Andreas Holger 🇺🇦

Born in West-Berlin; Studied Politics and Administration; Opinions are my own

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

More and more Ukrainian kids will now have very different lives after Russian attacks.

Russia brings so much grief and pain.

[Andreas Holger 🇺🇦 @andreasholger22]

@anders_aslund I have a good feeling. Of course, it's spring. A time of renewal. As far as I can tell, the infighting among the russian elite is in full swing. Decades of hard-won economic progress have been undone. We can expect some interesting developments in the coming days.

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

Pussy Riot and Femen stormed the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale on May 6 to protest the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine.

Video: Katia Margolis / Facebook.

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Putin will be remembered as the man who broke Russia.

For a decade he outmaneuvered the West. Then he invaded Ukraine — and lost everything he had built, writes Walter Russell Mead in WSJ. 1/

[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

“This is no longer our war.” The Kremlin is facing its biggest split in decades

The Washington Post reports that Russian elites are increasingly at odds with one another amid the war, economic problems, and intensifying repression.

According to the publication, Sergei Kirienko’s team is arguing with the FSB over the country’s future.

Some are convincing Putin that the situation can be controlled through propaganda and political maneuvering. Security officials, however, are demanding even tighter controls and increased censorship.

The newspaper’s sources compare the situation to the 1996 crisis—one of the most difficult periods for the Russian government since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

According to the WP’s sources, there is a growing sense of hopelessness and loss of control within the system.

Officials and business leaders are increasingly referring to the war as Putin’s adventure rather than a common cause.

For the Russian system, built on personal loyalty to the dictator, this is an alarming sign.

Putin has led the country into a dead end, and no one understands what will happen next.

[Andreas Holger 🇺🇦 @andreasholger22]

@Gerashchenko_en And all Ukrainians will remember the russian invasion for centuries to come.

Kidnapping an entire people is simply idiotic. And if they fail to terrorize and kill the people, it's absolutely despicable.

Слава Україні!

[Andreas Holger 🇺🇦 @andreasholger22]

@CaolanReports My sincere thoughts go out to the Ukrainians who were killed and their families.

It's absurd that russia is being given a platform in Europe. The people behind the program should be ashamed. I wouldn't have issued a single visa to any of the russians. How did they even get here?

[Andreas Holger 🇺🇦 @andreasholger22]

@Maks_NAFO_FELLA I've been surprised by how long the russian economy has managed to stay afloat. This speaks to the pessimism.

The terrorist state, in its current form, will not survive. The military apparatus, once the pride of a nation, is in dire straits. This suggests an imminent end.

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

Oh my God.

The death toll of the Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia has already reached 12 people.

During the daylight, as people were minding their business... Russia killed them.

Our daily news, our daily reality. It's very hard on us Ukrainians.

[Andreas Holger 🇺🇦 @andreasholger22]

@Ch_Franzen Vielleicht kommen in den nächsten Wochen noch weitere schlechte Nachrichten auf den Machthaber in Moskau zu. Ich habe das Gefühl, dass ihm einiges entgleitet. Die russische Wirtschaft scheint unter Druck zu geraten, die Propaganda scheint zunehmend zu verhallen. Hürde od. Ende?

[Andreas Holger 🇺🇦 @andreasholger22]

@Kasparov63 @marynlm The political elite in the Kremlin were on the verge of building a USSR 2.0. That didn't work out. And yet, from their perspective, they must maintain a certain image abroad. They are desperately clinging to unrealistic images.

[Andreas Holger 🇺🇦 @andreasholger22]

@nexta_tv What could have happened? A lot. The fact that the russians could only have held their positions at a massive cost seems plausible to me. That's a good sign.

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

[Andreas Holger 🇺🇦 @andreasholger22]

Iran continues its attacks on energy infrastructure in the Gulf region.The attacks primarily target storage facilities, ships, and oil fields.

The apparent aim is to disrupt the energy sector significantly.

The US is unable to stop it.

It is affecting the global economy.

[Andreas Holger 🇺🇦 @andreasholger22]

@Ch_Franzen Es wären tatsächlich lediglich 1080 km gewesen (bei 135 Franken weniger).

In una lingua estra tuot es da stà („In einer fremden Sprache ist immer Sommer“).

Hoffentlich bleibt die Vielfalt lange erhalten und allen Amtssprachen wird gerecht! Einfältigkeit gibt es genügend.

[Andreas Holger 🇺🇦 @andreasholger22]

@Ch_Franzen „Unsere Sprache braucht eine Stimme“

Interessanterweise habe ich, als Eingewanderter, aus meiner Sicht für die Medienvielfalt gestimmt. Es ist offensichtlich, wo überall der Sparstift hätte angesetzt werden müssen.
Wenn jeder für 165 Franken mehr tanken könnte, macht es 1340 km.

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

These are Olena Udovichenko and her son Hordii.

A Russian missile killed them today.

Olena was a teacher in a Kharkiv school, Hordii was a second-grader there.

Last night, Russia killed 11 people in Kharkiv, including Olena and Hordii.
RIP.

When Russia wants to be present at the Biennale, these are the values it represents - war crimes, murders, destruction. This is the real "Russian world", not the "mysterious Russian soul". When Russian soldiers participate in the Paralympics, they represent their crimes - unprovoked aggression against another country.

Olena and Hordii will become yet another line in the endless list of Russian war crimes. This cannot be forgiven or overlooked. Russia must answer for its actions.

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

Eight-year-old Liza Ostapenko, from a rural border settlement in Chernihiv region, greets Ukrainian Defenders returning from Russian captivity - in any weather, at any time of day, in every season.

Whenever Liza learns about a prisoner exchange, she runs to the road near her home with a Ukrainian flag.

📹: valera.glyhov / TikTok

[Marko Mihkelson 🇪🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @markomihkelson]

Great example of Ukrainian resilience.
https://t.co/iUS9yFMku9

[Daractenus @Daractenus]

Because it remains important to show the world what Russia looks like, the country that continues to spent hundreds of millions of dollars every night trying to freeze and terrorize the Ukrainian population, I have compiled a "best of" from my guides through Russia's cities.🧵

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

Putin spends millions from Russia's budget to subject Ukrainians to a life without heating, electricity and water during a harsh winter. He wants hospitals, schools, nurseries to stop working. He strives to freeze the homes where kids and adults, the elderly and the sick live.

None of the millions of Russians protest against that - instead, they approve. That's their level of hatred, cruelty and lack of any sense.

Ukrainians are going through a terrible ordeal.
Ukraine is waiting for spring and hoping for peace.

Putin needs to be in prison, not on the Board of Peace.