marousia

Artist, poet, photographer, ethnographer interested in dissent, memory, Zen and good conversation #tanka #haiku #senryu #micropoetry

[marousia @marousia]

starry night
meows in the dark
home at last
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[AnnaT 🇬🇧 🫶 🇺🇦 @1AnnaT]

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Never stop talking about Ukraine💙💛

[Ramez Naam @ramez]

Ukraine is honestly too good for us. I hope one day they let us into their military alliance. Slava Ukraini

[Meanwhile in Ukraine @MeanwhileInUA]

Ukraine isn’t “learning NATO standards.” NATO is learning Ukraine’s survival skills.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain will bring Ukrainian experts together with UK experts to help Gulf partners shoot down Iranian drones attacking them. Ukraine has been doing this under real combat pressure for years.

So remind us: why does Ukraine remain outside NATO, when its experience would clearly strengthen the alliance?

A country that protects others with its know-how shouldn’t be left waiting at the door.

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Zelenskyy: Everyone now sees, looking at the Middle East, that Ukraine’s defense experience is irreplaceable.

We are ready to share it and help the nations that helped Ukraine.

Even Gulf states with stronger and more systems still miss part of ballistic targets and drones.

[Anthony Albanese @AlboMP]

Australia stands with the people of Iran in their struggle against an oppressive regime.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Europe must finally equip itself with real strength, real ability to defend its skies, its land, and its sea against any type of attack. In particular, this means building sufficient air defense production capacity — both against drones and against ballistic missiles.

The situation in the Middle East shows how difficult it is to provide one hundred percent protection against missiles and “shahed” drones. Even in the Gulf countries, which have more advanced air defense systems than those provided to us so far by our partners and have them in larger quantities, not all ballistic missiles are intercepted. There were also “shaheds” that air defense in the region has not stopped.

Everyone can now see that Ukraine’s experience in defense is, in many respects, irreplaceable. We are ready to share this experience and help those nations that helped Ukraine this winter and throughout this war. We are ready to work on developing Europe’s shared defensive capabilities. Europe must have enough air defense missiles, enough experience in shooting down drones, and sufficient production of modern interceptor drones. Together, we can make this happen.

Thank you to everyone working to strengthen the power of a united Europe.

[KyivPost @KyivPost]

Keir Starmer revealed the UK is bringing in “experts from Ukraine” to help Gulf states shoot down Iranian drones after US and Israeli strikes on Tehran.

https://t.co/yaScfizmM6

[Globe Eye News @GlobeEyeNews]

BREAKING:

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain, and the UAE say they have the right to respond to Iran.

[Bojan Pancevski @bopanc]

Germany’s chancellor Merz finds clearer words than his European peers, supporting Trump’s Iran agenda: international law elaborations bring little and have no effect. This is not a time to lecture our allies. We share their goals even if we’re unable to achieve them ourselves.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Satellite imagery shows three naval vessels sunk pierside and extensive damage to facilities at Konarak Naval Base in Southern Iran.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

We are now closely monitoring every change in the situation around Iran. Ukrainian intelligence, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – everyone is engaged. We are in coordination with partners. It is important that this chance for change for Iran be used properly.

The Iranian people have long effectively been alone against violence – against the Iranian regime. This regime, which has killed tens of thousands of its own citizens just in recent months, which has always fueled and organized wars in the region, which provided Russia with “shaheds” and the technology for their production – this regime has brought this attitude upon itself.

It is important that there be a clear position in support of people and human life. It is important that American determination, the determination of everyone in the world truly work.

I thank everyone who is trying to prevent the war from expanding and who is defending against strikes from Iran. And I also thank everyone who tells Russia – now, based on the experience of the Iranian regime – that justice does come.

[Senator Penny Wong @SenatorWong]

Australia condemns Iran's reckless attacks including against civilians and civilian infrastructure in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Cyprus and Israel. I'm engaging with my counterparts in the region to express Australia’s solidarity & support.

[Elica Le Bon الیکا‌ ل بن @elicalebon]

You said nothing when Iranians were slaughtered in the worst massacre of our time. Now, you speak up to defend the terrorists that killed them.

You are a disgrace. The city of New York, the U.S., the Iranian people, and the world sees you now for what you are. An inhumane, heartless defender of terror.

Your legacy will live side by side with the Islamic regime: on the ash heap of history.

