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Jan 25 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
There are some things I disagree with @BBCRosAtkins assessment: 1) what Ukrainians want is missing from the big picture: the fact that 81% of Ukrainians don't like Putin is less relevant than the fact 60% support the EU and NATO membership: a direct result of Russian aggression
2) it's unclear who is the man in Donetsk and whose views he represents. This clip creates a false impression of some kind of a popular separatist uprising in Donbas: which it wasn't, it was and is a conflict instigated by Russia, who sends military, weapons and money
3) a false equation between Russia and the West actions re Ukraine: while Russia was the first to attack Ukraine and is massing troops at Ukraine's borders now without any realistic motive, the West has been just responding, and quite slowly.Military aid to Ukraine is a deterrent
4) Security concerns of Ukrainians, who now face an existential threat, and of Baltic, Eastern and Central European states are not addressed. These millions of people have agency, they deserve to be heard. This is not just about a geopolitical struggle between West of Russia

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Jan 27
In recent days, I talked to Ukrainians, both in Kyiv and Kharkiv, about how they feel in connection to a threat of a new Russian attack on Ukraine. A thread:
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“We laugh in the face of threats not because we underestimate them, but because what else should we do? Laydown and cry? Tears have never won anyone freedom.”
Your must-read of the day: the story of @Ukraine account, summing up the spirit of Ukrainians 🔥
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Jan 25
Meanwhile, in Italy: Russian president Putin will address major Italian businesses, such as ENI, Enel, Unicredit, Pirelli, Barilla, via videolink at an event tomorrow organized by the Italian-Russian chamber of commerce, according to Repubblica newspaper.
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There's no doubt Putin is going to talk about losses for the Italian economy if Rome supports sanctions against Russia promised by the West in case of a new attack on Ukraine. In fact, many Italian businesses don't need to be persuaded to side with Russia: they already do.
Business circles have a significant influence on the Italian politics. And while prime minister Draghi took a tougher stance on Russia than his predecessors, he is almost on his own. Italy is choosing the new president these days,and one of potential candidates is Franco Frattini
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Jan 22
⚡Russia planned to overthrow the government in Kyiv and to install pro-Russian politician Yevgeniy Murayev as head of the occupation administration in Ukraine, according to the UK foreign ministry. Murayev is a former MP and owner of Nash TV channel.
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Jan 17
'In 2011, for example, the German defense contractor Rheinmetall signed a $140 million contract to build a combat simulation training center in Mulino, in southwest Russia, that would train 30,000 Russian combat troops per year'
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'The U.S. officials believe that some of the German training over the last few years was given to the GRU Spetsnaz, the special operations forces that moved unmarked into Crimea and who can now be found stirring up trouble in eastern Ukraine.'
“It’s unfortunate that German companies were directly supporting and training Russia’s military even during the attacks against Ukraine,” one senior Senate aide told The Daily Beast.
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German position that it will not supply defensive weapons to Ukraine is 'unchanged', foreign minister @ABaerbock said at the press conference with the Ukrainian FM @DmytroKuleba in Kyiv. 'Our restrictive position to weapons supply is well-known and is rooted in history', she said
Baerbock said Germany supports Ukraine and its security in many ways, mentioning treatment and rehabilitation of injured Ukrainian soldiers in Berlin. She ducked the question what practical support it will provide in case of a new attack against Ukraine, emphasizing diplomacy
German FM repeated that a new Russian aggression on Ukraine will have a high cost, without providing more details. She stressed the need to negotiate in different formats, including Normandy, OSCE, etc. 'If the door is closed, windows should be open'
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