Open Letter
To the President of the Russian Federation
From the President of Ukraine
When you came to power in Russia more than 26 years ago, many people in Ukraine viewed you positively. That is how it was. But that is now in the past.
Now, the overwhelming majority of Ukrainians view it positively that our long-range drones paid a visit to the opening of your forum in St. Petersburg, covering a distance of more than 1,000 kilometers. As you know very well, that distance is not the limit of our capabilities.
Shocking footage from Kherson, where a Russian terrorist strike on a playground injured two little girls, aged 3 and 6, and their mother. The same strike reportedly killed their father‼️
Rausgerissene Fensterrahmen, überall Splitter, zerstörte Technik – den eigenen Arbeitsplatz völlig verwüstet zu sehen, ist ein Schock.
Die russischen Luftangriffe sind seit Jahren massiv, rücksichtslos und Teil der brutalen Lebensrealität in der Ukraine.
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Yay! @barthreb wurde für ihre herausragende Arbeit als ARD Kyjiw-Korrespondentin mit dem renommierten Kurt-Magnus-Preis 2026 ausgezeichnet. Das ist nicht nur schön, sondern auch völlig verdient. Rebecca berichtet seit vielen Jahren aus der Ukraine. 1/4
Wer ernsthaft glaubt, in einer #Minderheitsregierung würde irgendetwas besser laufen, hat seinen politischen Verstand an der Garderobe abgegeben.
Es ist ein Trugschluss zu glauben, dass man für jedes Thema wechselnde Mehrheiten bekäme.
Warum? Darum:
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1/2. Notice that after losing the war Trump threatens his allies rather than Russia — even though Russia quite literally helped Iran defeat the US and he knows it.
It is nearly impossible for a European to comprehend the psychological reality inside Russia. It is not just "fake news." It is a total deconstruction of reality.
Let me try to immerse you in the world Russians live in [1/9]
"We must attack Narva to destroy NATO and break Europe's will."
Russian state TV is making no secret of Putin's plans. They're now openly claiming that Russia is planning to attack the town of Narva on the Russian-Estonian border. Russian state propaganda convinces Russians that Europe won't respond and this attack will help them win.
The Russians said exactly the same thing before their invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Back then, we didn't believe it was serious. Now, there's no doubt that Putin will attack Europe.
Achtung! Das ist keine Übung! Seit einigen Tagen verbreiten Kanäle in Sozialen Medien Symbole und Ideologie einer "Volksrepublik Narwa", die eine separatistische Bewegung innerhalb Estlands suggerieren und anleiten sollen. Das Playbook ist bekannt. 🧵
„Niemand wartet mehr auf mich“, sagt der ukrainische Soldat im @DasErste Brennpunkt, der seine ganze Familie durch die Russen verloren hat. Und es nimmt mir den Atem.
So viele könnten noch leben, wenn wir endlich helfen würden.
Wir lassen die Ukraine ausbluten. Es ist so schlimm.
Last week, I had the honour to hold the #EugenBöhmVonBawerkLecture of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. I argued that the narrative that Europe is in decline is misleading and that Europe should unlock the full potential of the Single Market by introducing a #28thRegime. 1/20
❄️ In der Ukraine ist es eiskalt – viele Familien haben keinen Strom, keine Heizung, kein Licht. 💡
Wir können das gemeinsam ändern. 💙💛
👉 Unterstütze unsere Winterhilfe jetzt: https://t.co/SWtTR3KieD
🙏 Jede Spende zählt. Jeder Like. Jeder Repost.
Gemeinsam geben wir Wärme. 🔥
There is a glaringly obvious message for Europe in the 28 point plan: This is the end of the end.
We have been told repeatedly and unambiguously that Ukraine’s security, and therefore Europe’s security, will be Europe’s responsibility. And now it is. Entirely.
If you are a European leader asking your team to book you on the next flight to Washington to go talk to Daddy, please don’t.
Not without a plan, not cap in hand, not humiliating us all in front of the cameras at the Oval office.
Europe is our continent, our future is decided here, not there. We aren’t poor, we have options, we can finally decide to assist Ukraine to the full extent of our very extensive capabilities, restore European dignity and defend Europe.
Or we can continue to wait for the miracle we now know is not coming.
https://t.co/t3epmS0IEl
USA beenden militärische Unterstützung für Verbündete. T kuscht vor Putin & Xi. USA wollen sich auf Verteidigung ihres Landes konzentrieren. Eine Weltmacht gibt auf. Das wird zukünftig massive Folgen für Sicherheit und Wohlstand haben.
‼️Friends, this is very important. Please share this and send the information to media.
The United States stopping the supplies of critically important air defense missiles and other weapons is a matter of life and death.
If Ukraine runs out of missiles for air defense systems, Ukrainian cities will not have any protection against massive Russian strikes.
I call on all friends of Ukraine to make every effort possible to resume supplies or allow urgent purchases of US air defense systems and missiles for them.
Thousands, millions of Ukrainian lives are literally at stake.
I call on all journalists to ask about this at any press-conference or other events connected with the US administration (including US embassies around the world); please send media requests to the White House regarding the stop in supplies of critically important components to Ukraine.
Thank you.
📹: one of the recent massive Russian attack on Kyiv. Turn the sound on, if you can.