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In January 2022, a few weeks before the full-scale invasion began, I went to a demonstration against the russian aggression by the Ukrainian embassy to the UK.
It was organised for Ukrainians by the Georgian community in the UK.
There is a reason why they did it.
It was organised for Ukrainians by the Georgian community in the UK.
There is a reason why they did it.
MINI-🧵 ABOUT RUSSIANS
There are two types of russians:
1️⃣ the russians who are killing Ukrainians
2️⃣ the russians who either support the genocide or aren’t doing enough to stop it
The war against us doesn't just happen in the trenches. It's literally everywhere.
There are two types of russians:
1️⃣ the russians who are killing Ukrainians
2️⃣ the russians who either support the genocide or aren’t doing enough to stop it
The war against us doesn't just happen in the trenches. It's literally everywhere.
❗️IMPORTANT POINT
🚩The russians who are bleating about russophobia during genocide of Ukrainians are not “good russians”
🚩🚩They are actually the WORST ones and should be shut down the moment they open their mouth.
🚩The russians who are bleating about russophobia during genocide of Ukrainians are not “good russians”
🚩🚩They are actually the WORST ones and should be shut down the moment they open their mouth.
The russians are not aware of is that both their action and inaction have consequences.
❓Why?
Because historically they have never been accountable for any of the genocides they carried out.
❓Why?
Because historically they have never been accountable for any of the genocides they carried out.
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@Ukraine_DAO + @mintsyfra = 💜
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🌱 While remaining autonomous, Ukraine DAO is endorsed by the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine - the first DAO in the world to have support at a state level.
@Ukraine_DAO + @mintsyfra = 💜
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Crypto remains a controversial subject for many people.
❤️🩹 But in the early days of the full scale invasion, crypto was there for Ukraine's defence when no one else was.
🪖 @Ukraine_DAO made the largest donation to @BackAndAlive in the Foundation's history - $4m.
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❤️🩹 But in the early days of the full scale invasion, crypto was there for Ukraine's defence when no one else was.
🪖 @Ukraine_DAO made the largest donation to @BackAndAlive in the Foundation's history - $4m.
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✨@KyivTechSummit - Web3 Hackathon hosted in a bomb shelter
Co-organized by @Unchainfund, @atlantis0x, @Ukraine_DAO & @mintsyfra, the hackathon was used to build solutions for on-the-ground issues & aid for the Ukrainian people, as well as people globally devastated by war.
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Co-organized by @Unchainfund, @atlantis0x, @Ukraine_DAO & @mintsyfra, the hackathon was used to build solutions for on-the-ground issues & aid for the Ukrainian people, as well as people globally devastated by war.
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it started. thank you for retraumatizing Ukrainian refugees. honestly, I don't want to live on this planet #visabanforrussians
a Russian YouTuber who recorded a lot of threats and propaganda was spotted in a queue at the Georgian border. until recently he said with joy that Russia has enough missiles to kill all Ukrainians
dear European friends, look into the face of fascism. it’s not Putin, it’s your ordinary everyman from Moscow
do you believe that war can be waged against the will of the 144.1 million population?
they all share responsibility
#visabanforrussians
do you believe that war can be waged against the will of the 144.1 million population?
they all share responsibility
#visabanforrussians
✨COPIUM✨
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The unforgiven price of our Freedom and Statehood and Independence.
All russians are responsible for the war against 🇺🇦.
⚠️ Es handelt sich nicht um ein Restaurant! Es ist das Hilfszentrum für Flüchtlinge aus der #Ukraine in #Barcelona.
❗️Breaking❗️: Yesterday at about 10:30 pm in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, #France, rue le Cheman blue, the Russians beat up two women from #Izyum, mother and daughter! They were walking, listening to a song in Ukrainian on their phone.
A huge man ran up to them, 1/ #russians
A huge man ran up to them, 1/ #russians
who was in the company of another one, a woman was following them, and started hitting them on the head. The daughter was hit twice on the asphalt with her head, the mother - three times. They have abrasions of hands and knees. 2/ #russiansagainstukrainians #eu #russia #france
According to a charity org, which helped them to flee occupied #Izyum, the women were released from the hospital in the morning.
