Thread by @tomiahonen

Putin Thread 1/

Did not want to write this

Blatant invasion by Russia of Ukraine

So my Thread about Putin's plan. You probably did not know some parts to how long he's been brewing this, how far further he has already come, & how far he intends to go

#StandWithUkraine #Putin

Putin Thread 2/

I trust you remember. In 2014 Russian Dictator Putin sent his Spetsnaz special forces soldiers dressed as civilians, to invade Ukraine's, Crimea. Then flew the Russian flag there, declared it belongs to Russia. He annexed Crimea

#IStandWithUkraine #PutinAtWar

Putin Thread 3/

You might not know, that Putin ALSO has Russian troops occupying parts of the territory in 3 other independent countries of Eastern Europe, that once were part of the Soviet Union: Moldova, Georgia and Azerbaijan. Yes Putin has ALSO taken slices from those..

Putin Thread 4/

But Putin's first military adventure started even before these 4 nations felt his wrath. Back when he was just Prime Minister of Russia, Putin unilaterally broke the peace treaty with the autonomous region of Russian Chechnya, attacked it with his own military

Putin Thread 5/

Yes. He sent his own army to invade part of Russia, to slaughter civilians, Russians. Known as the Second Chechen War, Putin systematically massacred something around half a MILLION of Russia's own citizens, civilians, reducing the city of Grozny to rubble

Putin Thread 6/

What the h is this all about? It is Putin's CAMPAIGN PROMISES from before he became President. He promised to make Russia great again. Yes. Before Trump's MAGA. Putin meant to re-take ALL of the empire of the former Soviet Union, and even more..

Putin Thread 7/

Putin wants to restore the Czar era empire. Not just all of former Soviet Union, but he also wants to take back Finland, Estonia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and yes, when he showed maps of what all he wanted, it included.... Alaska too