This list was put together in Aug. Since then the situation has only worsened 🧵
Russia weaponized gas, attacked more #CrimeanTatars, shut down prominent NGOs, orchestrated migrants crisis w/ Lukashenka's hands, never stopped cyber attacks, fueled antivax campaigns etc /1
Lack of punishment for Putin's aggression brought us here: to the edge of large-scale European war. Russia amasses troops & weapons at the UA border & explicitly threatens to further invade & destroy Ukraine: they put all necessary resources in place to begin it right away /2
Brave #UkrainiansWillResist. No doubt. We have been doing it for almost 8yrs so far.
But as the bully can still be deterred, all efforts should go there:
Sanction Russia and its oligarchs #ArmUkraine #StopNordStream2
Act now. In advance
Just one more piece to add to this picture. Ukraine has long been a target to Russian propaganda. But media watchdogs noticed that disinfo which particularly hits hard on reforms & demonizes Western partners who had advocated them has intensified over last years 1/4
Such propaganda advances a key narrative of Ukraine being a failed state governed from overseas. It tries to convince people the reforms eventually have a single goal which is to allow foreigners to grab as many UA strategic assets/ enterprises/ land/ whatever as possible 2/4
Just take a look at this one blatant example. And that's the show, broadcasted in prime time on the most popular news channel Ukrayina24 which belongs to Akhmetov: kyivpost.com/article/opinio… 3/4