Ukraine invasion

[Maxperson]

Still he's probably bluffing. He threatens consequences if anyone interfered. Well people are interfering.

Putin is a bully, and this is how cowardly bullies act.

 

[Umbran]

Back to humanitarian efforts, please, folks.

Mod Note:

Folks, maybe some of you missed this - that was the owner of the site telling you all to bring the conversation back into a space where we don't have to boot you, ban you, or close the thread.

Maybe, you know, listen to him, please? Thanks.

 

[J.Quondam]

Has this been mentioned here yet? Mila Kunis (who was born in Ukraine) and her husband Ashton Kutcher are about halfway through a Gofundme campaign to raise $30 million to support temporary housing and other relief for people displaced from Ukraine.

Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher Launch $30 Million Online Fundraiser for Ukrainian Humanitarian Aid

Ukrainian-born Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher launched a $30 million fundraiser to aid Ukrainians displaced by Russia's war on the country.

variety.com

 

[Aeson]

Russians fleeing Russia? The humanitarian crisis will be getting a lot worse.

Thousands of Russians arriving in Finland

Finland's state-owned rail operator VR says it is trying to add more trains to its Helsinki-St. Petersburg connection.

yle.fi

 

[Umbran]

Russians fleeing Russia? The humanitarian crisis will be getting a lot worse.

Yeah. As I understand it, the Baltic states are not in a great position to absorb refugees.

 

[billd91]

Yeah. As I understand it, the Baltic states are not in a great position to absorb refugees.

I’m sure Russia‘s neighbors/former soviet republics could be a little wary as well. Many of them have their own substantial Russian populations seeded there as part of the Russian Empire/Stalin era’s efforts at Russification (read: colonization). Taking on Russian refugees now, if not eventually repatriated, could undermine independence later.

 

[Sacrosanct]

I saw today how people are renting all the AirB&Bs in Ukraine. Not to stay, of course, but to support and send money to the owners. That was pretty cool.

 

[Umbran]

Taking on Russian refugees now, if not eventually repatriated, could undermine independence later.

Yes. Ethnic Russians already make up over 30% of Latvia's population, and they aren't very welcome. Taking lots of refugees who don't move on could become a hairy situation, due to enmity for historic reasons.

 

[Smackpixi]

That would great but most Airbnb properties are owned by absentee landlords who are maybe not there fighting and maybe Russians or Americans anyway. But it’s a nice try.

 

[Sacrosanct]

That would great but most Airbnb properties are owned by absentee landlords who are maybe not there fighting and maybe Russians or Americans anyway. But it’s a nice try.

Do you have any evidence that suggests AirBnB in Ukraine are owned by Americans or Russians? That seems an odd claim to make.