Slovakia has a new pro-Kremlin president, and the country succumbs even deeper under Putin's control.
I don't know much about Slovakian politics, but my guess is that these people are elected not because of their positive attitude towards Russia, but because their populist rhetoric works on the common people.
Regular people are often disappointed and frustrated due to inflation, rising energy prices, unemployment, and general anxiety, and they're looking for a change. Ironically, a lot of these issues were caused by Russia after they launched their full-scale invasion against Ukraine.
Exactly one year ago, the world was shocked by the terrible execution of Oleksandr Matsievskyi. The Ukrainian soldier of the 119th TDF, unarmed, who was captured during the battle of Bakhmut, looked the Russian soldiers in the eyes, took a last drag on his cigarette and uttered the legendary words "Slava Ukraini". They then brutally shot Matsievskyi to death with automatic rifles from several sides.
Matsievskyi, Hero of Ukraine, symbolizes bravery, the continuous struggle to maintain Ukraine's sovereignty and never allow itself to be subjected to Russian imperialism.
Let us not forget Matsievskyi, but also all those others who fell for defending a sovereign Ukraine.
@DavidSkygodone Just another one with that wicked idea dont make it a truth. Surprises me that people can claim to have the facts without wanting to try to present any evidence, even though the opposite has been proven.
OTD in 1994 Russia signed the Budapest memo, guaranteeing Ukraine's territorial integrity in exchange for their nukes,
44 Ukrainian heavy bombers (Tu-22) and 1,068 Kh-55 cruise missiles.
Which have been fired at Ukraine in this war.
@DavidSkygodone You are making a completely baseless and twisted claim! It was a completely Russian initiative to start a fake rebellion, when it was an indirect Russian invasion of Ukraine. All sovereign countries have the right to defend themselves and maintain law and order.
On this day 84 years ago, the Soviet Union invaded Finland. Four days prior, they had conducted a false flag attack against their own troops in the town of Mainila, blaming Finnish forces for the shelling. The invasion marked the beginning of the Winter War.
Stalin planned the war to be over in 12 days, but despite superior military strength, especially in tanks and aircraft, the Soviets suffered heavy losses and made barely any headway.
Back then, no country came to help Finland, and we finally ceded around 10% of our territory to Stalin. We can't do this same mistake with Ukraine - the West must send all humanitarian and military aid they need to repel the Kremlin's forces.
I wonder why the topic of "Ukrainian collaboration with Nazis" is so popular in the West, and no one mentions way more active and broad collaboration of Russians with Nazis (I don't speak here about Stalin-Hitler pact). THREAD: /1
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