The #police came to the scene yesterday, but did nothing.
They only asked what this person looked like and left. #EU #RussiaIsATerroristState #Russians
The #police came to the scene yesterday, but did nothing.
They only asked what this person looked like and left. #EU #RussiaIsATerroristState #Russians
39. Bombardeo de líneas eléctricas
Como el ejército #Ruso es una basura y no puede deter la contraofensiva de #Ucrania, están bombardeando las líneas eléctricas para hacer daño a la población civil.
#WarCrimesofRussia #russiaIsATerrorristState
Como el ejército #Ruso es una basura y no puede deter la contraofensiva de #Ucrania, están bombardeando las líneas eléctricas para hacer daño a la población civil.
#WarCrimesofRussia #russiaIsATerrorristState
40. Cuerpos con torturas
Los cuerpos de cuatro civiles con marcas de tortura y disparos en la cabeza fueron encontrados en Zaliznycnhe en Kharkiv.
#WarCrimesofRussia #russiaIsATerrorristState
Los cuerpos de cuatro civiles con marcas de tortura y disparos en la cabeza fueron encontrados en Zaliznycnhe en Kharkiv.
#WarCrimesofRussia #russiaIsATerrorristState
41. Cuerpos con torturas
Se van encontrando más cuerpos de gente torturada a medida que se van recuperando ciudades.
#WarCrimesofRussia #russiaIsATerrorristState
Se van encontrando más cuerpos de gente torturada a medida que se van recuperando ciudades.
#WarCrimesofRussia #russiaIsATerrorristState
It constantly upsets me how little a person needs to do to be considered "a good russian" & yet how perfect Ukrainians should be to be considered worthy of western support
#visabanforrussians
#visabanforrussians
And so I am constantly afraid that if they finally start to protest, nobody will question their motives, & people will say: "see, they are definitely against the war", even though they may just be protesting the fact that the war is going badly or they can't buy H&M
Or when the war is over, people outside of CEE will JUST FORGIVE THEM, forget what happened. Will go to business as usual with them and talk about Dostoyevsky & Tolstoy. And 🇷🇺s will never feel true shame for what they did & never feel true remorse, never SINCERELY apologize.
Remember Yuliya? Russian shabolda in #Germany. Here she advises all Russians in Europe to waste energy so more money is paid to #Russia. The title “how to support russian army and don’t go to jail in #Europe” 1/3 #visaban #visabanforrussians #OpRussia
The caption: «The German regulator reacted to the shutdown of the Nord Stream with the words that in the face of the need for significant savings, «now everything depends on everyone»
5 million Russians in Germany you know what to do 😌 as well as Russians in 2/3 #visaban
5 million Russians in Germany you know what to do 😌 as well as Russians in 2/3 #visaban
other European countries except Belarus (you still have penny bills)» So she openly supports russian army and russian genocide of people of #Ukraine, is there any article in Germany about “calls for violence and inciting ethnic hatred”? 3/3 #visabanforrussians #visaban #russian
#Russians are welcomed in Europe if they don't make a genocidal war. It is that simple. Leave #Ukraine and travel wherever you want. /1
Many have been writing about "ordinary Russians" and that the #visaban is bad. So far, I have not seen a survey where less than 70% would NOT support the war. For example, a Russian volunteer in AFU states that 90% of his surrounding supports the invasion. /2
If we use a very simplistic calculation, the majority of the people that will come to Europe are those who support the war. A week ago, I saw a Russian man dressed in Soviet and Russian symbolics in Warsaw airport. I am afraid he is one of that 70-90 % that support the war. /3
Don't be confused & don't get get sold short
❌this is not a #visaban on Russian tourists ❌
➡️So what did EU Foreign Ministers agree in Prague?
➡️How does it relate to the #visabanforrussians?
➡️What does it mean for EU, Ukraine & Russia?
(Spoiler - trouble ahead)
Short 🧵
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❌this is not a #visaban on Russian tourists ❌
➡️So what did EU Foreign Ministers agree in Prague?
➡️How does it relate to the #visabanforrussians?
➡️What does it mean for EU, Ukraine & Russia?
(Spoiler - trouble ahead)
Short 🧵
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EU Foreign Ministers meeting in Prague stopped short of agreeing to implement a #visaban on Russian tourists.
