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Tymofiy Mylovanov

@Mylovanov

Feb 16

Hodges: We are lucky Ukrainians are not against us and want to be on our side I spoke with seven of their soldiers, these are some killers

One was a 25-year-old woman, a drone operator. They have real capability. The US and UK will have to reach their innovation and adaption. 1/

Hodges: NATO would be better the day the Ukrainian flag is raised in Brussels. Just as we got better when the Swedish and Finnish flags were raised.

Ukraine brings a strong, resilient society, a robust defense industry, and hundreds of thousands of experienced soldiers. 2/

Hodges: Ukrainians have identified a theory of victory: destroy Russia’s oil and gas infrastructure and its ability to export energy to China, India, Turkey, and others.

Long-range precision strikes against key refinery components can change the equation. 3/

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Tymofiy Mylovanov

@Mylovanov

Feb 16

Sen. Tillis: Putin is a liar and a murderer. He should be expelled from Ukraine.

I’ll accept a peace deal if Zelenskyy wants one, but we must not appease adversaries. Europe must step up. NATO isn’t in decline; claims it is are alarmist.

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Sen. Tillis: NATO is the most important alliance in history.

But a $2 trillion defense shortfall over two decades weakened readiness — and limited how much more we could scale up to support Ukraine and modernize its weapons. Congress strongly backs the alliance.

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Tymofiy Mylovanov

@Mylovanov

Feb 16

Myroslav, defected Russian soldier: The best motivation in the Russian army is fear.

It's intimidation, it's proving yourself to be much more powerful than you actually are "I've been through a bunch of assaults, killed so many". Killing is their main motivation. 1/

Myroslav: There was a conversation about civilians and prisoners of war. If they get caught, just kill them.

Why do you need this burden? You need to take them there and carry them. It’s an additional risk to interrogate them and remove them. 2/

Myroslav: The Russian army's staff are assholes. I'm far removed from the concepts of the criminal code, but you can really feel it there.

So, let's say you say something, and tomorrow everyone knows it. And they need exactly these kinds of jerks. 3/

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Tymofiy Mylovanov

@Mylovanov

Feb 16

Hillary Clinton: Give Ukraine Tomahawks. Give them more Patriot missiles. Let them strike inside Russia.

When Ukraine hit cross-border targets, Russia began thinking about talks. Hundreds of thousands killed are not enough pain for Putin. Create leverage. 1/

Clinton: Trump administration’s position toward Ukraine is disgraceful.

Forcing Ukraine into a surrender deal with Putin is shameful. The effort by Putin and Trump to profit off the misery and death of Ukrainians is a historic error and corrupt to the nth degree. 2/

Clinton: Ukraine is fighting for our democracy, our freedom and our civilization.

It is losing thousands of people and watching its country destroyed by one man’s mania to control them. Trump either does not understand that suffering or does not care. 3X

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Tymofiy Mylovanov

@Mylovanov

Feb 16

Stubb: I don’t believe Russia keeps fighting to gain territory. In 12 years it gained about 8% more, and recently just 1%.

Losses are huge — 34,000 in December, 30,000 in January — and recruitment lags. The real issue is the political cost for Putin.

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Stubb: Russia has always had troops on our border. I think Russia is losing — the war was Putin’s strategic mistake.

He wanted to stop NATO and keep Europe weak. Instead, Finland and Sweden joined, and Europe is moving to 5%. The Nordics and Baltics are not next.

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Stubb: Russia is not going to test Article 5. But it remains a long-term threat — imperialism and expansion are in its DNA.

It hasn’t reckoned honestly with its history. We must ensure those ambitions don’t spill into the South Caucasus or Central Asia.

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Tymofiy Mylovanov

@Mylovanov

Feb 16

Stubb: The world order is in transition — but let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Orders change: after WWI, WWII, the Cold War. Now we’re looking for something new. What matters is that the transatlantic partnership still stands at the center of it.

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Stubb: Don’t tell me we can’t defend ourselves. But we still need the US nuclear umbrella — it’s a core pillar of NATO’s deterrence.

The key guarantee comes from the US, and it’s in America’s interest that countries like Finland defend themselves near Russia’s nuclear bases.

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Stubb: There should be no doubt. The nuclear balance is changing — it’s no longer just the US and Russia.

China is rising from about 600 warheads toward 1,500. Europe must look at its own protection, but it’s in America’s interest to maintain the nuclear umbrella over Europe.
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