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2 years

We're still getting more details about today's strike against a Russian military airfield at Novofedorivka in occupied Crimea, but a few big implications are already clear. Chief among them: The West has spent months investing in Ukraine—now we're starting to see the payoff.🧵

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🚨The @guardian has learned a major anti-Ukraine conference will be held in Washington, DC tomorrow. @Heritage Foundation will bring together Hungarian President Viktor Orbán’s team & Republican congressmen to strategize how to end US support for Ukraine.

Republicans to meet allies of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán on ending Ukraine aid

Hungarian appearance at two-day event part of Orbán’s transatlantic attempt to bolster Russia’s war

www.theguardian.com

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The idea from @elonmusk and others that Ukraine should trade “land for peace” is faulty for a variety of reasons, but especially because no one in Ukraine would accept consigning people to the horrors of Russian occupation. I joined @CNN to discuss this yesterday.

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7 months

Sources confirm that Trump is directly trying to tank Ukraine/border negotiations to deny Biden a political win and keep immigration as a campaign issue this year. There's a few ways this might go. Few are good for Ukraine, and above all, precious time has been wasted. 🧵

John Bresnahan

@bresreports

7 months

NEWS - @LeaderMcConnell raises doubts about whether Senate Republicans should move ahead with border security-Ukraine aid deal. He told GOP senators “The politics of this have changed,” and noted Trump wants to run on immigration. “We are in a quandary,” McConnell said

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No country has a greater need of Patriot systems than Ukraine. Transferring 8 (!) Patriot systems from Israel to Ukraine is morally and strategically the right move.

US in talks to send Israel’s Patriot systems to Ukraine

Transfer of up to eight batteries would mark shift in Israel’s relations with Moscow

www.ft.com

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Doug Klain

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7 months

Western leaders thought if they allowed Russia to take a chunk of Ukraine’s land and people, it would stop. Russia came back for more. Russia won’t stop until it is stopped. Ukrainians are asking for the tools to make that happen and finally heal in peace.

Ambassador Bridget A. Brink

@USAmbKyiv

7 months

Today, Ukraine remembers the soldiers who defended Donetsk Airport in 2014. The war didn’t begin 2 yrs ago & we recall the sacrifices Ukrainians made fighting Russia when it tried to stop Ukraine from moving toward EU in 2013, began aggression in eastern Ukraine & annexed Crimea.

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2 years

Mearsheimer REALLY does not want to talk about his trip to Hungary.

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2 years

HIMARS enabled Ukraine to strike farther behind enemy lines on ammo depots and command posts. It's enough of a success that Ukraine's armed forces made a hype-video to taunt the Russians "kept awake at night" by HIMARS.

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4 months

What an image. 🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦

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2 years

A defining feature of this war is how quickly and smartly Ukraine's employed sophisticated weapons systems from a West that hasn't always been eager to provide them. Each time UA got something, it used it effectively and showed that more and better weapons wouldn't go to waste.

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2 years

Let's also recognize this strike's symbolism—much like the sinking of the Moskva, this was a highly visible attack on something the Russians thought was impossible to threaten. Just look at these videos of nearby Russians lounging on the Crimean beach.

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Doug Klain

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2 years

But today after this strike, the Kerch bridge was jammed up with Russians leaving.

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Doug Klain

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2 years

Lithuania isn’t blockading Russian territory. Lithuania is enforcing EU sanctions on Russian goods because of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Lithuania also has allies.

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Doug Klain

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6 months

Right now Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, and JD Vance are mainlining conspiracy theories about Ukraine and the supplemental aid bill to and audience of tens of thousands.

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Doug Klain

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10 months

Today—the largest Ukrainian flag in the world unfurled at the base of the Washington Monument 🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦

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@DougKlain

10 months

Preparations underway right now to unfurl the largest Ukrainian flag in the world. Come join us now!

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8 months

@guardian Ukraine aid was blocked in the Senate last week. That sent a dangerous signal to Putin and other strongmen like Orbán and Xi that our divisions can be exploited to harm Ukraine and weaken America. Orbán is trying exactly that, tomorrow in Washington and this week with the EU.

