polish government has opened a website for ukrainians seeking safety and trying to cross the ukrainian-polish border:
ua.gov.pl
as of 13:10 polish time, it has been said as many people as possible will be let through the borders. they are also supposed to let through children who do not have passports, as to not divide families.
The, what is classified as downright war by many (European) media now, in Ukraine is really such a sensitive topic. Not only because of the obvious, but also because it is bringing speculations and accusations over China doing the same to Taiwan. And honestly, Beijing seems very silent right now (according to Western media - I have not seen if there’s any statement from the gov in Chinese media yet?). It makes me wonder if the gov is patiently keeping an eye at the conflict, seeing the development and the outcome. If the outcome is favourable towards Russia, I have doubts whether China won’t also be encouraged to carry out their own “military operation”. It is a really scary thought - what happenes when big authoritarian states like Russia and China deem that they can “take what is rightfully theirs”? What is “theirs” exactly? The former USSR for Russia and everything from Mongolia to Taiwan for China? Seeing how the West is hesitant to use the exclusion of SWIFT for Russia as a sanction is even more scary, because in my opinion, it shows the lack of willpower against Russia the Western world has. If it’s not a direct attack on the big countries’ land, it’s better to avoid a big war and just send what looks like “emotional” support to Ukraine. I’m not well versed in Russian politics, and I’m well aware they have their own reasons, like the lack of control and constant fear of the Western powers, but if the later is what made them scared of Ukraine joining the UN causing this whole thing to escalate, one cannot help but wonder if they’re scared of European military in Ukraine because they were indeed planning to do this (and more) for a long time. Anyway, this is just my take on the situation, and I felt like sharing my thoughts so that they might either be acknowledged or challenged.
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