Vasyl Babych

Political Analyst | Ukraine, Europe, EU affairs | Ex-Head of International Relations at @RPR_ua | Views are my own. RT≠end.

[Vasyl Babych @BabychVasyl]

As simple as that.
#StopRussianAgression #SupportUkraine

[Volodymyr Yermolenko @yermolenko_v]

1. It’s not a “Ukraine war”, it’s a Russian war against Ukraine, Europe, and freedom
2. It’s not “4 years”, it’s 12 years, as Russia attacked Ukraine in 2014. In 2022 it increased the intensity of the war, but the war started much earlier
3. It’s not the war for territories, Russia doesn’t care about “Donbas”, it wants to expand for the sake of expansion, to have the capacity to expand, to export violence outside, otherwise it knows it will be turned inside
4. It’s not “Russia vs western imperialism” because Russia wants to re-imperialise the world, to bring empires back. to end the decolonization process of the 20th century, to divide the world between the “great powers”
5. It’s not “let’s make a deal and it will be fine”, Russia will stop only when it is stopped. In order to have peace you need to put Russia into a weak position where the only option for it is to stop. Flattering Russia, suggesting compromises will only persuade Putin that his opponents are weak

I said it back in 2014:
the fear of provoking Russia provokes Russia.

It’s still valid

[Vasyl Babych @BabychVasyl]

Who would have thought that 🇺🇦 Foreign Minister @DmytroKuleba would become a rockstar of the #BookArsenal 2023 in Kyiv. What a crowd! And who has not yet read his book "War for Reality" ("Війна за реальність"), I gladly invite you.

[Vasyl Babych @BabychVasyl]

@elonmusk No.Crimea is Ukraine. RU should be denulclarized,democratized,decentralized + pay for all war crimes, destructions made on the Ukrainian soil. International tribunal is the next step. Ukraine should get back all territories within its internat.recognized borders of 1991.Full stop

[Vasyl Babych @BabychVasyl]

One of the likely scenarios

[Bruno Maçães @MacaesBruno]

If you're a young European today would you learn Russian or Ukranian? In 2035 Ukraine will be one of the largest, most vibrant EU members. Russia will be a new Iran, a country almost no one visits or does business with

[Julian Röpcke 🇩🇪🤝🇺🇦 @JulianRoepcke]

In Ukraine, Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Roma soldiers are fighting side by side to defend humanity from fascism.
#FactsMatter

[Vasyl Babych @BabychVasyl]

Finally, after almost 80 days of Russia's war the German Embassy is back to Kyiv. Symbolic visit of @ABaerbock to the capital of Free World and declared strong support to Ukraine's EU membership.
#StandWithUkraine

[Vasyl Babych @BabychVasyl]

Currently, diplomats of 25 countries and @EUDelegationUA are in Kyiv right now. Working in danger under continuous Russian aggression. But with a strong belief that Ukraine will win.
#StandWithUkraine.
Infographics of @UKRINFORM

[Vasyl Babych @BabychVasyl]

The ultimate goal of Russia's recent actions in the RU-controlled Transnistria region of #Moldova might be formal announcement of this enclave joining Russia, as a scenario mentioned by Mykola Sungurovskyi, director of security programs at @PA3yMKOB.
https://t.co/VlHU1GLYDD

[Vasyl Babych @BabychVasyl]

Wording matters.

[Mariia Zolkina @Mariia_Zolkina]

Corrections to vocabulary of foreign media:
📌“Russia-backed separatists in #Donbas” have never existed – this is territory occupied by RU since 2014.
📌UA civilians are not “evacuated” to Russia. This is forceful deportation from occupied and is forbidden by intern. law.

[Vasyl Babych @BabychVasyl]

Russia must be stopped. Russia must be punished. No genocide, no repeated genocide should take place in the 21 century.

[Volodymyr Yermolenko @yermolenko_v]

this is not a simple genocide. This is REPEATED genocide. Two, three, dozen times in history. Here, on Ukrainian lands. Why? Because it was never properly condemned. Not punished. "Never again" was not applied to THIS evil. Its roots are in Stalin, Lenin, Russian empire 1/5

[La France à l'ONU 🇫🇷🇺🇳 @franceonu]

Tomorrow 🇦🇱 & 🇫🇷 bring together key actors calling for #accountability for atrocities committed in #Ukraine:

➡️OHCHR @mbachelet
➡️ICC Prosecutor @KarimKhanQC
➡️🇺🇦 Prosecutor @VenediktovaIV
➡️CSO representative Amal Clooney
➡️HRW Crisis & Conflict Division Director @ida_sawyer

[Vasyl Babych @BabychVasyl]

.@SecBlinken: And our support for Ukraine going forward will continue.  It will continue until we see final success. 2/2

[Vasyl Babych @BabychVasyl]

@SecBlinken on visit to Kyiv: The bottom line is this. We don’t know how the rest of this war will unfold, but we do know that a sovereign, independent Ukraine will be around a lot longer than Vladimir Putin is on the scene.
https://t.co/83igNMc1nH 1/2

[Vasyl Babych @BabychVasyl]

.@SecDef: We want to see Russia weakened to the degree that it can’t do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine. 2/2

[Vasyl Babych @BabychVasyl]

Today at a symbolic visit to Kyiv @SecDef: We want to see #Ukraine remain a sovereign country, a democratic country able to protect its sovereign territory.
https://t.co/83igNMc1nH 1/2

[Vasyl Babych @BabychVasyl]

Right time & place - Estonian President @kajakallas in #Berlin:
1) Ukraine must win this war.
2) Putin must be punished for war crimes.
3) We need 2 continue support Ukraine’s fight 4 freedom, building up pressure against RU with further sanctions and political&economic isolation

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

Here’s what I focused on in my Berlin Speech on Freedom @FNFreiheit.

🧵 When I was 11, my dad took us to see the wall by the Branderburg Gate. He said: “Breathe in deeply – that’s the air of freedom that comes from the other side.” 1/8

[Vasyl Babych @BabychVasyl]

On April 7, @Europarl_EN adopted a resolution and called on the EU and its members to launch full embargo on Russian oil, gas, coal, and nuclear fuel. Today, the German @Bundeskanzler received a "kind reminder" from 50 MEPs. It is time to act now to #StopRussianAggression.

[Andrius Kubilius @KubiliusA]

50 Members of the European Parliament addressed Chancellor Scholz with a call to support immediate Russian energy embargo. Germany has a responsibility to lead European democratic community in the face of authoritarian aggressor. EU cannot finance this war!

[Vasyl Babych @BabychVasyl]

According to @PIIE, EU is far behind the U.S. in blocking Russian banks with sanctions over war in Ukraine. EU coverage is only 26% of Russian banking assets with a ban on 4 out of 10 biggest banks. Instead, U.S covers 64% meaning 6 out of 10 biggest banks https://t.co/4XKXor57g6

[Egils Levits @valstsgriba]

Ukraine under attack, but still able to complete and submit EU membership questionnaire at lightning speed. Deserves 🇪🇺 candidate status without delay.🇺🇦🇱🇻
#StandWithUkraine️

[Vasyl Babych @BabychVasyl]

Canada will provide of what is needed most at the moment - heavy artillery. In addition to financial, humanitarian support, lethal and non-lethal weapons, said PM @JustinTrudeau

[CPAC @CPAC_TV]

Ukrainians are "fighting for the values that underpin so many of our free democratic societies," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tells reporters in Dalhousie, New Brunswick, as he confirms Canada will be sending heavy artillery to Ukraine.

#cdnpoli