Wolfgang Kronberg

[TeinaPosts.🇪🇺 @RafaMorgan64]

When Lavrov says Ukrainian land was always theirs, he's admitting that Russia never planned to uphold the multiple agreements they signed ratifying Ukraine's 1991 borders.
It's another reminder that agreements with Russia are worthless.
Remember that.

[Darth Putin @DarthPutinKGB]

Day 1597 of my 3 day war. Perhaps I should have mobilised the country while the country was still mobile.

I remain a master strategist.

[Denys Shtilierman @DenShtilierman]

Міжнародний олімпійський комітет рекомендував зняти всі обмеження з російських спортсменів.

Хочу ще раз нагадати всім, хто досі розповідає казки про «спорт поза політикою»: спорт завжди був частиною політики. Особливо в диктатурах.

У 1936 році Олімпіада в Берліні стала не святом спорту, а грандіозною вітриною Третього Рейху. Нацисти використали олімпійський рух як інструмент легітимізації власного режиму. Сучасна естафета олімпійського вогню, яку МОК досі подає як майже сакральний ритуал, була вперше проведена саме тоді — у Берліні 1936 року — і чудово вписалася в нацистську пропагандистську машину.

Минуло майже сто років. Змінилися прапори, змінилися обличчя, змінилася риторика. Але суть залишилася тією самою.

Сьогодні МОК відновлює членство Олімпійського комітету росії і фактично відкриває двері для повернення російських спортсменів у міжнародний спорт. Тієї самої росії, яка веде геноцидну війну проти України. Тієї самої росії, яка вбиває українських спортсменів, знищує стадіони, школи, храми і цілі міста.

У Росії, як і в будь-якій диктатурі, немає «нейтрального» спорту. Там спортсмен — це не просто спортсмен. Це елемент державної пропаганди, військової машини, ФСБ, армії, міністерств, клубів силових структур і телевізійної картинки для путіна. Вони роками були частиною режиму, отримували від нього гроші, звання, квартири, посади і медалі.

І при всьому цьому Міжнародний олімпійський комітет, як продовжувач традицій нацистів, карає не Росію, а українських спортсменів за відмову тиснути руки представникам країни-вбивці. Українців змушували поводитися так, ніби війни не існує. Та навіть забороняли вшановувати загиблих атлетів. Ніби російські ракети не вбивають їхніх друзів. Ніби на фронті не загинули сотні людей зі спортивної спільноти. Ніби росіяни просто «атлети з паспортом», а не громадяни держави, яка прийшла нас знищити.

Мені байдуже, що це — російські гроші, страх перед російським шантажем чи проста моральна деградація міжнародної спортивної бюрократії. Результат один: МОК знову став на бік фашистів.

І це треба називати своїми іменами.

Україна має не просити, а вимагати. В ультимативній формі. Покарання і усунення всіх відповідальних членів МОК. Жодних російських спортсменів на міжнародних змаганнях. Жодних «нейтральних» прапорів. Жодних напіврішень. Жодного повернення росії у світовий спорт, поки росія веде війну проти України. Також необхідно створити коаліцію країн, які разом із нами бойкотуватимуть Олімпійські ігри до проведення змін і очищення Олімпійського комітету.

[Caolan @CaolanReports]

Russia has spent $1 billion in the last few days attacking Kyiv. Not building roads, hospitals or fixing the failing economy - on murdering civilians. This is the priority of a nation totally obsessed with terrorism and nothing else.

[Wolfgang Kronberg @Malamut2]

Im letzten Satz wendet sich Jerry Heil an ihre Mitbürger: "Ich bin stolz auf alle, die in die Schutzräume gehen." Es ist nach all den Jahren schwierig für jeden, das immer wieder zu tun, zumal es um komplette Nächte geht. In denen man eigentlich schlafen sollte. Purer Terror.

[Jerry Heil @thejerryheil]

Terrifying night. The other day, a sound producer in London asked me if r*ssians target civilians when they shell Ukraine, because if they do, then it's terr*r. I said that I don't remember them ever targeting anything BUT civilians.

I want to remind all my listeners around the world that r*ssia is a t*rrorist state. and always was.