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Doug Klain

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3 months

Russia massed forces on the border with Ukraine before launching this new offensive on Kharkiv, but because of a White House policy, they couldn’t use U.S. weapons to do something about it. This has to change. No safe haven for Russia’s invasion force. Let Ukraine defend itself.

Institute for the Study of War

@TheStudyofWar

3 months

3/ Russian forces are reaping the benefits of the West's long-term restriction on Ukraine using Western-provided weapons to strike legitimate military targets on Russian territory — territory that Russian forces now depend on to sustain their offensive ops in northern Kharkiv.

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2 years

The latest example of this is HIMARS. The West was supremely reluctant to provide multiple launch rocket systems, but after pressure, finally provided them. By all accounts, the system has been a game-changer.

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1 year

Ukraine clarifies its position on Crimea: "Ukraine plans to give Russia a choice on how to leave Crimea. If they don’t agree to leave voluntarily, Ukraine will continue to liberate its land by military means." @T_Tasheva

Ukraine gives Russia two options: Leave Crimea peacefully or be ready for battle

Ukrainian officials clarify their stance on Crimea negotiations with Russia.

www.politico.eu

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Doug Klain

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8 months

@guardian What’s @Heritage hiding behind closed doors with Orbán’s team and Republican members of Congress? If they think the case for abandoning Ukraine is so strong, make the meeting public and livestream it. Show us who’s there and what they have to say.

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Doug Klain

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10 months

Preparations underway right now to unfurl the largest Ukrainian flag in the world. Come join us now!

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4 months

The @Telegraph reports Russia is using chemical weapons on Ukrainian troops, with drones dropping gas grenades to force Ukrainians out of their trenches so they can be killed with conventional weapons.

Russia ‘carrying out illegal chemical attacks on Ukrainian soldiers’

Telegraph investigation reveals those on front line are being exposed to gases banned during wartime

www.telegraph.co.uk

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2 years

Russia has spent years practically importing its own people (many of them military families) into occupied Crimea, turning the peninsula into one big military base and persecuting locals (especially minorities like Crimean Tatars).

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Doug Klain

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2 years

If Ukraine keeps making smart, tactical strikes like this to sap Russia's ability to sustain the war+deliver big wins like the potential liberation of Kherson, it can reinvigorate Western leaders suffering "Ukraine fatigue" and give every reason to keep the weapons coming.

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Doug Klain

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2 years

Today's strike also means the West is getting all the signals it needs from Kyiv that advanced weapons systems sent to Ukraine won't go to waste. Washington even clarified today that, yes, Crimea and the Kerch bridge are fair game.

Tyler Rogoway

@Aviation_Intel

2 years

US officials have clarified that targets in Crimea are fair game, including the Kerch Strait Bridge, as they see it as Russian occupied territory of Ukraine. No escalation ceiling for US weapons use for Crimean targets. As for what was used here, lots of fingers pointing…

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Doug Klain

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2 years

19 top former officials are urging the US to give Ukraine the weapons it needs to win, before it's too late. Putin made clear his ambitions go beyond Ukraine—it should be clear that a preferable outcome is making sure Ukraine stops Russia here and now.

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Doug Klain

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7 months

Republicans have spent months blocking aid to Ukraine, forcing troops on the frontline to ration ammo as it runs low. What Republicans have done is objectively giving Putin an advantage, and Ukrainians are paying in blood for it.

Mattia Nelles

@mattia_n

7 months

Pay attention to Kupiansk! Russia has reportedly amassed significant forces, incl. 500 tanks, more than 600 IFVs, hundreds of howitzers and 40.000 troops opposite the city of Kupiansk near Kharkiv. The 20.000 🇺🇦 defenders are outgunned and lack ammo.

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2 years

Yeah, definitely no way things could get worse on here after Elon acquires Twitter and fires 75% of the staff. No way at all.

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2 years

Ukraine successfully retaking Kherson likely doesn't mean the liberation of Crimea is right around the corner. But today's strike does mean Ukraine has a chance of knocking out Russia's key assets on Crimea, opening the path to liberating other territory in the south.

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2 years

Which brings us to today's strike on the "Saki" airfield in Crimea.

