Just had an interview at @BBCRadio2 on peace negotiations in Ukraine. My position - the only firm way to real peace in Europe is #UkrainiaVictory in this war. Peace deal with russia will lead to more cruelty and bigger war.
The anchor told me that he ready many reports suggesting Ukraine is loosing the war. Well, we've already had reports based on best of the best western intelligence suggesting Ukraine will fall on the 3d day of war. Now it is 3d week of war and russia is loosing the ground battle
Russians understand they are weak and decided to bomb residential buildings, kindergardens, hospitals, maternity houses. They take civilians as hostages and murdering them to push Ukraine accept the "peace deal"
To save lives of thousands civilians in Ukraine we need to get air defense system to protect our sky from russian bombs. Instead of writing reports on how Ukraine is loosing Western military experts better focus on how to move to Ukraine weapon for we are asking already 3d week
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Books to read now to understand deep roots of Russian war against Ukraine. Spoiler: Russia even has stolen its name from Ukraine. What is now Russia used to be Moscovia, and what is now Ukraine used to be Kyiv Rus. Moscovia is now bombing Kyiv, the mother of Rus cities.👇
Start with "The gates of Europe: a history of Ukraine" by Serhii Plokhy
To understand russian emperialism & why most of russians simply don't care of their soldiers committing warcrimes against Ukrainians, read Lost Kingdom by Serhii Plokhy
Severe sanctions now. What else must be done on Russia and was not done yet? 👇
We demand FATF to blacklist Russia, which is a state-sponsor of terrorism. International anti-money laundering law prescribes blacklisting countries, which finance terrorism. This measure will block all international transactions with Russia.
And @USTreasury must acknowledge Russia to be jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern - this is prescribed by the USA Patriot Act law. This will be one more powerful measure to block all international transactions with Russia.
I have a friend in Kyiv. She received interview request from foreign media. She wrote back to the journalist the following this morning 👇
Thank you for your human interest and kind words.
Do not worry, it's not a critical mistake. I have no objections to the Russian language, the only objection is the horrible war and invasion of Russian murders.
Unfortunately, I can't join your program, as all my time and efforts are dedicated to protecting my people and my family. For example, a few days ago Russian officers killed my younger brother (a civilian, he just crossed the street to buy food).
Energy Minister of Ukraine warns about the potential nuclear disaster. russian occupiers torture the operating staff of the Zaporizhia NPP. They forced staff to record an address they plan to use for propaganda purposes. bit.ly/3IV6Hh2
Operating staff of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant have been held hostage for 4 days. There are about 500 Russian soldiers and 50 units of heavy equipment inside the station
A breakdown at a nuclear power plant due to the use of weapons by Russian troops will lead to a disaster for the whole of Europe. If a breakdown happens, Europeans will be forced to switch the comfort of their homes to radiation shelters.
Alice from Okhtyrka. She could have turned eight years old. However, she died in the shelling with her grandfather, who shielded the girl with his body.
How long you gonna watching russian occupants killing Ukrainian kids, World?
We are begging to #ProtectUАSky
Polina from Kyiv. She died during the shelling on the streets of Kyiv, along with her parents and brother. Her sister is in critical condition. #ProtectUАSky
NATO members, EU, Switzerland and other Western countries promised severe sanctions on Russia in case of full scale war. Some steps were already taken, but there is lots of more what could be done to isolate Russia financially and target Putin wallets on the West👇
Expand SWIFT blocking and SDN designation to all banking system; Full ban by Visa and Mastercard; FATF should blacklist both Russia and Belarus; De-listing of all Russian securities from global stock exchanges
Removal from all investor indices, disconnecting Russia from global securities and FX clearing and depositories
Blanket ban for US and EU pension systems to hold Russian assets
Blanket ban for any Russian entity to raise funds abroad.