I don't actually remember how we got from putin’s idea to “take Kyiv in 3 days” to President #Biden walking across #Kyiv together with my President #Zelenskyy on the 362nd day of the war.
Let's just say that Biden’s visit to Kyiv yesterday was a historic moment.
So, it was an honor and a privilege for me and the whole #IronTeam of @Ukrzaliznytsia to deal with this visit. I must say, it was complicated. But we did it. That's how #RailForceOne appeared.
Out of 24 hours, president Biden spent 20 on the train (both directions), and only 4 in Kyiv. That's why it was important for us to care about him in a proper way. And we did.
I will not tell much more about this mission. Just believe me, it was quite a complicated project for us. Our #IronDiplomacy program helps my country withstand in this war, that's why we #KeepRunning.
I also want to apologize for breaking our OTP (On Time Performance) yesterday. We had to delay some of our trains to give a way to #RailForceOne. It was painful for me and my team, but I had to do that. So only 90% of our trains arrived on time yesterday. I apologize.
Grateful to all #IronPeople engaged in this mission, @OlKubrakov and his team, as well as @USAmbKyiv and the whole embassy team, and many other people whom I can't name. 😎
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My takes from day 1/2 of the @fide_chess General Assembly in Budapest.
Danger: long 🧵 ahead :)
Spoiler: russians will not get back to chess competitions with their bloody flags.
Spoiler 2: russian mangement breaks down @fide_chess.
So, main point.
There is no legal way to vote at GA neither Kyrgyz request nor russian complaint on restoring full rights for russian and belarus federations.
So neither russian nor belarus teams don’t get back to a civilized world under their bloody flags and anthems.
That was officially stated loud from the stage, at the very beginning of GA, by Roberto Rivello, the chairman of the Constitutional Commission of @fide_chess.
I am starting my work at the Ukrainian Chess Federation @uachessfed with a challenging and important battle on the international front.
Yes, it’s again about russia.
And no, we will not let them prevail, as we don’t let it on the battlefield.
#NoBloodyRussianFlagBackInChess
On September 22, a meeting of the @FIDE_chess General Assembly is scheduled in Budapest, where the agenda includes the issue of "restoring the full rights of the national chess federations of russia and belarus."
It’s about the return of the right for the teams of aggressor countries to participate in international competitions under their own flags and anthems. russia and belarus also want to regain the right to host international tournaments under the flag of FIDE on their territory.
534 days ago I was appointed as the Minister. My task was clear: to restart the ministry’s operations according to wartime realities. Today I am stepping down. In 2023, production tripled, and by September 2024, it doubled again.
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Drones, ammunition, armored vehicles, the missile program – current capabilities allow to scale production rapidly, provided there are procurement contracts.
We’ve launched serial production of the full range of mortar and artillery rounds. We manufacture more self-propelled artillery systems than any other country of a free world. We've made significant progress in the missile program.
So, here is the story of defense industrial base conference #DFNC1: US edition in Washington DC, 6-7 Dec.
Danger: long 🧵 ahead!
Looking back to September when we hosted the first-ever defense industry forum #DFNC1 in Kyiv, I must say the US edition is a logical next step. We had 13 US companies visiting Kyiv in September.
Now we brought 38 Ukrainian companies to the US. State-owned, led by @ukroboronprom and @HermanSmetanin personally, and private. B2B dialogue is crucial for further development of joint collaboration.
First time since the beginning of the #RussiaUkraineWar we brought together 67 factory managers of @ukroboronprom, our state-owned defense industry holding.
And here is why it's important.
Danger! Mid-size 🧵 here! :)
Here in Ukraine we work hard on increasing local production of weapons and ammunition. Manufacturing more #IronThings that help our armed forces fight #russians out of my land.
Therefore our factories and factory managers become important. Being neglected for decades, our factories return to life and start growing production volumes.
It happened after 3 people died in front of a closed shelter in Kyiv during another shelling by #russians.
Danger: long 🧵 ahead.
Yes, it's #russsians who are responsible for those deaths. No argue.
But it’s we, who could save those lives. If our shelters were properly functioning. And actually they should on 464th day of the war.
After finishing my day work in the ministry, I started digging in the shelters issue. I read reports and met people. And I must say the issue seems to be complicated.