1. I have gathered from private donations of Romanians 451.000 euros so far and donated them to Ukraine in various forms of help. In this picture is a fire truck that i drove into #Bakhmut last month, picture taken entering Donetsk Oblast. Cost 28k eur with tansport. Thread:
2. Bought 4 of decommisioned DAC Romanian Army Trucks, repaired them, painted them and donated them to the #ZSU. The total cost of those (with repair and transport) 36k euro. @ChuckPfarrer maybe you'll like those :)
3. Purchased 17 4x4 SUV and repaired other 4 for Armed Forces of Ukraine. Total cost of those: 127.500 euro.
4. Purchased 30 generators in December that reached the villages from the eastern front. So people could charge their devices, Starlink batteries etc and even to heat the water. Total cost: 30k euro
5. Purchased 4 various kind of drones and delivered them to the Armed forces of Ukraine. Some are more special than others and the total cost: 19.500 euro.
6. Over 40 tons of humanitarian aid delivered since september to Bakhmut, Sloviansk, Izium, Oskil and other places from eastern front and Donbas. Total cost = 40k euro
7. Medical help for multiple brigades on eastern front that i considrler humanitarian aid. This picture is taken after the liberation of #izyum with some of the soldiers that participated at the counter-offensive.
8. Oleg Gubal (Ukrainian Hero and my friend that died in November in the battle) Mobile Hospital. Almost finished. Invested 70.000 euro so far. It will save lives on the front lines. @domenpresern how do you like this? Polish doctors will operate along ukrainians.
9. War is not finnished. So i am starting a new campaign. I stil lhave about 60.000 euro left and i want to purchase as many ambulances as they need in Ukraine. If you want to donate and help, go to my facebook page (link in bio) and in the pin post you can find all details.
10. It's almost a year. We need to pressure our politicians to help more Ukraine. We have to donate more, cause this is a war effort like never seen before from all around the world. This thread was not for bragging, but to show that we really can. I am only one guy.
11. But if more of us will do the same or donate to NGOs that really help Ukraine, we can really make a difference in the lifes of civilians and soldiers. Donate to @NorwegianAidUkr@georgian_legion@MriyaAid and listen to @MriyaReport
Trump's proposed new mineral deal for Ukraine is nothing more, nothing less, than the robbery of Ukraine and its future, while at the same time being an attempt by the Trump Administration to block Ukraine's accession to the European Union.
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2/16 It is probably the most important topic in the coming days and one that will shape the future of the war in Ukraine and indirectly the future of the world, so I recommend you to be interested in what I am about to write not only me but all those who will discuss this topic and have an understanding of the events in Ukraine.
The 3rd proposed agreement, American Style Robbery.
3/16 I have read most of the 55 pages of the document and absolutely nothing I have read seems to be done in good faith, for lasting peace in Ukraine, but is 19th century imperialist-style exploitation. There is no mention in the 55 pages of any kind of guarantees or security assurances, which President Zelensky has been talking about since he came up with the proposal during the Biden Administration.
Valeri Zaluzhnyi, the former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said: 'I received a phone call from Romania asking me not to mention that Shahed drones are falling there [on the territory of Romania]. They said . I told them to shoot them down, you only have 40 F-16s". 🧵👇
2/20 1. First of all, regarding the credibility of the statement, which damages Romania's image extremely seriously: I am absolutely convinced that the information provided by Zaluzhnyi is true and I argue: when the first drones fell in Plauru and Ceatalchioi (Tulcea Region, Romania), I remember as yesterday that I was talking to the Ukrainian side who at 5 am told me about the event and all day our side was denying it, up to the highest level. It was on September 4, 2023.
3/20 On September 9 I had a podcast on Buhnici (you'll see immediately why the timing is relevant), and in Romania there was a huge denial campaign on the one hand and minimization (damage control) on the other. On Digi24, it was retired Romanian General Bălăceanu saying that NO drone exploded over Romania, while on the screen the drone explosion over Romania was shown. Bălăceanu's statement and the replayed video were simultaneous, in a dystopian contradiction that made me scream at the TV with rage.
1/7 An extraordinary achievement! This morning the Ukrainians successfully hit the Engels-2 air base in the Saratov region. Part of the Tu-22M3, Tu-95MS, Tu-160 strategic bombers are stationed there.