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2 years

It's still unclear how exactly the strike was pulled off or what kind of weapon was used. But the field is deep behind the front line, making this perhaps the deepest Ukrainian strike into occupied territory to date.

Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦

@IAPonomarenko

2 years

Reportedly, Russia’s Air Force 43rd Regiment airfield close to the city of Saki in Crimea has been attacked. It’s located over 200 kilometers deep in the Russian-controlled rear. What could that be? 😳

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2 years

Ukraine hasn't officially taken credit yet for the strike or explained it, and the eventual statement will be worth watching. But the MoD did put out a coy statement reminding Russians not to smoke near their ammunition. After a win like this, Ukraine's earned a taunt or two.

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Doug Klain

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2 years

@radiosvoboda also published satellite images taken of the airfield just a few hours before the strike, showing dozens of Russian jets out in the open. Taking these out could have major implications, especially for Russia's ability to defend Kherson in coming weeks.

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Doug Klain

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8 months

A diplomatic source close to the Hungarian embassy told the @guardian : “Orbán is confident that the Ukraine aid will not pass in Congress. That is why he is trying to block assistance from the EU as well.”

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Doug Klain

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2 years

Big picture: Strikes like today's mean we'll almost certainly see more major announcements of aid like yesterday's $1 billion from the US. The West has invested money and weapons in Ukraine. Today's strike is a sign that these investments are paying real dividends.

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Doug Klain

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2 years

@michaeldweiss & @JimmySecUK make an important point here: regardless of the weapon, Ukraine has the capability to strike hundreds of kilometers behind enemy lines, a capability Washington has been unwilling to give Ukraine.

Michael Weiss

@michaeldweiss

2 years

The other important point is what Ukrainians choose to do with this capability. If they stick to using it against Russian targets inside Ukraine, then the chances of their getting other Western missiles with the 200-300km range increases.

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6 months

The UK is on board with sending frozen Russian state assets to Ukraine, potentially unlocking over $20 billion at a critical time. This would be an important push for other states to do the same. The U.S. *could* do the same, but still has yet to.

Send frozen Russian cash to Kyiv, says Rishi Sunak

Messages of support from PM and King as Ukraine marks two years since Russian invasion

www.thetimes.com

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Doug Klain

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4 months

This was the big one. Ukraine aid is on track to pass the House and @SenSchumer says the Senate should be ready to stay in town to immediately take it up.

Jake Sherman

@JakeSherman

4 months

🚨BREAKING -- THE HOUSE has resoundingly cleared the rule to consider the foreign aid bill. 316-94 Y: 165 D 151 R N: 39 D 55 R

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2 years

Zelenskyy is all of us.

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3 months

A welcome move from Sweden to #LetUkraineStrikeBack . More governments should announce this—both because it’s right and because it adds momentum to the effort to get the @WhiteHouse to change course. Congress passed aid for Ukraine, now @POTUS has to let Ukraine actually use it.

(((Tendar)))

@Tendar

3 months

Sweden has authorized Ukraine to use Swedish-delivered weapon systems against targets in Russia. "Ukraine may use Swedish weapons against targets in Russia. It is a welcome announcement from the Minister of Defense." Sweden delivered a range of weapon systems to Ukraine, among

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2 years

Here's where I'll plug my recent @ForeignPolicy piece on why all these systems have put Ukraine into a position where it just might liberate its only major occupied city, and why that matters for continued Western support.

Ukraine’s Battle for Kherson Could Be a Key Victory

Zelensky has pledged to liberate occupied territory.

foreignpolicy.com

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2 years

I'll be moderating an all-star panel to break down how Ukraine can defend against Russia's brutal drone attacks. Set a reminder to hear from @MarkHertling , @olgatokariuk , @Biz_Ukraine_Mag , @RikeFranke , Lt. Col. Justin Connelli, & @plichta_marcel . 👇

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Doug Klain

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1 year

Ukraine is walking away from the #VilniusNATOSummit without a clear path to NATO, and @POTUS is the main reason why. This was a missed chance to turn around months of missteps. Latest from @melindaharing and myself in @thehill .

