Igor Kopse

Forester, husband, proud father of a three and passionate ageing athlete.

[Igor Kopse @Heligo]

GF Novi Sad

[Igor Kopse @Heligo]

@Mylovanov @Kasparov63 These Mavic Matrice drones pictured are for civilian (enterprize) purpose, not for military use.

[Igor Kopse @Heligo]

@Kristinartz Ferdo

[Ulf Kristersson @SwedishPM]

Dear Viktor,

I understand that there is an election campaign in your country, and that this time you are truly being challenged for power.

But we do not interfere in your election campaign, nor do we want to become part of it.

Sweden and the Swedish people have always been friends of Hungary and the Hungarian people, as you know. We were friends of Hungary before your government, during your government, and we will remain so after your government.

We remember when Hitler’s genocide of Jews struck Hungary, and how Sweden in 1944 sent diplomat Raoul Wallenberg on a special mission to Budapest, to save as many Hungarian lives as possible.

Tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews survived because we provided them with provisional protective passports and citizenship here in Sweden. When the Soviet Union later invaded Hungary, Raoul Wallenberg was forcibly taken to Moscow and disappeared.

The Swedish diplomat died, but tens of thousands of Hungarian lives were saved. We would do it again.

We also remember when the Soviet Union brutally crushed your Hungarian struggle for democracy and freedom in 1956, and when Prime Minister Imre Nagy was later executed for his efforts to democratize the country.

When Russian tanks crushed the Hungarian freedom struggle, the Hungarian people pleaded with the UN and all Western powers for help. Almost no one listened.
But one country that showed deep solidarity with you was Sweden.

We opened our arms to your freedom fighters and dissidents. We allowed you to build exile opposition against Soviet communism here, despite our non-alignment. It was not without risk for us. But we did it anyway—because it was the right thing to do.

Today, over 40,000 people of Hungarian descent live in Sweden, many of whom are descendants of the Hungarian refugees who came here in connection with the 1956 uprising. They are a well-integrated immigrant group in our Swedish society.

Democratic states help each other, then and now. And they stand up against countries that try to oppress others.

That is why, just as in 1944 and 1956, we support democratic countries that Russian tanks try to overrun. Back then, it was about Hungary; today, it is about Ukraine. And if we do not act, it could be about another country tomorrow.

This is also why we often express concern about the developments in Hungary in recent years. Hungary ultimately regained its freedom, but freedom must also be defended.

That is why we question when you go to have coffee with the leader of the same country that crushed your compatriots’ freedom struggle in 1956 and that today attacks your neighbour, Ukraine.

Hungary and the West are not strengthened by closing the door to their European friends or by attacking each other and the very things that distinguish us from barbarism — democracy and the rule of law.

Let me conclude with some wise words from yourself in 2007:

“As kind of a new generation of the West, our message to those younger than we is to stick to a Western type Hungary, not to let Hungary be derailed from its Western path, and to love that Hungary is a Western type country, which means that we believe in the free will of people and in the mutual responsibility towards each other that we take upon us, which are inseparable parts of Western culture.

The oil might come from the east, but freedom always comes from the west. And democracy cannot be directed from above, it can only grow from the hearts of people and in this way create a viable, Hungarian life.”

Finally, I wish to convey Sweden’s respect for the Hungarian people, and to wish your country a free, peaceful, and successful election.

[Igor Kopse @Heligo]

@lolekinbobek Na Cresu jih lahko opazuješ v svoji višini in bližini ob glavnig cestah par sto metrov nad morjem

[Igor Kopse @Heligo]

Na današnji dan pred tremi leti je Rusija napadla Ukrajino z vso silo. 50.000 mrtvih Ukrajincev in 380.00 ranjenih, 6 milijonov razeljenih, 2 triljona materijalne škode, 300.000 mrtvih in 590.00 pohabljenih Rusov in Ukrajina še vedno stoji. In bo obstala. Slava Ukrajini.

