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Oct 6, 2022 • 13 tweets • 7 min read • Read on X
"President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky called on NATO to launch a preemptive strike against the Russian Federation in the event of a threat from its side to use nuclear weapons. He stated this during a video interview with the Lowy Institute" #Ukraine 1/
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#Zelenskyy: “What should NATO do? Eliminate the possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons. But what is important, I once again appeal to the international community, as it was before February 24: pre-emptive strikes so that they know what will happen to them if they are used."
"Zelenskyy is convinced that Vladimir Putin "would not be able to preserve his life" if nuclear weapons were used: "He realises that after using nuclear weapons, he will no longer be able to preserve his life, so to speak, and I am convinced of this."" pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/…
"Zelensky believes that "NATO should make it impossible for Russia to use nuclear weapons." "Preemptive strikes are needed so that they know what awaits them if they use nuclear weapons. Not the other way around, waiting for Russia's nuclear strikes..." en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/8…
His adviser now denies that Zelenskyy said this, but video demonstrates that #Zelenskyy referred in Ukrainian to "pre-emptive strikes" against Russia, in particular, by NATO. t.me/stranaua/68083
in case of threat of nuclear weapons use by Russia.
#Zelenskyy statement concerning "pre-emptive strikes" in his speech at Lowy Institute is at 44th minute in this Lowy Institute video with simultaneous English translation of his speech.
"Zelensky's staff forced to clarify statement after president suggests 'preemptive strike' on Russia" #Ukraine️ #UkraineRussianWar #Zelensky #Ukraine️war #Russia kyivindependent.com/news-feed/zele…
Hill publishes fake translation of #Zelenskyy speech: "Zelensky calls for ‘preventive action’ to deter Russian nuclear strikes." In fact, he referred in Ukrainian to "preventive strikes" and not "preventive action." thehill.com/policy/interna…
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#Zelenskyy walks back his comments concerning "preventive strikes": "Zelensky denied having urged strikes on Russia, claiming that an earlier remark had been mistranslated. "You must use preventive kicks," he said, referring to sanctions, "not attacks"." bbc.com/news/world-eur…
#Russia uses #Zelenskyy statement about "preventive strikes" to justify illegal invasion of #Ukraine even though there is no real possibility of such preventive conventional or nuclear strikes because it would mean war between NATO & Russia, incl. #nuclear reuters.com/world/europe/r…

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Aug 20
Freedom & democracy: "The Verkhovna Rada adopted in its entirety bill No. 8371 on the de facto ban of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. In the second reading, the document was supported by 265 people's deputies. The president's party cast 173 votes out of a faction of 233 deputies." strana.today/news/470668-ra…Image
As I said, Zelensky became Poroshenko on steroids. He abandoned as result of far-right & Western pressure his election promises of peace & reconciliation & adopted Poroshenko's nationalist election program of "army, language & faith" after defeating him in presidential elections. This opportunism & weakness of Zelensky had devastating consequences to Ukraine & Ukrainians.
The ban of the largest church in Ukraine on false grounds is Zelensky's decision
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Aug 8
One of battalions of Ukrainian drone forces is named Nachtigall after Nachtigall battalion, which was organized by Nazi Germany's Abwehr & Bandera OUN under Shukhevych command. Its members participated in Lviv pogrom of Jews & killed Jews in Vinnytsia in 1941. Commander of current Nachtigall battalion fought in OUN battalion during war in Donbas & posts billboard with photo of SS Galicia division & Nazi SS commander Himmler as recruiting ad for Ukrainian armed forces. He was deputy of Lviv city council from Holos party led by popular singer Vakarchuk.

