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Ukraine Flashcards

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loss of life

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Over 14,000 civilians have died since it began in 2014
Estimates of soldier deaths vary greatly

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displacement

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12 million displaced
7 million internally
5 million internationally
most to Russia but also many to Poland and Germany

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healthcare

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At least 927 hospitals damaged or destroyed

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education

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At least 126 schools destroyed

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2004 NATO joiners

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Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia

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2014 President

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Viktor Yanukovych

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Ukraine deals

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Ukraine-EU Association agreement rejected for the Russian loan bailout

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2014 elected President

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Petro Poroshenko

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History of Russia and Ukraine

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Kievan Rus, USSR (United Soviet Socialist Republics)

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discovery of ukrainian…

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oil reserves 2012

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Crimean coastline

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2/3 of Ukraines coastline became Russia’s following the annexation

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Russian speakers

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Kyiv Institute of Sociology estimated in 2004 that 43-46% of Ukraines population spoke Russian at home

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Russians in Crimea

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2001 Ukrainian census - 58.4% Crimea’s population of Russian nationality compared to 24.4% of Ukrainian nationality

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political impact - ukraine

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zelensky named Time Person of the Year 2022
December 2022 - zelensky visited Biden
May 2023 - Zelensky visited Sunak
zelensky has had visits from Olaf Scholz

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economic impact - ukraine

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economy shrank by 30% in 2022
additional 8 million ukrainians in poverty
15-year setback in poverty reduction goals

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political impact - russia

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13,000 Russian protesters arrested for protesting the war in the first 2 weeks after the Feb. 2022 invasion

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economic impact - russia

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russian military spending 2022 - estimated to be $86.4 billion - 4.1% of GDP
over 600 foreign companies have left russia
many russian banks cut off from swift bank transfers

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economic impact - poland

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over 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees now in Poland (UNHCR)
April 2023: inflation 14%

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political impact - poland

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now the main destination for NATO troops arriving in the region to strengthen their eastern flank
BIden administration announced a $6 billion weapons sale to Warsaw

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economic impact - UK

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March 2023: inflation 8.9%
strikes for rail workers, NHS, civil servants etc
£40 million boost to Liverpool from eurovision

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political impact - UK

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Liz Truss lowered taxes, crashed the economy and resigned
2023 english council elections - conservatives lost 1,063 seats

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impact - africa

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in 2020, 15 countries imported over 50% of their wheat from Ukraine + Russia
40% of African countries now have inflation in the double digits

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poland’s response

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pledged $1.8 billion in weapons/arms transfers for Ukraine
committed 0.6% of GDP to aid for Ukraine
estimated cost of accepting the refugees is $8 billion this year

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US sanctions

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bans on visas for russian oligarchs and politicians, financial restrictions - inc. cutting off russia’s largest bank from the US financial system, ban on military supplies being traded to Russia

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US military support

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around $20 billion of military assistance to Ukraine inc. tanks, rockets, anti-tank weaponry and aircrafts including mi-17 helicopters

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UK response

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Sunak pledged a £50 million package of defence aid inc. anti aircraft guns and radars
over 150,000 refugees accepted under the ‘homes for ukraine’ scheme
UK given over £220 million in humanitarian aid inc. medical supplies, food, water, cash and equipment

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UNSC permanent members

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UK, USA, China, Russia, France

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Zelensky speech to UNGA

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UNSC needs to act or ‘dissolve’ itself, saying they must “admit if there is nothing you can do besides conversation”

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UNSC passed…

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resolution 2623 on 27.02.23 calling an immediate session of the UNGA to discuss the war

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UNGA passed…

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ES-11/2 which condemned the war, demanding a full withdrawal of russian troops and Russia to reverse its declaration of independence of Luhansk and Donetsk

31
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UNGA resolution passed by….

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141 pro
35 abstentions
5 against - Russia, North Korea, Syria, Eritrea, Belarus

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UNHCR cash assistance programme

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offers displaced people 2,220 UAH per person per month for 3 months
payments processed for over 350,000 individuals

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World Food Programme

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supports 3 million people a month within Ukraine
over $420 million distributed in cash assistance

34
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UN agencies funding

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only 80% of required funding is met

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NATO response

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Norway agreed to donate 5 military ambulances through the NATO EADRCC

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EU has…

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27 member states

37
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EU sanctions

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freezing the assets of 171 entities (inc banks) and 1,386 individuals (russian officials and elites) who also received travel bans, prohibiting the importation of most Russian crude-oil and petroleum products

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EU aid/funding

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Feb 2023: EU has mobilised €37.8 billion in financial, humanitarian and emergency assistance to Ukraine

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