{"id":25,"date":"2024-05-29T14:33:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T18:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rjcstudio.ca\/ukraine\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2025-05-23T14:18:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T18:18:19","slug":"articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rjcstudio.ca\/ukraine\/articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]    <style>\n        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We sometimes call it<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/russian-federation\/2022-07-04\/thinking-about-unthinkable-ukraine\"><em>unthinkable<\/em><\/a>. But we need to think carefully, and to talk\u2014particularly with high-ranking foreign officials whose motives we may have reason to distrust, just as they distrust ours\u2014about how we can collectively avoid launching a weapon that would end our civilization.<\/p>\n<p>Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen\u2019s timely new book, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/85492\/9780593476093\"><em>Nuclear War: A Scenario<\/em><\/a>, is a lightning-fast read intended to put the nuclear threat squarely back on everyone\u2019s radar. Her narrative thread, as the title suggests, is a fact-based (though thankfully fictional) scenario that shows how a nuclear launch can escalate into World War III at dizzying speed.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thebulletin.org\/2024\/04\/an-interview-with-annie-jacobsen-author-of-nuclear-war-a-scenario\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Russian journalist who protested Ukraine invasion on live TV is sentenced to over 8 years in prison, in absentia&#8221; module_id=&#8221;russian-journalist-sentenced-to-8-years&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rjcstudio.ca\/ukraine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/tv-producer-protest-on-air-ukraine-russia-crisis-war-01-gty-llr-220315_1647375802121_hpMain_16x9_992-300x169.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49 alignleft size-medium\" \/>A journalist known for protesting the invasion of Ukraine during an evening broadcast on Russian state-owned television was sentenced to over 8 years in prison for her activism efforts, a Moscow court announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Marina Ovsyannikova<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/protester-no-war-sign-walks-russian-state-tv-set-rcna20003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made headlines<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>last year when she walked onto the set of Russia&#8217;s Channel One with a sign that said \u201cNo war\u201d and \u201cThey are lying to you here.\u201d She was sentenced in absentia on Wednesday to 8 years and 6 months in a Russian penal colony, a statement released by the Moscow prosecutor&#8217;s office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/russian-journalist-protested-ukraine-invasion-live-tv-sentenced-8-year-rcna119049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Russian artist who staged anti-war protest in supermarket jailed for seven years&#8221; module_id=&#8221;russian-artist-jailed-for-7-years&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-0\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rjcstudio.ca\/ukraine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/VLZHIYUXPJJHZC2RZF7T7HDY6A-300x187.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29 alignleft size-medium\" \/>A Russian artist who replaced supermarket price tags with messages calling for an end to Moscow&#8217;s war in Ukraine was jailed for seven years on Thursday, a verdict her supporters called a disgraceful mockery of justice.<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-1\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\">A court in St Petersburg delivered the ruling hours after the artist, 33-year-old Alexandra Skochilenko, had made a final statement to the court, asking the presiding judge to exercise wisdom and compassion and to set her free.<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-1\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\"><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-1\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/russian-artist-who-used-supermarket-price-tags-criticise-ukraine-war-faces-2023-11-16\/#:~:text=My%20View-,Russian%20artist%20who%20staged%20anti%2Dwar%20protest,supermarket%20jailed%20for%20seven%20years&amp;text=Nov%2016%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20A,a%20disgraceful%20mockery%20of%20justice.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Soviet Banner&#8221; module_id=&#8221;soviet-banner&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rjcstudio.ca\/ukraine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/unnamed_1-Custom.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89 alignleft size-full\" \/>Back in my engineering days as a building system designer and VP\/partner. A friend who owned a mechanical equipment supply company sent an associate to manage a project in Moscow. He had a girl friend whom he latter married had a farm outside of Moscow and he saw the banner in the outhouse and brought it back to Canada and gave it to me knowing my interest in geopolitics.<\/p>\n<p>More interesting, while they were about to sign off on a famous bar restaurant a major player in the HVAC industry and my friend approached the owner to finalize the walk through which states that everything is a go! And now its time to be paid. By this time they knew they needed a body guard like everyone else but the owner had three so called body guards, we call them thugs. As the storey goes they sent there body guard in to ask if all was ok and that payment is to be made on that day. Their bodyguard came back saying &#8216;you will not be paid, and if you leave now, they won&#8217;t kill you&#8217; they left alive. On another occasion my friend was at a bar in Moscow and woke up at the bottom of a concert stairwell. Yeah, kleptocracy ruled the day<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;20 Days In Mariupol&#8221; module_id=&#8221;20-days-in-mariupol&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9H_Fg_5x4ME\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rjcstudio.ca\/ukraine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mariupol-hero-2-scaled-2.jpg\" width=\"1749\" height=\"705\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68 alignnone size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rjcstudio.ca\/ukraine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mariupol-hero-2-scaled-2.jpg 1749w, https:\/\/rjcstudio.ca\/ukraine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mariupol-hero-2-scaled-2-1280x516.