France, Greece and Turkey to Rescue Mariupol

[queentonic]

🚨 Pres Macron just announced that 🇫🇷, together with 🇹🇷 and 🇬🇷, is planning an "exceptional humanitarian operation" to evacuate civilians from #Mariupol. Paris has been in contact with Mariupol's mayor and the 🇫🇷 President will discuss this issue with Putin "in the coming hours".
12:44 PM · Mar 25, 2022·Twitter Web App

"The key here is that French President Emmanuel Macron hasn’t told Vladimir Putin yet. This isn’t some bullshit drawn-out negotiation. France, Greece and Turkey are working together to make it happen, and France will tell Putin, not ask for permission. Putin might threaten in return, which would lead to a standoff. Russia could blockade entrance to the Azov Sea. The whole area is heavily mined, so relief ships would be in great danger. Any evacuation would lead to shelling of the refugees making a run for the waiting ships. And Russians might try to block any escape, for fear of Azov members and other Ukrainian forces blending in and getting out. So this is by no means an easy operation. But so glad it’s being worked on. "

Link to tweet

?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1507443257638273031%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailykos.com%2Fstory%2F2022%2F3%2F25%2F2088188%2F-Ukraine-Update-Ukraine-wins-some-loses-some-as-France-Greece-and-Turkey-plan-Mariupol-rescue

[elleng]

1. 'France will tell Putin, not ask for permission.'

[Lovie777]

2. Here's hoping the Russians won't shoot . ..

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. One of the adult things I love about Biden is

he doesn't wave warning flags when takes an action against Repub. games. doesn't threaten,bluster, just does it and lets the action speak for itself.

Great method to use on seemingly grown adults who display the emotional skills of a 2 year old.

[Cha]

3. Rt💕🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️TY

💙💛

[electric_blue68]

4. 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞 May it be successful! 🌻🇺🇦🌻...

I'm half 2nd gen Ukrainian-American.


The other half of me is 2nd gen Greek-American. 👍

[mountain grammy]

5. I hope this works.

[2naSalit]

6. Indeed.

This is just so messed up. And to think we might have been in trouble like this if we hadn't had an election a couple years ago.

[milestogo]

7. I hope there are people left to rescue.

[former9thward]

8. I would think Putin would be happy to allow the people to go.

Less people to feed and deal with. Less resistance. And he can move Russians in to take their place.

[Gore1FL]

9. For that, I would be happy to see NATO provide reactive air-cover.

Last edited Sat Mar 26, 2022, 01:33 AM - Edit history (1)

I don't want to go in firing anti-ship weapons at the Russian Navy, but I wouldn't mind them providing support to the humanitarian forces should things turn ugly.