There are myriads of apparent reasons why Ukrainians are fighting. But in this thread, I’d like to consider other, not entirely obvious, reasons.
Why don’t Ukrainians accept the Russian world? What is the Russian proposal for the world order?
Here I won’t include facts about Russian terrorist attacks on the civil infrastructure or rapings. It’s almost impossible, but I will consider their “pure proposal” without those crimes.
Ukrainians know a lot about Russians.
We had friends and even relatives in Russia. We watched their TV shows and read their news. We know the context of their life. They have polished and lovely pictures on TV, but the truth can't be hidden.
I regularly see how people close their eyes to the fact that Russians actually live in shitty conditions. You might’ve seen a lot of beautiful pictures of Moscow, Saints Petersburg or other big cities. But that’s it.
If you go 50 km from Moscow, you will be shocked by broken roads, dilapidated houses and tons of garbage. Dirt is a Russian national treasure.
Check this video with a comparison of random Russian and Ukrainian villages. It's demonstrable.
You also might’ve seen that “doomer” trend on YouTube and other social pages. Russian post-punk mixed with depressed cityscapes with similar buildings and gloomy weather. I saw a lot of people who found this aesthetic. But those "enjoyers" usually never have been to Russia.
They don’t understand that this is not about choice: such a depressed life is a core option for Russians. They live in shitty panel buildings, work in shitty factories, drink shitty vodka… This is not romantic; this is really scary.
And yeah, vodka. Some filmmakers usually think it’s hilarious to include vodka in the representation of Russian culture. Alcoholism in Russia is massive. And they don’t drink for fun. It’s an existential mechanism of escaping reality. Russian reality.
When the invasion started, we were confused by tons of videos about Russians stealing sanitary. Just imagine: they had to dismantle it and deliver it with their heavy machines to the postal offices. They are so poor that even Ukrainian toilets seem like a luxury to them.
They are full of hate and anger because of humiliating live conditions. And the Russian government supports it. Not so long ago, they decriminalized home violence. Just think about it: why? Why should you ever decriminalize home violence?
Russians had eight years to show what can they build in LDNR. Instead, they closed mines, and factories. They robbed people.
Just one fact about their help for Donbas. Currently, there are no tramways in Luhansk oblast: they either dismantled them to sell or destroyed them.
In Ukraine, we have a “Small Switzerland” meme. It’s a sarcastic name for those fake republics. It’s both funny and sad because things were much better for Luhansk and Donetsk before the Russian invasion in 2014. For sure, there were problems, but it was going to improve.
People lived just ordinary life with its civil challenges. But Russia wouldn’t accept that. They brainwashed people, promised millions of everything, supported local traitors, etc.
Don’t ever fall for Russian lies. They don’t have an idea about a better world. Russkiy mir is always about pain, death and destruction.
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Some call him a “warmonger,” but his actions tell a different story. From building roads to planting trees, his focus was clearly on peaceful progress, not war.
Have you ever heard about those projects? ⬇️
🌱 Zelenskiy’s Green Country
Launched in 2021, it aimed to plant 1 billion trees by 2025 and 1 trillion by 2030. In the first year, 50 million trees were planted.
The project involved over 50,000 volunteers, including schoolchildren and businesses.
🚧 Great Construction – Zelenskiy’s flagship infrastructure program.
From 2020 to 2021, Ukraine rebuilt 13,000 km of roads, 500 bridges, and 150 schools & kindergartens. The project boosted GDP by +1.5% and created 200,000 jobs.
Ahead of the invasion anniversary, read the absurd and cynical statements from the Russian president, high-rank politicians and diplomats in this thread.
If you want to understand the twisted mindset of Russia’s leadership, this is a must-read.
Source links are in the ALT.
“Certainly no one is going to move toward war, and no one accepts any possibility of such a war at all.”
Dmitry Peskov. April 11, 2021
On November 3, 2021, Maria Zakharova called Western media reports about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine a “fake campaign.”
So, you fools, listen to Tomas. Yes, there are reports and data on the Azov Battalion website. But you know, this is just an illusion of transparency, a simulacrum of reporting.
Accordingly, the fact that the Georgian Legion has no reports is quite logical and correct 👍
Tomas also considers the posts from @dim0kq.
Dimko shows some stupid pictures with some numbers as an example of transparency. Idiot!
How can one not understand that smart people (like Mamuka) don't waste their time on fancy pictures with some numbers?
Since 2019, President Zelenskyy has made extraordinary efforts to bring peace to Ukraine.
But facing Putin’s relentless aggression, it’s clear: peace with Russia isn’t just elusive, it’s impossible.
Here’s a deep dive into why diplomacy has hit a dead end 🧵👇
Almost five years ago, on December 9, 2019, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at the Normandy Four summit in Paris that he was setting a one-year deadline for himself to end the war in Donbas.
At the last of a series of meetings held since 2014, it was agreed:
🔹to reconvene in four months;
🔹to cease fire;
🔹to exchange war prisoners “all-for-all”;
🔹to disengage troops in new areas;
🔹to open new checkpoints.
However, at the end of November 2020, Oleksii Reznikov, Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories, revealed that it would not be possible to fulfill this promise on time:
Я рідко пишу тут українською, але в цей раз це необхідно.
Друзі з #УкрТві, маємо історію гіршу за сорда чи няв. Тут справжня мафія, яка погрожує людям розправою за те, що вони ставлять питання про відсутність звітів за донати.