Всі, хто спускається в укриття , я пишаюся вами!

[Wolfgang Kronberg @Malamut2]

@angelshalagina Thanks for letting us know. Glad to see that you are alive and at least physically unharmed. Stay strong!

[Darth Putin @DarthPutinKGB]

One year ago UN said it was indeed us who shelled & killed Ukrainian POWs at Olenivka. This was absolutely not cos we had tortured them so badly that releasing them would've shamed even us.

You'd think this would be big news.

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

Go back to Ellis Island. Do you think they "assimilated" instantly?

Italian immigrants built Little Italys. Chinese immigrants built Chinatowns. Germans had German-language newspapers, schools, churches, and whole neighborhoods (German Villages). Irish, Polish, Jewish, Greek, Cuban, Vietnamese, Mexican, and countless other communities arrived speaking different languages, practicing different religions, eating different foods, and forming tight-knit enclaves.

That wasn’t an invasion. That was America.

Assimilation has almost always happened across generations, not overnight. The first generation often holds tightly to language and culture. Their kids grow up American. Their grandkids often barely speak the old language but still love the food, festivals, churches, synagogues, neighborhoods, and family stories.

[Luki Frieden @LukiFrieden]

Kommen ein Klimaleugner, ein Impfgegner und ein Putin-Fan in eine Bar.

Fragt der Barkeeper:
"Was kann ich dir bringen?"

[Acyn @Acyn]

Biden: The reflecting pool reflects something even worse than the narcissism and incompetence at the core of this administration. It’s the corruption. The corruption. The brazen, blatant corruption. Corruption on a scale never seen before in American history in any administration.

Trump has made billions of dollars since returning to the White House. Simply stunning to me.

He has no shame. Frankly, it’s embarrassing for the country. Trump couldn’t care less.

Making money off the presidency is one of the reasons he wants to be president

[Sergiy Kyslytsya 🇺🇦 @SergiyKyslytsya]

Deeply saddened by the tragic death of two Ukrainian demining specialists of Norwegian People’s Aid @NPAdisarm, aged just 24 and 25, who were killed in a Russian attack in Kherson region while carrying out humanitarian mine clearance operations. Four of their colleagues were also injured.

These young men were not combatants. They were saving lives. Day after day, they worked to remove the deadly legacy of Russia’s aggression from Ukrainian soil, making it possible for civilians to return home, children to play safely, and communities to rebuild.

The bitter irony is impossible to ignore: those risking their lives to clear mines and protect civilians became victims of the very aggression that made their work necessary in the first place.

My heartfelt condolences to their families, friends, colleagues, and the entire Norwegian People’s Aid team.

This crime must not be allowed to fade into statistics. Russia must be held accountable not only for launching its war of aggression against Ukraine, but also for the countless lives destroyed by its deliberate and indiscriminate attacks. Accountability is not a matter of politics. It is a matter of justice.
@NorwayMFA @NorwayinUkraine

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[Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @rshereme]

Why so many Ukrainians speak russian? Let me explain.

But first, let me ask you a question: Why do Irish and Scotts speak English, Catalans and Basques speak Spanish, Bretons speak French, etc. You probably know the short answer. But let me put a longer one. Ukrainian language was banned by russia 134 times! Here are most notable events:

1720: A decree by Tsar Peter I banned the printing of books in Ukraine.
1753: A decree by Catherine II prohibited teaching in the Ukrainian language.
1768: A decree from the Synod of the russian Orthodox Church called for the confiscation of Ukrainian primers from the population.
1775: Closure of Ukrainian schools after russian troops destroyed the Zaporizhian Sich.
1830-1840s: russification of Ukraine intensified. Even the very name "Ukraine" was prohibited to be used.
1889: At an archaeological congress in Kyiv, it was permitted to read papers "in all languages except Ukrainian."
1895: A ban on Ukrainian children's literature.
1914: A ban on the Ukrainian press.
1938: Mandatory study of the russian language was introduced throughout Ukraine. At the same time, there was a mass closure of national schools, and the prestige of the Ukrainian language declined.
1926-1939: Physical deportations of Ukrainian activists accused of nationalism. Four family members on my mother’s side were deported.
1929: Newly printed dictionary of Ukrainian was prohibited.
1960s: Arrests and extermination of the young generation of Ukrainian intelligentsia.