There they are loaded with Kh-101 and Kh-55 cruise missiles, as well as KAB and FAB guided bombs. The strategic base is located 700 km from the Ukrainian border. ⤵️
2/7 The initial and secondary blasts scattered debris over a 5km radius and shattered the windows of a hospital 8km away. These are indications, in addition to video footage, that the attack on the base was successful.
3/7 OSINT experts estimate that the strike was on the ammunition depot (so where the missiles were) which is close to the bomber fuel depot (because, isn't it always a good idea to put bombs next to kerosene). It is estimated that at least one Tu-160 and one Tu-95MS were damaged.
For Ukrainians and for those of us who have been in Ukraine for a longer period, it is also a symbolic success.
While Ukraine has shifted the dynamics of the war in its favor, Putin says he would agree to Ukraine and the Trump Administration's 30-day ceasefire proposal IF! that ceasefire would lead to a lasting peace. And you didn't really believe him, did you? 🧵
2/13 russia has handed the Trump Administration a list of demands for this lasting peace to take place: removing Ukraine from the path to NATO membership, international recognition of the illegally occupied regions, namely Crimea, Lugansk, Donetsk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporozhe, and stopping all military aid to Ukraine.
These demands are, what in the negotiations are called "non-starter" conditions, representing absurd demands for the other side, being just PR smoke, behind which are hidden the real intentions, those of not reaching a lasting peace.
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2. The Kremlin must be wishing for a temporary ceasefire at the moment, because Ukraine has managed in recent weeks to escape the imminent encirclement of Pokrovsk.
For more than 2 weeks, 6 settlements on both flanks of the strategic city in the Donbas region have been liberated. In the Kupyansk sector, 2 more settlements were liberated in the last few days and the Russians had to retreat several kilometers from what seemed an endless offensive.
What's really happening in Romania? I, along with others, have to answer this question because our institutions are severely deficient in communication, leaving Romania trapped between Elon Musk’s fake news and Russian active measures orchestrated by the FSB/SVR.
The beginning: In October 2024, during the candidate validation process for the Romanian presidential election, the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR—consider it similar to the U.S. Supreme Court for reference) invalidated the candidacy of Diana Ivanovici Șoșoacă.
2/9 She is a Member of the European Parliament, a Putin supporter, a frequent visitor to the Russian Embassy in Romania, and leader of a far-right party with fascist-leaning yet paradoxically neo-communist views. Anti-Ukraine and all that comes with it.
The CCR ruled that Șoșoacă had violated Romanian laws regarding the promotion of antisemitism and oppressive-criminal regimes. At that time, the far-right in Romania had three candidates in the race: George Simion, Diana Șoșoacă, and Călin Georgescu.
3/9 They shared similar extremist backgrounds, splitting extremist votes among them. However, after CCR (an institution widely regarded as overly politicized) disqualified Diana Șoșoacă, anti-system pressure intensified.
In the election held on November 24, Călin Georgescu, virtually unknown to 90% of Romania’s population just days before, won the first round with 21%, followed by Elena Lasconi, the pro-democratic candidate from the USR party (pro-NATO, pro-Ukraine, pro-USA).
Donald Trump mentioned the Republic of Moldova in last night's State of The Union speech. Not in a good way, but in a bad way. Not in the transatlantic sense, but in the Moscow sense.
With each passing day, Donald Trump moves closer to realizing the Kremlin's ambitions from the letter Putin sent to NATO in December 2021, months before the invasion of Ukraine. In case you don't remember it, I'll remind you of some of the demands considered absurd by the civilized world at the time:
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1. In the first chapter, titled "Security Measures for the Russian Federation from NATO":
1.1 NATO not to welcome any new states into the alliance; 1.2 NATO not to offer arms to Ukraine or any state that joined the alliance after 1997; 1.3 To prohibit any NATO military activity in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus or Central Asia; 1.4 The re-establishment of a consultative mechanism along the lines of the Russia-NATO Council and the implementation of a NATO-Russia hotline;
2. In the second chapter, titled "US-Russia Security Safeguards Treaty":
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2.1 Neither country shall implement security actions that undermine the security interests of the other; 2.2 The US must make every effort to ensure that NATO does not welcome other states into the alliance; 2.3 A ban on US intermediate-range ballistic missiles on EU territory;