UN calls for return of Russia-abducted Ukrainian children in US-backed vote

The #US supported the resolution, while #Russia , #Belarus and #Iran have voted against it. Fifty-seven countries, including #China, #India and #Brazil, #abstained from voting.

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, #Ukraine has identified over 19,500 #children who were illegally transferred to Russia, Belarus, or Russian-occupied territories. Fewer than 1,300 have been brought back.

"There will be no just #peace in Ukraine without the unconditional return of #UkrainianChildren. This resolution is not about politics. It is about humanity," Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa said at the U.N. General Assembly debate.

https://kyivindependent.com/un-passes-resolution-calling-on-russia-to-return-deported-ukrainian-children-with-us-support/

#WarCrimes #RussianInvasion #HybridWar

UN calls for return of Russia-abducted Ukrainian children in US-backed vote

Russia, Belarus and Iran have voted against the resolution. Fifty-seven countries, including China, India and Brazil, abstained from voting.

^{Kateryna Denisova (The Kyiv Independent)}

"Get serious" — Russia is already at war with Europe

If Russia does not face a firm response from the #US. and #EU, Russian President Vladimir #Putin will continue "#escalate #escalating," having more actions to disrupt and paralyse the West.

Over the last few weeks, #drones have #violated the #airspace of at least eight #European countries. The wave began with 19 drones crossing into #Polish territory in early September.

Since then, other incidents have been reported in:
- #Denmark
- #Lithuania
- #Finland
- #Estonia
- #Romania
- #Germany
- #Belgium

https://kyivindependent.com/russia-is-already-at-war-with-europe-ukraines-deputy-foreign-minister-says-in-interview-with-the-guardian/

#HybridWar #RussianAggression #AirspaceViolations #RussianInvasion

Dmytro Kuleba to Telex: All problems in the relationship between Hungary and Ukraine can be traced back to the Russian aggression

We spoke with the Ukrainian Foreign Minister following his first official bilateral meeting with his Hungarian counterpart since the start of the war about the relationship of the two countries. An interview.

https://telex.hu/english/2024/01/30/dmytro-kuleba-to-telex-all-the-problems-in-the-relationship-between-hungary-and-ukraine-can-be-traced-back-to-the-russian-aggression

#News #EuropeanNews #Europe #Ukraine #Russia #Hungary #RussianInvasion #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar

Dmytro Kuleba to Telex: All problems in the relationship between Hungary and Ukraine can be traced back to the Russian aggression

^{Nyilas Gergely (Telex)}

There's currently a wave of bots trying to vandalize #OpenStreetMap by replacing names (and russian langauge names) with anti-russian slogans. The #OSM DWG has blocked 5,000+ accounts already

😢 This is not the way people!

e.g. <https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/how-about-limit-new-accounts/101656/49>
#Ukraine #Russia #RussianInvasion

How about limit new accounts?

In case people haven’t noticed, there’s another wave of vandalism ongoing. I’m in the process of blocking the accounts that I can identify (currently ~4500, but may increase), and a number of other people have reverted obviously problematic changese…

^{OpenStreetMap Community Forum}