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[John Cleese @JohnCleese]

When the Ukraine war stops both Putin and Lavrov are toast

The war will be kept going...

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

"Gasoline wars" is probably the best way to describe what's happening at gas stations across Russia right now.

After 26 years of Putin's rule, Russia is bankrupt - a corrupt, impoverished country that is running out of fuel. It is hated across the civilized world.

Ukraine is now destroying Putin’s last myth - that Russia has a powerful army, navy, and air force. In reality, Putin cannot even protect Moscow. The rest of Russia is even less defended.

If Putin is remembered at all, it will be as a pathetic, miserable failure and the murderer of hundreds of thousands of people. The man who brought Russia to ruin.

[Carl Bildt @carlbildt]

The dark past should not be forgotten. 🇪🇪

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

Merz: "Ukraine has been defending its freedom for more than 4 years."

(AfD members laughing)

Merz: "That’s telling sign, ladies and gentlemen. They laugh about it, they laugh about fate of millions of people in Ukraine and they travel to Moscow for their champagne receptions."

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

If you do not personally come to the conclusion that it is time to end this war, Ukraine will continue fighting for its existence. We will have those who support us.
But you, too, will have to fight much harder for your own existence — not Russia’s, but your own. And this is not a threat from me or from Ukraine. It is a fact of Russian history that you know well: when Russia grows tired, change comes.
We can work toward that fatigue.
You can stop your war.
Eternal memory to all those whose lives were taken by this war.

Glory to Ukraine!

[EUropa @mauriuset]

@YB_Sodermalm Äntligen ser vi ett slut på eländet…

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

This week alone:

DOJ opens an investigation into the woman Trump raped.

The White House is caught steering a $620 million contract to Don Jr.’s firm.

The Pentagon hands out a $10 billion contract after Trump buys stock in the company.

Foreign governments are caught funneling hundreds of millions into a random JPMorgan account tied to Trump’s “Board of Peace” with no oversight.

It’s just Thursday.

The corruption isn’t hidden anymore. It’s happening out in the open.

[Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️🎖️ @RepDonBacon]

The United Nations General Assembly should vote on removing the Russians from the Security Council. Russia is a pariah state and should be treated that way.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Our intelligence services reported receiving data, including from American and European partners, about Russia preparing a strike with the Oreshnik missile. We are verifying this information.

We are seeing signs of preparation for a combined strike on Ukrainian territory, including Kyiv, involving various types of weaponry. The specified intermediate-range weapons could be used in such a strike. It is important to act responsibly on air-raid alerts, starting this evening. Russian madness truly knows no bounds, so please protect your lives – use shelters.

Second, we are drawing the attention of our partners in the United States and in Europe to the fact that the use of such weapons and the prolongation of this war also sets a global precedent for other potential aggressors. If Russia is allowed to destroy lives on such a scale, then no agreement will restrain other similar hatred-based regimes from aggression and strikes. We count on a response from the world – and on a response that is not post factum, but preventive. Pressure must be put on Moscow so that it does not expand the war.

Third, we are preparing our air defense as much as possible, and we will respond fully justly to every Russian strike. We have given permission for a parade, but Russia has no permission for madness. This war must be ended – we need peace, not some missiles satisfying the sick ambitions of one individual. I thank everyone helping to protect lives. Once again, please take care of yourselves and use shelters tonight.

[Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza]

“We all see what is happening to Ukraine now. But it all began with Ukraine’s attempt to join the European Union,” Putin said.

And with that single phrase, he essentially admitted the real reason for the war himself.

Not “protecting Donbas.”
Not “fighting Nazism.”
Not “defending the Russian language.”
Not religion.
Not any of the endless horror stories invented by Russian propaganda.

There was only one real reason:

Ukraine dared to make its own choice.

The choice not to live under Moscow’s control.
The choice to become part of Europe.
The choice to build its own state, its own language, its own politics, and its own future.

For an empire, the greatest threat is not foreign armies near its borders.

The greatest threat is when a former colony stops being afraid and starts living independently.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

Once in power, Putin cut taxes for wealthy elites, consolidated media & sought to shape the electoral process. Sound familiar? Some parallels are hard to ignore. The difference? The US has strong checks, an active civil society & deep democratic traditions. That gives me hope.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

I've been arguing for many years that Ukraine will eventually become a net exporter of security.

That day is coming faster than even I imagined.

[EUropa @mauriuset]

@AronFlam @JKrilon Luciatåg?

[EUropa @mauriuset]

@ChangFrick Stackars ryssar. Kulturen som värnar om den enskilde medborgarens rätt att inte ha någon rätt. Landet för de som konfiskerar makten och statskassan. Sjukt land är bara förnamnet.

[EUropa @mauriuset]

@johanwicklen Du som monark? *Mer droger till folket*

[Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @rshereme]

Russia lost the “battle for winter.” And we won.

The first day of spring. The daylight is getting longer. It’s getting warmer. Ukraine continues the fight.

On the front line, for the first time in many months - perhaps even years - we have begun liberating more territory than we are losing.

Thank you to those who are holding the line.
Thank you to the air defense forces.
To the energy workers.
To the utility workers.
To local and central authorities.
And to each of us - for our resilience.

Ukraine has won the battle for winter.

Author: translated and adapted from Taras Chmut

[Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto]

Worth noting as we watch Iran: Russia has now seen three friends felled or diminished in little over a year: Syria, Venezuela and Iran, with no apparent ability to defend them or to execute measurable payback. It’s an indictment both of Russian power projection and the strength of its alliances.

[EUropa @mauriuset]

@YB_Sodermalm Bara att lägga på!

[EUropa @mauriuset]

@chrisforsne @Rosencrantz_J Ry Landet som mördar sina egna medborgare. Nått att lita på…

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

We paid tribute to the fallen heroes of Ukraine at Maidan.

I am also thinking of their comrades, bravely holding the line in the trenches.

Fighting for peace.

Fighting for a better future for their children.

Fighting for a free and sovereign Ukraine, at the heart of a free Europe.