130 years ago, Ukrainian-speaking area was not limited by Ukraine, but also some parts of russia and Belarus spoke it (see the red area, that's the result of russian Empire census in 1897, when people identified themselves by the language). So, when someone says that some region of Ukraine is “russian speaking”, read the above list again. It’s a miracle that Ukrainian language even survived, and many people sacrificed their lives for it.

[Andrii Melnyk @MelnykAndrij]

Wie Cato der Ältere seine Reden im alten Rom stets mit den Worten „Carthago delenda est“ beendete, so rufe ich die UN-Mitgliedstaaten unermüdlich dazu auf, Russland den Status eines ständigen Mitglieds im UN-Sicherheitsrat zu entziehen, den es sich unrechtmäßig angeeignet hat🥊

[Fabian Pimminger @i_am_fabs]

War heute in Slowenien, Italien und Österreich Radfahren. Der verbindende Radweg ist ein EU Projekt. Grenzkontrollen gibts keine dank der EU. Überall Empfang und gratis Roaming dank der EU. Ich kann überall mit Euro zahlen dank der EU.

Ich bin ja der großen Überzeugung dass die ganzen EU-Hasser Armutschgerl einfach nie aus ihren 4 Wänden rauskommen und einen Horizont bis zum nächsten Gartenzaun haben.

Weil anders geht das gar ned. So viele geile Möglichkeiten, die wir nur deswegen haben, weil es hier einen länderübergreifenden Zusammenschluss gibt.

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

Last batch before I can finally go home to sleep and heal.

​The scariest part of being sick in a frontline city was when several doctors told me I would need to go to Kyiv or Lviv to find a surgeon who could help me. As the doctor who first diagnosed the problem put it, "All the bright minds in our field have left for safer locations."

​This was less than ideal, as I don't have anyone to take care of me in those cities. But after months of searching, I managed to find one person who hasn't abandoned his practice in Kharkiv. Just one!

​I can't express how lucky I felt when he also turned out to be incredibly confident and knowledgeable. Solving problems like mine is his daily routine. Finding him meant my family could be by my side throughout this entire journey. I almost cried with relief after our consultation.

​I still have a long road ahead, but I am so deeply grateful for the medical workers of all kinds who haven't abandoned frontline Kharkiv. They work through air raid alerts and bombings, risking their own lives to save others.

[Ricarda Lang @Ricarda_Lang]

Das Gutachten der Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte zeigt klar und fundiert: Die AfD ist nachweislich verfassungswidrig.

Wir sollten jetzt ein Prüfverfahren für ein Verbot dieser rechtsextremen Partei beim Bundesverfassungsgericht auf den Weg bringen.

[PitBackle @PitBackle]

We didn't win against Iran but at least it didn't cost us 300 billion USD. 🤷‍♂️

[Wolfgang Kronberg @Malamut2]

Super Zusammenfassung. 💯

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

Step 1: Remove filters in Reflecting Pool because Obama put them in.
Step 2: Give your criminal neighbor who runs "Greenwater Services" a $20 million no-bid contract to paint the pool.
Step 3: Fill the pool with water from the Potomac River, the phosphates from which cause algae blooms.
Step 4: Freshly sealed pool and extreme heat result in a super scum event
Step 5: Direct National Park Service to dump hydrogen peroxide into the pool which causes the paint to peel.
Step 5: Deploy US National Guard to stop people from taking photos of the swamp as a perfect metaphor for the administration.
Step 6: Blame someone else.

[Wolfgang Kronberg @Malamut2]

@BohuslavskaKate All the best to you, and get well soon! 🙏

[Victoria @victoriaslog]

Russians recruit children to the war while they’re still in school.

Danya signed a contract while he was still in 11th grade. In March of this year, he had just turned 18, and now, only three months later, he’s already on the front line and in Ukrainian captivity.

Our soldiers saved him, even though he came to kill them, while his own comrades left him to die.