โCalling bullshit on useful idiotsโ
The lies these these assets amplify cost Ukrainian lives, letโs be clear:
Maidan WAS NOT a US backed coup
NATO expansion DID NOT cause ๐ท๐บinvasion.
Donbas NEVER WAS a civil war
Ukraine IS NOT full of Nazis
Negotiating with ๐ท๐บNOT an option
โPlease remember thisโ
Today our new PM gave a short speech outside No 10.
It was sober, from heart & very strong on integrity!
In response Farage a little later, mocked our new PM for looking down occasionally to his notes.
Farage is a horrible dangerous man, do not be fooled.
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The former DPP is doing rather well putting the far right back in their box.
Strong decisive leadership,
Anyone want to get
#TopTierKeir
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It will annoy all the right (wing) people๐๐
@Keir_Starmer
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This is Kyiv today.
Do you really think it could not be another European city tomorrow?
Wake up Europe, itโs your money today, or sons and daughters tomorrow.
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The former DPP is doing rather well putting the far right back in their box.
Strong decisive leadership,
Anyone want to get
#TopTierKeir
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It will annoy all the right (wing) people๐๐
@Keir_Starmer
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Imagine if every country in Europe did this?
Russia would be defeated in a week, the axis of evil that is made up of Iran and North Korea would instantly begin to crumble and China would get back in its box.
God bless Denmark, arm Ukraine to the teeth now
Ireland take note
๐Denmark has decided to transfer all its artillery to Ukraine, - Prime Minister of the country Mette Frederiksen
"Ukraine is asking us for ammunition and artillery now. We, Denmark, have decided to transfer all our artillery to Ukraine. So, sorry, friends, there is military
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His excellency
@SergiyKyslytsya
always did have a way with words.
โGet your junk and sling your hook,
Get back across the 1991 borders,
Take to your heels before we drop you to your kneesโ๐
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Hey
@UKLabour
, I voted Labour for the first time in my life at the tender age of 61, more in hope than expectation, but the PM has my full support
How about we get
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The former DPP is doing rather well putting the far right back in their box.
Strong decisive leadership,
Anyone want to get
#TopTierKeir
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It will annoy all the right (wing) people๐๐
@Keir_Starmer
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This is truly remarkable
What does it say about Ukraine that in the teeth of a genocidal war:
She has climbed 27 places in the last year in the โReporters without bordersโ press freedom index, moving from 106 - 79?
This is a country that values freedom๐
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โRussia must be denazifiedโ
Ambassador of Ukraine to Berlin
@Makeiev
has said Russia should be denazified according to the German model.
โThis is not Putin killing, not Putin raping, not Putin using torture - these are Russians,โ
Worth translating๐
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Every single Russian diplomat I have ever heard is a shameless, lying apologist for a murdering, kleptocratic, criminal regime.
@FergusonNews
gives a masterclass in how to interview these despicable people & show them up for what they are.
โRussia lies on an industrial Scaleโ
Former head of the British army General Lord Dannatt with
@NickFerrariLBC
this morning
โThis war will not be decided around the negotiating table but on the battle field so we must give Ukrainians the weapons they need, including tanks.โ
Do this & he believes Ukraine will win.
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โWe may never know who destroyed the damโ
The last night on
@BBCNews
the channelโs international editor
@BowenBBC
said:
โwe may never know who destroyed the Kakhovka Damโ
Really Jeremy? Really BBC?
I thought you were better than this, youโre supporting Russian disinformation!
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โWe should plan for Russiaโs collapse & prepare for it, versus constantly trying to stop itโ
Great analysis of Ukraineโs Kursk offensive, and tough messages that western leaders need to hear and heed, from
@general_ben
speaking
@CurtainSilicon
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The former DPP is doing rather well putting the far right back in their box.
Strong decisive leadership,
Anyone want to get
#TopTierKeir
trending?
It will annoy all the right (wing) people๐๐
@Keir_Starmer
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Listen to US General Wesley Clark in this great discussion of the Kyiv Security Forum:
1 Give Ukraine F16โs & A10โs (Warthogs)
2 Give Russia no off ramp & no sanctuary behind their borders
3 And do not react to Putinโs nuclear threats with fear
This๐
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โNigel Farage says Andrew Tate is an important voice for young menโ
Sweet mother of divine sufferin Jaysus!
Why can so many Brits not see through this odious filth?
