Some of the memorable moments #NoToRussianLaw protests in Tbilisi and other cities of Georgia π¬πͺ Georgian society prevailed! Georgia is Europe πͺπΊ
2/5 "Russia had concentrated most of its trained military personnel in Bakhmut, along with the most combat-ready private military companies."
3/5 βIt is important for them to move in this direction. Therefore, we have two goals: to reduce their combat-ready personnel as much as possible and squeeze them into several grueling key battles, disrupt their offensive, and concentrate our resources elsewhere for a spring CO"
π¬πͺ Prime-Minister Irakli Garibashvili: "European Parliament should take care of itself. Why are they dictating us what to do?! Their desire was and is to drag Georgia into the war against Russia"
Garibashvili: "Opposition wanted to sow discord and chaos. They could even killed some of the youngsters. That's wy we chose stability over the war policy of theirs"
Garibashvili: "I saw pictures of some of the youngsters. I was shocked as they were wearing some Satanic uniforms"
1/16 A concluding π§΅on #NoToRussianLaw protests against the Russian-inspired law in Georgia. A big win for Georgian society, but the ruling Georgian Dream party has not suffered a strategic defeat yet:
2/16 Background: the Georgian Dream (GD) party created a spin-off group People's Power in August 2022 in order to openly and actively push anti-Western sentiments and π·πΊ friendly discourse in π¬πͺ. Over the months, the group lambasted the U.S. Embassy in π¬πͺ and Ambassador Degnan.
3/16 The group of MPs has remained in the parliamentary majority and continued to be full-fledged members of the ruling party. To increase the reach of their disinformation campaigns, one of the members of People's Power MP Viktor Japaridze acquired the POSTV channel.
1/12 A long π§΅on insurrection in #Moldova and Russian playbook of influence operations. In 2020, the @dossier_center published an investigation of how Russia intervenes in Moldova and other neighboring countries. Key facts worth remembering:
2/12 Igor Maslov was the Deputy Chief of the Department for Inter-Regional and Cultural Affairs at the Kremlin. Maslov, 63, is the Colonel of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). He ran the Moldovan section.
3/12 The Moldova Section consisted of Vasily Kashirin, Alexei Negodov, Andrey Rusakov and Svetlana Voronina.
Ukrainian defenders liberated Lyman. They are pulling down Russian flags from the administration building of the city. πΊπ¦
Translation: The Armed Forces of Ukraine, namely 81st Airmobile Brigade along with the Serhyi Kulchytskyi Batallion of Operational Task of National Guard liberated and captured Lyman, Donetsk Oblast. Rashishts will be destroyed and won't live on our land. Glory to Ukraine!
1/5 NEW from DoD - Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder: The United States, NATO allies and partners are working together to train Ukrainian military personnel on new systems and the tactics and techniques that make those weapon systems so effective.
2/5 "Tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have received training since 2014, and that pace has accelerated following π·πΊ's unprovoked invasion in February. U.S. service members are providing Ukrainian soldiers with training on various weapons systems that we're providing to πΊπ¦"
3/5 Logistics and sustainment have never been a long suit for the Russian military, "so the fact that they're reaching out to North Korea is a sign that that they're having some challenges on the sustainment front," the General Ryder said.