[Igor Kopse @Heligo]

"Art of a deal." Five minutes well spent.
https://t.co/jEESbOHgXC

[Igor Kopse @Heligo]

Legitimni vojaški cilji kajne?
https://t.co/YkBVxi8ESA

[MAKS 26 🇺🇦👀 @Maks_NAFO_FELLA]

🔞 Zaporizhzhia, just horrible…

[Igor Kopse @Heligo]

Čakamo odzive raznih rusofilov ali plačanih propagandistov (ala @Pertinacal ipd.) da v naslednjih trenutkih podelijo kakšen X s katerim bodo "relativizirali" ruski genocid v Ukrajini. Sigurno se bo našlo kaj. Ni vrag..

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

⚡️13 people killed, 18 more injured in Zaporizhzhia after a Russian missile strike on the city.

The video shows the moment of the Russian strike. Turn the sound on if you can.

[Igor Kopse @Heligo]

@SasoDolenc A imamo tudi kaj podatkov o tem koliko je v Retju prezgodnjih smrti, pljučnega raka, astmatikov zaradi ogrevanja z lesom? A tam sploh kdo doživi SLO statistično pričakovano starost 79 let za moške, 83let za ženske?

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Today, I address all those who value Ukraine, cherish their state, and lovingly call it “Mine.” Those who cannot imagine themselves without Ukraine, no matter where they are. All those who have been fighting for it – so steadfastly and so bravely – for more than 1,000 days.

This is you – our people. Ukrainians – men and women. To all of whom I am grateful to for this year, 2024. Our people who endure all difficulties with dignity. People for whom being citizens of Ukraine is a source of pride.

For me, it is an honor to be the President of such people – Ukrainians who prove that no cruise missile can defeat a nation that has wings.

[Igor Kopse @Heligo]

A je @Pertinacal že repostal kakšno na rusko barbarsko sestrelitev Azerbajdžanskega civilnega letala oni dan? Kar težko je verjeti da se ni našla priložnost za primeren repost ruske propagande. Morda izbrisana novička @tassagency_en o tem da so za strmoglavljenje krivi ptiči?

[Igor Kopse @Heligo]

@SprinterFamily Ko berem retweete @Pertinacal na temo Ruske agresije v Ukraini, sicer cenjene in razgledane medijske osebe, se vprašam, koliko se mora človeku plačati, da tako perfidno sodeluje v organizirani ruski propagandi?

[Igor Kopse @Heligo]

Po 15 letih prisotnosti na Twitterju počasi zapuščam platformo. Nekdanji čivkalnik je z X-em spremenil naravo. Zdi se da Bluesky ponuja tisto kar pri X pogrešam. Informacijski spekter, vendar v manj toksično okolje. https://t.co/IHXtOD7Qk3

[Igor Kopse @Heligo]

S simbolično donacijo na https://t.co/44Vpp6YDaX sem podprl open source ekipo @noelreports. Glavni vir novic o vojni v Ukrajini in geopolitiki ki stoji za njo #Ukraine

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

Zelensky has stated that Ukraine is now under attack by 2 states: Russia and North Korea.

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[KanekoaTheGreat @KanekoaTheGreat]

ELON MUSK: "The last thing we want is electronic voting machines. We want paper ballots, in-person, with ID. Advanced AI will be super good at hacking computers.

If you have voting machines that are connected to the internet and you have advanced AI that can potentially affect those machines, that's very dangerous.

I'm normally someone who favors technology, and I'm saying there should be no machines for voting."

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[Igor Kopse @Heligo]

@Gerashchenko_en I found very interesting when you give us occasional feed back about what Russian propagandist are talking. Wonder how they comentate latest ammo destruction?

[Igor Kopse @Heligo]

@lolekinbobek Borelijo si kasiral? Šment. Upam da je dovolj zgodaj. Hitro okrevaj🤞

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

On August 24th, 1991 Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union.

346 MP voted for, 1 voted against.

3 months later, the Ukrainian people voted on it in a referendum. 92.25% voted for, 7.75% voted against

This is a video of history in the making

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Ukraine. Our land. Given by God. Kissed by the sun. Rocked by the winds. Tempered by fire. Defended by its sons and daughters.
It cannot be mistaken for anything else.
It can never be given away to anyone.
Happy Independence Day of Ukraine!