doboprobodyne<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@LukaszOlejnik" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>LukaszOlejnik</span></a></span> </p><p>Thank you for posting this - <br>concise reminders of international <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/humanitarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanitarian</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> are always welcome in my feed!</p><p>I'm always wary when I find myself agreeing with a politician, so with that caveat, I note the <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/UKDefenceSecretary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKDefenceSecretary</span></a> said the "only reason this is an issue at all is because of Russia's unprovoked full-scale invasion". The Kakhova dam on the Dnipro river provided a vehicular bridge that may have been useful to <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> 's <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/army" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>army</span></a> in re-establishing Ukraine's borders as they were understood when the <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/BudapestMemorandum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BudapestMemorandum</span></a> was agreed to. <a href="https://liveuamap.com/en/2023/6-june-level-of-water-in-kakhovka-water-reservoir-is-rapidly" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">liveuamap.com/en/2023/6-june-l</span><span class="invisible">evel-of-water-in-kakhovka-water-reservoir-is-rapidly</span></a> Only the top of the dam is damaged but I hope <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/dam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dam</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/engineers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineers</span></a> might tell us about how fragile or robust these structures are.</p><p>Is now the time for discussion of a <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> or <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/multinational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>multinational</span></a> mission to <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/demilitarize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demilitarize</span></a> the <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Zaporizhzhia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zaporizhzhia</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nuclear</span></a> Power Station, and secure it from all military activity?</p><p>At the risk of sounding corny, I think most people in the world would agree that re-opening for <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>future</span></a> generations a pathway toward <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>global</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/NuclearDisarmament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearDisarmament</span></a> is an essential pillar of <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> preservation, and human <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a>.</p>