This battalion participates in ongoing attack of Kursk Region of Russia. This and other mainstreaming of Nazi collaborators & mass murderers is done with de facto approval by Zelensky & Western governments & is exploited by Russian government, which falsely claims that Ukraine is Nazi state. In contrast to condemnation & apologies by Canadian politicians & resignation of head of parliament, Zelensky is still silent about his standing ovation to SS Galicia veteran in Canadian parliament.Image
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In contrast to SS Galicia division veteran debacle in Canadian parliament, there would be revealing omission, whitewashing & glorification by Western media of modern Nachtigall battalion named after Nazi Germany & Bandera OUN battalion. @Reuters report is just beginning: "'Nachtigall' unit of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Force."yahoo.com/news/russian-b…Image
And leader of neo-Nazi C14 became Deputy Commander of 14th Regiment of Unmanned Aviation Systems of Unmanned Systems Forces. Nachtigall battalion is in this regiment.
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Jul 30
Ilya Kononov, Visiting Professor at Carleton University from Ukraine: "This story [Maidan massacre] has been meticulously investigated for several years by Canadian-Ukrainian political scientist, professor at the University of Ottawa Ivan Katchanovski. His conclusions are based not only on the testimonies of the participants, but even more so on video recordings of the events, on trace evidence and forensic examinations. Now materials from the trial and the decision of the Svyatoshinsky Court of Kyiv have been added. Forensic examinations have shown that most of the protesters were killed from top to bottom, from the side and in the back. This indicates that they were shot from the windows of the Ukraina Hotel, where the Svoboda MPs had rented rooms in advance, as well as from the roof of the conservatory ( Katchanovski 2023: 192). In several publications, I. Katchanovski cites the words of O. Tyahnybok and R. Koshulynsky, who admitted in different interviews that during a meeting with them, an unnamed representative of the government of one of the Western countries said that the West would act against V. Yanukovych when the number of victims reaches at least 100 ( Katchanovski 2020: 11; Katchanovski 2023: 195). The Canadian researcher shows attempts to falsify the case of the shootings on the Maidan, attempts to disrupt the trial, which were undertaken by the far-right organization "C14", which attacked the court several times.

On October 18, 2023, the Svyatoshinsky District Court of Kyiv issued a verdict blaming "unknown" shooters in addition to the police for the deaths of protesters. The court gave a rather interesting description of the "peaceful march" to the Verkhovna Rada on February 18. This description is more like a description of an unsuccessful putsch: "On February 18, 2014, as a result of a violent confrontation between protesters and law enforcement officers, during which violence was used on both sides, including the hidden use of firearms, 771 activists suffered bodily injuries of varying severity, of which 19 died, 12 of them as a result of gunshot wounds, and a total of 120 activists received gunshot wounds, in addition, 398 law enforcement officers suffered bodily injuries of varying severity, 8 of whom died from gunshot wounds, and a total of 133 law enforcement officers received gunshot wounds" ( Virok 2023). I. Katchanovski commented on the court’s decision: “This is an important official recognition not only because the violence was the most significant case of mass killings, violent crimes and human rights violations in independent Ukraine at that time, but also because of the subsequent conflicts it led to. Notably, the massacre precipitated the violent overthrow of Yanukovych and his government, who were falsely accused of carrying it out. This then escalated into Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the subsequent civil war and Russian intervention in the Donbas, conflicts between Ukraine and Russia, and between Russia and Western states, which Russia dramatically intensified with its illegal invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022” ( Katchanovski 2024).

The most important role in legitimizing the current political regime in Ukraine is played by the sacralization of the events of the acute socio-political crisis of 2013–2014 and the unconstitutional change of power in 2014, which were officially called the “Revolution of Dignity”. O. Tyahnybok, one of the leaders of the Maidan and the head of the All-Ukrainian Union “Svoboda”, admitted that this name was invented by his fellow party members ( Katchanovski 2020: 14).

