Thread by @bangkokdave

THREAD: Evidence of Russia’s genocidal intent towards Ukraine.

These will include articles in the Russian media, statements by Russian leaders & other evidence.
#Russia #RussianWarCrimes #GenocideOfUkrainians #Genocide #WarCrimes #BuchaMassacre

I’ll start with the translation of the now-infamous Russian state-run RIA Novosti op-ed from a few days ago, essentially attempting to create a rationale for destroying Ukraine as a nation. ccl.org.ua/en/news/ria-no… #GenocideOfUkrainians #RussianWarCrimes #Propaganda

This quote states Ukrainian identity itself must be wiped out: "Denazification is inevitably also deukrainisation” — then continues w/tedious bullshit that claims Ukraine is an artificial Soviet creation & uses Russian imperialist terms to refer to its territory.

Other quotes:

"The name Ukraine can seemingly not be retained as the title of any fully denazified state”

"Ukraine, as history has shown, is unviable as a National state.”

"The Banderite elite must be liquidated, its reeducation is impossible.”

What’s notable from reading the RIA piece (of dreck) is how the author uses textbook fascist rhetoric and hate speech as he assaults his victim with the term Nazi at every turn. The lack of any self-awareness here is stunning.

Zelensky correctly pointed out that the RIA piece should be used as a evidence in a future #WarCrimes trial. google.com/amp/s/www.prav…

Haaretz called the RIA piece a “Chilling Manifesto for Genocide in Ukraine” google.com/amp/s/www.haar… #GenocideOfUkrainians

A great thread by @sumlenny on that malevolent RIA propaganda piece.

https://twitter.com/sumlenny/status/1510910740261134338?s=20&t=NY9izPVouApZ8wN1be77mA

#GenocideInUkraine #RussianWarCrimes #RussianWarCrimesInUkraine #RussianPropaganda

In an announcement from a few days ago, Putin's top flunky, Dmitry Medvedev picks up where RIA left off and calls for more killings of Ukrainians. His language is cold and poisonous. #RussianWarCrimes #RussianPropaganda #GenocideInUkraine

https://twitter.com/EerikNKross/status/1511639092324352004?s=20&t=JV_dlz9y0z1AvJ3-Ec-xUw

Russia's genocide handbook: Timothy Snyder writes about how the RIA article relates to the atrocities on the ground. snyder.substack.com/p/russias-geno… #RussianWarCrimes #GenocideOfUkrainians #PutinsWarCrimes #BuchaMassacre #GenocideInUkraine

Timothy Snyder: "The Russian handbook is one of the most openly genocidal documents I have ever seen. It calls for the liquidation of the Ukrainian state, and for abolition of any organization that has any association with Ukraine."
#RussianWarCrimes #GenocideOfUkrainians

And this: "It postulates that the majority of population are 'Nazis,' which is to say Ukrainians. Over 20M people are to be killed or sent to work in labor camps to expurgate their guilt for not loving Russia. Survivors are to be 're-educated.' The name 'Ukraine' will disappear."

Here’s a good thread on the subject. #RussianWarCrimes #GenocideOfUkrainians

https://twitter.com/jleadermaynard/status/1510911883959754754

Mass abductions of children is a recognized pattern of genocidal behavior. Children are easier to deprive of their cultural roots and absorb into a different society.

https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1512153144406552580?s=20&t=MSWTZufoeAu7Qh1MD3hKMA

#RussianWarCrimes #GenocideOfUkrainians

121,000 Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, according to Ukraine. An incredible number that clearly suggests an attempt to steal Ukraine's future. More evidence of genocidal intent. #RussianWarCrimes #GenocideOfUkrainians #GenocideInUkraine

https://twitter.com/MaxRTucker/status/1512529009661419530?s=20&t=MSWTZufoeAu7Qh1MD3hKMA

A very important milestone: Joe Biden calls what’s happening in Ukraine a #genocide. #GenocideOfUkrainians #RussianWarCrimes

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1514012977862639617

Mass rape as a weapon of war is reminiscent of Bosnia, where rape was used as an instrument of ethnic cleansing -- which is to say, genocide. #GenocideofUkrainians #RussianWarCrimes

https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1513777871470440448?s=20&t=cQGy0Dh97MyYFIYKxmGpbg

More genocidal intent from windbags on a #RussianPropaganda state outlet: the very word “Ukrainians” is an insult.