[Throwback Iran @Tarikh_Eran]

Its currently 12AM in Iran

Iranians have taken to the streets driving around with their cars celebrating after hearing the news about Khamenei’s death

People cannot contain their emotions, it all feels surreal. A dream that all of us collectively haven’t woken up from yet.

[𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐦𝐬𝐚 🇪🇺🇵🇱🇺🇦 @Tweet4AnnaNAFO]

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🔥 Russia is losing another key ally

Reuters: Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed

Zelensky: The Iranian regime chose to be Putin’s accomplice — supplying Shahed drones and production tech.
Over 57,000 used against Ukraine’s people, cities and energy.

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[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Events in the Middle East and the Gulf region are unfolding extremely rapidly. Unfortunately, Ukraine knows all too well what this is about. Although Ukrainians never threatened Iran, the Iranian regime chose to become Putin’s accomplice and supplied him with “shahed” drones, and not only the drones themselves, but also the technologies to produce them. Iran also provided other weapons to Russia.

Over the course of this full-scale war, Russia has used more than 57,000 shahed-type attack drones against the Ukrainian people, cities, and energy infrastructure. Other nations have also suffered from Iranian-backed terror. Therefore, it is fair to give the Iranian people a chance to rid themselves of a terrorist regime and to guarantee security for all nations that have suffered from terror originating in Iran.

Our position is well known, and Ukraine has stated it repeatedly, including recently. It is important to preserve as many lives as possible. It is important to prevent the war from expanding. It is important that the United States is acting decisively. Whenever there is American resolve, global criminals weaken. This understanding must also come to the Russians.

People cannot know the day or the hour, yet every act of evil, terror, and aggression against neighbors ultimately meets a just response. We expect that, in the end, the Middle East region will become safer and more stable. Much has already changed toward that goal.

Ukraine is ready to help every nation so that security and justice increase, and terrorist regimes decrease.

[Joni Askola @joni_askola]

As Iran gets hit, remember the innocent Ukrainians who died because Iran chose to side with Russia, sell them drones and missiles, and teach them how to make Shaheds.

The Khamenei regime has much blood on its hands

[MFA of Ukraine 🇺🇦 @MFA_Ukraine]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine confirms the unchanged position of our state: we support the Iranian people and their legitimate desire to live in security, freedom and prosperity.

The Iranian regime, which has been mocking the Iranian people for decades, has launched a large-scale policy of violence against its own people and other countries. This includes massive human rights violations within the country, support for militants who have brought chaos to other countries in the region, and direct military support for the aggressor state of Russia in its unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine. We remember and will never forget the strikes of thousands of "Shaheeds" on our peaceful cities and people.

Such cooperation between the regimes in Moscow and Tehran constitutes a gross violation of international law and undermines global efforts to restore peace and stability.

Long-term systematic violations of human rights, brutal repression, executions and persecution of dissidents testify to the deep crisis of the internal policy of this state and the lack of proper protection of the basic rights and freedoms of its citizens.

The regime spent enormous resources precisely on violence, murder and chaos, and not on providing for its own people, whose economic situation continued to deteriorate every year. As the President of Ukraine has repeatedly emphasized, the Iranian regime should have gone long ago.

The reason for the current events is precisely the violence and arbitrariness of the Iranian regime, in particular the murders and repressions against peaceful protesters, which have become particularly large-scale in recent months.

We emphasize that the regime in Tehran had every opportunity to prevent a violent scenario. It was given opportunities for diplomacy and finding solutions, but the regime ignored these efforts and instead only stalled for time in the hope of misleading the international community.

We reaffirm our unwavering position: we wish security, prosperity, and freedom to the Iranian people, as well as stability and prosperity to the Middle East. We thank everyone in the world who has supported and continues to support the Iranian people in this difficult time.

[World Time's @worldpolitics92]

Qatar has stated its right to respond to the Iranian attack. This is a significant development. 🇶🇦🇮🇷 My thoughts are with everyone impacted. #MiddleEast 🌍
#Iran #Israel

[Masih Alinejad @AlinejadMasih]

In a safe country, these young and beautiful girls and women would be enjoying life and working to build their future...
How many more innocent people must be killed before the world stops supporting the Islamic Republic and stands with the people of Iran?

#IranRevolution2026
#DigitalBlackoutlran