Reaction to the Russian aggression against Ukraine: cities as international standards’ supporters

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Table 1. Summarizing cities’ reactions to Russian aggression against Ukraine.

City	Severing relations with twin cities in Russia	Facilities for Ukrainian refugees in the respective cities	Other sanctions
Amsterdam	No twin cities in Russia	Yes	Yes
Barcelona	Not yet (just temporarily suspending relations with St. Petersburg)	Yes	Yes
Berlin	Twin city – Moscow	Yes	No, as it might be the last channel of communication
Brussels	Twin city – Moscow	Yes	No – there has been no active cooperation for many years
Geneva	Does not practice twinning with other cities to keep its neutrality	Yes	No
The Hague	No twin cities in Russia	Yes	No
London	No twin cities in Russia	Yes	Yes (in terms of limiting the scale of the Russian capital in London)
Madrid	No twin cities in Russia	Yes	Yes
Munich	No twin cities in Russia	Yes	No
Paris	No twin cities in Russia	Yes	No
Strasbourg	No twin cities in Russia, but maintains cooperation with Vologda and Moscow	Yes	No
Stockholm	No twin cities in Russia	Yes	Yes (in the form of calling for an embargo on Russian oil, coal and gas)