Glenn Kates

Inactive. Follow me on the blue platform. Ukraine-related things mostly Previously @currenttimetv @RFERL @nytimes @codastory.

[Glenn Kates @gkates]

In the beginning of February, I took out my microphone and began recording daily life in Kyiv. It's here, in the second segment of Reveal's podcast. (10:30) https://t.co/7Ut2qkvETi

[Meaghan Mobbs @mobbs_mentality]

I hope it’s all becoming clearer.

The same people who spent years working to undermine support for Ukraine have now dropped the pretense entirely and openly aligned themselves with Russia.

Not with America’s interests. With Russia.

And in doing so, they have exposed what many of us have been arguing all along: this was never really about Ukraine.

Because supporting Ukraine was never an act of charity. It was an act of self-interest.

A weakened Russia is good for the United States. A Russia forced to expend its military, economic, and political power in a failed war of aggression is good for the United States. Demonstrating that borders cannot be changed by force is good for the United States. Showing China, Iran, and every other adversary that aggression carries consequences is good for the United States.

Instead, these voices chose to attack the country fighting our adversary rather than the adversary itself.

Now many have abandoned even the pretense of neutrality and openly defend Russia, a hostile power that has partnered with Iran, armed America’s enemies, worked against our interests across the globe, and repeatedly sought to weaken the United States and the West.

The irony is remarkable. Many claim to be champions of America First while making arguments that benefit Moscow at the expense of American power, American credibility, and American security.

The masks are off.

What was presented as opposition to aid for Ukraine has increasingly revealed itself as something far more damning: a willingness to excuse, rationalize, and even admire a regime whose interests are fundamentally opposed to our own.

Supporting Ukraine was always the America First position. True MAGA understood that from the beginning.

[Glenn Kates @gkates]

This is not what he said at all…

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

President Trump:

I like Zelenskyy. I've always sort of gotten along with him, other than the one moment in the White House, which I thought was a little aggressive on his behalf.

They [Ukrainians] fight. Because whether the equipment is great or less than great, they are able to fight. They're better than any of our NATO allies.
They've held it back for a long time. They're better than anybody in Europe in this fight.

[Independence Avenue Media @indavemedia]

Since the Iran War began more than a month ago, Ukraine has drawn headlines for its defense: sharing its hard-won expertise protecting the skies from Iranian drones.

But in Moscow, it's a new Ukrainian offensive in the sky that's raising the alarm. 🧵

[Glenn Kates @gkates]

Russia invaded Ukraine 11 years ago and has killed tens of thousands of civilians since -- I don't believe Russia has once said it made a mistake about anything.

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

President Trump reacted to the Russian strike on Sumy yesterday:

"I think it was terrible, and I was told they made a mistake, but I think it's a horrible thing."

[Glenn Kates @gkates]

Remember this?

[Holger Roonemaa @holger_r]

A few months ago we ran a small experiment. We created a new account in Telegram and started looking for a job. We joined channels that were directly about jobs in Estonia. Here’s what happened.

[Glenn Kates @gkates]

A few weeks ago my wife and child spent 3 days at Okhmatdyt, a state-of-the-art public hospital that, among other things, treats children battling cancer. I’m so angry.

[Yevheniia_Kostina @Jane_Kostina]

This was the new building of Okhmadyt. Here hematological oncology department and the most difficult children with cancer from all over Ukraine.
I will not show children, their parents, and doctors in blood. But you need to know: we see this every fucking day.

[Dmytro Kuleba @DmytroKuleba]

Kharkiv.

The sound you hear from inside the black bag is an incoming call that will never be answered because additional Patriots were not delivered to Ukraine on time.

Deliver them now. I urge everyone who can influence leaders of their countries to make their calls today.

[Glenn Kates @gkates]

Alternative headline:

President Biden announced new economic sanctions against Iran’s drone manufacturers 18 months after Russia began using them to attack Ukraine every single day

[Yaroslav Trofimov @yarotrof]

Zelensky: “Nearly 90 Russian missiles and 60 Shahed drones launched overnight. The Russian missiles, unlike aid packages, don’t get delayed. The Shaheds, unlike some politicians, don’t hesitate. It’s important to understand the price paid for delays and postponed decisions.”

[Glenn Kates @gkates]

It’s the two-year anniversary of this

[Glenn Kates @gkates]

Isaacson’s insertion here of “probably correctly” is interesting. If he had the chance, would Musk “probably correctly” have prevented the sinking of the Moskva too?

[Walter Isaacson @WalterIsaacson]

To clarify on the Starlink issue: the Ukrainians THOUGHT coverage was enabled all the way to Crimea, but it was not. They asked Musk to enable it for their drone sub attack on the Russian fleet. Musk did not enable it, because he thought, probably correctly, that would cause a major war.

[Glenn Kates @gkates]

Good morning, just in case you’re still playing the moral equivalency game, Russia is attacking food with missiles.

[Glenn Kates @gkates]

Donations can be made here. https://t.co/qy0jdkDYqJ

[Glenn Kates @gkates]

Roman is 58 and the grandpa of my 1-year-old son, Saul Bohdan. He is the father of @oelsia. He’s also a platoon commander in the Ukrainian Army. He and his men will be going to the frontlines soon — they can use your help.

[Glenn Kates @gkates]

That’s Roman, my father-in-law. He’s been in training for about two months.

[Glenn Kates @gkates]

@mfa_russia @OIC_OCI @RusEmb_KSA @RusEmbassyUAE @RusEmbassyIraq @RusEmbIran @RusMission_OIC @RusEmbassyKabul @RusEmbTurkey @RusRepRamallah @Rusembegypt You have to work on articles

[Glenn Kates @gkates]

Komarov, who before the war hosted an adventure travel show that was popular in Ukraine and Russia, apparently had special access to officials (including Zelensky and Zaluzhny) and the Ukrainian army throughout the year.

[Glenn Kates @gkates]

In this extraordinary scene from Dmytro Komarov's new film, soldiers liberating Bucha come across a man in an ally. He doesn't realize they're Ukrainian -- and having barely escaped Russian execution already -- he immediately thinks they want to kill him. https://t.co/Cnv11589og