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/rjcstudio.ca\/ukraine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mariupol-hero-2-scaled-2-980x395.jpg 980w, https:\/\/rjcstudio.ca\/ukraine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mariupol-hero-2-scaled-2-480x193.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1749px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9H_Fg_5x4ME\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Watch the Trailer<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Dear Ukraine The Latest Team&#8221; module_id=&#8221;dear-ukraine-the-latest&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><b>Dear Ukraine The Latest Team,<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Note: This email was originally intended to go to Dave Knowles\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Greetings, I am writing to introduce a significant project that I believe aligns with the values and interests of &#8216;Ukraine: The Latest&#8217;\u2014a daily<span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"il\">Telegraph<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>production that I never miss.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Over the past two and a half years, since the onset of the invasion of Ukraine, I have been meticulously working on a painting that captures the unfolding events and the indomitable spirit of the Ukrainian people. This artwork is not just a visual piece; it is an interactive collage with QR codes woven throughout, linking to a dedicated website that hosts articles and personal narratives, making the painting an ongoing document of the war&#8217;s realities.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>My intention is to auction this painting, with all proceeds going directly to aid those affected by the disastrous conflict. The unique nature of the piece, I believe, will draw significant attention and, hopefully, substantial funds for the cause.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Given your expertise and influence in media, I am seeking your advice on how best to publicize this auction. Could you recommend the most effective channels or strategies to ensure the auction&#8217;s success and, consequently, maximize the support for Ukraine?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>I am looking forward to your valuable insights and am hopeful for the opportunity to discuss this further with you.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Below is a link to a website that supports or acts as an adjunct to the aforementioned painting\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>This QR code takes you to the site as does this link<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rjcstudio.ca\/ukraine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/articles-1.png\" width=\"69\" height=\"69\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172 alignnone size-full\" \/><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/rjcstudio.ca\/ukraine\/articles\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/rjcstudio.ca\/ukraine\/articles\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747242277802000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Y42fJqNo_kFKQ8oTEdeJN\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>https:\/\/rjcstudio.ca\/ukraine\/<wbr \/>articles\/<\/b><b><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b>This link evokes a video whereby, I explain the painting\u2019s back-story and demonstrates how the painting looks with the QR codes and how the articles displays on the associated website.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rjcstudio.ca\/ukraine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/video.png\" width=\"69\" height=\"69\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171 alignnone size-full\" \/><\/b><\/p>\n<div><span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G5XtvE_92KU\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DG5XtvE_92KU&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747242277802000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0zbfuQF-Cpr5o0xDrXElXB\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?<wbr \/>v=G5XtvE_92KU<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>As a note, Like any other website the buyer of the painting will be able to update the site possibly to become a journal and if desired we can provide \u2018shared access\u2019 whereby the owner can choose one or more contributors. Moreover, we can utilize social media extensions such as RSS feeds, Youtube , Instagram, etc.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Another possibility is to register the painting as a NFT whereby, if the painting is sold by the original purchaser, some of the proceeds will go into a Ukrainian charity.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>These are just ideas to highlight the potential.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following are the current QR codes woven into the painting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>WEBSITE ARTICLEs:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ANNIE JACOBSEN; NUCLEAR WAR, A SCENARIO<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>RUSSIAN JOURNALIST<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>RUSSIAN ARTIST<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SOVIET BANNER:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Brush with Kleptocracy in Post-Soviet Russia<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Back in my engineering days as a VP\/Partner at a mechanical engineering firm, an HVAC supply company we had a relationship with saw an opportunity in the newly opened Russian market. They sent an associate to manage a project in Moscow, where he met a girlfriend with a farm outside the city. One day, he discovered a Soviet-era banner in the outhouse and brought it back to Canada, knowing my interest in geopolitics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a major international HVAC supplier was finalizing a project with a famous bar\/restaurant franchisee in Moscow. During the walk-through, the franchise owner\u2019s thuggish bodyguards warned, \u201cYou will not be paid, and if you leave now, they won\u2019t kill you.