My 76 yo granny said today: "If Russians start bombing Kyiv, do not rush to evacuate me, save yourself and your dog. I am a cat, I won't leave my apartment. I love it. I decorated it and I would rather die in my wonderful home than in some nasty neglected basement"
I wish you would never hear the same from your granny, born in 1945. right after WWII. It is 21 century. Russians do nothing to stop their government, most of them support this.
Now that the US is reporting that Putin made a desicion to invade Ukraine, I can't take it anymore. I understand that this can be the deterring tactics. But it is already impossible to live like that. All we have now is work, covid outbreak, and Russian invasion.
Sometimes I want to ran somewhere. And scream. This enormous pressure and stress seems to unbearable.
It seems to be a game of big powers. and nobody cares that a 40 million nation in Europe is a hostage.
All I want is to have at least one boring day.
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Russian failed politician and TV host Ksenia Sobchak has said "What we see today is Russia fighting against the US and Ukraine is a hostage".This claim from Sobchak triggered me. Only 5 percent of Russians blame their own government for fueling the war in Ukraine. So. Thread⬇️
Sobchak calls Ukraine and Russia "brotherly nations", at the same time says "Not a single Russian politician would return Crimea to Ukraine, as it would be a political suicide". Hints America fuels and provokes. ⬇️
This is a common position among many Russians, even those, calling themselves liberal. "If you don't want war, why does the West keep supplying weapons to Ukraine?" - this phrase makes me vicious. Why?⬇️
Here are some basic facts that might help in Ukraine coverage. Thread: 1. Russia's war against Ukraine. Not Ukraine conflict, or Ukraine crisis. Why? Because Russia occupied Crimea in 2014 and has been supporting its proxies in the Donbas-Russian passports holders⬇️
2. Russia claims it is not part of the conflict. Russia lies. Even the Russian court in Rostov recently accidentally revealed Russia's military presence in Donbas. Before that Russian soldiers were "guarding" illegal referendum in Crimea.⬇️
3. Russian-controlled areas of Donbas, not Rebel-held or separatist-held areas. Because those people do not fight for independence, they want to become a part of Russia.⬇️
My debut in Finish media. You can translate it into English via google. I will also post my opinion piece in English below: is.fi/ulkomaat/art-2…
Fear, denial, courage: How a looming threat of Russian invasion changed the lives of Ukrainians
Every morning first thing I do is grab my phone to read the latest news. And every morning I read about yet another threat coming from Russia. ⬇️
It’s either Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov saying Ukraine joining NATO would be death to Russia as we know it, or it is Vladimir Putin saying he would protect what he sees as Russian historical lands, but in reality, he would just occupy more of my country’s lands.
When I was a student I wanted to practise my English and make some money. And I found an interesting job - translator in an international matchmaking agency. That is why, sorry, but I don't feel sorry for these men, scammed in Ukraine...Thread
On my first day at a matchmaking agency Cinderella( duh), I got two clients - Victoria, a short brunette 34, and Olga, a tall 20 yo blonde with a super short skirt and super long legs. I have never met both of them. What I got, was their profiles on a dating website.⬇️
My office was located at a rented classroom of a school in a residential district of Kyiv. My supervisor told me that both Victoria and Olga wanted to find husbands to move to America (spell the last phrase with our accent). YET both of them did not speak English!