Maja Schwoerer

Alumni of @SussexGlobal & @warstudies

[maksym eristavi. @maksymeristavi]

when foreigners casually drop ‘bombing of kyiv’ these pics always come to mind. this is what #RussianColonialism did to chechnya and grozny when they tried to leave the empire in 2000. a war crime of horrific scale, but the rest of the world was like ‘meh’, so moscow continued

[Stas Olenchenko @StasOlenchenko]

The language context of Ukraine can be a tricky topic for any outsider. In this long and personal thread, I’ll illustrate the relationship between 🇺🇦 and 🇷🇺 languages in Ukraine using my family’s history. I’m a bilingual Ukrainian raised in a Russian-speaking family in Kyiv.

[🇺🇦 Валерія Voshchevska @Val_Voshchevska]

Voices of Ukrainian women are crucially important right now.

Friends who care about #Ukraine, please follow @MarshZhinok, Ukraine’s leading feminist org, where we’ll be sharing feminist commentary, exclusive stories of brave women & ways to help. Please RT to spread the word.

[Ukrainian Red Cross @RedCrossUkraine]

Donate to support the Ukrainian Red Cross and its work to help civilians in this difficult time for Ukraine! You can donate on
✅ URCS website: https://t.co/Pd2XUFxZxQ
✅ iRaiser platform:
https://t.co/5q1PILyc6E

📢 Please share!
#SupportUkraine #Ukraine #URCS #DonateUkraine

[🇺🇦 Валерія Voshchevska @Val_Voshchevska]

As I walked down Piccadilly holding 👇 banner (woman in orange) I couldn't stop thinking - while I appreciate solidarity, why is it so hard for me to get my best friend to London. The anxiety of waiting is excruciating. Please @pritipatel, easy restrictions on people fleeing war.

[🇺🇦 Валерія Voshchevska @Val_Voshchevska]

1 month since #UkraineWar.
1 month since we don't sleep.
1 month since our lives changed.
1 month since you heard our voices.
1 month since the world saw our bravery.
1 month since we've loved more than ever.
1 month since we've fought for your freedom.

We will prevail.

[🇺🇦 Валерія Voshchevska @Val_Voshchevska]

While we need to keep protesting, donating & fighting to help #Ukraine, we also need to make sure that people who have fled are able to earn a living in order to support their families.

Which is why we've launched this 👇👇👇 https://t.co/Z38cfS01yf

[🇺🇦 Валерія Voshchevska @Val_Voshchevska]

⚡️Please share ⚡️This is the most comprehensive list of how you can help #Ukraine. Everyone is creating their own stuff at the moment and so everyone is confused & spending time validating every new resource. Let’s not contribute to this info surplus. https://t.co/VLcuuVt89Z

[🇺🇦 Валерія Voshchevska @Val_Voshchevska]

My German friend: I sang the Ukrainian anthem for the first time today. Then I saw the translation and thought: fuck me, how was your country so prescient that these are the lyrics?

[🇺🇦 Валерія Voshchevska @Val_Voshchevska]

Google review on a restaurant in #Russia:

Perhaps your food is tasty. But before talking to each other at the table think about what people in #Ukraine are going through right now. Death, hunger and war - that's what life to the west of you looks like now.

[🇺🇦 Валерія Voshchevska @Val_Voshchevska]

War does not discriminate and neither should we in our humanitarian efforts. Stand with Ukraine, #AfricansinUkraine and EVERYONE seeking to flee. We are all human beings who need protection. Please pay attention to the stories highlighted by @Folly_AA & @JustJolomi.

[🇺🇦 Валерія Voshchevska @Val_Voshchevska]

London friends we urgently need supplies for people in Ukraine that we will be sending. Medicine and first aid first and foremost. Bring to Ukrainian Center Holland Park.

[Philipp Sälhoff @saelhoff]

Verständnisfrage: Wenn ein Angriffskrieg kein Grund ist, Russland aus SWIFT zu werfen, was in Herrgottsnamen denn dann?

[🇺🇦 Валерія Voshchevska @Val_Voshchevska]

It’s extraordinarily painful to watch my whole country #Ukraine suffer from afar. Today, I felt helpless & guilty over just how lucky I am to have my parents by my side. The least I could do was use my words. Read my piece for @TIME @naina_bajekal. https://t.co/VE0xfzas4T

[Amnesty International @amnesty]

⚡️Ballistic missile strike outside hospital in Vuhledar in #Ukraine killing at least two civilians is verified by Amnesty Evidence Lab. Hospitals are protected under international humanitarian law, ballistic missiles should never be used in populated areas.

[🇺🇦 Валерія Voshchevska @Val_Voshchevska]

UKRAINE HAS ITS OWN HISTORY ITS OWN CULTURE ITS OWN PEOPLE ITS OWN STRUGGLES ITS OWN AMBITIONS ITS OWN ISSUES ITS OWN PLANS ITS OWN FUTURE ITS OWN COLONIAL PAST ITS OWN SECURITY CONCERNS ITS OWN VOICES.

Care about #Ukraine? Help me fight fake, harmful narrative spread by Putin.

[the3million @the3million]

2/ @YvetteCooperMP's face says it all. Utter disbelief that the UK Govt's plan is to create two indistinguishable classes of EU citizens with two different sets of rights in case of no deal Brexit which will automatically lead to discrimination from employers.

[the3million @the3million]

1/ This is truly shocking. @carolinenokes at Home Affairs committee saying that it will be UK Govt policy to plunge 3.6m EU citizens straight into the #HostileEnvironment in case of no deal Brexit. Creating 2 indistinguishable classes of EU citizens with different sets of rights

[Armida van Rij @armida_lm]

Good to speak to @YasmeenSerhan
from @TheAtlantic about the Khashoggi case, and how the cross-bench response from British MPs is putting additional pressure on the UK government to take action and formulate strong response to Saudi Arabia.
https://t.co/xtjaqrgOil