\u201d The team left, grateful to be alive.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On another occasion, my friend was at a bar in Moscow and later found himself at the bottom of a concrete stairwell, left for dead. He came back to Canada after that. Indeed, kleptocracy ruled(s) the day. Also see Articles website which put this context.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>    <style>\n        #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a {\n            width: 100%;\n            position: relative;\n            box-sizing: border-box;\n            margin-bottom: 16px;\n        }\n\n        #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a .flexslider {\n            background-color: #E8DDCA;\n            margin: 0 !important;\n            padding: 0;\n            overflow: hidden;\n            box-sizing: border-box;\n            position: relative;\n        }\n\n        \/* Responsive Heights *\/\n        @media only screen and (min-width: 981px) {\n            #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a .flexslider,\n            #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a .flex-viewport,\n            #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a .slides,\n            #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a .slides li {\n                height: 348px !important;\n                max-height: 348px !important;\n            }\n        }\n        @media (max-width: 980px) {\n            #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a .flexslider,\n            #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a .flex-viewport,\n            #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a .slides,\n            #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a .slides li {\n                height: 287px !important;\n                max-height: 287px !important;\n            }\n        }\n\n        #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a .flex-viewport {\n            box-sizing: border-box;\n        }\n\n        #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a .slides {\n            padding: 0 !important;\n            list-style: none;\n            box-sizing: border-box;\n        }\n\n        #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a .slides li {\n            background-color: #E8DDCA;\n            text-align: center;\n            overflow: hidden;\n            box-sizing: border-box;\n        }\n\n        #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a .slides img {\n            display: block;\n            height: 100% !important;\n            width: auto;\n            margin: 0 auto !important;\n            max-height: none !important;\n        }\n\n        \/* --- Arrow Navigation (Subtle Slide & Fade) --- *\/\n        #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a .flex-direction-nav a {\n            text-decoration: none;\n            display: block;\n            width: 40px;\n            height: 40px;\n            margin: -20px 0 0;\n            position: absolute;\n            top: 50%;\n            z-index: 10;\n            overflow: hidden;\n            opacity: 0;\n            cursor: pointer;\n            background-color: transparent;\n            -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;\n            -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;\n            -ms-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;\n            -o-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;\n            transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;\n        }\n\n        #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a .flex-direction-nav .flex-prev {\n            left: 0; \/* Start at the edge, but invisible *\/\n        }\n        #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a .flex-direction-nav .flex-next {\n            right: 0; \/* Start at the edge, but invisible *\/\n            text-align: right;\n        }\n\n        \/* On hover, fade in and move slightly from the edge *\/\n        #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a .flexslider:hover .flex-direction-nav .flex-prev {\n            left: 10px; \/* Moves in by 10px *\/\n            opacity: 0.8;\n        }\n\n        #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a .flexslider:hover .flex-direction-nav .flex-next {\n            right: 10px; \/* Moves in by 10px *\/\n            opacity: 0.8;\n        }\n\n        #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a .flex-direction-nav a:before {\n            font-family: \"flexslider-icon\";\n            font-size: 28px !important;\n            line-height: 40px;\n            display: block;\n            text-align: center;\n            width: 100%;\n            content: '\\f001';\n            color: rgba(0,0,0,0.8);\n            text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.3);\n            visibility: visible !important;\n        }\n\n        #custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a .flex-direction-nav a.flex-next:before {\n            content: '\\f002';\n        }\n    <\/style>\n\n    <div id=\"custom-flex-slider-69dac77713d9a\" class=\"custom-flex-slider-container\">\n        <div class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class=\"slides\">\n                                    <li class=\"slide wp-image-80\">\n                        <img\n                            src=\"https:\/\/rjcstudio.ca\/ukraine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_3677-scaled.jpg\"\n                            alt=\"Ukraine Landscape - 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