Officially, the Maidan of 2013–2014 in Ukraine is interpreted as a democratic movement of the people that led to a revolution. Ivan Kachanovsky convincingly showed that the main force of the Maidan were right-wing and far-right organizations, whose influence disproportionately exceeded their numbers. They were directly connected with the leadership of the Maidan protests. All far-right organizations of Ukraine were mobilized to carry out various actions, and they are primarily responsible for the violence and deaths of people on both sides of the barricades. I. Kachanovsky names such organizations as VO Svoboda, Right Sector, C14 (a branch of Svoboda), and Tryzub (a paramilitary branch of the KUN). He qualifies the Right Sector as a “partially radical nationalist and partially fascist or semi-fascist organization.” The goal of the right was not democracy, but a “national revolution” ( Katchanovski 2020: 10)." istorex.org/post/29-07-202…Image
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Katchanovski 2023 – Katchanovski, I. The Maidan Massacre Trial and Investigation Revelations: Implications for the Ukraine-Russia War and Relations // Russian Politics. 2023. N 8. Pp.181–205. Doi:10.30965/24518921-00802005 brill.com/view/journals/…
Katchanovski 2020 – Katchanovski, I. The far right, the Euromaidan, and the Maidan massacre in Ukraine // Labor and Society. March 2020. N 23. Pp. 5–29. Doi: 10.1111/lands.12457 brill.com/view/journals/…
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Jul 24
Russian neo-Nazi group National-Socialism/White Power (NS/WP, NS/WP Crew) claims responsibility for murder of Ukrainian radical nationalist politician & professor Iryna Farion by “Ukrainian autonomous revolutionary racist" & publishes what it claims is video of her assassination. His published manifesto suggests that she is assassinated for her criticism of Russian-speakers in neo-Nazi-led Azov.

This Russian neo-Nazi group was accused in Russia of assassination attempt against Soloviov & attacks on military recruitment centers & one of its leaders reportedly joined neo-Nazi-led Azov. Cars in claimed video of her assassination match cars in videos of place of her assassination.
apostrophe.ua/news/society/a…
t.me/stranaua/163303
Right after her murder, I said in unpublished interview based on failure to identify her killer, whose photo is published & who was sitting days long near her apartment building for 2 weeks that "such apparent impunity is similar to numerous assassinations and killings with far-right involvement, including the Maidan and Odesa massacres."
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Jul 19
Iryna Farion, far-right professor of Lviv university & ex-member of Ukraine parliament from Svoboda party is seriously wounded during assassination attempt. She pressed to eliminate Russian language & was recently fired for going after Russian speakers in neo-Nazi-led Azov brigade.

"President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that doctors are fighting for Iryna Farion's life, her condition is serious. The attack on her was classified as attempted murder." pravda.com.ua/news/2024/07/1…Image
Maidan snipers were reported to be in Farion's room in far-right Svoboda controlled Hotel Ukraina during Maidan massacre in Ukraine. Ukrainian media report revealed that BBC journalist saw Security Service of Ukraine warning not to enter hotel room 1109.

One of Svoboda leaders admitted that Iryna Farion, then a member of the Ukrainian parliament from this far right party, lived in this suite at the time of the Maidan massacre. BBC correspondent was quoted saying that after his crew was shot from the 11th floor of this hotel he went to this floor and saw a note with a warning not to enter the suite number 1109 because of a request from the Security Service of Ukraine. This was the same suite which was searched by Maidan activists.
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This photo of suspected assassin of Farion is published by Lviv & other Telegram channels. Her neighbor said that similar dressed person was sitting near entrance to her apartment building in Lviv for the last 2-3 weeks. She was shot in the head & is on life support in critical condition.Image
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Jun 15
Now @NYT publishes drafts of Ukraine Russia peace deal that was close to signing in spring 2022 but still omits that Boris Johnson & Biden administration blocked it. NYT cites statement from viral video that I posted: “We managed to find a very real compromise,” Oleksandr Chalyi, a member of the Ukrainian negotiating team, said at a panel discussion in Geneva last December. “We were very close in the middle of April, in the end of April, to finalize our war with some peaceful settlement.” But it omits other sources which revealed this peace deal & which I posted for more than 2 years & which had some 25,000,000 views but were deliberately denied or not reported by the media. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
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@NYT This statement is finally reported by @NYT but it omits that it became viral after I posted it several months ago, and my tweet had some 2,000,000 views.
This revelation by ex Israeli prime minister was not reported by @NYT even though it had some 20,000,000 views. Fake Community Note is still there even after head & members of Ukrainian delegation at peace talks confirmed it.
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