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The Disarming Act of Arming Ukraine

  • Writer: tracktwo
    tracktwo
  • Jul 11, 2023
  • 3 min read

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Updated Resources - July 12, 2023


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Demining Irpin

(National Police of Ukraine, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)


KEY DEVELOPMENTS

  • Kyiv Independent: Newsfeed

  • Novaya Gazeta Europe: Newsfeed

  • The Insider: Newsfeed


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WHAT'S ON OUR MIND


The NATO alliance contemplates Ukraine's membership and welcomes Sweden to the group. The NATO meeting in Lithuania is carefully observed across the globe. Some surprises have emerged while predictable hesitation is also a player in the party. In today's collection Politico offers context on the return of the Azov generals to Ukraine, who influences decisions about arms as reported by Responsible Statecraft, and who ultimately delivers a peace-time Ukraine to NATO and when, as reported in Foreign Affairs.


Arms are given new meaning in a piece in the Kyiv Independent as the US prepares to deliver deadly cluster munitions to Ukraine against the advice of many allies including the UK. And the use of nuclear reactors as arms is explored by The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and The Guardian.


As fighting continues in southeastern Ukraine, many reflect on the impact of Prigozhin's storm on the Russian Defense Ministry. Al Jazeera discusses Putin's "recovery." And propaganda is explained, the true "power" in Russia's Presidency revealed in a video interview by Russia Dissent.


Personal stories via a photo essay in Kyiv Post and a personal post on Medium offer a taste of reality for people on the front lines of this war. In the Arts, a Russian billionaire art collector discusses sanctions in ARTNews and a film on Mariupol is released in London.


Find these stories and more on today’s resource page.




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STATEMENT

Track Two: An Institute for Citizen Diplomacy stands in opposition to the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. We have many friends in both countries and we stand with the people of Ukraine and Russia. We deplore their suffering.


Track Two does not believe violent conflict or war are valid means to push political agendas. Today, threats to our existence from nuclear arms, climate catastrophes, diseases and cyberattacks are intensifying, and we do not believe any country should resort to violence. All people, of all nations, have a right to peace, meaningful work, shelter and food. Much collective work must be done to ensure our children and grandchildren can live full lives in a habitable world.


We believe there are humane and diplomatic avenues to coexistence that must be explored to mutual benefit. Let's arrive at these with deliberation so that we can continue work essential to preventing the end of life on this planet.


More than ever, it is incumbent upon all of us to be acutely aware of the disinformation campaigns orbiting the globe, and offer support to those who need it most. To that end, we've compiled a selection of resources from our team and network as we follow this crisis closely.


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