of a specific unit. When we saw this happening in different units on the battlefield in #Zaporizhzhia, #Donetsk, #Kherson and Luhansk oblasts, it already indicates that the decision was made at a higher level than the head of a particular unit,’ says Yuriy #Belousov.«

#UkraineWillPrevail
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https://www.slidstvo.info/english-stories/no-prisoners-taken-russians-ordered-to-execute-ukrainian-prisoners-of-war/

#Ukraine, 2024:

Somebody is throwing hand grenades through your windows, 24/7, but you are strictly obliged to never shoot anywhere outside of your hallway, to avoid hurting them too much.

🇺🇦 #UkraineWillPrevail
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