Or are as many as 1/5 of Brits actually as vile as the Kremlin supporting, charlatan they will likely vote for?
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I feel sure
@bestwestern
does not support genocide.
Aleksander Dugan does and you are planning on hosting him.
Please reconsider, cancel these peoples booking.
So this hotel in Lucca, Italy is going to host a pro-russian rally with Dugin? That Dugin? The one promoting the genocide of Ukrainians? The hotel is owned by
@bestwestern
so I highly recommend you to voice your feelings to Best Western to have this unbelievable thing called off.
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This is why the world needs Ukraine
A Jewish president, of a mainly Christian country shares an Iftar dinner & the Azan prayer with his Muslim soldiers.
A united ๐บ๐ฆpeople who know the price & value of freedom & are willing to pay that price.
#WorldNeedsUkraine
not Medvedevโs๐ท๐บ
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Russia IS committing genocide in Ukraine.
As more & more nations recognise this there is no longer any room for doubt or plausible deniability on the part of Russian people.
Russian intent is clear, evidence is abundant.
Read Peter Dickinsonโs latest๐
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This is leadership
This is why as much as Ukraine needs our support, we also need Ukraine, if we are to defend our freedom.
This is Ukraineโs army commander, Valerii Zaluzhnyi in his first interview.
Courage, Intelligence, Strength & above all Humanity๐
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โIf Ukraine loses - we will all loseโ
General Wesley Clark, former supreme commander of NATO yesterday:
โWeโve got to give Ukraine the weapons to eject Russia. Russia is not relenting on what itโs doing, Putin is mobilizing more forces. He is planning for another offensive,โ
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Ukraineโs new ambassador to Germany
@Makeiev
loves the local wildlife - especially the Leopards and the Martens, he tells
@BILD
Ukraine needs more German wildlife
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โFor the childrenโ
The remains of the Russian missile which hit the train station in Kramatorsk today killing and injuring hundreds, with the words written in Russian:
โFor the childrenโ
Has the world ever faced a greater evil?
Oh Russia has already said Ukraine did it
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โI want my country โbefore Brexitโ backโ
And yes Iโm an immigrant, of 37 years working, paying tax and doing voluntary work in the UK, my home.
Iโm sick of what filth like Farage and other libertarian grifters have done to my home.
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Farage is the enemy within and a traitor
I just went on
@LBC
to debunk LIE that
@NATO
expansion caused Russiaโs invasion.
This is one of Russiaโs great lies, deployed since late 2021 to justify Russiaโs invasion.
Far too many people still fall for this lie, along with others.
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โWhen to negotiate will be a choice for
@ZelenskyyUa
, we support Ukraine, itโs Ukraine thatโs been invaded, itโs Ukraine thatโs fighting for itโs countryโ
Strong clear line from chief of British Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin speaking on
#BBCLauraK
today.
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Hitler murdered 6 million Jews in the holocaust: Genocide
10 years earlier 1932-1933 Stalin murdered 3.5 & 7 million Ukrainians in the holodomor: Genocide
Since February 2022 Putin has again been carrying out Genocide in Ukraine.
And US & Germany want ๐บ๐ฆto negotiate with ๐ท๐บ??
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This is very strong from
@RKiesewetter
following Ukrainian delegation to Germany led by
@Makeiev
& including
@Klitschko
1 Give Ukraine more weapons, more sanctions & future prospects
2 Recognise Ukraine security is our security
3 See war through Ukrainian eyes
World take note
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โSanction Russia back to the Stone Ageโ
Myself & others have been saying this since February, but still we are not doing it.
3/4 of top multinationals have still not left Russia & pump $billions into Russiaโs war machine every week.
Strong by
@Nataliya7
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โWe havenโt faced a threat like this since WW2.โ
This starts with Ukraine, and it can end with Ukraine.
Defeat Russia in Ukraine and the whole Doreen house of cards will begin to fall.
Fail Ukraine and we are all done for.
โThe security environment is the most dangerous Iโve seen in 40 years in uniform,โ Adm. Aquilino warned last week.
โWe havenโt faced a threat like this since WW2.โ
A few more clips, quotes, & mic-dropping moments from his final public appearance as Commander, U.S. INDOPACOM ๐
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โWhen Putinโs red lines are crossed he backs downโ
Ukraine, without a navy has decimated, humiliated & forced the retreat of Russiaโs Black Sea fleet. Grain exports have now resumed by sea & back near pre war levels.