Instead they cancelled the 'Visa Facilitation Agreement' with #Russia that had been in place since 2006.
So what was this facilitation agreement?
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Instead they cancelled the 'Visa Facilitation Agreement' with #Russia that had been in place since 2006.
So what was this facilitation agreement?
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The visa facilitation agreement was a way the EU made it EASIER for Russians, including tourists, to get Schengen short stay Type C Visas. It reduced or eliminated their costs & speeded up processing or reduced requirements for certain kinds of visitors.
No longer ... but ...
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No longer ... but ...
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Meanwhile:
M O S K A U, 2022-08-30, 19:04, 🌤️ 24°
☎️*ring*
☎️Büro des "Herrschers über Russ..." *ähh* Büro des Präsidenten der 🇷🇺 Föderation, mit wem spreche ich? 🤔
☎️Scholz hier, ahoi, hoi!
☎️Ach, Sie mal wieder! Was darf ich Herrn Putin ausrichten?
M O S K A U, 2022-08-30, 19:04, 🌤️ 24°
☎️*ring*
☎️Büro des "Herrschers über Russ..." *ähh* Büro des Präsidenten der 🇷🇺 Föderation, mit wem spreche ich? 🤔
☎️Scholz hier, ahoi, hoi!
☎️Ach, Sie mal wieder! Was darf ich Herrn Putin ausrichten?
☎️Ich muss ihn dringend sprechen! Der Urlaub von Katerina Wladimirowna an der Côte d'Azur ist in akuter Gefahr!!! 😱
☎️Was? Um Dugins Willen! 😱 Ich verbinde Sie sofort!!!
☎️(*heftiges Umstöpseln an der Mosquatsch-Telefonanlage, Modell "Chruschtschow '61"*)
☎️*ring*
☎️Was? Um Dugins Willen! 😱 Ich verbinde Sie sofort!!!
☎️(*heftiges Umstöpseln an der Mosquatsch-Telefonanlage, Modell "Chruschtschow '61"*)
☎️*ring*
☎️Putin hier, ahoi, hoi!
☎️Wladimir, ich bins, Olaf!
☎️Wer? 🤔
☎️Na, Olaf! Schlumpf! Blauer!
☎️Jetzt hören Sie mal, wissen Sie eigentlich, mit wem... Achso, du meinst dich selber, Schlumpf! 🤦♂️Hallo Olaf!🤗
☎️*hrmpf* Ja, hallo SchleFaz! Weißt du eigentlich was hier in Prag
☎️Wladimir, ich bins, Olaf!
☎️Wer? 🤔
☎️Na, Olaf! Schlumpf! Blauer!
☎️Jetzt hören Sie mal, wissen Sie eigentlich, mit wem... Achso, du meinst dich selber, Schlumpf! 🤦♂️Hallo Olaf!🤗
☎️*hrmpf* Ja, hallo SchleFaz! Weißt du eigentlich was hier in Prag
This week (30-31/08) EU Foreign Ministers meet in #Prague where they'll discussion the #visaban.
I've worked on issues relating to visas, borders & EU foreign & security policy for 2 decades.
Here's what you need to know
- & why you should SUPPORT the #visabanforrussians
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I've worked on issues relating to visas, borders & EU foreign & security policy for 2 decades.
Here's what you need to know
- & why you should SUPPORT the #visabanforrussians
🧵/1
You can lobby your government to support this - including on Twitter.
No one (sensible) is talking about banning all Russians from EU states. For which visas would be affected see here
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No one (sensible) is talking about banning all Russians from EU states. For which visas would be affected see here
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1/6 Da ich immer wieder gefragt werde, hier nochmal meine Haltung zur Debatte um den #visabanforrussians. Mich machen die Bilder von in der EU urlaubenden Russinnen und Russen auch wütend. Ich lasse mich aber vor allem von einem Ziel leiten:
das freie Europa muss Zufluchtsort für diejenigen Russinnen und Russen sein, die den Krieg nicht unterstützen und Putins Diktatur nicht hinnehmen wollen. Und zwar unbürokratisch+schnell. Die 🇩🇪 Regelung für humanitäre Visa steht ja immer noch aus. 2/6
Dennoch müssen und können wir etwas tun. Und zwar abgestimmt und geeint in der EU und im Schengenraum. Hier ein paar Vorschläge, die effektiv helfen. 3/6
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As spotted by @KeirGiles - an organisation that calls itself the National Republican Army has claimed the assassination of Daria Dugina (Platonova).
