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#USAarmUkraine twitter and call storm on 4-6 February 2014 – clickable tweets and instructions

Dear friends of Ukraine, DigitalMaidan, Euromaidan Press, and Razom for Ukraine ask you to participate in a #USAarmUkraine twitter and call storm on February 4-6. Please join the event on Facebook>>>. Scroll down for instructions for calling and clickable tweets and additional resources (pictures and links to articles).

US President Obama has the final say with military matters, and ultimately decides if Ukraine will receive arms. The Ukraine Freedom Support Act (UFSA), passed on 12 December 2014, shows the Congress’ support for arming Ukraine and urges, authorizes, and sets the legal groundwork for the President to send arms (and other aid) to Ukraine. Congress cannot force the President to send arms, but through the UFSA Congress authorized presidential actions and mandated that the President submit timelines for how such aid will actually get to Ukraine. According to the UFSA, by February 16th President Obama must submit to Congress a list of defensive articles to be sent to Ukraine, as well as a timeline on when the aid will be sent.

Despite the enactment of the UFSA, President Obama has remained steadfastly against sending Ukraine lethal aid and policy experts expected the Feb. 16th deadline to go ignored- until now.

It is rumored that the Obama Administration is now for the first time reconsidering its Ukrainian arms policy. Heightened Russian aggression, the worsening military conflict, UFSA deadlines, and congressional pressure has appeared to sway many State Department and White House officials’ opinions to support supplying Ukraine with lethal aid.

On 5 February 2014 US Secretary of State John Kerry will be in Kyiv to meet with the Ukrainian government and examine the situation on the ground. Our sources suggest that the Obama Administration will choose whether or not to send Ukraine US arms in the next few days. Once again the US government has reached a tipping point in US foreign policy to Ukraine.

We cannot afford to be silent on this issue while our leaders are reconsidering decisions. The future of Ukraine as well as thousands of lives depend on the impending decision and your voice needs to be heard. Please join our Twitter storm, call the White House, and call the key members of Congress we have identified who will make or break this deal. US government officials need to know that we stand firm with Ukraine, our ally, and that they should do the same.

The Twitter storm will be short, but intense. Please participate by using the clickable tweets we have prepared. We need you to tweet and call as much as possible from February 4th to February 6th. For more details please visit the Facebook event page.

1. Directions for calling: Every day please call all the elected officials found here>>>

  1. When you call provide your name and address. Ask the person who received your call if you need to repeat the information so they get it correctly.
  2. Ask your listener to repeat the information back to you. This makes sure they wrote it down and are listening
  3. Tell your listener to tell the representative/senator (the listener’s boss) the two literal things:
  4. 1: “I want your boss to work with other members of Congress to make sure that Obama is held accountable to the February 16th deadline in the Ukraine Freedom Support Act.”
    2: “I also want your boss to work with other members of Congress to make sure that the United States helps arm Ukraine to honor its agreement in Budapest Memorandum.“
  5. Have your listener repeat your message back to you, similar in step 2.
  6. Thank your listener for your time and hang up.
  7. Tell your friends and family to do the same.