@JoeBiden
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@Bundeskanzler
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Gona get out of my lane & be provocative
Itโs amazing how anti Irish sentiment is always below the surface with many Brits & Biden visit has really brought it out.
Unbelievably vitriol in much of the media which barely hides a begrudgery & disdain for the Irish
Am I wrong?
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We did not welcome German tourists during WWII, why welcome Russians now?
โRussians collectively bear their share of the responsibility for these hostile acts & so a withdrawal of collective privilege is a perfectly reasonable response.โ
Compelling๐
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"It's really an extraordinary moment, we have an out-of-power ex-president who is, in effect, dictating American foreign policy on behalf of a foreign dictator, or with the interests of a foreign dictator in mind."
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US spends 5% of defence budget to destroy 50% of Putinโs army
No boots on the ground, no body bags coming home, just weapons out of storage.
Thatโs value for money
@GOP4Ukraine
๐๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ
Happy Vyshyvanka day to all my Ukrainian friends.
Ukraine will win๐บ๐ฆ
Ukraine will be free๐บ๐ฆ
Ukraine will be an economic and cultural powerhouse๐บ๐ฆ
Slava Ukraini ๐ช๐๐
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Irish passport holders in U.K. are now among most privileged folk in country says
@mrjamesob
Lost count of number of friends who have asked me, only half joking, if I could get them an Irish passport
One straight friend even asked if I would marry him
Both of us were taken๐
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โStop fearing a Ukrainian victoryโ
Listen to
@GLandsbergis
, FM of Lithuania
โWho cares what Putin would doโ
Kissinger was wrong about Baltic independence 30 years ago & people who fear a defeated Putin are wrong now.
Iโll keep saying, we must listen to Baltics & Ukrainians
Some people would in principle support Ukraine but are too worried what will happen if Ukraine defeats Russia, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis believes. "Who cares what Putin would do? It is not about that," he said in Munich on February 17.
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โThe most resilient peopleโ
Inspiration and heartbreak in one photo
(There are over 20,000 amputees in Ukraine today since the full scale invasion)
Heroyam Slava ๐ช๐บ๐ฆ
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Damn proud to support Ukranian community in
#BerlinPride
with my friend
@Makeiev
(Ukraineโs ambassador to Germany) today.
Democracy & freedom thrives among diversity
#CSDBerlin
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โGive Russia no sanctuary behind their bordersโ
Retired General Wesley Clarke
This was over a year ago & yesterday
@JamesCleverly
was absolutely correct to say โUkraine can use force beyond its bordersโ
Disapproval from White House yesterday was less helpful.
Moving too slow
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Listen to US General Wesley Clark in this great discussion of the Kyiv Security Forum:
1 Give Ukraine F16โs & A10โs (Warthogs)
2 Give Russia no off ramp & no sanctuary behind their borders
3 And do not react to Putinโs nuclear threats with fear
This๐
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โHow we failed to see Russia through Ukranian eyesโ
From Russian disinformation campaigns,
to a lazy & pliant western media;
How Russiaโs false narratives came to infiltrate our public discourse
A damning verdict on western gullibility & vulnerability
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Ireland could try Russians for crimes against Ukraine under new bill
โFianna Fรกil TD
@OCallaghanJim
says it could see Russian war criminals appear in Irish courts in connection with atrocities such as those carried out in Bucha, Mariupol & Khersonโ
Godspeed With your bill Jim!
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Grateful to
@mrjamesob
on
@lbc
for opportunity to make important points ๐บ๐ฆ
1 We need 2C Russia through Ukrainian eyes
2 Ask Ukrainians what they need, donโt assume we know best
3 If Bucha not a red line, what is?
4 Give๐บ๐ฆ1% of our tanks, Jets & courage of defenders of Mariupol
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Ireland, Europeโs soft underbelly, is shameful.
We Irish like to bang on about fighting 800 years for our freedom. We did so, we should value freedom more than most.
Freedom is not free & itโs under more threat now from Russia than any time since WWII.
โIโm sick of useful idiotsโ
Those who say that all wars end in compromise & Ukraine must negotiate peace with Putin.
Putin IS the Hitler of the 21st century & wants to obliterate Ukraine.
Ukraine can not compromise with a regime that does not even recognise her right to exist.
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โGive Ukraine every heavy weaponโ
No difference between offensive & defensive, every weapon we give Ukraine is defensive.
