Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Bringing Ukraine's kids back: Almost 60 countries unite to stop Russia's genocidal kidnapping of children -- As ceasefire ends, Russian drone strikes residential building in Kyiv -- Ukraine fears US will again push a deal giving Russia 'a lot' and Kyiv nothing -- As Victory Day ceasefire draws to a close, Russian attacks kill 3 civilians, injure 16 ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/tuesday-may-12-2026/

Lithuanian PM: The urgent case for returning #Ukraine's #children

What has been done to #UkrainianChildren is NOT accidental. It's deliberate policy by #Russia

- #Deportation, #indoctrination , #militarization are NOT side effects of war; they are #crimes & must be treated as such

Some moments in politics go beyond statistics. What remains is #human story underneath it all. Fate of Ukraine’s children is one of those moments

https://kyivindependent.com/the-urgent-case-for-returning-ukraines-children/

#WarCrimes #ChildAbuse #RussianKidnapping

Lithuanian PM Ruginiene: The urgent case for returning Ukraine's children

Some moments in politics go beyond statistics and charts. What remains is the human story underneath it all. The fate of Ukraine's children is one of those moments. As a mother and as a representative of a nation that knows the cost of occupation, I cannot speak about deported, separated, and traumatized children in abstract terms. These are not numbers. These are sons and daughters taken from their homes, separated from their families, stripped of their identity, and placed into systems design

The Kyiv Independent

Ruhm und Ehre der Roten Armee!
Am 8. Mai 1945 kapitulierte der deutsche Faschismus vor den Alliierten.
Nach 6 Jahren und 80 Millionen Toten, nach Jahren der faschistischen Unterdrückung, nach Jahren der vollständigen Vernichtung von Bevölkerungsgruppen, war der deutsche Faschismus besiegt.
20 Millionen Tote Soldaten in den Reihen der Alliierten.
Von denen rund 13 Millionen der Sowjetunion angehörten.
Diese hatte auch, unter den Alliierten, am meisten unter dem Nationalsozialismus gelitten.
Insgesamt 27 Millionen Opfer hatte der deutsche Faschismus allein in der Sowjetunion zu verantworten.
"Anyone who loves freedom owes such a debt to the Red Army that it can never be repaid" - Ernest Hemingway
Also jeder, der die Freiheit liebt, steht bei der Roten Armee in einer Schuld, welche so groß ist, dass sie niemals beglichen werden kann.
Und damit:
NIE WIEDER KRIEG, NIE WIEDER FASCHISMUS!
DANKE ROTE ARMEE!

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Glory and honor to the Red Army!
On May 8, 1945, German fascism surrendered to the Allies.
After six years and 80 million deaths, after years of fascist oppression, after years of the complete annihilation of entire population groups, German fascism was defeated.
Twenty million soldiers fell in the ranks of the Allies.
Of these, around 13 million were from the Soviet Union.
Among the Allies, the Soviet Union had suffered the most under National Socialism.
German fascism was responsible for a total of 27 million victims in the Soviet Union alone.
“Anyone who loves freedom owes such a debt to the Red Army that it can never be repaid” – Ernest Hemingway
NEVER AGAIN WAR, NEVER AGAIN FASCISM!
THANK YOU, RED ARMY!

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Слава и честь Красной Армии!
8 мая 1945 года немецкий фашизм капитулировал перед союзниками.
После 6 лет и 80 миллионов погибших, после лет фашистского угнетения, после лет полного уничтожения целых народов немецкий фашизм был разгромлен.
20 миллионов погибших солдат в рядах союзников.
Из них около 13 миллионов принадлежали Советскому Союзу.
Именно он, среди союзников, больше всех пострадал от нацизма.
В общей сложности немецкий фашизм унес жизни 27 миллионов человек только в Советском Союзе.
«Anyone who loves freedom owes such a debt to the Red Army that it can never be repaid» — Эрнест Хемингуэй
Таким образом, каждый, кто любит свободу, имеет перед Красной Армией долг, который настолько велик, что его никогда не сможет погасить.
И поэтому:
НИКОГДА БОЛЬШЕ ВОЙНЫ, НИКОГДА БОЛЬШЕ ФАШИЗМА!
СПАСИБО, КРАСНАЯ АРМИЯ!

#neveragain #redarmy #8mai #fascism #tagderbefreiung #sovietunion #freedom #thankyouredarmy #militarization #militarisierung #militarisierungstoppen #nazism #nazi #antifa #antifascim #war #warcrimes #nazideutschland #nazigermany #nationalsozialismus #Nationalism #nationalismus #stalin #freiheit #befreiung

National Coalition Promises To Fight Canada’s War Bank

“Security comes from funding homes, food and education. Security does not come from an economy built on war.”

The Maple

@TheConversationClimate Interesting article. The #CarneyCons have fragmented its #Arctic #militarization plan so conversations are muted and no cumulative effects assessment can be undertaken to truly understand effects on human communities, the environment and climate, economy, security or political circumstances. It's shameful.

#NORAD #cdnpoli #Canada

Internationale der Kriegsdienstgegner*innen e.V. IDK - Kriegsdienstverweigerung

Internationale der Kriegsdienstgegner*innen e.V. IDK, Berlin

We’re spending $35B on Arctic defence. Why are we doing that?

Life's Better at the Cabin

Cabin Radio

#Surveillance, surveillance everywhere!!! #Israel's evil surveillance technology supported in part by former #Canadian PM Stephen Harper will be used in the #Arctic. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/drones-arctic-coast-guard-rcaf-technology-surveillance-9.7162269

#militarization #cdnpoli

Canadian Coast Guard tests Arctic surveillance drone as air force delivery stalls | CBC News

The Canadian Coast Guard will deploy its new Hermes 900 Starliner drone for Arctic test flights this summer after a federal restructuring shifted surveillance assets to Department of National Defence. With MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones delayed until 2028, civilian operators gain an unexpected operational edge in the Far North.

CBC

"#Canada’s northern plan and NATO’s Arctic Sentry are turning the (#Arctic) region into a new battleground and impeding #Indigenouspeople’s persistent efforts to preserve their homeland for peace and #sustainable development." https://ricochet.media/climate/carneys-plan-to-militarize-the-melting-arctic-threatens-peace-at-the-top-of-the-world/

#cdnpoli #NWT #Nunavut #Yukon #militarization #mining #extractiveIndustries #colonialism

Carney’s plan to militarize the melting Arctic threatens peace at the top of the world

Mark Carney's plan to militarize the melting Arctic threatens peace and escalates conflict in this crucial region of the world.

Ricochet