Thread by @Anastasiya1451A

One of he most disgusting moves from the Russian fascist regime: #russia is using Ukrainians from occupied territories to pressure the West.

A terminally ill woman from Mariupol was transported to the 🇪🇪 boarder and paraded to show how much Russians are suffering with a car ban.

https://twitter.com/mediazzzona/status/1703728326983004319

The shameless use of people and refugees to put emotional pressure and blackmail the West into giving up to Russian demands is frequently used by Kremlin and its allies (e.g. Lukashenko).
#russia is exploiting the compassion of the others is a hybrid war.

Belarusian dictator Lukashenko used the same tactic, putting thousands of migrants (brought on planes from Middle East) near Polis boarder and left them to freeze in the winter of 2021. At least 4 people died.

bbc.com/news/av/world-…

Another example is the creation of large number of Syrian refugees (by repeated Russian bombings of cities like Aleppo) and destabilizing the EU who absorbed a large number of these refugees.
militairespectator.nl/artikelen/alle…

And Russian fascist regime is also weaponizing famine.
By blocking and destroying Ukrainian grain exports to Africa, #russia aims to create mass famine in African countries and waves of refugees to Europe.
forbes.com/sites/ewelinao…

There is also economic gain to Kremlin, which can sell its own (and stolen 🇺🇦) grain at high prices.
gzeromedia.com/ian-explains/w…

Russian (state-funded) mercenary groups are also involved in destabilizing Sahel region, leading to more refugees fleeing to the EU.
reuters.com/world/europe/i…

These are all examples of how #russia is using people in crisis, frequently engineered by russia, to pressure and blackmail countries, in particular the West.

@UnrollHelper