On Friday I sat down with
@DanQuinnell_
to set out the case for giving Ukraine every heavy weapon needed to retake Crimea & beyond๐
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โRussia is a terrorist stateโ
@ZelenskyyUa
says it, every Ukrainian I know says it.
Now after the despicable attack on
#Vinnytsia
where at least 23 are dead including 3 children, itโs finally time we all recognise this truth, say it & act accordingly.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
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Listen to
@general_ben
interview with
@NickFerrariLBC
, listen to every single word
Western leaders must define outcome, that is Ukraine must win.
Back to 1991 borders
Crimea critical terrain
Prosecute war crimes
Future security = membership NATO & EU
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โAllowing Ukraine to use Storm Shadow to hit targets inside Russia will not make Russia escalateโ
1 Providing Tanks did not
2 Providing Storm Shadow last year did not
3 Finland joining
@NATO
did not
I made these points to
@TomSwarbrick1
yesterday๐
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If we take one lesson from the last few days itโs this:
โIt is way past time to listen to Ukraine, they understand the Russian threat better than anybodyโ
I worked with
@DmytroKuleba
:
When he says the era of peace in Europe is over, we need to listen.
This is what genocide looks like, in a European city in the 2020โs
The Nazis murdered 20,000 in Mariupol in two years.
Russia have murdered an estimated 100,000+ in three months
And THIS wolf will come to OUR door.
John Hume arguably did more to advance peace in Ireland in the last 50 years than anyone else says
@mrjamesob
No argument at all James - a truely great and good man has passed from our midst today
May he rest in peace ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง
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โRussia sent slaves to liberate freemenโ
On
@TalkTV
today with
@iancollinsuk
I was asked why Ukraine was doing so well. 3 things:
Western support was critical to keep them in the game
Ukrainians are better trained, including by the Brits
But biggest difference moral & bravery
As Ukrainian forces recapture annexed areas of Ukraine, former adviser to the Ukrainian foreign minister Cormac Smith says Russia has "miscalculated" its population.
"The middle class boys in St Petersburg do not want to be fed into the meat grinder."
@iancollinsuk
|
@cormacs63
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Three of the Ukrainians killed in russiaโs missile attacks over the past day:
Liudmyla Shevtsova, biologist & professor at Ukraineโs oldest university.
Victor Kobzysty, professional basketball player.
Victoria Chornovil, a professional soccer player.
All killed in their homes.
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Why has it taken western leaders a year to wake up?
Irish Taoiseach
@LeoVaradkar
:
A lot of people ask the question, where will Vladimir Putin stop? The truth is, he will stop where we stop himโ
Great words Leo, now donate the 100 Javelins and join
@NATO
โA win, win, win for Vladimir Putinโ
@Billbrowder
Thereโs been one winner from 7 October Hamas atrocities & war in Gaza. Recent weeks have seen a shutdown of media coverage on Ukraine easing the pressure on Putin considerably.
Listen to Bill Browder ๐
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Fast track admission to
@NATO
for Ukraine, letโs think about this.
1 Ukraine has proven since February it is up to NATO standards
2 If Ukraine had been a member of NATO, Russia wouldnโt have invaded
3 Ukraine in NATO will make the world a safer place๐
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Today is the day of Dignity & Freedom in Ukraine.
Nine years ago Ukrainian people rose up to overthrow a cruel, corrupt, Russian backed dictator.
If Ukraine does not win this genocidal war the light of freedom across the globe will slowly be extinguished.
We must ensure ๐บ๐ฆwins
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800 sq km in just 4 days.
Thatโs as much land as Russia took in Ukraine first 8 months of this year for a cost of well over 200,000 of their men.
Reports suggest Ukraine has killed more than 500 Russian soldiers in one engagement alone in this weekโs invasion.
Slava Ukraini๐บ๐ฆ
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Combined EU & UK economies are x20 that of Russia!
Sir Richard is spot on:
โwe need to mobilise our industries behind Ukraine & enable Ukraine to crush Russia in Ukraine.โ
Then bring Ukraine into
@NATO
& EU
Only then will we be safe
โก๏ธ"Don't tell me that you can't afford to mobilize your industry and will so that Ukraine wins."
Retired British general Sir Richard Barrons addressed European officials and opinion leaders at a forum in Lucerne, Switzerland.
