Thread by @ZeroZhvk

A🧵thread on #Navalny so that hopefully it is clearer to Westerners why Ukrainians are sceptical of him (and no, Ukrainians aren't fools who need stuff explained to them !NEWSFLASH! our opinion kinda matters). As a teaser: twit by the man himself criticizing arms support for 🇺🇦

https://twitter.com/navalny/status/1514589431889596422

Peculiarly, despite criticizing #putin, #Navalny somehow supports #Kremlin's strategies, first, most obvious, his stance on the matter with #Russian annexation of #Crimea (our "#Sudetenland" if you will) is pretty clear - he supports it!

One thing on Crimea annexation he's not happy with - he would like to legalize it internationally (and indeed he'd a handy figure to do so, after toxic #putin is done).
Although, he isn't really as liberal as Russian propaganda paints him (hm.. why would they do it, huh?)

#Crimea annexation is not even the first #Russian aggression #Navalny supports (despite being labelled as "opposition") he supported #Russian aggression against #Georgia in 2008 (which was a prototype later replicated in #Ukraine at larger scale). Note the usage of ethnic slurs

#Navalny is actually a #Russian nationalist, as much of a chauvinist as majority of #Russians and previously rather vocal about his hatred towards migrants, his participation in #Russian marches is not a situational alliance, rather its his origins and essence.

In case if you don't know, in #Russia (and I suspect i whole world really) the organized marginal extremists, chauvinist movements are all curated by special services. They are allowed to exist because they can be sued. Practice in Russia since 19th century at least(e.g. "esers")

If you look at #Navalny's role in anti-putin's protests of the past, much in line with his inherent support of #Kremlin's strategy, he acted rather as a provocateur inciting split in the opposition.
Alleged turn for "liberalism" was also rather his FSB curators repurposing him

#Navany's repurposing was needed for 3 reasons which I will cover in the end. For now let's recall that the recent post at the top of the thread is not the first case when he, much in line with #Kremlin strategy, again, opposes military aid to #Ukraine washingtonpost.com/world/europe/d…

So chauvinist #Navalny supports #Russian aggression in #Georgia & #Crimea, splits anti-putin's opposition from inside in 2011-13 to replace it with his own cult of personality - mini-#putin who's labeled "anti-putin" demands #US to fund his propaganda instead of helping #Ukraine

Btw, sidenote I forgot to include before on #Russian security service working with nationalists, monarchists and other marginal extremists - so called #Strelkov, #grikin (responsible for downing #MH17) was himself recruited to #FSB from a monarchist movement in 90s. #Navalny tho?

Now, what I write makes #Navalny appear as #kremlin's agent whose actions actually support #Russian policy of dissection and isolation of #Ukraine. Surely he did something to become "liberal icon" of opposition, right? Well, he published breaking NEWS: PUTIN IS A THIEF. WOW.

#Navalny may seem important if you're a westerner, after all news of YOUR govt being thieves would be a big thing... not so much in #Russia. And not that they don't know #putin's mafia, they do. They see that he steals from them even without investigations. Theyre just okay w/ it

So, when talking about #Navalny we should care for what he actually achieved in practice - and that is just a replacement of all potential opposition to #putin with #Navalny's cult, which is really a mini-#putin presented as anti-putin, yet supporting all the #kremin's strategy

#Navalny is used by #kremlin for 3 main purposes:
- Scare "small Russians" into rallying behind #putin
- Replace the opposition, let the steam out in a way that poses no real threat to the regime
- When putin's gone - put him in power and use his façade to get sanctions lifter

It's important to understand that #Russia is a #facsist mafia state and it has no political life. There is no opposition, just different cogs of the fascist regime, each with own purpose. #Navalny is no more an opposition that "alleged" parliament opposition like #Zhyrinovsky was

Why is it important? Those western leaders who suffer from sanctions would rather prefer to keep doing business with #Russia and use agent #Navalny as a justification to sabotage the aid for #Ukraine, aid necessary for our survival in genocide perpetrated by #Navalny's motherland

And really, agent #Navalny, as always supporting #Kremlin's strategies, himself calls west to spend resources in vain on his ad campaigns (for fascist state full of #Russian chauvinists🤦) instead of aiding #Ukraine's defenses. But a single Javelin does more than 100 #Navalny's

It's not even comparing apples to oranges. #Navalny activity while allegedly "anti-putin" in the essence consistently supports #kremlin strategy, he didn't achieve anything aside of strengthening #Russian #fascism, didnt even burn a cop car yet speaks derogatory of Javelin END🧵

TL;DR: In practice #Navalny achieved nothing against #putin, but did a lot of to support the #fascist regime in #Russia, does and speaks a lot in support of #kremlin's strategy - supports #Russian aggressions, dissection of #Ukraine, speaks for isolation of #Ukraine (not RUSSIA!)

*secret services/
*can be used

PS: tbh I wouldn't be surprised if the idea of his arrest coincided with the preparations for the "special military operation" and he's being purposefully kept aside by the "western-aligned" group of p*tin's clan for future. But that's kinda complicated theory, we'll live and see

PPS: just note another thing, in 2008 #Navalny CALLED #Russia government to do to #Georgia THE VERY SAME #Russia's doing to #Ukraine today. Now, is Navalny's "race theory" telling that Ukrainians are somehow better than Georgians, or he simply lies about not supporting the war?

Regardless, I'm simply disgusted with him, the hypocrisy. #navalny is even worse than #girkin, both are chauvinists, yet girkin at least doesn't hide his insane ideas nor denies #Ukraine right to get aid from the west, while navalny lies & works to sabotage the aid

And much like focusing Russian opposition on futile actions that are harmless to the regime #Navalny demands funding for his own propaganda, that doesn't achieve anything at all.

Update: more of #Navalny's chauvinism, his team complaining that missile strikes against #Ukraine are too costly (wow, but didn't mini-p*tin leader of his call for missile strike against #Georiga in 2008?🤔)

https://twitter.com/sumlenny/status/1516029967523590152

And more of #Navalny's personal chauvinism in 2014 (so, at least he doesn't believe #Ukrainians are any better than #Georgians - kinda an honor to me really, to be hated by #navalny nazi). Remember this.

https://twitter.com/sumlenny/status/1516034477490847753

Remember this if kremlin's friends in #Europe will attempt to block aid to #Ukraine or to lift sanctions from #Russia using #navalny (his words, or the fact that he'd be placed instead of p*tin by the oligarchs) as an excuse for renewing business with #Russia