Washington – AFP
On Thursday, the United States followed the lead of the European Union and granted Ukrainians on its soil “temporary protection” status, which prevents their deportation and gives them the right to work. “We will continue to provide assistance and protection to Ukrainians in the United States,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mallorcas said in a statement; Because of “the war and the crazy violence going on in their country.”
“We condemn the unjustified attack” launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin once morest Ukraine, he added in a video clip posted on social media. On Thursday, he completed his first week, saying that he was “proud” to be granted this protection.
The statement explained that the measure will be in effect for 18 months, and it applies to Ukrainians who arrived in the United States before March 1, and therefore does not apply to those who flee today or in the future from the fighting in their country. The authorities did not specify the number of those involved in the procedure, but US media indicated that regarding 4,000 undocumented Ukrainians were at risk of deportation when this announcement was made, and that there are approximately 30,000 others whose student or tourist visas will expire soon.
Several members of Congress had asked the administration of President Joe Biden to grant them protected status. Among these lawmakers, Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer, who commented on the decision via Twitter, saying: The United States stands with the Ukrainian people.
The US decision is much more limited in scope than the decision of the European Union countries, which unanimously agreed on Thursday to grant “temporary protection” to refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine, whether they are citizens or long-term residents of that country. The decision will allow them to stay and work in the European Union for one year, subject to renewal, in addition to benefiting from the school system, and accessing medical care.
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The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPRO) announced the death of two Ukrainian players as a result of the Russian military operation in Ukraine.
Vitaly Sapelo, 21, and Dmytro Martinenko, 25, lost their lives in the fighting.
Sapelo was part of the Karpati Lviv youth team and passed away last Friday, his club announced.
Martinenko, who played for FC Gostomel, died following Russian bombs hit his home during one of the attacks.
“Our thoughts are with the families, friends and fellow young Ukrainian footballers Vitaly Sapelo (21) and Dmytro Martinenko (25), who constitute the first reported football loss of this war,” FIFPro said in a statement. “.
With the start of the Russian invasion of their country, several Ukrainian players, including Alexander Zinchenko and Andrey Yarmolenko, called for “resisting” the Russian invasion in a video released by the Ukrainian Federation.
“We ask everyone in football to oppose Russian propaganda, to show and tell the truth regarding the war in Ukraine by all possible means.”
Our thoughts are with the families, friends, and teammates of young Ukrainian footballers Vitalii Sapylo (21) and Dmytro Martynenko (25), football’s first reported losses in this war.
May they both rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/f6l9oHHRMr
– FIFPRO (@FIFPRO) March 1, 2022
Zinchenko (Manchester City, England), Yarmolenko (West Ham, England), Ruslan Malinovsky (Atalanta, Italy) or Andrey Pyatov (Shakhtar Donetsk) appeared in a two-minute video clip, interspersed with pictures of the conflict.
Many players who play in European leagues have raised 500,000 euros for the Ukrainian armed forces.
In the same context, the Ukrainian coach of the Moldovan club, Sherif Tiraspol, Yuri Fernydub, returned to his country to participate in the war.
The Ukrainian assistant coach of Dynamo Moscow Andrey Voronin also left Russia for Germany, and told the German newspaper Bild that he “can no longer work in the country that is bombing his homeland.”
For his part, the former world champion in boxing, Vitali Klitschko, replaced the jacket of the mayor of Kyiv with a camouflaged military uniform to organize the defense of his city and its 3 million inhabitants.
“I train all the time, I train as an ex-officer and head of regional defense (…) I know how to shoot with almost all weapons,” the former boxer told AFP on February 10.
Scenes from Ukraine.. Citizens confront Russian mechanisms with their bodies
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
The Ukrainian Navy released new information regarding the fate of 13 border guards who were on a deserted island, which previous reports said were They died following refusing to surrender to the Russian forces.
The incident took place in the early hours of the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, when a small group of Ukrainian border guards on the island of “Snake” received a message warning them of the worst, urging them to either surrender or be attacked.
According to the widely circulated audio recordings, a Russian warship sent a message to the 13 soldiers: “We are a Russian warship… We ask you to lay down your weapons and surrender to avoid needless bloodshed and death, or else you will be bombed.”
