Canada’s Foreign Minister Assures Ukrainian Community of Continued Support (uatv.ua)

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Canada will continue to support Ukraine’s efforts to restore energy infrastructure damaged by Russian strikes, Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said in a recent meeting with the leadership of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.

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Commenting on Russia’s strike on UNESCO World Heritage sites in Lviv, the Canadian Foreign Minister stated that it represented “an attempt by Russia to destroy Ukraine’s culture and identity.” She emphasized: “These are clear violations of international law, and those responsible must be held accountable.”

On March 24, Russia carried out a massive drone strike on central Lviv, damaging a building recognized as UNESCO heritage.

Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has coordinated with UNESCO experts to visit Lviv to document the destruction and assess the damage caused by the Russian attack.

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[-] Scotty@scribe.disroot.org 2 points 15 hours ago

I would be really interested who downvotes this, and why.

[-] BinzyBoi@piefed.ca 4 points 13 hours ago

Just a bunch of tankies that think that because America=bad, that means Russia=good.

Say anything supportive of Ukraine or Ukrainians and you're basically a Nazi in their eyes seeing that Russia once claimed that occupying and invading Ukraine was to "de-Nazify" it.

There's an unfortunately prevalent amount of them on the threadiverse, in part because Lemmy is developed by two Communists. What people seem to fail to understand is that even if you ascribe to communism, you can still be against an illegal invasion under international law and be supportive of literal refugees.