โYou imagine an economy of 15 trillion euros a
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GENOCIDE
The definition of genocide has long since been satisfied in Ukraine, by all 5 test of the
@UN
convention, only one of which needs to be met, for Russiaโs actions to constitute genocide.
But still most in the west donโt get it.
This is another good piece by
@PaulNiland
My new
@BylineTimes
begins with the russian slaughter of civilians at a market yesterday, and then goes on to recall some of their other mass casualty atrocities in this phase of the war.
Then I examine the question, is this genocide? Yes. By definition.
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Iโm proud of the UK
Iโve lived in this country as an immigrant for 36 years.
Like many, probably majority, of Brits Iโm unhappy about much of whatโs going on in country at present.
One of the many things I remain proud of however is UKโs support for ๐บ๐ฆ
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I told
@NickFerrariLBC
today
If a Ukrainian farmer has a choice:
1. Having his wife raped & son tortured by Russians.
Or
2. Clearing up unexploded bombs after the war.
I know which heโll chose!
Cluster bombs will help drive Russians off Ukranian land๐
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Massive online anti Ukraine activity in Ireland.
Many are Troll farms, Irelandโs a Petri dish for Russian security services & other hybrid warfare operations. With no security service of our own we make it easy for them.
WHY is Europeโs second largest Russian embassy in Dublin?
Every single time I tweet about Ukraine, these strategic geniuses pop up on my timeline. They are almost always 1) anonymous23635827553 2) racists 3) Covid-denying 4) conspiracy theory-loving gowls. Are they part of some troll farm or are they genuine?
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โWe need to fight Russia with the gloves offโ
Lord Robertson, leader of UKโs defence review & former
@NATO
chief
For too long, despite our military aid we have not taken gloves off or allowed ๐บ๐ฆto take theirs off.
Many red lines have been crossed & Putin backs down every time.
"This begins and ends in Ukraine."
"The West needs to remove all restrictions on Ukraine using weapons on military targets inside Russia."
On The Brink's
@CormacS63
reacts to Lord Robertson's comments about it being time to take the gloves off with Russia.
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โA society grows rich when old men plant trees, in the shade of which, they will never sitโ
He ainโt perfect but:
@JoeBiden
will plant trees till the day he dies.
Trump would burn & cut down every tree on earth to build & make way for brothels.
Believe๐
โRussia respects only strengthโ
Absolute clarity from Ex-NATO commander General Sir Richard Shirreff on
@NickFerrariLBC
on
@LBC
just now.
Yet another big voice making it clear that we must give Ukraine the weapons they want so they can drive Russia back to 1991 borders in 2023.
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โRussia is an existential threat to the US and Europeโ
@general_ben
โThe Biden administration has failed to explain to Americans what they are getting for their dollar in Ukraineโ
โThey will keep going if they are not stopedโ
โThis war is about so much more than just Ukraineโ
Is this what X is really about?
We know X is losing money hand over fist, but does that really matter:
โBut what everyone overlooked was the fact that investors didn't care about profits, they needed a platform to promote their narratives, such as: supporting Putin and Russiaโ
Elon Musk has complied after all and provided a list of X Holding Corp shareholders who helped the billionaire buy Twitter. And who do you think turned out to be the investors of the X platform? That's right, Petr Aven and Vadim Moshkovich. Now it is absolutely obvious where Musk
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โThe world needs Ukraineโ
Iโve been trying to articulate this for 5 years but
@TimothyDSnyder
nails it:
โUkraine is probably the most important place in the world right now & the fate of freedom writ large really does hang on what happens in Ukraineโ๐
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Sometimes I just love
@mrjamesob
- speaking today on
@LBC
just now:
โIf there is a master race itโs likely to be Irish and Jamaicanโ
I think the great Phil Lynott might have agreed
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Area size of Oxfordshire may have been seized in Kursk
I went on
@LBC
today to give thoughts on Ukraineโs incursion.
Much unclear, but 2 things are increasingly clear:
1. Ukraine has pulled off an audacious operation
2. This spells big trouble for Putin๐
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Who will bring Russia to Hague for genocide in Ukraine?
Is the question burning in my heart as I watch South Africa taking Israel to Hague today
Russia has been committing genocide in Ukraine for 2 years including removal, at Russiaโs own admission, of over 700,000 children.
