A horrific Russian strike in the Kharkiv region. A “shahed” struck people directly – in a park near an ordinary café. Pure atrocity. Six people were killed, including children. A little girl was killed in a stroller – her name was Angelina, she was just over a year old, born in August 2025… Her mother’s name was Inna. She died in the hospital… Another girl who was killed was 11 years old. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Another 14 people were injured, including six more children.
I am grateful to everyone who supports Ukraine under these circumstances and helps us shoot down “shaheds,” shoot down missiles, and stop Russian assaults. These are horrific photos, but behind them are shattered lives and the truth about this war. Lives must be protected. Ukraine needs air defense. You can't think about making money with Russia as long as it continues its asinine war. We ask that sanctions on Russia stay in place as long as the killings continue. We ask America to be strong, and we ask it to apply the Lindsey Graham law. We ask Europe to continue its support. We ask that everything possible be done to bring peace and guarantee security. Ukraine wants peace. It is Russia that has insisted on continuing the killing all this time. The world has enough strength to stop the war. That strength must finally be used – against the murderers.
€4B defense package agreed with Germany 🇩🇪
This is a massive boost for our air defense: funding for several hundred Patriot missiles and 36 IRIS-T launchers to protect our cities and critical infrastructure. Grateful to Boris Pistorius and German leadership for support.
❗️Hungary’s collaboration with Russia is no longer speculation; it is documented.
🇪🇺 cannot function if a Member State actively undermines its security and unity.
All tools must be used now, including suspending 🇭🇺 voting rights under Article 7 TEU.
@EP_Defence@EPPGroup
“Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked more than 19 countries, some of them even three or four times, None of these countries has ever attacked Russia.”
- Kaja Kallas
Every inch of Russia’s war has been documented.
It leaves no room for doubt. And no room for impunity.
Today we take a decisive step towards justice by agreeing to establish a Special Tribunal to ensure that those responsible for aggression against Ukraine are held accountable.
Remember folks, podcaster Tim Pool was caught accepting 400k a month from the Russian intelligence services, claimed he didn't know, and now he's on the official White House press pool
In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll introduce an Estonian lawyer, social activist, politician, and useful idiot for the Kremlin, Varro Vooglaid (@varrovooglaid). He’s best-known for promoting pro-Kremlin viewpoints under the guise of “traditional family values.”
1/20
The Trump-Putin Pact already exists, and we should act accordingly. There are some things we will never change with nice words or smart clothing. If you are worried about those things, you should understand where Trump's tactics come from. From Russia.
A thread. 🧵1/14
Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson:
"Swedish armed forces will immediately participate in the battle if Russia attacks Finland.
We would, no doubt about it."
This works both ways, our Nordic brothers 🇫🇮🤜🤛🇸🇪
Putin has been paying for his war by forcing Russian banks to give preferential loans to Russian defense companies to keep producing for his war in Ukraine.
Russian corporate debt has now surged to 20% of Russian GDP at $415 billion.
The American equivalent would be like if the American government forced private American banks to loan $5.4 trillion to defense manufacturers so America could invade Mexico and after three years of fighting we only got 50km deep into Mexico.
Russia is a joke.
Putin promised musk the lithium in Ukraine.
or
he just has a video of Musk f^$ng a child.
or both.
Either way, Musk ONLY comes out to support pro-russian politicians in the west and NEVER criticizes Putin.
In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll discuss the absolute state of X in January 2025. Since its acquisition by Elon Musk, this platform has rapidly transformed into his personal political tool and a breeding ground for hate speech and disinformation.
1/22
The Hungarian opposition is being hunted down and journalists are under surveillance. Viktor Orbán does not often face a Parliament that holds him accountable.
So in the Strasbourg 🇪🇺 hemicycle, I confronted Viktor Orbán with everything he is trying to hide from Hungarians.
We cannot allow Russian bombers to be better protected than Ukrainian civilians are. Let's ask ourselves if we are being honest about how much we actually support Ukraine.
#Hungary by its decision to ease visa restrictions for Russians and Belarusians mocks the #EU, opens the door for espionage and continues to enjoy its impunity. It will go until the EU stops it. Maybe it's time?
It's enough to expel Hungary from the Schengen group.
That will keep a massive inundation of Russian intelligence agents from using Hungary to roam at will throughout the EU.
Just take the step and do it. Expel Hungary from Schengen.
Now.
Why has the European Parliament not raised this? @Urmaspaet
So here we are. Deepfakes being used to manipulate an election.
I guess no one is surprised, but the fact it's spread not by bots or anons but the very owner of @X should probably ring alarm bells.