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Aug 17, 2023

🧵on the “proposal” of “exchange of the territories for @NATO membership” for #Ukraine. All the peculiarities, risks and manipulations hidden by “good will” are explained here➡️1/

There is no news here. At least for those involved in expert and political discussions. This is reincarnation of so called Korean scenario, which was heavily rejected last year. But related options are still discussed behind closed doors. Now this became partially public 2/

After the unwillingness of the American side to give Ukraine a clearer invitation to NATO membership in Vilnius, it was already clear: there is a risk that #Ukraine's membership in NATO may be considered as a bargaining chip in the negotiations with Russia 3/

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@Mariia_Zolkina

Dec 6, 2022

Annulled license of 🇷🇺 “Rain”TV channel in Latvia shows deep gap btw how RU “liberal” opposition see its role and consequences of its actions, on the one hand, and understating of these things on the side of European states, namely Baltic states, on the other hand. Short 🧵

Announced reasons for the license revocation were: marking Crimea as part of #Russia on the map when broadcasting; saying “our army” about RU forces, support to RU soldiers expressed by already fired presenter. All this was made by mistake, as TVchannel said.2/

But what was more important is that there were other reasons, presented to 🇱🇻authorities by 🇱🇻security service and that were on purpose not openly presented. And also crucial remark from 🇱🇻authorities: management of the channel seems not understanding seriousness of violations 3/

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@Mariia_Zolkina

Dec 4, 2022

Why Ukrainians consider “dialogues” with so called liberal #Russian opposition as irrelevant and inappropriate at the moment? This is 🧵 with explanation and arguments. #RussiaUkraineWar

1) 🇷🇺 opposition represents itself as anti-Putin, but they push lots of RU official messages and support imperialistic RU agenda. Most DO NOT say that the entire 🇺🇦territory must be returned to #Ukraine. More or less smarter they justify occupation of at least Crimea and Donbas

2) Most of 🇷🇺opposition deeply believe they don’t have to do anything to destroy current 🇷🇺regime. Instead of actions they don’t organize political activity/protest even when outside of #Russia. And blame #Ukraine, which demands clarity from them.

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Mariia Zolkina

@Mariia_Zolkina

Nov 9, 2022

🧵Some important details on #KhersonRetreat of #Russia:
1) Russia has been withdrawing its better, regular army units for some time already. Instead, 🇷🇺was gathering newly drafted men there. As of now, they stay there. We’ll see if Russia withdraws them or leave for captivity 1/

2) Militarily, #Russia had no choice, but retreat. Bridges were destroyed, no logistic chains. But politically it’s even more serious defeat of #Russia, than military one. It was the only one regional centre, occupied after 24.02.22. 2/

3) #Russia is withdrawing from its “own territory” – that is how they trapped themselves with announcement of illegal unrecognized by anyone annexation. Dictators power is undermined, when “strong leaders” image is destroyed. Especially, on a battlefield. 3/

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Mariia Zolkina

@Mariia_Zolkina

Oct 10, 2022

I’ll tell you a story from my hometown in 2014-2015. #Russia failed to seize Stanytsya Luhanska then, and shelled electric grids everyday. Electricity disappeared, repair servicemen fixed it under shellings and next day everything was repeated. 1/

Surgeons were operating in local hospitals with light from diesel generators. Some of them lived in a hospital month in a row cause they mobile signal disappeared constantly and if doctor had gone home he would hardly have been reachable 2/

Rescuers, servicemen were fixing damaged tubes, electricity grids on a daily basis. Local authorities worked with NO interruptions. Public services to locals (including those coming from occupied part of Luhansk region) were provided in full. 3/

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@Mariia_Zolkina

Aug 16, 2022

Demilitarization of 🇷🇺army goes on. Two new attacks on 🇷🇺 air basis and arms depots, namely in Dzhankoy and near #Symferopol, capital of 🇺🇦Autonomous Republic of #Crimea, occupied by #Russia since 2014. Some thoughts on significance of these attacks and recents blasts in Crimea🧵

1)Crimea doesn’t differ from military targets in occupied parts of Kherson, Zaporizhzhya or Donbas. It’s NOT Russian territory, just another occupied part of 🇺🇦. RU is shocked (both Kremlin and citizens), that Crimea isn’t untouchable for UA. 2/

2) Political effect of these attacks is even much bigger than military. Crimea must be returned to UA, #Russia must withdraw. UA loudly said after 24.02, that it will struggle for deoccupation of its entire territory. Now we see practical implementation of this goal. 3/

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