Biden’s risking his legacy on Ukraine

As Ukraine’s efforts to liberate occupied territory ramp up, the administration’s shortcomings grow more apparent.

thehill.com

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Doug Klain

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2 years

There's some speculation over whether this may have been done with a cruise missile, like the Ukrainian-made Neptune missile (famously used to sink the Moskva flagship) or if Ukraine may have finally been supplied with the ATACMS missiles Jake Sullivan previously ruled out.

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Doug Klain

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4 months

. @SpeakerJohnson could bring supplemental aid to a vote today and get this done. Pressure on him to do so will be intense. But in the meantime, members in the House should sign discharge petitions to A) keep the pressure on and B) create a viable alternative for Ukraine aid.

Razom for Ukraine 🇺🇦

@razomforukraine

4 months

A bipartisan letter from 91 key members of Congress urges @SpeakerJohnson to bring the Senate-passed supplemental aid package to a vote immediately. We couldn’t agree more. This would deliver urgent assistance to Ukraine and could be sent to @POTUS ’s desk for signature tonight.

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Doug Klain

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1 month

The @WhiteHouse policy limiting what Ukraine can strike must change. Ukraine must be able to target not just a Russian bomber already killing civilians, but the airbase where that bomber is stationed before it kills again. #LetUkraineStrikeBack at all legitimate military targets

Olena Halushka

@OlenaHalushka

1 month

All restrictions imposed on Ukraine to use Western weapons against legitimate military targets inside russia must be lifted. There's not a single reason that can justify this ban.

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3 months

Russia knows the @WhiteHouse has tied Ukraine’s hands. Russia readies and launches its artillery, soldiers, and bombers just across the border to exploit the White House’s safe haven policy. It’s insanity. #LetUkraineStrikeBack .

Oleksandra ‘Sasha’ Ustinova

@SashaUstinovaUA

3 months

We are not asking to target their schools or shopping malls. We are not terrorists. All we want is to destroy the russian artillery - the one hiding behind the border and turning Kharkiv into next Mariupol. We need a true right to self-defense.

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2 years

An impressive list of experts, including @McFaul , @PMBreedlove , @FukuyamaFrancis , Amb. Marie Yovanovitch, @JohnEdHerbst , and more, pushing back on wrongheaded arguments from prominent places like the NYT and talking much-needed common sense on Ukraine.

36 experts agree: Stay the course in Ukraine

President Zelensky and Ukraine’s soldiers aren’t asking anyone to fight their battles for them, but they do need weapons and economic assistance to prevail.

thehill.com

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2 years

“Every single hard-earned US dollar is a bullet aimed at autocracy. This is the arsenal of democracy at work. Americans know the true value of freedom and appreciate the price Ukrainians are paying,” writes @AndriyYermak for @AtlanticCouncil .

Bakhmut: Fortress of freedom

Western support for Ukraine must remain strong in 2023 to prevent a Russian victory that would fuel a global authoritarian revival, warns the head of Ukraine's Office of the President, Andriy Yermak.

www.atlanticcouncil.org

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10 months

Crucial point from Biden: when we send Ukraine military equipment from our stocks, we replace it with new equipment—which means jobs. Aiding Ukraine isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s also an investment in America. This argument needs to be made far more often.

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"Ukraine’s membership in NATO is the only way to guarantee that Putin will not use a cease-fire or other negotiated break in the war to prepare the next phase of his invasion, just as he did between 2014 and 2022," writes @McFaul .

This NATO Summit Is a Big Win for Biden

The alliance’s resurgence since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a signature achievement.

foreignpolicy.com

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2 years

“When some leaders ask me what weapons I need, I need a moment to calm myself, because I already told them the week before. It’s Groundhog Day. I feel like Bill Murray.” Quite the interview with @ZelenskyyUa .

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Doug Klain

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5 months

Russia just showed us what 1 million North Korean artillery shells buy.

Robbie Gramer

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5 months

BREAKING: Russia has effectively abolished a UN panel of experts monitoring UN sanctions on North Korea with a new UN resolution veto This ends a monitoring program over North Korea sanctions that has had rare unanimous consent in the UN for ~15 years

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6 months

Ukraine fatigue? Not today. #BelieveInUkraine 🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦

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Doug Klain

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2 years

"The risk of genocide in Ukraine is now very real." Written last month. Ukraine experts have long been clear about the path Russia was going down. Maybe the reality is so terrible that others didn't want to believe it was possible. Tragically, we're here.

Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine War is a blueprint for genocide

Putin has convinced millions of Russians that Ukraine is not a country and Ukrainians are really Russians. This has set the stage for mass atrocities in the country as the Russian invasion runs into...

www.atlanticcouncil.org

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Doug Klain

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3 months

Ukrainians are fighting and dying for freedom. Belarusians who stand for freedom have been silenced by the KGB. “I don’t want that future for Georgians,” says @GLandsbergis , one of the great democratic leaders of our time.

Medea Ivaniadze

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A historic speech by Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs @GLandsbergis in Tbilisi, #Georgia . 🇬🇪🇱🇹 (1/2)

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1 year

🇺🇦☕️🇬🇧 If you’re in London, check out Cream Dream in Covent Garden. A new cafe owned by a Ukrainian refugee that opened just last month, filled with beautiful Ukrainian art.

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Doug Klain

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7 months

The US gave Ukraine some of the best weapons in the world, and Ukrainians achieved remarkable things with them. Now, we’ve just stopped giving them the ammunition to keep using them. CNN follows Ukrainian troops forced to ration their ammo.

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2 years

Russia's program of forced mass deportation of Ukrainians far across Russia will go down as one of the greatest modern crimes against humanity. In the @newrepublic , I argue Ukraine's victory on the battlefield is the best way to bring them home.

Victory Is the Only Way to Bring Ukraine’s Kidnapped People Home

Officials from the war-torn nation estimate that as many as 2.8 million residents have been forcibly relocated to Russia since the invasion began.

newrepublic.com

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2 years

Washington stands with Ukraine, yesterday and today. Took flowers today to DC’s statue of Taras Shevchenko. Demonstrators outside the White House also continue in force in support of Ukraine.

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7 months

These are remarkable Americans who have fought, bled, and lost their loved ones in Ukraine. Believe it or not, there are members of Congress refusing to meet with them today and tomorrow.

Razom for Ukraine 🇺🇦

@razomforukraine

7 months

US veterans wounded in Ukraine, as well as the parents of veterans killed by Russia, are in Congress today and tomorrow to urge members not to turn their backs on Ukraine. "I don't think they truly understand the repercussions if Russia were to succeed."

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Doug Klain

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1 year

The trolls have started dropping “reviews” of a Russian border crossing reportedly under attack this morning.

Kyle Glen

@KyleJGlen

1 year

The image on Google Maps for the border crossing point inside Russia captured by Ukrainian forces this morning has been updated.

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Doug Klain

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8 months

Senate Republicans blocked aid to Ukraine & aid has now run out. This isn’t theoretical—Putin is emboldened & launching even bigger strikes on civilians. Ammunition for American air defense systems is running out & the Russians may soon be able to destroy them. This can’t wait.

Ambassador Bridget A. Brink

@USAmbKyiv

8 months

Putin is ringing in 2024 by launching missiles at Kyiv and around the country as millions of Ukrainians again take shelter in freezing temps. Loud explosions in Kyiv this morning. It’s urgent and critical that we support Ukraine now - to stop Putin here.

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With Vance as VP nominee, the chances of support for Ukraine turning into a partisan issue in the 2024 election just skyrocketed. He's pushed relentlessly in Congress for the US to walk away from Ukraine—now would be an excellent time for Ukraine's Republican friends to speak up.

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11 months

Completely false equivalence from @SpeakerMcCarthy . Helping Ukraine emerge victorious is the single greatest investment in American security and global stability that we can make.

Face The Nation

@FaceTheNation

11 months

. @SpeakerMcCarthy says U.S. border security is his priority as funding for Ukraine aid is also in the works: "I support being able to provide the weapons to Ukraine, but America comes first."

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🇺🇸 @POTUS should ditch his Hollywood fundraiser and attend the Ukraine Peace Summit in two weeks. "(Biden's) absence would only be met by an applause by Putin, a personal, standing applause by Putin," says @ZelenskyyUa .

