War in Ukraine
On February 24, 2022, russia has started a war against Ukraine. If you are a foreigner and would like to assist Ukraine, here are some concrete steps you can take:
- Write letters/call to your government with your concern and clear suggestions. Besides strengthening of the existing sanctions, of utmost urgency are: military assistance to Ukraine in the form of weapons, equipment, in particular, air defence weapons; direct financial help/donations; humanitarian assistance. Other topics are: designation of russia a state supporter of terrorism, expulsion of russian diplomats, suspension of issuance of travel visas for russian citizens.
- Donate. Some trusted sources are: Come back alive foundation, Serhiy Prytula foundation, Razom for Ukraine, Canada-Ukraine Foundation Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
- Learn from reliable and fact-checked news (some sources from Ukraine in English: censor.net, The Kyiv Independent), beware of Russian misinformation. Spread the word, talk to people, join/organize a rally in support of Ukraine.
- Boycott russia on all levels, do not buy goods or use services from russia or from worldwide labels/businesses which still operate in russia. This is changing, see, for example here. Most of these brands have easily googlable online contact forms, and you can spend a couple of minutes sending them a quick message demanding to pull from russian market and stop supporting the war.
- If you are in Canada, you can subscribe to Ukrainian Canadian Congress's newsletter.
- See also these resources: Razom For Ukraine
Open letter of Ukrainian mathematicians to the scientific community against the war of russia in Ukraine
Request from Institute of Mathematics of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
If you are a Ukrainian student or researcher looking for a new institution, the University of Manitoba's information is collected on this page. The following resources may also be useful: https://scienceforukraine.eu/ and https://bit.ly/ua-table.
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