#Odesa #Opera opened tonight for the first time since the Russian full-scale invasion on 24 February. It was the most moving performance I have ever been to. Got lucky, no air raid. #SlavaUkraine ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Ukrainian opera. I will write about the Gala concert for the Ukrainian Army and the theater with bombshells but really want to share a few snippets now.
Half-empty theatre which never happens in Odesa. People standing up for the national anthem. Whispering along.
@EmilienUrbano looking forward to your photos! DM me! Thanks :)

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May 8
As #VictoryDay over #Nazis is celebrated, the attack on the land and the minds of the free world continues. How #Kremlin is weaponizing memory and flipping narratives, using #Stalin's legacy. (A mini-thread of 3 articles). (1/3) zarinazabrisky.medium.com/sealed-in-blooโ€ฆ
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A short article on "Immortal Regiment" in 2022, amidst #PutinWarCrimes, is forthcoming shortly. (3/3) Understand the hybrid war and its tools. Recognize flipping narratives, laundering history, and other strategies, and do not let the aggressor justify another genocide.
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Apr 27
I am on a mini-bus Odesaโ€”Chisinau, and a mother with a pre-teen daughter just said goodbye to the father. โ€œI love you, papochka.โ€ Everyone is crying quietly and discreetly, with sunglasses on. I never knew it is possible to hate Putin and Russia as much as I hate them now. Image
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Friends, I'm in London to speak at @BylineTimes festival, speaking about the Russian war in Ukraine w/ great journalists/experts @lukeharding1968, @peterjukes, @Hardeep_Matharu, @OxfordDiplomat. I'm bringing a message from Ukraine that needs to be heard. Poster by @BylineTimes Image
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Mar 25
#Russia #NewsfromMordor Russian watchdog Roskomnadzor is preparing sanctions against Google, Telegram, Meta, Discord, Pinterest and Twitch. The Ministry of Education is ready to discuss Medinsky's proposal to introduce a prayer for the glory of Russia in schools.
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Feb 24
#war #Kyiv #Ukraine #Russia Collecting all reports thread; Ukraine's operational command says "cruise and ballistic missile strikes are underway at the control centres in Kyiv" from @lukeharding1968 Friends report explosions in #Kyiv, #Odessa #Kharkiv #Mykolaev thread, add info
Targets include airfields and military headquarters, operational command says
"Distant crumps - soft explosions - reported from west Kyiv, towards the airport. Not Cruise missiles, i think, but sounds like an attack on the airport." @JohnSweeney
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Feb 24
#Putin's speech here; he is a raging maniac, still speaking about the collapse of the USSR, the balance of powers in the world destroyed and using offensive language, basically challenging the US thttps://www.vesti.ru/video/2386956
"Due to the fact that after the collapse of the USSR, Moscow lost confidence in itself, the balance of power in the world was upset. At the same time, American politicians resorted to lies at the highest level, "blatant behavior." "chemical weapons" of Iraq, which did not exist."
"The US is an empire of lies. (sic!!) The collective West supported separatism and mercenary gangs in southern Russia. Until recently, the attempts of the West to use us in their interests did not stop. "
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#BidenRussianSanctions: What is #VEB? Vnesheconombank. #Putin is on its supervisory board; it funds Prigozhin, who runs Wagner mercenary group (now in East #Ukraine ). See many details in my 2018 ๐Ÿงต plus... #Kushner /#Trump connection #UkraineRussiaCrisis #UkraineInvasion
VEB is a state-owned Russian corporation closely tied to the Russian government. Its chairman is appointed by the Russian president. The Russian prime minister is chairman of the bank supervisory board. #Kushner met with its banker: cnn.com/2017/03/27/polโ€ฆ
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