2. Clickable tweets – click and the message will tweet automatically in a separate window

  1. Kerry in Kyiv, Obama reconsidering lethal aid for #Ukraine, join #USAarmUkraine to help seal the deal: http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/02/04/usaarmukraine-twitter-and-call-storm-on-4-6-february-2014-clickable-tweets-and-instructions/
  2. Over 5 300 killed in #Putinswar. Help stop it, join the #USAarmUkraine twitter/call storm: http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/02/04/usaarmukraine-twitter-and-call-storm-on-4-6-february-2014-clickable-tweets-and-instructions
  3. How many more Ukrainians need to die before #USAarmUkraine? Join the twitter storm, help stop #RussiaInvadedUkraine: http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/02/04/usaarmukraine-twitter-and-call-storm-on-4-6-february-2014-clickable-tweets-and-instructions
  4. @AmbassadorRice Don’t let President Obama’s legacy include the massacre of Ukraine.Give desperately needed defense aid before its too late!
  5. @AmbassadorRice Don’t let President Obama’s legacy include the massacre of Ukraine.Give desperately needed defense aid before its too late!
  6. @AmbassadorRice Don’t let President Obama’s legacy include the massacre of Ukraine.Give desperately needed defense aid before its too late!
  7. @AmbassadorRice Russian soldiers forced to fight in Ukraine. Mounting casualties will destabilize Putin. Arm Ukraine to deter Putin!
  8. @AmbassadorRice According to Levada Center survey 68% of Russians “don’t want their sons to fight” in Ukraine.Defensive aid will deter Putin
  9. @AmbassadorRice Don’t fear upsetting Putin.Politically he can’t afford escalating war: Russian widows+mothers will dethrone him.Arm Ukraine!
  10. @AmbassadorRice Ukraine’s military has been depleted by Putin’s puppets over the years. It needs even the basic defensive aid WH considering
  11. @AmbassadorRice Failing to arm Ukraine against Russia’s invasion will lead to a bloodier conflict in the long run: http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/01/30/arm-ukraine-to-avoid-another-bosnia/
  12. @AmbassadorRice Afraid of a proxy war? You’re already waging a proxy massacre by failing to arm Ukraine against Putin’s invasion
  13. @JohnKerry Don’t let your legacy include the massacre of Ukraine.Give desperately needed defense aid before its too late!
  14. @JohnKerry Russian soldiers forced to fight in Ukraine. Mounting casualties will destabilize Putin. Arm Ukraine to deter Putin!
  15. @JohnKerry According to Levada Center survey 68% of Russians “don’t want their sons to fight” in Ukraine.Defensive aid will deter Putin
  16. @JohnKerry Don’t fear upsetting Putin.Politically he can’t afford escalating war: Russian widows+mothers will dethrone him.Arm Ukraine!
  17. @JohnKerry Ukraine’s military has been depleted by Putin’s puppets over the years. It needs even the basic defensive aid WH considering
  18. @JohnKerry Afraid of a proxy war? You’re already waging a proxy massacre by failing to arm Ukraine against Putin’s invasion
  19. @StateDept Don’t let President Obama’s legacy include the massacre of Ukraine.Give desperately needed defense aid before its too late!
  20. @StateDept Russian soldiers forced to fight in Ukraine. Mounting casualties will destabilize Putin. Arm Ukraine to deter Putin!
  21. @StateDept According to Levada Center survey 68% of Russians “don’t want their sons to fight” in Ukraine.Defensive aid will deter Putin
  22. @StateDept Don’t fear upsetting Putin.Politically he can’t afford escalating war: Russian widows+mothers will dethrone him.Arm Ukraine!
  23. @StateDept Ukraine’s military has been depleted by Putin’s puppets over the years. It needs even the basic defensive aid WH considering
  24. @StateDept Afraid of a proxy war? You’re already waging a proxy massacre by failing to arm Ukraine against Putin’s invasion
  25. @BarackObama Don’t let your legacy include the massacre of Ukraine.Give desperately needed defense aid before its too late!
  26. @BarackObama Russian soldiers forced to fight in Ukraine. Mounting casualties will destabilize Putin. Arm Ukraine to deter Putin!
  27. @BarackObama According to Levada Center survey 68% of Russians “don’t want their sons to fight” in Ukraine.Defensive aid will deter Putin
  28. @BarackObama Don’t fear upsetting Putin.Politically he can’t afford escalating war: Russian widows+mothers will dethrone him.Arm Ukraine!
  29. @BarackObama Ukraine’s military has been depleted by Putin’s puppets over the years. It needs even the basic defensive aid WH considering
  30. @BarackObama Afraid of a proxy war? You’re already waging a proxy massacre by failing to arm Ukraine against Putin’s invasion
  31. @WhiteHouse Don’t let President Obama’s legacy include the massacre of Ukraine.Give desperately needed defense aid before its too late!
  32. @WhiteHouse Russian soldiers forced to fight in Ukraine. Mounting casualties will destabilize Putin. Arm Ukraine to deter Putin!
  33. @WhiteHouse According to Levada Center survey 68% of Russians “don’t want their sons to fight” in Ukraine.Defensive aid will deter Putin
  34. @WhiteHouse Don’t fear upsetting Putin.Politically he can’t afford escalating war: Russian widows+mothers will dethrone him.Arm Ukraine!
  35. @WhiteHouse Ukraine’s military has been depleted by Putin’s puppets over the years. It needs even the basic defensive aid WH considering
  36. @WhiteHouse Afraid of a proxy war? You’re already waging a proxy massacre by failing to arm Ukraine against Putin’s invasion
  37. @JoeBiden Don’t let your legacy include the massacre of Ukraine.Give desperately needed defense aid before its too late!
  38. @JoeBiden Russian soldiers forced to fight in Ukraine. Mounting casualties will destabilize Putin. Arm Ukraine to deter Putin!
  39. @JoeBiden According to Levada Center survey 68% of Russians “don’t want their sons to fight” in Ukraine.Defensive aid will deter Putin
  40. @JoeBiden Don’t fear upsetting Putin.Politically he can’t afford escalating war: Russian widows+mothers will dethrone him.Arm Ukraine!
  41. @JoeBiden Ukraine’s military has been depleted by Putin’s puppets over the years. It needs even the basic defensive aid WH considering
