#268 - What the Russia/Ukraine war means for Singaporeans & SG postpones resumption of team sports

In the past few days, the news cycle has been dominated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. What is going on, how are people around the world responding, and how should we in Singapore think about this? We also discuss how detrimental the ban on team sports has been for the national psyche, and dissect the MTF’s decision to postpone the resumption.  

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What the Russia/Ukraine war means for Singaporeans

• '[My parents] called me in tears to say goodbye in case they do not make it': Young Ukrainians in S’pore on pain of being away from family during invasion
• Singaporean among 12 people evacuated from Ukraine: Malaysia foreign ministry - CNA
• Post by Calvin Cheng
• Asia, say no to Nato - Kishore Mahbubani
• In Ukrainian shoes – or boots – Bertha Harian
• Lessons for small states like Singapore from Ukraine - Bilahari Kausikan
• Could Ukraine be neutral, like Finland?
• Western powers have realised Russia is largely immune to sanctions 
• Russia's Putin: The US is parking missiles "on the porch of our house"
• Czechs refuse to play Russia in 2022 World Cup play-offs: FA

How to help Ukraine

• Official Website of the Ukraine, administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Ukrainian Institute
• Donate to UNICEF
• UN Ukraine Humanitarian Fund

SG postpones resumption of team sports

• The Big Read: With team sports yet to fully resume after prolonged timeout, society is all the poorer for it

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