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โNo time for negotiations as Russia is driven out of Khersonโ
On
@TimesRadio
today with
@cathynewman
I said:
1. Possibly greatest Ukrainian victory of war so far.
2. Humiliation for Putin.
3. Time for allies to double down on supply of heavy weapons.
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An area greater than England
Think about this
Since February Russia has murdered, tortured & raped across an area of Ukraine greater than England.
Entire cities, towns & villages have been laid waste.
If we allow Russia succeed our way of life will end.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
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We never suffered like Ukraine
Even at the height of WWII British & US citizens never suffered like Ukrainians.
Even under the Nazi occupation, those who experienced both will always tell how the Russians were far worse.
And yet in the teeth of barbarism ๐บ๐ฆshould negotiate???
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A bad day for useful idiots
Today, 4 April 2023, Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO.
And with it NATO becomes stronger, Europe becomes more secure, and Useful Idiots and Kremlin propagandists the world over need to find a new tune.
My latest blog๐
โPutin wants Ukraine without Ukrainiansโ
and
โPutin doesn't want peace he wants time to re-arm.โ
Plain speaking and nail on the head in todayโs
@Daily_Express
from my friend
@TaylorColumnist
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West must keep Ukranian air defence ammo stocks full
I joined
@PaulBrandITV
earlier to discuss latest Russian rocket attack on Kyiv, possibly the biggest yet.
I said itโs within our ability & we must keep supplying Ukraine with all the ammo she needs๐
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Discussion with
@mrjamesob
@LBC
on trade potential with Australia after Brexit
Trade is gravitational
Mainland Europe is 35 km away, Australia is 15,196 km
Spot the problem?
And no one is even talking about carbon costs
But hey we will import more cheap Australia wine ๐
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Happy April fools day as Russia takes over
@UNSC_Reports
One day after anniversary Bucha massacre & 2 weeks after arrest warrant for Putin Russia assumes chair of UNSC.
I told
@AndrewCastle63
:
The
@UN
is broken & needs fundamental reform.
All other nations on SC should walk out
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This is what I have been screaming into the void for 12 months in almost 150 interviews:
โWe are facing the collapse of the world as we know it, the way we are accustomed to it or to what we aspire,โ
Ukrainian first lady
@ZelenskaUA
at World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday
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I love Ukrainians, for their humour & their absolute bloody resilience.
This was how a good friend in Kyiv summed up the attitude of the average person in the teeth of this weeks murderous attacks by the Kremlin.
Russia will NEVER subjugate or defeat Ukraine.
Slava Ukraini ๐บ๐ฆ
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โCrimea is the decisive Terrain, so long as Russia occupies Crimea Ukraine will never be safe or secure, Crimea is like a dagger that is pointed into the belly of Ukraineโ
@general_ben
why Crimea is an absolute priority for Ukraine.๐บ๐ฆ
#CrimeaIsUkraine
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@olex_scherba
For some years now antisemitism has been lower in Ukraine than any other Eastern European country & probably lower than most โcivilisedโ western countries.
Pew Research from 2018, the same research that shows Russia to be x3 as antisemitic as Ukraine๐
โIf you are a Western middle-class citizen who values the life you live, the cost of Russian success in Ukraine will be beyond imaginationโ
These are the words I have tried to find for two years, these are the words of Victor Pinchuk, time is running out:
British Foreign Secretary
@trussliz
is to urge allies, in a speech later today, to send war planes to Ukraine.
Thatโs more like it ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐บ๐ฆ
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Donโt normally do personal stuff on Twitter, but
7 years ago I lost the my great father, I still miss him
A few months ago I lost my Mum
They gave me so much
Found this photo before Mum died, their first date, 4 years before I saw the light of morning
I canโt stop looking at it
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Trust Russia not an inch, watch them like a hawk.
Be very clear, Ukraine did not make a deal with Russia or set any differences aside.
Ukraine has zero trust in Russia, itโs proven repeatedly it can never be trusted.
Ukraine made a deal with the
@UN
#RussiaIsACriminalState
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โItโs time for the west to start imagining a Russian defeatโ
Pound for pound, man for man, is there a greater fighting force on the face of the earth than Ukraine at the moment?
I joined
@PhilipIngMBE
&
@CurtainSilicon
to discuss recent events in Kursk๐
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Former UK ambassador to Ukraine
@RLeighTurner
dismantles Farageโs claim
โThe idea that we provoked Russia one of many arguments Moscow has advancedโ
And
โThe real reason was Putinโs fear of a successful democratic Ukraine encouraging same in Russia.โ๐