Six million Ukrainians fled country after Russian invasion, UN says | BBC News

President Volodymyr Zelensky has said 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. In that time six million people – mainly women and children – have fled the country, according to the UN. Millions more have been forced to live under Russian occupation in a number of regions of Ukraine. Two teenagers – rescued from occupied Mariupol and Kherson – have shared what it was like living under Russian occupation.

• The Hungarian parliament has ratified Sweden’s bid to join NATO, removing a significant barrier to Sweden’s membership.
• Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from a frontline village, with Moscow declaring victory in that area.
• Twenty European leaders convened in Paris to show unity against the backdrop of an emboldened Vladimir Putin.
• Discussions in Paris focused on the critical issue of ammunition supplies for Kyiv amid escalating Russian aggression.
• French officials interpreted Putin’s recent flight in a nuclear bomber as an attempt to intimidate Europe.
• An adviser to French President Macron emphasized the importance of countering Putin’s narrative of success.
• Macron aimed to counteract the pessimistic tone of the Munich Security Conference and the impact of Alexei Navalny’s death.
• Ukrainian forces are maintaining their positions along the Dnipro River and repelled attacks near Berdychi in the Donetsk region, damaging a Russian drone control station.
• There were 79 combat engagements reported, with Russian forces launching missile and airstrike attacks, and shelling on Ukrainian positions and civilian areas.
• Civilian casualties and damage to residential and infrastructure were reported due to Russian attacks, affecting over 20 settlements across various regions in Ukraine.

Quotes on the Need for Peace:

• “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” – Albert Einstein
• “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” – Mother Teresa
• “You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.” – Indira Gandhi
• “Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.” – Ronald Reagan
• “The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.” – Rudyard Kipling
• “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” – Mahatma Gandhi
• “Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

Zelensky appears to struggle to focus during an NBC News interview in which he claims Ukraine urgently needs weapons from allies to continue defending itself against Russia

Zelensky appears to struggle to focus during an NBC News interview in which he claims Ukraine urgently needs weapons from allies to continue defending itself against Russia pic.twitter.com/Jktd28auRw

— Julia 🇺🇸 (@Jules31415) February 26, 2024

• The CIA was building spy bases in Ukraine along the Russian border starting in 2014. I wonder how we would respond if Russia or China built spy bases on the US/Mexico border. With all their information gathering and newly trained operatives, they couldn’t wind down conflict between Ukraine and Russia. In fact, it seems the CIA only made matters worse. – Robert F Kennedy Jr.    – – — – –    linking to NY Times article 

I wish the CIA cared about our own border security like they care about Ukraine’s.

I will not vote to fund the CIA’s war with Russia and the rest of my Republican colleagues should do the same.

The U.S. Congress needs to focus and fix our own nation’s problems! pic.twitter.com/3tJ9yBaab8

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) February 26, 2024

BREAKING: THE CIA BUILT 12 SHADOW BASES ACROSS UKRAINE ON THE BORDER WITH RUSSIA DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WHILE HUNTER WAS ON THE BOARD OF BURISMA

BREAKING: THE CIA BUILT 12 SHADOW BASES ACROSS UKRAINE ON THE BORDER WITH RUSSIA DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION

WHILE HUNTER WAS ON THE BOARD OF BURISMAhttps://t.co/dWryyBygtj

— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) February 26, 2024

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