My blog is called Whats On My Plate.
These past few days, the news of the war in Ukraine show us that lives of millions have been changed forever. Facts on the war is being blocked for many to see. Freedom of speech is an important piece of democracy. Here are some parts of articles I have read today, Feb. 5.
The sanctions on Russia by the US and its allies continues to feature one glaring omission: an embargo on oil and gas, which accounts for nearly half of Russia's export revenue.
While an oil and gas embargo would help cripple Russia's financial resources, the nation's "stranglehold" on the Western energy supply may prove too damaging for the US and its allies, says Bill Browder,
Russian President Vladimir Putin "kind of has us in a stranglehold, which is why the energy sector has been more or less left untouched," says Browder, the CEO of Hermitage Capital Management and a longstanding critic of Putin.
"It's going to be hard — because 40% of German households rely on Russian gas, 100% of Italian households, 100% of Australian households," he adds.
The "vast majority" of a $350 million military aid package the U.S. promised to send Ukraine has reached the country, with most of the rest to be delivered within the next week, a senior U.S. defense official said Friday.
As of March 4….
In Russia…
Thousands of people—including children and elderly war heroes—have been arrested for opposing the war, but Russians are speaking out against the regime despite the risk of retaliation. Among those openly expressing their dissent are healthcare workers. A group of nearly 12,000 doctors, nurses, and paramedics signed a letter addressed to Vladimir Putin expressing their opposition to the war and asking for its end.
In Frankfurt Germany, people came to see the message from Ukraine to the west.
It is difficult to face a “normal” day here when we know that millions are in danger, distress and that thousands have been killed. We follow the news and sort the facts from the fake news. Ciao.
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