Svenja Kirsch

@Strategyand Associate | @Kennedy_School MPP | Ex @BelferCenter & @Harvard_Europe Fellow | Defense, Intl. Security, Transatlantic Relations, ESG (own views)

[Nicholas Burns @RNicholasBurns]

For 80 years, every American President since Truman and Eisenhower has stood up to Soviet/Russian aggression until now. The bullying of an embattled Zelenskyy today was disgraceful and has shamed our country.

[Christian Lindner @c_lindner]

Alle Demokraten willkommen hier, Robert! 🤝 Bild fast getroffen - die Lampe stand rechts. 😉 CL

[Tom Nuttall @tom_nuttall]

Macron called an unnecessary election; Scholz is delaying a necessary one.

[Lili Reinhart @lilireinhart]

I cannot fathom the feeling of the women who came forward about their sexual assault at the hands of Trump. Seeing millions of people vote for their abuser.
My heart absolutely breaks for these women. I believe you, and I am so sorry.

[Zach W. Lambert @ZachWLambert]

What a devastating indictment of our country.

[Zack Bornstein @ZackBornstein]

until the day I die I will never understand why he was even still allowed to run after this

[Constanze 🇪🇺 Stelzenmüller @ConStelz]

Because that’s what a stable, confident regime looks like 👇

[Meduza in English @meduza_en]

U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy, German Ambassador Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, and French Ambassador Pierre Levy have arrived at the church for Alexey Navalny’s funeral.
https://t.co/o7TJ79t7J3

[Yulia Navalnaya @yulia_navalnaya]

Лёша, спасибо тебе за 26 лет абсолютного счастья. Да, даже за три последних года счастья. За любовь, за то, что всегда поддерживал, за то, что смешил даже из тюрьмы, за то что ты обо мне всегда думал.

Я не знаю, как жить без тебя, но я постараюсь так, чтобы ты там, наверху, радовался за меня и гордился мной. Я не знаю, справлюсь или нет, но я буду стараться.

Мы обязательно встретимся однажды. У меня столько для тебя нерассказанных историй, и у меня столько для тебя сохраненных в телефоне песен, глупых и смешных, вообще, честно говоря, ужасных песен, но они про нас, и я так хотела дать тебе их послушать. И так хотела смотреть, как ты их слушаешь, смеешься, а потом обнимаешь меня.

Люблю тебя вечно. Покойся с миром.

[Alexey Navalny @navalny]

Крошка, у нас с тобой все как в песне: между нами города, взлетные огни аэродромов, синие метели и тысячи километров. Но я чувствую, что ты рядом каждую секунду, и я люблю тебя все сильнее ❤️

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

“I have to go back.” Speaking just before he returned to Russia, Navalny told me: “I don’t think that I can have such a privilege of being safe in Russia, but I have to go back, because I don’t want this group of killers [to] exist in Russia. I don’t want Putin ruling Russia.”

[Bianna Golodryga @biannagolodryga]

This photo represents what Russia COULD have been. Boris Nemtsov and Alexei Navalny were genuine Russian patriots who fought for democracy and against corruption. Nemtsov was killed just steps from the Kremlin. Navalny died a slower death after bravely returning to Moscow.

[Carl Bildt @carlbildt]

A clear and brave message from @navalny in case the regime should kill him.

[Dmytro Kuleba @DmytroKuleba]

Politkovskaya, Litvinenko, Magnitsky, Nemtsov, Navalny are only some of the most well-known names on the long list of critics killed by Putin.

There was outrage after each murder, but Putin eventually got away with it, and world leaders shook his hand again. This encouraged him to continue killing people.

Today, some voices continue to call for Putin to be heard and negotiated with. It is time to end the naiveté. Before any meaningful engagement with Moscow can begin, Russia must be defeated in Ukraine and Putin must finally learn a lesson.

[Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya @Tsihanouskaya]

I have no doubt that Alexei #Navalny was purposefully killed by the Putin regime. In #Belarus right now, dozens of political prisoners are held incommunicado by a regime that is allied with Putin. I call on the global community to take decisive action to save their lives.

[Christian Lindner @c_lindner]

Alexej #Nawalny hat für ein demokratisches Russland gekämpft. Putin hat ihn dafür zu Tode gequält. Das ist ein neuer, erschütternder Beleg für den verbrecherischen Charakter dieses Regimes. Alexej wird über seinen Tod hinaus allen weiter Hoffnung geben, die für ein anderes Russland kämpfen. CL

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

The nights before Christmas are the longest of the year. However, the day has already begun to lengthen and the light has begun to prevail. The light grows stronger. Day by day and step by step, the darkness retreats.

Darkness will eventually lose. Evil will be defeated.

Today, this is our common goal, our common wish, and what we pray for.

For our freedom. For our victory. For our Ukraine.

Christ is Born! Glorify Him!

[Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya @Tsihanouskaya]

Dear Friends,

May this Christmas bring you peace & joy as you gather with your loved ones.

I extend my heartfelt gratitude to all who have shown solidarity with Belarusians over the past year.

Thank you for sharing our hope & supporting our efforts towards a better future!

[Constanze 🇪🇺 Stelzenmüller @ConStelz]

Now in English, Hebrew, and Arabic. A must see 👇