THREAD Some thoughts on Ukraine-US tension amid Ukraine's Russia strikes: 1) US administration's first interest is to preserve Russia from defeat and collapse, not to ensure Ukraine's victory 2) Ukraine's interest to win is much stronger then the US Interest to keep status quo /1
3) Ukraine will continue striking Russia, as Ukraine has a lot to win and everything to lose if Ukraine stops, while the US has not that much either win or lose;
3.1) That is why the US will continue criticise Ukraine, but will have to accept Ukraine's strikes vs. Russia; /2
4) Important is, that Ukraine seems to have understood: in a case they follow terrible advice from Biden's incapable administration, there will be no reward for that (but a lot of harm from Russia), and if they do not, and continue striking RU, there will be no bad consequence /3
5) Therefore, US impotence has at least one good consequence: Ukraine may ignore US administration and fight its war for Ukraine's right to live. Russia's leverage within Biden's administration is still huge, but paradoxically, it means nothing. /4
6) Ironically, this elimination of the US role in Ukraine was 100% Biden-made. Under Biden, the US reduced its military support for Ukraine to minimum, and let MAGA hijack the process. Ukraine effectively gets almost nothing from the US now. But UA produces long-range drones. /5
6.1) So how do you plan to influence Ukraine's behaviour vs. Russia now? Ukraine is under rain of Russia's missiles, but can hit Russia's nerve knots with own-produced drones. There is no place for the US in this fight anymore, the Ukrainians will defeat Russia on their own. /6
6.1) The last night's example: Ukraine hit a Russian airfield in Russian Rostov region, allegedly destroying six high-value bomber jets, and attacked airbase Engels where Russian strategic bombers are stationed. This was done with Ukraine-produced drones. Try to influence that /7
6.2) Abandoning your ally for months amid the largest existential challenge for this ally automatically disqualifies you as one who has influence on this ally. So simple. Of course, Ukraine won't openly say this, but its actions will speak loud: it will continue hitting Russia /8
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A fact which many ignore: Kyiv was a capital city already in the 9th century at least, with Ukrainian trident being used as a coat of arms by Volodymyr the Great in the same century. This makes Ukrainians one of the oldest nations in Europe with the same capital and emblem.
Ukraine's SpecOps forces use a two-spikes-version of the trident, attributed to Svyatoslav the Brave (938 - 972), a Kyiv prince whose bravery and gallantry were legendary. Before raiding his enemies, he always sent them a message: "Idu na vy", literally "on my way to you".
Germany's intelligence agency BfV says, islamist terrorists had entered Germany under cover of Ukrainian passports, pretending to be Ukrainian refugees. These terrorists can attack soft targets amid the EURO football cup. Most probably, this is a Russia-run operation. THREAD: /1
Amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russia has seized thousands of authentic Ukrainian passports. The seizure was so massive, even Russian private persons were selling Ukrainian passports online stressing that this helps to enter the EU. Of course, the GRU used them too. /2
It is clear, that Russian intelligence services have infiltrated a lot of agents into the EU under cover of "Russian oppositional refugees" but also "Ukrainian refugees". It is also clear that Russian intelligence actively uses fake flag attacks, including "islamist attacks". /3
The Ukraine-US security agreement is not a mutual defense agreement (see the title). It's a security agreement, and as such, it creates very broad fundament for cooperation in all possible fields: from intelligence to weapons development. Let me elaborate in this short THREAD: /1
The mutual defense mechanisms are clearly linked to the NATO future of Ukraine, as reaffirmed in the Preamble. The same Preamble stresses the goal of restoration of Ukraine's full control of its territory and a right for self-defence in accordance to the Art. 51 UN Charter. /2
The aims of the Agreement themselves are not of the mutual defense character though, but linked to a broad number of cooperation areas. It foresees extensive exchange of intelligence information, cooperation in area of army modernisation, arms development, reforms, training... /3
Social Democrats' top candidate for the European Parliament @katarinabarley enjoys a clear parallel to "Catharine the Great" ('Katarina die Große' in German), a Russian tyrant of German origin, @EFDavies points out. Putin's Merkel was also Catharine-obsessed. More in this THREAD:
Catharine II, self-named "the Great", was a Russian-German tyrant. Catharine was a murderer, usurper and authored the the most cruel slavery laws for Russia. She was also admired by both Angela Merkel, who had her portrait on her table, and Putin. /2 faz.net/aktuell/feuill…
Catherine came to power after having killed her husband, Peter III. She usurped the throne and was seen by the aristocracy as an illegitimate ruler. That is why she has done everything to please the aristocracy. She has wiped out any right of serves they had in serfdom system. /3
One third of the sum - and even more, over €10,000! - raised within 2,5 hours. And who says that the Germans are not on Ukraine's side, or that our chancellor represents the public opinion! So proud of the Germans. You want to donate more?
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Ok, I observe Varwick at a panel discussion in Hamburg (will debate with him later today). Within the first 30 minutes, he manages to say that:
1) Russia has legitimate security interests, and the West hat massive violated these interests; 2) There is nothing bad in German economic cooperation with Russian high-tech companies which develop surveillance device in Russia, because economy. International trade with dictatorships is necessary. Otherwise Russia buys it from China anyway; 3) NATO with all its 10-times higher military resources comes closer to Russia's borders, "invaded Kosovo against Russia's will", bombarded Lybia etc.
And this looks to be just an appetiser.
4) praised Nord Stream 2 as a tool of mutual dependencies and improved climate policy; 5) smears opponents as "activists" and names himself an expert and a scientist;
Allegedly, some Germans are afraid, someone (who?) tries to forbid them reading Pushkin. I tell you: if there is nothing scary around, a German would invent a scare crow to be scared. A sort of masturbation on fear.
PS The guy says he supported Anna Netrebko’s performance in GER