Putin will applaud if Biden doesn't attend Ukraine peace summit, Zelensky says

U.S. President Joe Biden's absence at the upcoming global peace summit for Ukraine would be met with applause by Russian leader Vladimir Putin, President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a press...

kyivindependent.com

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Doug Klain

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3 months

UK says #LetUkraineStrikeBack . Sweden says #LetUkraineStrikeBack . @WhiteHouse should say the same. @Elysee should say the same. @Bundeskanzler should say the same.

Doug Klain

@DougKlain

3 months

A welcome move from Sweden to #LetUkraineStrikeBack . More governments should announce this—both because it’s right and because it adds momentum to the effort to get the @WhiteHouse to change course. Congress passed aid for Ukraine, now @POTUS has to let Ukraine actually use it.

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1 year

Important step today as the Ukraine Victory Resolution is introduced in Congress. The bill would affirm that it is the policy of the US to see Ukraine emerge victorious from this war with its 1991 borders. Victory is attainable. But it has to be defined.

Senators join House lawmakers in pushing for bold Ukraine victory resolution

At a time when many Americans — and some of the legislators who represent them in Washington — are growing weary of supporting the defense of Ukraine, a new bipartisan House resolution introduced...

www.yahoo.com

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Doug Klain

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4 months

The foreign ministers of Germany, France, & Poland in a joint op-ed: "[Putin's] invasion of Ukraine has also proven that a policy of concessions vis-à-vis Russia, in the hopes that it could bring peace or stability back to the Continent, is naive."

Germany, France and Poland: This moment may define our children’s future

European allies should shoulder their fair share of NATO’s collective burden and demonstrate readiness to take more responsibility for Europe’s defense.

www.politico.eu

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1 year

Especially outside of Ukraine, we seem to have just forgotten that only a few weeks ago Russia created one of the most significant man-made environmental catastrophes in modern times. Devastating photo series of what came after the flood.

After the Deluge

The Kakhovka Dam’s destruction by suspected Russian sabotage has made the Ukrainian land itself a casualty of war.

www.theatlantic.com

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Doug Klain

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2 years

Zelenskyy has landed.

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13 days

Kyiv was reportedly successful in defending against a ballistic missile thanks to Patriots—but the air raid is still underway with explosions reported in the city and more kamikaze drones coming from the north. It doesn’t have to be this way. Let Ukraine strike the launch sites.

Jimmy Rushton

@JimmySecUK

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First time I’ve been able to watch a PAC-3 interception from launch to successful engagement; the speed and agility of the system is genuinely astonishing…

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Doug Klain

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9 months

Outstanding @PostOpinions column from @jimgeraghty on how American evangelicals support aid to Ukraine once they learn about Russia’s persecution of Christians. Polling we did at @razomforukraine found the same thing + a surprising stat on MAGA support.

Opinion | The evangelical case for U.S. military aid to Ukraine

Voices on the Republican right claim Ukraine is “banning” Christianity. The reality: Russia is waging war against evangelical Christianity.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Doug Klain

@DougKlain

5 months

The U.S. ambassador suffering under air raids alongside Ukrainians. This is a solvable problem, but Congress is on yet another vacation. Do we care about our diplomats? About our allies? U.S. credibility is burning away by the day.

Ambassador Bridget A. Brink

@USAmbKyiv

5 months

5:30 a.m. Sunday morning, the third air raid alert of the night, the whole country called to bunker with Russia launching missiles all over Ukraine.

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“[Biden] still has six months to give Ukraine the best chance of victory, including by removing restrictions on Ukrainian forces striking military targets in Russia,” writes @FredKempe , though the final outcome will likely be determined in the next admin.

Biden’s legacy depends most of all on Ukraine

The US president has recognized that the world is at an inflection point. Now comes the part he cannot control.

www.atlanticcouncil.org

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Doug Klain

@DougKlain

2 years

Russian troops looting AirPods, iPhones, and MacBooks from Ukrainians seem to forget these stolen things can be tracked.

Franak Viačorka

@franakviacorka

2 years

Ukrainians are locating their devices on the territory of the Homiel region, Belarus, where part of the Russian army retreated.

