Shame on @ICRC what were they thinking with this photo op with Lavrov in Moscow listening to Russia promise to “take care of civilians” in Ukraine.
An elderly refugee from Chernihiv told me today he saw Russians shooting at civilians. Ample evidence of this from Ukraine. Shame!
The manic obsession with which various Russian officials fantasize about non-existent biological or chemical weapons or hazards in Ukraine is deeply troubling and may actually point at Russia preparing another horrific false flag operation. This tweet is for the record.
I have huge respect for the courageous Russians who protest the invasion of Ukraine. These people know they will get arrested but still protest in support of peace.
https://t.co/wCN0K8PglB
Ukraine continues to voice frustration at lack of anti-aircraft support from West. They also say German weaponry arrived rusty and in non-usable condition. “We believe it was direct sabotage of political decision and must be investigated,” says CDS, a think tank connected w MoD
A true story I just read. One family. Two grown sons. One in Kyiv, the other falls in love with a woman from Crimea. Marries her, has a kid, they move to Crimea before the annexation.
Now both brothers are drafted: one to fight for Ukraine, the other for Russia.
No words.
It is now day 9 of Putin’s all out war on Ukraine. Only one of these former senior Austrian politicians has resigned from his Russian board seat (Kern).
Putin sent its troops in January to rescue the local autocrat, Tokayev. Now Tokayev refuses to acknowledge the "independence" of Donetsk & Luhansk and to send troops to Ukraine. Instead he is to send humanitarian help to Ukraine (route not specified)
https://t.co/s7XtWl9t6h
@tanjamaier17 Thanks for the below thread, and keep them coming. We already lack insight as to what is happening in Russia as it is. Somehow change will have to come from within Russia, maybe too late but it will still have to eventually.
Horrible conversation with the deputy mayor of Mariupol. Says residential areas heavily bombed, including his father's neighbourhood.
"The situation is awful, we are near to a humanitarian catastrophe. We have been under more than 15 hours of continuous shelling without pause."
The mayor of Konotop to the citizens:
- Russian commander requests our capitulation, otherwise the city will be destroyed by his artillery. What do you want - to fight or to capitulate?
- We fight!
- If we fight - I want everyone to vote.
- We fight!
What better way for Putin to prove his ridiculous claims of "denazification" than by attacking a country with a popularly elected Jewish president followed by bombing a Holocaust memorial.