mmediately after the occupation of Crimea, Russia “legitimized” the historical and cultural heritage of the peninsula in its legal field and included 21 prominent Crimean sites in the federal target program, which provided for repair and restoration and emergency work. However, if historical monuments are not valuable for achieving military goals, under the guise of restoration work, Russia actually destroys them.
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How, escaping from sanctions, Russia itself does not recognize Crimea as Russian
Despite loud Russian celebrations on the occasion of the “return” (and, in fact, occupation) of Crimea, the peninsula has been recognized only formally for eight years at the Russian level.
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The Second World War and propaganda: Russia once again wants to ban history
The Russian authorities, which have always used history as a tool not only for propaganda and fakes but also for hybrid aggression, decided to “bury” some of the historical facts concerning the outbreak of the Second World War and the role of the USSR.
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Belarus authorities under Russia’s command pursue repressive policies
A wave of mass repressions against the opposition, activists and the media is underway in Belarus. The vast majority of cases end in real significant terms of imprisonment for their defendants. Moreover, according to our information from sources in the Ukrainian special services, the process of Russia’s creeping “absorption” of Belarus continues: the republican KGB currently employs many representatives of the FSB of the Russian Federation.
“We can defend ourselves, we even must defend ourselves from an onslaught, from any personal or public or broader attack, we have the right, even the duty, to defend ourselves”, – Cardinal of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Lubomyr Husar said. It is our duty. We fulfilled it during the Revolution of Dignity when we…