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Trial without her presence. She may as well never return to Germany.A German journalist living in eastern Ukraine has been sentenced to three years in prison without trial by the German government for interviewing Ukrainian citizens and reporting her findings.
Independent reporter, 28-year-old Alina Lipp, moved to the Donbas area six months ago, where she transmits first-hand information to her audience in German, Russian, and English from her telegram channel.
Lipp claims she is only doing what any journalist would do — interviewing citizens and documenting what is happening around her.
Germany Labels Journalist 'Criminal' And Seizes Her Bank Accounts For Reporting From Ukraine
Peanut butter whiskey does Grammer gooder.
"Lied to".
Kind of like "Iraq definitely has WMDs" circa 2003? The primary rationale for Gulf War 2 was simply fabricated.
This is what governments do. But in the end, the simple question begged is, "What is the right thing to do here?"
Did the ends justify the means with Saddam? Was the US and the world a better place with him dead, or did we simply trounce a sovereign country unjustly?
Sovereign Ukraine was similarly invaded by Russia without "legitimate" casus belli. In the end, would the world be a better place if Russia wipes out Ukraine and annexes it?
I think not.
And that is what this war is all about.
You made me look.
Merriam Webster
Definition of rapprochement
: establishment of or state of having cordial relations
History and Etymology for rapprochement
French, from rapprocher to bring together, from Middle French, from re- + approcher to approach, from Old French aprochier, from Late Latin appropiare — more at approach
You believe anything as long as it’s anti Russia. You are a partisan hack. I mean you believe any tweet or graphic that’s pro Ukraine. Good job sheep.
I don’t care about Ukraine or Russia. Let them fight it out and whomever wins wins. Would the world be a better place if Russia won? Who knows? Frankly I don’t care. I only care about the United States.
Not happening. Putin has given NATO a long term shot of adrenaline. Before his invasion there was a chance countries like France would push for a European defensive movement independent of NATO. That’s over now. Anything European will be supplemental.Getting out of NATO should have been done 30 years ago. Let Europe fend for themselves.
Plus there are rumors and reports that these weapons are being sold on the black market to Russians.I am not pro Russia or pro Putin . I am anti sending weapons to corrupt regimes. Never ends well.
See Afghanistan
See Iraq