See link in his tweet for a presentation on the Утро Февраля (Morning of February) YouTube channel.
As spotted by @KeirGiles - an organisation that calls itself the National Republican Army has claimed the assassination of Daria Dugina (Platonova).
See link in his tweet for a presentation on the Утро Февраля (Morning of February) YouTube channel.
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For an associated - shorter - written news item by the same organisation, see:
utro02.tv/2022/08/21/ily…
For an associated - shorter - written news item by the same organisation, see:
utro02.tv/2022/08/21/ily…
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The self-proclaimed National Republican Army is supported by the exiled former Russian politician Ilya Ponomarev, who has a claim to fame as the only Duma member to have voted against the annexation of Crimea back in 2014.
I. Ponomarev had started living in Kyiv from 2016.
The self-proclaimed National Republican Army is supported by the exiled former Russian politician Ilya Ponomarev, who has a claim to fame as the only Duma member to have voted against the annexation of Crimea back in 2014.
I. Ponomarev had started living in Kyiv from 2016.
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hello, @Latvijas_armija @Europarl_LV @Latvian_MFA @Rigas_pils @krisjaniskarins
your citizen Edgars Temčuks @lat3d supports russian invasion in Ukraine and he wants russia to occupy Latvia
more information you can find in the quoted thread ⬆️ thank you
your citizen Edgars Temčuks @lat3d supports russian invasion in Ukraine and he wants russia to occupy Latvia
more information you can find in the quoted thread ⬆️ thank you
@IZM_gov_lv @Valsts_policija please take a look, your citizen supports russian terrorists
remember:
ukraine is europe‘s future. not germany.
ukraine is europe‘s future. not germany.
estonia is europe‘s future. not germany.
finland is europe‘s future. not germany.
I can’t stand her anymore, somebody, please, make her go back to her beloved russia. In this video she walks in Austria and trash-talks everything around her and praises russia of course. #visabanforrussians #visaban
Curious link here, meet the rising star
Current debate over #visabanforrussians - whether it unduly victimizes "good 🇷🇺" & unjustly imposes collective responsibility, or whether it is warranted cuz russians do in fact bear collective responsibility for their govt action - echos a similar debate from early 1990s. A 🧵1/
In late 1980s-early 1990s in the Baltic states push for indepdence from USSR was supported by some "good" russians (who supported Baltic popular fronts) and opposed by other russians (who supported pro-USSR "Interfronts"). 2/
Once 🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 gained independence they instituted citizenship laws that excluded from citizenship many local russians. Who - together with russian liberals in Moscow - became very upset at this "unjust" policy. 3/
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I see claims that a #visabanforrussians would prevent all types of entry into the EU, incl. for defectors.
This overlooks easy travel options to Turkey, Georgia, the UAE, and other countries that all have EU Embassies which a bona fide defector could approach.
I see claims that a #visabanforrussians would prevent all types of entry into the EU, incl. for defectors.
This overlooks easy travel options to Turkey, Georgia, the UAE, and other countries that all have EU Embassies which a bona fide defector could approach.
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More broadly, I believe such simplistic claims made against a ban are emotional reactions, refusals to recognise that some Russian nationals may present security risks, and a broader refusal to adapt to the reality that our continent is at war.
More broadly, I believe such simplistic claims made against a ban are emotional reactions, refusals to recognise that some Russian nationals may present security risks, and a broader refusal to adapt to the reality that our continent is at war.
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Commentators have argued both sides of the debate on the impact of a ban on domestic opinion within Russia. On balance, I side with those who believe that many ordinary Russians would feel chastened, such that a net positive dose of anger would hit the regime.
Commentators have argued both sides of the debate on the impact of a ban on domestic opinion within Russia. On balance, I side with those who believe that many ordinary Russians would feel chastened, such that a net positive dose of anger would hit the regime.
