Maybe people don’t believe me, that’s fine, but visiting Ukraine has been deeply touching for me. It has opened my eyes to things I was blinded to before and has really impacted the way I view human suffering and how I perceive humanity and threats to US national security. My time in Ukraine has been life changing. I’m never going to forget this and I’m interested in seeing what else it inspires me to do and report on in the future.
You’ll have to travel to Ukraine yourself and see it yourself to understand what I am talking about. Never thought I’d say this. But, I see why Lindsey Graham loved Ukraine so much. I see it now.
@MarioNawfal Iran has been supplying the drones russia has used against Ukraine since the war started. But you worry about Zelenskij and neocons? By voices you respect?
Don't be a clown, please
Siberians want to join China: "Why do we need your Moscow? We don't need your Russia."
"Moscow is 6,000 kilometers away from Siberia," the woman argues. "So why should people here care about what's happening in the capital?"
"We want to follow the Asian path of development, you know? China is more interesting to us. Why do we need your Slavophilism?" she says, summing up the results of Putin's geopolitical course over the past four years.
Nie mogę się pogodzić z tym kolejnym obrzydliwym atakiem. Nie ma dostatecznie obelżywych słów na zwyroli, którzy napadli tę parę.
Ofiarami pobicia są 20-latka oraz 21-letni mężczyzna, oboje narodowości ukraińskiej. Policjanci zatrzymali już dwóch sprawców. Jednego antyterroryści złapali, kiedy próbował uciec z Wrocławia – prawdziwy twardziel, tak jak jego koledzy. Prawdziwi bohaterowie – żałośni degeneraci, którzy we trzech bili kobietę. Czekamy na złapanie ostatniego śmiecia. Nie ma i nie może być przyzwolenia państwa na kolejne takie sytuacje. Państwo musi reagować z całą surowością, jeśli nie chcemy, żeby takie sytuacje, które są wstydem dla Polski, się powtarzały. Każdy, kto coś takiego akceptuje, usuwa się w ten sposób z grona ludzi cywilizowanych. Nie zapraszam do dyskusji.
I got a lot of heat for saying that Poles are generally very anti-Ukrainian nowadays. Many people called me a Russian propagandist, lol, and accused me of trying to sow division.
Honestly, I do not see how acknowledging a real problem creates division, especially considering the recent rise in hostility toward Ukrainians. Ironically, many Poles immediately attacked me for saying this, which only reinforced my point.
I said what I said because this has been my impression for the past three years. I am not saying that every Pole hates Ukrainians. That is obviously not the case.
However, the problem is very real. My personal experience comes from our work and from dealing with Polish border guards, police, and government agencies. It is also based on anecdotal evidence from Ukrainians who have actually had to leave Poland because of the hostility they experienced, especially the treatment of their children in schools.
Recent news reports, studies, and polling support these concerns. You can read the research yourself, but here are a few recent examples:
https://t.co/SWao2DEzmd
Some quotes:
> Almost all interviewees register a rise in anti-Ukrainian sentiment, including people who have lived in Poland for over a decade or hold Polish citizenship.
> The Ukrainian language itself or a Ukrainian accent often triggers aggression.
> Landlords refusing to rent to Ukrainians, hostile remarks from doctors unrelated to treatment, and double standards applied by academic staff when evaluating Polish and Ukrainian students.
Near the end, the study says something even more disturbing:
> Insults encountered at bus stops were waved off by interviewees with remarks like, “That’s just how life is.”
Most Ukrainians remain silent about this and are afraid to speak openly because they fear losing what they have for the second time. Many people do not understand that.
Here is another study that includes polling:
https://t.co/I206bcVvC2
> The attitude of Poles toward Ukrainians living in Poland ... Currently, 39% of respondents declare a positive attitude, 35% a negative one, and 15% a neutral one, while 10% have no opinion. This indicates a strong polarization of views.
Having a negative opinion of an entire nationality is a strong position. Thirty-five percent is a very large number.
Some may argue that this is merely a loud minority. But this is not just a handful of people shouting in some irrelevant corner of the internet. It is roughly one in three people. That is not a fringe group. It is a large enough share of the population to shape the political and social atmosphere.
We also cannot ignore the openly anti-Ukrainian rhetoric of the Polish president, who was elected by the people of Poland.
I am not trying to sow division. However, it is clear that this problem cannot be dismissed by claiming that it comes only from a handful of “far-right crazies” who do not represent the average Pole.
Also, I don't think it's appropriate to mix historical grievances here, while they can be viewed as a root cause of the issue by many, they only confirm the sentiment I am discussing here.
❗️In Wrocław, Poles brutally beat a young couple from Ukraine because of their Ukrainian accent, – TSN.
Nastya and Maksym sustained serious injuries; the girl had stitches put on her neck. Both are suspected of having a concussion. The woman published a video of the attack and is asking for maximum publicity.
🚨 It’s time for the US to give Ukraine access to Patriot Missiles 🚨
After running to the bomb shelter in Ukraine myself several times since being here due to Russian ballistic missiles being launched toward my direction, after feeling my chest tighten as I was woken up in the middle of the night by air raid alarms nearly every night, and after watching the devastation and destruction of American businesses in Ukraine by Russian Ballistic missiles, it is my opinion that the United States should give Ukraine more Patriot missiles.
Patriots are purely defensive systems that intercept Russian ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones targeting Ukrainian cities, power plants, and civilians. They save lives, protect critical infrastructure, and force Russia to expend expensive munitions for diminished results, without enabling Ukrainian strikes into Russia or putting American troops at risk.
This support also counters a direct threat to Americans. According to US officials and Ukrainian intelligence, Russia has provided Iran with targeting intelligence (including locations of US warships, aircraft, and forces in the Middle East) to enable Iranian attacks. Ukrainian intelligence has further documented Russian satellite imagery of US bases in the Gulf being shared with Tehran, correlating with strikes that have killed American service members. Russia and Iran’s deepening military partnership (drones, tech, and now targeting data) links the two fronts: degrading Russia’s war machine in Ukraine reduces its capacity to arm and assist Iran in operations that kill US soldiers. Russia is doing this as Iran is actively plotting to assassinate President Trump and other Americans who support bombing the IRGC. Russia has even amplified some of those assassination threats by Iran.
Providing Patriots is low-risk leverage that defends Ukrainian civilians, raises the cost of Russian aggression, and weakens an axis of evil already costing American lives.
The Ukrainians are willing to shed their blood so Amercians don’t have to.
If Ukraine falls, Russia will replicate what they have done here in other parts of Europe and eventually the US. We have an opportunity now to save more lives, especially future American lives.
Patriot missiles in Ukraine will slow down the spread of multipolarity.
I hope Ukraine is given Patriot Missiles. I never thought I would ever say this, but I truly believe this is urgent and necessary.
@POTUS@DeptofWar please don’t allow Russian aggression to further expand. Their nonstop propaganda is already a form of cognitive digital warfare that is destabilizing cohesion in America.
What will they do next if they aren’t opposed?
Ukraine is now killing Iranian Islamic terrorists who are trying to murder US soldiers.
Thank you, Ukraine!
This comes after Zelenskyy announced today that Ukraine has solid intelligence Russian satellites have been and currently are helping Iran strike the US military and kill US soldiers in the Middle East.