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Yes, if you can't "small business" w/o government handouts maybe you shouldn't be in that business.
Ukraine claims it needs $750 billion more to ‘Build Back Better’
Ukraine claims it needs $750 billion more to ‘Build Back Better’
Ukraine claims it needs $750 billion more to ‘Build Back Better’
Apparently Amnesty International is accusing Ukraine
kyiv, ukraine —
Amnesty International on Monday accused Russia of war crimes in Ukraine, saying attacks on Kharkiv, many using banned cluster bombs, had killed hundreds of civilians.
"The repeated bombardments of residential neighborhoods in Kharkiv are indiscriminate attacks which killed and injured hundreds of civilians, and as such constitute war crimes," the rights group said in a report on Ukraine's second-largest city.
"This is true both for the strikes carried out using cluster (munitions) as well as those conducted using other types of unguided rockets and unguided artillery shells," it said.
"The continued use of such inaccurate explosive weapons in populated civilian areas, in the knowledge that they are repeatedly causing large numbers of civilian casualties, may even amount to directing attacks against the civilian population."
Bombs and land mines
Amnesty said it had uncovered proof in Kharkiv of the repeated use by Russian forces of 9N210 and 9N235 cluster bombs and scatterable land mines, all of which are banned under international conventions.
Cluster bombs release dozens of bomblets or grenades in mid-air, scattering them indiscriminately over hundreds of square meters (yards).
Scatterable land mines combine "the worst possible attributes of cluster munitions and antipersonnel land mines," Amnesty said.
Unguided artillery shells have a margin of error of over 100 meters.
The report, entitled "Anyone Can Die At Any Time," details how Russian forces began targeting civilian areas of Kharkiv on the first day of the invasion on February 24.
The "relentless" shelling continued for two months, wreaking "wholesale destruction" on the city of 1.5 million.
"People have been killed in their homes and in the streets, in playgrounds and in cemeteries, while queueing for humanitarian aid, or shopping for food and medicine," said Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International's senior crisis response adviser.
"The repeated use of widely banned cluster munitions is shocking, and a further indication of utter disregard for civilian lives.
"The Russian forces responsible for these horrific attacks must be held accountable."
I'm sure you do, now that you've pulled news from the same government propaganda outlets
Actor Volodymyr Zelensky stormed to the Ukrainian presidency in 2019 on a wave of public anger against the country’s political class, including previous leaders who used secret companies to stash their wealth overseas.
Now, leaked documents prove that Zelensky and his inner circle have had their own network of offshore companies. Two belonging to the president’s partners were used to buy expensive property in London. ...
The documents also show that just before he was elected, he gifted his stake in a key offshore company, the British Virgin Islands-registered Maltex Multicapital Corp., to his business partner — soon to be his top presidential aide. And in spite of giving up his shares, the documents show that an arrangement was soon made that would allow the offshore to keep paying dividends to a company that now belongs to his wife.
Three Large American Multinationals Bought 17 Million Hectares of Ukrainian Agricultural Land
By LauraAboli
Three large American multinationals bought 17 million hectares of Ukrainian agricultural land.
These are Cargill, Dupont and Monsanto (which is officially German-Australian but with American capital). Five percent of Ukrainian agricultural land was subsequently purchased by the Chinese state. For comparison, the whole of Italy has 16.7 million hectares of agricultural land.
In short, three American companies bought more useful agricultural land in Ukraine than the whole of Italy.
Among the main shareholders of these three companies are Vanguard, Blackrock, Blackstone.
https://dossier.substack.com/p/ukraine-claims-it-needs-750-billion
Ukraine claims it needs $750 billion more to ‘Build Back Better’
There is a similar message from men from the 58 brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Some of them deserted and returned home to Konotop, in the Sumy region. Like the men in the 56th brigade, these soldiers complain that they were sent to the front with no proper weapons or equipment just to be pounded by Russian artillery. Rather than serve as cannon fodder they left their frontline positions and headed back home with their weapons.
In an attempt to distrcat from Mar-a-Lago story the biggest VKS base in Crimea
Ruscist say
Widespread Destruction Seen After Blasts At Russian Base In Crimea
What happened at Saki Air Base remains murky, but satellite images show multiple damaged or destroyed aircraft and structures, and craters.
Widespread Destruction Seen After Blasts At Russian Base In Crimea
What happened at Saki Air Base remains murky, but satellite images show multiple damaged or destroyed aircraft and structures, and craters.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/widespread-destruction-seen-after-blasts-at-russian-base-in-crimea
I suspect that quite a lot of it is paid by the weapons makers to the Congressmen who vote for it.
Ruscists are freaking out over the possibility of being banned from Europe:
Salty, salty tears...
"Russia On The Ropes–Part 13; Really?"
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/08/russia-ropes-part-13-really/
"Alright. I lied. Russia is not on the ropes. But that is not keeping the media presstitutes from trying to do their part as 21st Century Clothos. They are the masters of creating and directing the narrative, which is predetermined in their mythological world. Ukraine wins and Russia loses. Real simple.
Once again the NY Times is front and center with a new (and hilarious) spin on Ukraine’s inevitable march to victory.–With New Weaponry, Ukraine Is Subtly Shifting Its War Strategy:"
That was in spring, when energy bills were low. Fast forward to July and the picture notably changes. While an overwhelming 82 percent of Germans supported a tough stance against Russia in May, two months later 47 percent thought that sanctions are hurting their own country more.
You can imagine the public mood in Slovakia, Cyprus, Bulgaria and other EU countries whose purchasing power doesn’t match German standards. A July poll revealed that seven out of ten Czechs are concerned about energy prices. In Greece, half of the population are behind on their energy bills.
Presenting rising cost of living as a necessary price to pay for Ukrainian freedom is a surefire recipe for trouble. Appealing to the value of independence works when our own independence is at stake. But no matter how repulsive you find Russian actions in Ukraine, odds are that the wellbeing of your family still matters more to you than the freedom of strangers in Kharkiv.
The murder rate in many U.S. cities is higher than civilian deaths in the war in Ukraine
According to the report, 5,401 civilians have been killed in the Ukraine war. Analysis by the National Desk shows this is a per capita murder rate of 12.9 per 100,000 residents.
According to U.S. data from AH Datalytics from June, there were several U.S. cities that had surpassed this murder rate by quite a jog.
The murder rate in many U.S. cities is higher than civilian deaths in the war in Ukraine
According to the report, 5,401 civilians have been killed in the Ukraine war.
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