Sofokles

Not just asking questions

[Sofokles @Sofockles]

@EspenBarthEide Hvorfor er du så stille om de norske anholdte i Israel? Er det greit at Israels sikkerhetsminister karakteriserer dem som terrorister og lover å behandle dem som terrorister? Har UD noen planer eller aksjoner som skal sikre deres trygghet og snarlige hjemreise?

[Klitschko @Klitschko]

The more President Trump talks about peace, the more putin's russia bombs Ukraine.
Last night's murderous attacks on Kyiv and Kharkiv are a middle finger to peace efforts. putin is destroying the negotiating table.
The international community must step up the pressure considerably.

#Ukraine #WeAreAllUkrainians

[Boris Johnson @BorisJohnson]

Putin indiscriminately butchers more Ukrainian civilians, killing and injuring 100 in Kyiv including children. And what is his reward under the latest peace proposals?

1. The right to keep sovereign Ukrainian territory he has taken by violence and in breach of international law.

2. The right to control Ukraine’s destiny by forbidding Nato membership

3. The lifting of sanctions against Russia

4. An economic partnership with America.

5. The chance to rebuild his armed forces for the next attack in a few short years’ time.

As for Ukraine - what do they get after three years of heroic resistance against a brutal and unprovoked invasion? What is their reward for the appalling sacrifices they have made - for the sake, as they have endlessly been told, of freedom and democracy around the world?

Apart from the right to share their natural resources with the United States they get nothing.

What is there in this deal that can realistically stop a third Russian invasion? Nothing.

If we are to prevent more atrocities by Putin then we must have a long term, credible and above all properly funded security guarantee for Ukraine - a guarantee issued by the UK, the US and all western allies.

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Zelensky: Russia is the aggressor - not Ukraine. We want the US not to search for balance in this words.

I understand that President Trump’s looking for an approach [to end the war].

But you shouldn't say that Ukraine started a war. It's painful for our people to hear. 1/

[Jan Ottesen 🇺🇦 @OttesenJan]

Utallige «kontoer» ivrer for russisk «fred» og okkupasjon.

Felles for dem alle er at de ikke bryr seg om hva ukrainerne selv mener.

«Russisk okkupasjon er ikke fred. Det er en stille konsentrasjonsleir»

https://t.co/05gy8WOZSV

[Igor Sushko @igorsushko]

On TV in the Netherlands - Ukraine, Russia, US, Europe.

[Bill Madden @maddenifico]

Stop what you're doing and listen to this gentleman. 🎯🎯🎯👇

[Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @rshereme]

Former President of Poland Lech Wałęsa wrote the following letter to Donald Trump:

1/n

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

136 countries offered assistance to the USA after 9/11. Can't remember any of them asking for their money back.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

London. A meaningful and warm meeting with Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer.

During our talks, we discussed the challenges facing Ukraine and all of Europe, coordination with partners, concrete steps to strengthen Ukraine’s position, and ending the war with a just peace, along with robust security guarantees.

A principled statement of support from the Prime Minister and an important decision: today, in our presence, Ukraine and the United Kingdom signed a Loan Agreement. This loan will enhance Ukraine’s defense capabilities and will be repaid using revenues from frozen Russian assets. The funds will be directed toward weapons production in Ukraine. This is true justice – the one who started the war must be the one to pay.

I thank the people and government of the United Kingdom for their tremendous support from the very beginning of this war. We are happy to have such strategic partners and to share the same vision of what a secure future should look like for all.

🇺🇦🇬🇧

[Sofokles @Sofockles]

@carlbildt Simple answer is; we need nukes

[Vatnik Soup @P_Kallioniemi]

I'm sorry, but the 'peace through strength' crowd expecting Trump to resist Putin was delusional from the start.

Here's why:

- Trump has been pro-Russia since the 70s, and his sons said that they made a lot of money from Russia
- Russians helped Trump win the presidency in 2016
- Trump sucked up to Putin already back in 2018, and even gave classified information to Lavrov
- Trump despises Zelenskyy because he didn't provide any dirt on the Bidens about the Burisma case in 2019
- Trump lifted sanctions against Russian oligarchs and wanted to invite Russia back to G7 in 2019
- Trump stalled 400 million aid and Javelin sales to Ukraine
- Trump and Mike Johnson stalled Ukraine aid for 7 months in congress
- Trump administration is full of pro-Kremlin actors who have blamed NATO and Ukraine for the war. These include Tulsi Gabbard, RFK Jr. and JD Vance
- Trump has never criticized Putin yet he called Zelenskyy a 'dictator'

[Terrell Jermaine Starr @terrelljstarr]

Good morning from Ukraine. I live in Kyiv and travel the country often and spend most of my time engaging Ukrainians and I am also learning Ukrainian langauge and pay attention to Ukrainian social media and news sites to practice my language skills.

Here's what I can tell you: Most Ukrainians, even those who do not like him and want him gone, are standing in support of him. Let me show you an example.

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[Igor Sushko @igorsushko]

Want to understand why President Trump supports Russia and not Ukraine?
Most important 18 minutes of sober, clear-eyed, densely-packed analysis of the necessary conditions to achieve peace in Europe.
Must-watch for all diplomats & politicians worldwide.

[Jonathan Pie @JonathanPieNews]

The Art of the Deal.

[Bjørn Johan Berger @bjornberger]

Dette kan du gjøre for å støtte Ukraina: Trykk på «republiser-knappen» - slik at flest mulig får vite om den politiske markeringen på mandag.

[Borysovych @Borysovych57466]

We did not surrender when we were given three days and the American embassy was packing its bags.

We did not surrender our capital when elite Russian units were in its suburbs.

We repelled the enemy from Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy. We defeated them in the Kharkiv region. We liberated Kherson. And we tied them up in battles in the Donbas, which the enemy could not capture for three years.

We invented FPV. And with drones for $500, we took out more than half of its armored potential.

We paralyzed the Russian fleet.

We destroyed dozens of refineries.

We forced the enemy to burn entire brigades for the sake of one village, to fight in crippled regiments, to transfer to donkeys, and to become artillery dependent on the Koreans and economically dependent on the Chinese.

For the first time in history, we entered the territory of a nuclear state in order to force the aggressor to make peace.

And at the same time, no matter how difficult it was, we did not fall apart, we retained control.

We won subjectivity.

At a high price.

Perhaps we are the last adults in this turbulent world. And no matter how hard we try to rock our ship, to undermine our inner stability, we will write our own future.

And even if we are given a few days again, this does not mean that all the predictions will come true.

Orest Drymalovskyi 🫡🇺🇦

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

"No plan" = "no resources". Russia's terrorist empire has been degraded to the breaking point by Ukraine. It will collapse completely unless the West once again throws Putin a lifeline with negotiations & deals. Don’t let up anywhere. Increase the pressure. Finish him.

[Carl Bildt @carlbildt]

This wasn’t necessarily the most diplomatic of speeches at the OSCE Ministerial in 🇲🇹 , but it was certainly truthful, to the point and effective. @radeksikorski 🇵🇱

[Bjørn Johan Berger @bjornberger]

I morgen skal Jonas Gahr Støre og partilederne forhandle om Norges støtte til Ukraina. Vi i Norsk-ukrainsk venneforening forventer en drastisk økning. Vi skal aldri slutte å minne regjeringen på at vi har ikke råd til å la være - først med annonser i Aftenposten og VG i morgen.