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1 month

Let Ukraine defend itself. @POTUS , let Ukraine strike all legitimate military targets in Russia.

Razom for Ukraine 🇺🇦

@razomforukraine

1 month

Razom for Ukraine is calling on @POTUS @WhiteHouse to immediately change its policy banning Ukraine from striking all legitimate military targets in Russia. Razom's Director of Advocacy Mykola Murskyj breaks down exactly why this policy must change. Let Ukraine defend itself.

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@DougKlain

2 years

“You are on the side of Russians, or on the side of Ukrainans. You have to choose.” It shouldn’t be a shock to anyone that when all’s said and done, the world—and especially Ukraine—will remember who stepped up and who sat on the sidelines.

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@DougKlain

7 months

No matter what, it's worth remembering just how much time has been wasted here. Ukraine is running out of ammo, more missiles are getting through air defense, more people are dying. This delay is happening because some are choosing political power over national interest.

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7 months

The coming days will be critical for Ukraine. Does Trump come out against a deal? Does the Senate bring something to a vote anyway? Can Ukraine and immigration be delinked? America's allies are watching. Putin is watching. Ukrainians are fighting and dying. What are we doing?

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@DougKlain

2 years

EU Commission President @vonderleyen : Ukraine has to win, Russia has to lose. @POTUS should say the same. Our goal should be not just Ukrainian survival, but Ukrainian victory.

Christiane Amanpour

@amanpour

2 years

President @vonderleyen visited Bucha today. “It is horrible. There are almost no words that can explain what I saw.” “There were still the bodies. Atrocious. Unbelievable. Shocking. This is the brutal face of Putin’s war… He has to fail. He has to fail and Ukraine has to win.”

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@DougKlain

11 months

The Western commentariat need to get how ridiculous this question is. As Americans, we’d never surrender millions of our fellow citizens to a murderous dictator. Why are we surprised Ukrainians will fight for survival and liberty?

60 Minutes

@60Minutes

11 months

60 Minutes’ Scott Pelley asks Ukrainian President Zelenskyy: “Can you give up any part of Ukraine for peace?”

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@DougKlain

8 months

This report from @Newsweek that ATACMS are being scrapped instead of sent to Ukraine is seriously concerning. @GOPoversight @OversightDems @HASCRepublicans should push the administration on this. Send #ATACMSforUkraine now. The White House is out of excuses.

Razom for Ukraine 🇺🇦

@razomforukraine

8 months

After nearly 2 years of refusing to supply Ukraine with ATACMS missiles, @Newsweek reports the U.S. may soon scrap hundreds of ATACMS—at "significant" expense to taxpayers—that could instead be sent to Ukraine. This would be an unacceptable win for Putin.

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7 months

Above all, this shows that US politics in 2024 are too unmoored from rational statecraft for Europe and Ukraine to rely on America. That is a devastating reality. I'm hoping to publish a more detailed article soon on what Europe can do to hedge against a second Trump admin.

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Doug Klain

@DougKlain

7 months

It's possible McConnell is trying to open the path to delinking Ukraine and immigration reform so that a Ukraine (maybe w/ Israel) package can be put forward on its own merits. As a Senate Republican staffer said privately last week, the votes for Ukraine are absolutely there.

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@DougKlain

3 months

Pentagon spokesperson says we believe the weapons the US *and* other countries give to Ukraine should only be used to “take back Ukrainian sovereign territory.” This is a bizarre policy. Ukraine can only attack, but can’t defend against Russian strikes from across the border?

Ostap Yarysh

@OstapYarysh

3 months

Despite what Sec. Blinken said in Kyiv, the Pentagon says that the US-provided weapons should be used on the battlefield within UKR territory (Blinken said the US doesn't encourage strikes in Russia but it's up to UKR.) I asked whether this was a request or a binding condition.

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@DougKlain

2 years

From prison, Russian opposition leader Alexey @navalny calls on Russians to take to the streets. “Let's not ‘be against the war.’ Let's fight against the war,” he says.

Alexey Navalny

@navalny

2 years

5/12 I am from the USSR myself. I was born there. And the main phrase from there - from my childhood - was "fight for peace." I call on everyone to take to the streets and fight for peace.

