To want to help Ukraine- is there ANYTHING we can do????

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I am just so sad watching Zelensky. He's had his country invaded by Russia, fought for survival and now he's got Trump and Vance gaslighting him. Mumsnet, there's posts every day on here about this sort of behaviour, but usually it is happening in playgrounds. Wonderful advice is given. But this is not a playground. This is the world. How can we/ the little people help? I feel so so helpless. Please give ideas? Can we do something to support Ukraine and potentially change the future?

Aibu?

Yes- frankly, we, the little people have nothing we can do to help.
No- We need to fight to help Ukraine and keep Europe safe (and here's my idea....)

And yet Trump is an actual felon who managed to get himself into the White House and pardon himself of all wrong doing.
Not to mention the thousands of other convicts he set free on day one.

How, though? I'm afraid I don't share your optimism. Unless Trump and Vance both succumb to White House carbon monoxide poisoning, I think they're here for the duration. Nothing, not even criminal proceedings, has stopped Trump so far.

Just when you think you've read it all now you are suggesting the public personally fund a war. You really want to fund people dying? I hope you are willing to step up to the frontline yourself, if not don't expect anyone else to fight for another country.

Interestingly, European sales of Tesla have decreased by 8%.

That's a long list, and it would be almost impossible to avoid all of those I think, to be realistic (Microsoft?!) But I'll definitely be taking more care with my purchases where workable alternatives are available.

45%.

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/27/nx-s1-5311609/tesla-sales-europe

The minerals "deal" was nothing short of extortion: "Give us everything you've got and we'll write off what we've given you so far [which was offered as a gift not a loan at the time] but we're not going to make any promises going forward. Oh, get down on your knees and grovel too, just to satisfy our egos"

Exactly - no guarantees given that the US will continue with any support.

Trump is in Putin's pocket and all his shite about just wanting"peace" is a complete red herring which Zelensky is very aware of.

Just when you think you've read it all now you are suggesting the public personally fund a war. You really want to fund people dying? I hope you are willing to step up to the frontline yourself, if not don't expect anyone else to fight for another country.

Agree

Thank you. Very useful. Microsoft, Apple and Duracell are the difficult ones for me but the one I’ll find most difficult to boycott is the one not on your list: TKMaxx

Ah, must have been reading old news, then. Even better.

Sadly with Musk said to be worth about 353 billion dollars (just typing that makes me feel sick) I don't think he'll be that fussed...

Thanks for that one. That's the easiest for me.

Equally, I am focussing just on those brands which are aligning themselves very closely with Musks Trumps regime. And its a much simpler list

• X /twitter

-tesla -starlink

• Amazon

-Meta (Facebook/Instagram)

I don't buy many cosmetics etc but I think I will also boycott brands like Starbucks/McDonald's etc which have such a clear cultural connection to the US and are very visible on the high street

He may well not be. But for me this is also about getting the American population make a noise too. We can't vote at the ballot box but we can with our consumer choices

What a fresh take. I have lost numerous friends and family members in the current war, and am monthly in Ukraine under air raids delivering aid. If you "don't believe in war" it only means that someone else is dying so that you can be safe.

lol.

Me neither, but a moral victory nonetheless. You've got to take the small comforts.

I don't want to be paying for an unwinnable war. Zelensky is a fool if he thinks he can get more money from the USA without giving them mineral rights.

nope. Count me out of this nonsense. I ain't going out armed with this ridiculous list when shopping.

The three I mentioned:

https://british-ukrainianaid.org/
https://jeepsforpeace.org.uk/
https://car4ukraine.com/

Tell me what is "your" thing - orphans? pets and animals? art and war? education? elderly? rape victims? war crimes? demining? ecological? start up military tech? prosthetics? and I will find you a charity involved.

Tbh mc Donald's and amazon are easy choices for MN posters, who generally hate Amazon and fast food any way. So a bit.of a cop out there....

Like the Spitfire Fund in WWII? An idea sparked by an eight year old.

Doing nothing will save no lives.

Actually I am disabled and rely heavily on Amazon so this will be a massive change for me.

And my children have allergies which mean it's often easiest to get food from McDonald's if we are out and about as they have easy safe choices.

My reply asking you to add Rabbits At War run by Patricia Hinsen-Rind has been hidden by MN. Rabbits at War have been evacuating small animals since the war began with a network of foster carers and transporters as well as paying for veterinary care as needed.