![]() The two sides are expected to meet again in the coming days. On Monday, Ukraine and Russia held five hours of talks near the Belarus border, but no agreement was reached. Ukrainian authorities also reported more than 70 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the eastern city of Okhtyrka after a Russian missile strike on a military base. Civilian areas in Kharkiv have also been shelled. ![]() Earlier today, a Russian missile hit a government building in Kharkiv, causing a huge explosion in Ukraine’s second-largest city. Satellite images show up to a 40-mile convoy of Russian armored vehicles, tanks and artillery heading to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. We go to Kyiv to speak with Yurii Sheliazhenko, executive secretary of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement, who says “support of Ukraine in the West is mainly military support” and reports that his country “focuses on warfare and almost ignores nonviolent resistance to war.” He also discusses Zelensky’s response to the crisis, the European Union’s approval of Ukraine’s emergency application, and whether he plans to leave the war-torn city of Kyiv soon.ĪMY GOODMAN: The Russian invasion of Ukraine has entered its sixth day, with Russia escalating its bombardment. This comes as Ukrainian and Russian negotiators failed to reach an agreement on Monday and the European Union approved Ukraine’s emergency application to be a candidate to join the union. rejected Ukrainian President Zelensky’s demand for a no-fly zone over Ukraine, saying it could lead to a war between the U.S. Truthout reports that in December and January, 19 opponents of Cop City were arrested for domestic terrorism, while the arrest warrants show this includes trespassing in the woods, camping or occupying a tree house.Russia has escalated attacks against Ukraine, launching a missile strike hitting a government building and shelling civilian areas in Kharkiv, reportedly targeting civilians with cluster and thermobaric bombs, and killing more than 70 Ukrainian soldiers at a military base in Okhtyrka. On the day of the family’s press conference, this video and this video show a massive police operation at the forest. More than 1300 climate justice groups have called for an independent investigation. PBS affiliate GPB adds: “ said its ongoing investigation could take 60 to 90 days to complete.” Our investigation does not support that statement.” The Intercept reports that in that footage, an Atlanta Police Department officer can be heard saying: “You fucked your own officer up.” He later remarks: “They shoot their own man?” There is also a reference to “suppressed gunfire”, which implies the use of a police weapon.īut the Georgia Bureau of Investigation says: “Speculation is not evidence. On February 8, the Atlanta Police Department released video footage of the aftermath of the shooting. We don’t want Atlanta to turn into a war zone.” We’re not going to beat them at violence. I do not believe it.”ĭavid Peisner has also written in The Bitter Southerner that Manuel had said to him: “The right kind of resistance is peaceful, because that’s where we win. Manuel’s mother Belkis Terán has stated: “He was a pacifist. Many do not accept this narrative of Manuel firing on the police. ![]() Officials said Tortuguita fired at a Georgia state patrol trooper first, wounding the officer.” The Guardian further explains: “The activist, who went by the name Tortuguita, was one of dozens trying to protect the South River Forest from a $90m (£75m), 85-acre (34-hectare) police and fire department training center planned for the site and, separately, a private developer’s land swap. The article adds: “The family’s attorneys said Teran, who was also known as Tortuguita and went by the pronouns they and them, was shot about 13 times with different guns, based on an independent autopsy.” Teran, also known as Tortuguita, was killed by Atlanta police on January 18 while occupying the Weelaunee forest in opposition to Cop City. ![]() The video of the full press conference can be seen here. ![]() I never thought taking care of a park would be a dangerous thing.” – Belkis Terán speaking about the police killing of her child Manuel in the Weelaunee forest.ĬBS News reports: “The family of Manuel Esteban Paez Teran joined attorneys and advocates at a press conference on Monday, February 6, demanding the Georgia Bureau of Investigation release details on its investigation into the officer-involved shooting death of Teran.” Video: “We are horrified by all that has happened to Manuel. Published by Brent Patterson on FebruFebruary 12, 2023 “I never thought taking care of a park would be a dangerous thing” – Belkis Terán ![]()
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