What’s horrible is not that there are hateful shitbags spewing hate speech, but that so many people in Russia accept this as normal discourse. #GenocideOfUkrainians

https://twitter.com/juliadavisnews/status/1514811357178212362

On normalization of war crimes and genocide: How Silent Assent Made #Bucha Possible

https://twitter.com/AndrKolesnikov/status/1511739291650740236?s=20&t=QC4CP7eQ6YFhYvQx_txTYw

#BuchaMassacre #RussianWarCrimes #GenocideOfUkrainians

"Kill them all... Shell the settlements directly, got it?" This intercepted Russian army radio traffic is evidence of exactly the kind of dehumanization that leads to genocide. #GenocideOfUkrainians #RussianWarCrimes

https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1512604630982840325?s=20&t=QC4CP7eQ6YFhYvQx_txTYw

Ukraine Is Our Past and Our Future:

"Putin's aim is always to take away the right of people to define who they are, their future, their meaning. He wants to control not just who lives and dies—but reality itself."

#GenocideInUkraine #RussianWarCrimes

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1512597909711245315?s=20&t=QC4CP7eQ6YFhYvQx_txTYw

Amnesty Int'l: Russian forces extrajudicially executing civilians in apparent #WarCrimes.
Testimonies show unarmed Ukraine civilians killed in their homes & streets in acts of unspeakable cruelty & shocking brutality.
amnesty.org/en/latest/news… #RussianWarCrimes #GenocideInUkraine

HRW Ukraine: Apparent War Crimes in Russia-Controlled Areas. Summary Executions, Other Grave Abuses by Russian Forces. Documentation of "unspeakable, deliberate cruelty and violence against Ukrainian civilians” #GenocideInUkraine #RussianWarCrimes hrw.org/news/2022/04/0…

Genocidal intent, cont'd: "The filtration camps are where Ukrainians are photographed, fingerprinted, forced to turn over their cellphones & IDs, and then questioned by officers before being sent to Russia." 40,000+ have been forced into Russia this way. news.yahoo.com/what-are-russi…

“US amb to the UN suggested there are similarities between Russian filtration camps & Nazi Germany concentration camps:
‘Reports indicate that Russians are confiscating passports, IDs, cellphones & separating families…It’s chilling, and we cannot look away.”#RussianWarCrimes

"The case against Russia will, therefore, be a litmus test for the international order and rule of law if Putin and his enablers will not be held to account for the mass crimes committed in Ukraine." #RussianWarCrimes #GenocideOfUkrainians #PutinsWarCrimes kyivpost.com/article/opinio…

More on Russia's genocidal intent: @JuliaDavisNews explains how Russian media talks about Ukraine as if it's already ceased to exist.

https://twitter.com/thereidout/status/1512962087471009796?s=20&t=uvZehrGT7vzHx4Fq8huJhw

Russia is forcibly attempting to create instant Russian citizens out of Mariupol refugees #RussianWarCrimes

https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1513181015950471174?s=20&t=uvZehrGT7vzHx4Fq8huJhw

Ukraine's government has created an online archive to document #RussianWarCrimes.

@DmytroKuleba: "The evidence gathered of atrocities committed by the Russian army in Ukraine will ensure that these war criminals cannot escape justice." war.ukraine.ua/russia-war-cri…

Russian media: "If the city doesn’t surrender, it will be annihilated” #RussianWarCrimes #GenocideOfUkrainians

https://twitter.com/leonidragozin/status/1512676318118359042?s=20&t=uvZehrGT7vzHx4Fq8huJhw