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NYT: As I Write, President Zelensky Is Beside Me. Please, Help Us Show Putin the Mistake He Has Made
As I Write, President Zelensky Is Beside Me. Please, Help Us Show Putin the Mistake He Has Made.
By Andriy Yermak, head of the Presidential office in Ukraine
Excerpted from the middle of the opinion piece:
"...We need antitank and antiaircraft weapons and other ammunition delivered to our brave soldiers right now.
We are calling on the West to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine. We recognize that this would be a serious escalation in the war and that it could bring NATO into direct conflict with Russia. But we firmly believe that Russia wont stop at just Ukraine, which would potentially drag NATO into this conflict anyway. A no-fly zone would at least give Mr. Putin some pause.
We also ask the West to increase the nonmilitary costs on Russia. We welcome the coordinated measures thus far, but we need more. Every Russian bank not just a select few must be cut off from the SWIFT banking system, and every Russian oligarch must be sanctioned. We are also calling for a full embargo on Russian oil and all Russian exports to the United States and Europe. These measures would not be without cost to the world economy, but the alternative is far worse."
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"We have been able to withstand intense fighting in recent days despite the vicious brutality of the Russian aggressors, and we will continue to fight even if Russia becomes an occupying force in Ukraine. We are united around the Ukrainian flag, the symbol of our identity, our resolve and our will, but our states future and survival largely depend on the West."
Much more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/opinion/ukraine-russia-war-zelensky.html
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NYT: As I Write, President Zelensky Is Beside Me. Please, Help Us Show Putin the Mistake He Has Made (Original Post)
femmedem
Mar 2022
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Tetrachloride
(7,721 posts)1. Ukraine won't mind if u quote the whole thing
The New York Times needs to atone for going soft on Trump.
Its a fight for humanity, not a few paragraphs.
(similarly, all those who know Chuck Todd, Roger Ailes
.)
AmBlue
(3,079 posts)2. Can't believe they put this behind a paywall
The world needs to see this, but they can't donate one article to the cause. Way to go NYT!
Bongo Prophet
(2,641 posts)3. It's also up on the Archive.org site (w no paywall of course)
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)4. Biden has very good reasons why he would not move to a no fly zone.
It would be a move essentially declaring war with Russia. He ruled out direct intervention and our VP Harris recently reiterated that position.
We are all sympathetic to Ukrainians, but Biden is correct.