“The U.S. cannot & should not isolate ourselves from the rest of the world. #Isolation is not #insulation," MVP #KamalaHarris added.

#Zelenskyy spoke after #Harris, telling reporters, "We have to end this #war, we need a just #peace. We must protect our people: Ukrainian families, Ukrainian #children & everyone from #Putin's evil. We are grateful to America for supporting #Ukraine all along."

#geopolitics #ForeignPolicy #Russia #Imperialism #tyranny #autocracy #democracy #HarrisWalz2024

"These proposals are the same of those of #Putin. And let us be clear, they are not proposals for #peace. Instead, they are proposals for #surrender, which is dangerous & unacceptable," MVP #KamalaHarris said.

#Russia #Ukraine #autocracy #democracy #tyranny #leadership #ForeignPolicy #NationalSecurity #HarrisWalz2024 #StandWithUkraine

“Conflicts Are Multiplying”: U.N. Chief Warns of #World at #War as General #Assembly Kicks Off

Source: https://www.democracynow.org/2024/9/23/headlines/conflicts_are_multiplying_un_chief_warns_of_world_at_war_as_general_assembly_kicks_off

Secretary-General António Guterres: “Conflicts are raging and multiplying, from the #MiddleEast to #Ukraine and #Sudan, with no end in sight. Our collective security system is threatened by geopolitical divides, nuclear posturing and the development of new weapons and theaters of war. Resources that could bring opportunities and hope are invested in death and destruction.”

#conflict #military #politics #uno #news #future #diplomacy #weapon #peace

“Conflicts Are Multiplying”: U.N. Chief Warns of World at War as General Assembly Kicks Off

World leaders are gathering in New York for the United Nations General Assembly and the U.N.’s Summit of the Future. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres spoke on Sunday.

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“He didn't want to fight in #Putin's #war - he just wanted to survive. But to make it back to his family & live in #peace, he would have to run.”

Today, NYT Mag published an account of a Russian military officer’s #desertion & #escape. Sarah Topol spent >1½ yrs investigating #Russia’s military & reporting in 8 countries across 4 continents.

…The officer — identified by a pseudonym, Ivan — feigns a serious back injury to escape the front in #Ukraine & eventually defect.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/09/20/magazine/ukraine-russia-war-deserter.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb&ngrp=mnp&pvid=FE21ED61-1DFE-45F5-90AD-819474722390

Deserting Putin's Army and the Russia-Ukraine War

He didn’t want to fight in Putin’s war — he just wanted to survive. But to make it back to his family and live in peace, he would have to run.

^{Sarah A. Topol (The New York Times)}