1/Russians don't even use the propaganda line of blaming the West for their invasion anymore. Putin,Prighozin,Gerkin,Medvedev, ...all explain the real reasons to russian audiences
So here is a thread where they debunk their propaganda
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17.07.2014: Igor Girkin triumphantly announces the downing of a Ukrainian military aircraft. When it becomes known that the aircraft was actually a civilian plane, all reports are quickly deleted. MH17 was shot down by a Russian BUK air defense system.
Er blijken toch wel wat Belgen die dit vergeten zijn.
Dit was onze 9/11.
Toen hadden we troepen naar Oekraïne moeten sturen!
Maar nee, weeral de seut spelen... en we zien wat er weeral van kwam.
The conclusion I reached is my own.
This paper is about NAFO but it highlights something I believe is more important.
When institutions struggle to keep up, citizens start educating one another
The question is whether we can help make that learning more accessible, more reliable and more durable.
Humor also played an educational role.
A joke can attract attention.
A meme can simplify a complicated idea.
A shared joke creates a shared language.
Humor does not replace evidence, but it can make people curious enough to look for it.
Recently, a good fella pointed me to a fascinating new academic paper about NAFO and the remarkable work thousands of volunteers have done supporting Ukraine online and offline.
As I read it, I kept asking myself this question:
What can grassroots public education learn from this?
🇺🇦- Volodymyr Zelensky on the dismissal of the Defense Minister:
“A president during wartime should not have to choose in such a situation. I would very much like unity. The parties did not find it. And in this, the problem is not only of the parties, but also mine. That is, I do not absolve myself of responsibility.
I respect the parties, I know their strengths, I know their weaknesses, and I very much want them to strengthen Ukraine. But it is what it is. And in such a situation, you have a choice — either one side or the other.
Because without me, they do not sit down. I am the President of Ukraine. There is the Minister of Defence, there is the army leadership — they must work on their own, daily, constantly.”
‘The traditional European leadership made 3 strategic mistakes: they closed nuclear, they neglected our border and they defunded our military.
These strategic mistakes come with a high cost.
We are trying to fix them, but that takes years even decades.’
@AspenStrategy
#AspenSecurityForum
🇺🇸❗️More than 60 US senators have supported a bill calling for "hellish sanctions" against Russia, - Axios.
The support of more than 60 senators allows the bill to overcome the Senate's blocking procedure.
The bill still needs to be approved by the House of Representatives.
Like clockwork, Russians are pretending protests in Ukraine show that Ukrainian society is weak. But strong protests is, in actual fact, a symbol of a strong society. Weak societies cower in the corner and do what they are told while pretending to be a tough guy on the internet.
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It has been a great honor to serve the Ukrainian people as the Minister of Defense.
Here is what our team managed to achieve:
1. Disabled Starlink access for Russian forces.
2. Took over a Ministry of Defense with zero budget, took a risk, reallocated funds from payroll from the end of the year, and effectively invested them in mid-strike capabilities, fiber-optic FPVs, low-cost reconnaissance, ground robotic platforms, interceptor drones, and deep-strike drones.
3. Launched "Logistical Lockdown", this cut off enemy logistics and initiated the isolation of Crimea.
4. Continued the funding program for the Drone Line.
5. Launched a support program for modern drone-assault units that rely primarily on advanced technologies in combat.
6. Introduced a 70% advance payment policy for procurements made via e-Points on the Brave1 Market portal.
7. Fundamentally overhauled the procurement system.
8. Procured thousands of pickup trucks, buggies, and ATVs for the military for the first time—and did so through open tenders.
9. The drone interception rate rose from 83% to 91%, and the cruise missile interception rate soared from 47% to 87%.
10. Contracted Patriot PAC-2 GEM-T missiles for the first time, and submitted an application through an EU loan to purchase PAC-3 missiles.
11. Launched a baseline drone supply system for brigades and corps.
12. Launched a massive grant program for manufacturers of explosives and missiles.
13. Initiated an unpopular but vital transformation of the military.
14. Conducted three UDCG meetings, where we successfully broke through the Russian information trap claiming our defeat, restoring partners' faith in Ukraine. This secured $40 billion in support announced for this year (excluding the EU loan).
15. Launched the mechanism to utilize the EU loan for our military priorities.
16. Found a way to scale cheap missiles against jet-powered Shaheds and signed a record-breaking contract.
17. Our domestic ballistics. We radically revised the technical specifications, maximized accuracy, and reduced the cost by 30%.
18. Signed a contract to procure Gripen fighter jets.
19. Collaborated with the military to plan and execute Operation Auchan, which halted the enemy's mechanized offensive for six months.
20. Opened up exports under the Drone Deal program to attract investment and scale up domestic defense-industrial complex (OPK) production.
21. Launched the Trophy Lab, providing partners with the opportunity to study captured Russian military technologies.
22. Launched the Defense AI Center A1 to accelerate the integration of artificial intelligence on the battlefield.
Thank you to my entire team for their relentless 24/7 service. A special thank you to my family for their patience.
Thank you all for your support!
I will continue to work toward the mission I originally brought to the Ministry of Defense: defeating the enemy through asymmetry, the speed of innovation, and the power of organization.
To be continued.
Federov stond voor de nieuwe generatie. Syrsky staat voor de oude Sovjet generatie.
Als Oekraïne bij de EU wil wordt het tijd dat ook de EU duidelijk maakt aan Oekraïne dat er voorwaarden zijn...
Dat de nieuwe Oekraïnse defensieminister nu al opzij geschoven wordt is een teken dat Oekraïne nog totaal niet klaar is voor de Europese mentaliteit.
Het is, gebaseerd op de vele Oekraïnse feedback, ook een schande.
Zelensky werd weeral gedwongen, net zoals bij de poging tot afschaffing van NABU, door de oudere (en machtige) ex-Sovjet strekking...
Problematisch.
To the small minority.
Don't come at us with your anti Irish agenda or confirmation bias.
The Irish started this, the Irish will finish it. Your hatred won't get in the way of it.