Here is the audio of the Snake Island encounter between Russian and Ukrainian navy vessels translated to English.
May the 13 brave Ukrainian heroes rest in power.
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— KnowNothing (@KnowNothingTV) February 25, 2022
The answer was shocking and unexpected to the Russians when the Ukrainians boldly responded, “Russian warship, go to hell.” Then the Russians opened fire, killing 13 of them, according to reports at the time.
At the time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the island’s defenders would be given the title “Hero of Ukraine”, the highest honor a Ukrainian leader can bestow.
However, days later, the Ukrainian border guards said that they had information that questioned the validity of the killing of border guards.
A statement issued by the Navy, on Monday, indicated that they are “alive and in good health”, and said that they repelled two attacks by the Russian forces, but in the end were forced to surrender “due to a lack of ammunition.”
Russian state media showed the Ukrainian soldiers arriving in Sevastopol in the Crimea, where they are being held.
The Ukrainian Navy statement said that Russian forces had completely destroyed the island’s infrastructure, including lighthouses, towers and antennas.
Snake Island is located regarding 48 kilometers south of the Ukrainian mainland in the northwest of the Black Sea, and regarding 250 kilometers west of Crimea, the area occupied by Russia in 2014.
Putin responds to the West: Putting the “nuclear” deterrent forces on alert
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Former US President Donald Trump tried to defend his description of Russian President Vladimir Putin as “smart”, as he sought to calm accusations that he admired the invasion of Ukraine, and suggested that he would run for the next presidential election in 2024, according to the newspaper.The Guardian“.
“The Russian attack on Ukraine is appalling,” Trump told the annual conservative gathering in Orlando, Florida, in front of a gathering of 5,000 people, Saturday night. Our elections are rigged and if you are president.”
Trump, who invoked the “America First” approach, claimed that Russia and other countries respected the United States when he was president and blamed current US President Joe Biden for demonstrating the country’s weakness on the world stage.
“I have no doubt that President Putin made his decision to attack Ukraine mercilessly only following witnessing the pathetic withdrawal from Afghanistan, where the army was taken out first, and our soldiers and American hostages were killed,” he said.
Trump hit back at criticism this week for calling Putin’s invasion of separatist regions of Ukraine a “genius” and a “smart” Putin.
He said, “The problem is not that Putin is smart, which of course is smart, but the real problem is that our leaders are stupid. So far they have allowed him to get away with this farce and the assault on humanity.”
He stressed that Putin did not suffer any repercussions other than sanctions, which he ignored for 25 years.
“I’ve been with Putin a lot, I’ve spent a lot of time with him, and I’ve done a lot of things that have been very difficult for Russia,” Trump said. “No president has been as tough on Russia as I have been.”
Trump, whose presidential campaign has made more than 100 contacts with Russia, claimed that “as far as what’s happening now, it was very easy for me to prevent this farce from happening. He understood me and understood that I don’t play games.”
“One day, I will tell you exactly what we talked regarding, for Ukraine, I told him not to let it happen and I told him it was better for him not to.”
He added, “I also warned NATO of the dangers of Russia and look at the consequences. In terms of foreign policy, the world was afraid of me and knew that I would stand strong for Americans’ priorities.”
During Trump’s 85-minute talk, the audience present at the largest annual meeting of conservatives was whistling to announce their support and approval of his statements, while some were chanting “United States.”
“Under Bush, Russia invaded Georgia. Under Obama, Russia took Crimea. Under Biden, Russia invaded Ukraine. I stand as the only president of the 21st century in which Russia hasn’t invaded another country,” Trump said.
Trump, who ran in the 2016 and 2020 elections, gave his strongest hint yet that he would run for president in 2024, while many in the audience wore hats reading “Make America Great Again” and “Trump 2024” slogans, while some shouted “” Four more years,” and “We want Trump.”
In contrast, Democrats rejected the speech, condemning Trump for still being close to Putin.
“After spending four years selling Ukraine, the defeated ex-president took to the podium of the Conservative Political Action Conference to redouble his rude praises of Putin as innocent Ukrainians shelter from Russia’s bombs and missiles,” said Democratic National Committee spokesman Adona Bell. .