[–] 85 points 4 days ago (10 children)

Attacking their AI policy is the wrong approach.

Attack their BS leadership. They are the problem.

AI can used responsibly to help make things better, but never under leadership like theirs.

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  • [–] 12 points 4 days ago

    Russia's proposal for UN peacekeeping forces in the UN was quite informative.

    On September 5, 2017, the Russian Federation submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council (Document S/2017/754) proposing the establishment of a UN support mission.

    ​The details of the motion and its ultimate failure centered around where the peacekeepers would be stationed:

    ​The Russian Proposal: Russia proposed that UN peacekeepers be deployed strictly along the "line of contact" (the frontline) separating Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists. The stated goal of the resolution was to protect the unarmed observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) who were monitoring the conflict.

    ​The Backlash: Ukraine, the United States, and several European nations rejected the terms of the Russian draft. They argued that placing peacekeepers only on the frontline would effectively freeze the conflict and solidify the borders of the separatist-controlled territories.

    ​Ukraine's Counter-Demand: Ukraine and its allies insisted that any UN peacekeeping force must be deployed throughout the entire Donbas region—most importantly, along the international border between Ukraine and Russia. Monitoring the international border was viewed as critical to stopping the undetected flow of Russian troops, weapons, and supplies to the separatists.

    ​Because of this fundamental disagreement over the scope and location of the mandate, the Russian motion stalled in the Security Council and no UN peacekeeping mission was ever deployed to the Donbas.

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