  42. @JoeBiden Afraid of a proxy war? You’re already waging a proxy massacre by failing to arm Ukraine against Putin’s invasion
  43. @vj44 Don’t let President Obama’s legacy include the massacre of Ukraine.Give desperately needed defense aid before its too late!
  44. @vj44 Russian soldiers forced to fight in Ukraine. Mounting casualties will destabilize Putin. Arm Ukraine to deter Putin!
  45. @vj44 According to Levada Center survey 68% of Russians “don’t want their sons to fight” in Ukraine.Defensive aid will deter Putin
  46. @vj44 Don’t fear upsetting Putin.Politically he can’t afford escalating war: Russian widows+mothers will dethrone him.Arm Ukraine!
  47. @vj44 Ukraine’s military has been depleted by Putin’s puppets over the years. It needs even the basic defensive aid WH considering
  48. @vj44 Afraid of a proxy war? You’re already waging a proxy massacre by failing to arm Ukraine against Putin’s invasion
  49. @marieharf Don’t let President Obama’s legacy include the massacre of Ukraine.Give desperately needed defense aid before its too late!
  50. @marieharf Russian soldiers forced to fight in Ukraine. Mounting casualties will destabilize Putin. Arm Ukraine to deter Putin!
  51. @marieharf According to Levada Center survey 68% of Russians “don’t want their sons to fight” in Ukraine.Defensive aid will deter Putin
  52. @marieharf Don’t fear upsetting Putin.Politically he can’t afford escalating war: Russian widows+mothers will dethrone him.Arm Ukraine!
  53. @marieharf Ukraine’s military has been depleted by Putin’s puppets over the years. It needs even the basic defensive aid WH considering
  54. @marieharf Afraid of a proxy war? You’re already waging a proxy massacre by failing to arm Ukraine against Putin’s invasion
  55. @AmbassadorPower Don’t let President Obama’s legacy include the massacre of Ukraine.Give desperately needed defense aid before its too late!
  56. @AmbassadorPower Russian soldiers forced to fight in Ukraine. Mounting casualties will destabilize Putin. Arm Ukraine to deter Putin!
  57. @AmbassadorPower According to LevadaCenter 68% of Russians polled“do not want their sons to fight” in Ukraine.Defensive aid will deter Putin
  58. @AmbassadorPower Don’t fear upsetting Putin.Politically he can’t afford escalating war: Russian widows+mothers will dethrone him.Arm Ukraine
  59. @AmbassadorPower Ukraine’s military depleted by Putin’s puppets over the years. It needs even the basic defensive aid WH considering
  60. @AmbassadorPower Afraid of a proxy war? You’re already waging a proxy massacre by failing to arm Ukraine against Putin’s invasion
  61. @statedeptspox Don’t let President Obama’s legacy include the massacre of Ukraine.Give desperately needed defense aid before its too late!
  62. @statedeptspox Russian soldiers forced to fight in Ukraine. Mounting casualties will destabilize Putin. Arm Ukraine to deter Putin!
  63. @statedeptspox According to Levada Center survey 68% of Russians “don’t want their sons to fight” in Ukraine.Defensive aid will deter Putin
  64. @statedeptspox Don’t fear upsetting Putin.Politically he can’t afford escalating war: Russian widows+mothers will dethrone him.Arm Ukraine!
  65. @statedeptspox Ukraine’s military has been depleted by Putin’s puppets over the years. It needs even the basic defensive aid WH considering
  66. @statedeptspox Afraid of a proxy war? You’re already waging a proxy massacre by failing to arm Ukraine against Putin’s invasion
  67. @SpeakerBoehner Failing to arm Ukraine against Russia’s invasion will lead to a bloodier conflict in the long run: http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/01/30/arm-ukraine-to-avoid-another-bosnia/
  68. @GOPLeader Failing to arm Ukraine against Russia’s invasion will lead to a bloodier conflict in the long run: http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/01/30/arm-ukraine-to-avoid-another-bosnia/
  69. @RepEdRoyce Failing to arm Ukraine against Russia’s invasion will lead to a bloodier conflict in the long run: http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/01/30/arm-ukraine-to-avoid-another-bosnia/
  70. @RepAdamSmith Failing to arm Ukraine against Russia’s invasion will lead to a bloodier conflict in the long run: http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/01/30/arm-ukraine-to-avoid-another-bosnia/
  71. @HouseForeign Failing to arm Ukraine against Russia’s invasion will lead to a bloodier conflict in the long run: http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/01/30/arm-ukraine-to-avoid-another-bosnia/
  72. @HASCDemocrats Failing to arm Ukraine against Russia’s invasion will lead to a bloodier conflict in the long run: http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/01/30/arm-ukraine-to-avoid-another-bosnia/
  73. @HASCRepublicans Failing to arm Ukraine against Russia’s invasion will lead to a bloodier conflict in the long run: http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/01/30/arm-ukraine-to-avoid-another-bosnia/
  74. @SASC Majority Failing to arm Ukraine against Russia’s invasion will lead to a bloodier conflict in the long run: http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/01/30/arm-ukraine-to-avoid-another-bosnia/
  75. @SenBobCorker Failing to arm Ukraine against Russia’s invasion will lead to a bloodier conflict in the long run: http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/01/30/arm-ukraine-to-avoid-another-bosnia/
  76. @SenJohnMcCain Failing to arm Ukraine against Russia’s invasion will lead to a bloodier conflict in the long run: http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/01/30/arm-ukraine-to-avoid-another-bosnia/
  77. @SenatorMenendez Failing to arm Ukraine against Russia’s invasion will lead to a bloodier conflict in the long run: http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/01/30/arm-ukraine-to-avoid-another-bosnia/
  78. @RepEliotEngel Failing to arm Ukraine against Russia’s invasion will lead to a bloodier conflict in the long run: http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/01/30/arm-ukraine-to-avoid-another-bosnia/

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