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@DougKlain

2 years

Truly in awe. Power in Lviv went out after Russian strikes but my Ukrainian language teacher there still insisted on continuing our lesson on Skype and did so by candlelight. Then power comes back on in the middle! 🇺🇦

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@DougKlain

2 years

Big thanks to @kimbrunhuber & @cnni for having me on today to discuss how Ukrainians are celebrating the Kerch Bridge explosion, my recent @ForeignPolicy piece on Russia’s doomed mobilization, and @elonmusk ’s flawed peace proposal for Ukraine.

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@DougKlain

3 months

The Russians are “smart now because they know there is a restriction for Ukrainians to shoot at the Russian territory. We saw all of their military equipment sitting 1-2km from the border [near Kharkiv] and there was nothing we could do.” @SashaUstinovaUA

Ukraine presses Biden to lift ban on using US weapons to strike Russia

Kyiv watched as Russians massed on the border, but they weren't allowed to use long-range missiles provided by Washington.

www.politico.com

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@DougKlain

5 months

We are burning the trust of our allies every day, and one day very soon, it will not be recoverable. We must get serious and pass aid to Ukraine.

Abigail Spanberger

@SpanbergerForVA

5 months

Every second, hour, and day that America delays in delivering aid to Ukraine is a gift to Vladimir Putin. House Republicans are long overdue to recognize the urgency of this moment. The future of democracy in Europe and our own national security interests are on the line.

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7 months

Despite McConnell's comments, not all Republicans are on board. "Somebody who is trying to defeat legislation, all in the name of running for office? That is irresponsible," @BillCassidy told @USATODAY .

'Trainwreck': Conservative GOP senators break on border, Ukraine deal as Donald Trump pressures...

Conservative Republican senators are growing weary of bipartisan border and Ukraine talks as Donald Trump looms in the background.

www.usatoday.com

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Doug Klain

@DougKlain

3 years

Never a bad time to remind Americans that Ukrainians aren’t asking us to come fight for them. Russia started a war with them and they’ve fought it for eight years. We’re just on the same side, and they’re asking for the tools they need.

Matt Walsh

@MattWalshBlog

3 years

Ukraine is not our country and not our problem. Anyone who would risk a war with Russia for the sake of some random country 6000 miles away is a fool or a psychopath or both. Move to Ukraine and enlist in the army if you care so much. Our sons don't need to die for this bullshit.

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@DougKlain

11 months

We’ve heard how Musk foiled a Ukrainian strike on Crimea for fear of triggering WWIII. Less known is that weeks later, Ukraine tried again and succeeded. The nukes never came. Cautionary tale from @anneapplebaum on our Kremlin-inspired escalation fears.

What Russia Got by Scaring Elon Musk

The billionaire isn’t the only one who’s been frightened into holding back help for Ukraine.

www.theatlantic.com

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Doug Klain

@DougKlain

4 months

The Ukraine bill is out and available to read. I'm looking through now for differences from the Senate supplemental. Link: One that immediately jumps out is the requirement to transfer long-range ATACMS "as soon as practicable."

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@DougKlain

1 month

As the #NATOSummit begins in Washington, it was an honor to see @ZelenskyyUa and Ukraine’s leadership pay tribute at DC’s memorial to the Holodomor, Stalin’s man-made famine genocide. Ukraine is fighting today to stop Putin from destroying the Ukrainian nation.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський

@ZelenskyyUa

1 month

Today and in the coming days, we will be working at the NATO Summit in the United States, beginning in Washington by honoring the victims of the 1932-1933 Holodomor at the Memorial near the US Capitol. The inscription reads: “The Holodomor of 1932-1933. In memory of the millions

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@DougKlain

2 years

З Новим Роком 🇺🇦

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@DougKlain

4 months

Finally. With Ukrainian flags waving on the floor of the House of Representatives, Ukraine aid passes. It should have happened months ago, but I’m glad it happened today. Time for the Senate to finish the job. Let’s get Ukraine what it needs to win.

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@DougKlain

1 year

Today in the @washingtonpost . It's time for #UkraineInNATO . Let's make history, @POTUS .

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