That "spy dossier" supposedly from Ukraine that Mriya Aid used to attack a journalist, David Pugliese, who called them out early? It never existed.
MA faked "evidence" he was a russian agent, and went after other critics with threats of SA+violence.
Sound familiar?!? 🇺🇦🧵👇
Disclaimer: years of sifting through this, and you'll find selfish actors, suspicious ones, and genuine supporters of Ukraine caught in the middle.
I admire Canada, and volunteers who've proven true allies of Ukraine despite this chaos. Let those who caused this own it.
"After [David's] damning article, Mriya+bots spread rumors that he was a ru/Soviet spy.
The jist: 'Don't read that report about deliveries of Chinese knock-off night-vision goggles instead of ones they fundraised for - the author's a ru spy!'"
"The lawsuit filed by Mriya against the journalist - or rather not Mriya - but 'a businessman who supported a charitable foundation,' also contains this fake spy dossier (an incredible coincidence)."
"I think that the connection between the plaintiff from Mriya and the former minister who waved the dossier from the parliamentary rostrum will be very easy to find, and most likely it will be monetary🤭"
She continues: "I hate to do this, but @ServiceSsu, please note that these crooks have infiltrated the Ministry of Defense and drone production in Ukraine."
Ed.: This is why you don't just dismiss such operations as "drama"!
Yes, pundits who chased Twitter clout rather than verified Ukrainian sources faceplant when the archives cited as sources say, "We have no such documents, actually".
But in whose attention span does hard proof revise the damage that rumors did?? This is a recurring problem.
Because this playbook gets repeated, I repeat:
Nobody is more serious about saving Ukrainian lives than Ukrainians. Voices and orgs in Ukraine that hold widespread respect have earned it.
When Western grifters can't match them, they slander them. russia exploits that.
"Guys, is there really a unit called the Georgian Legion? Did that Mamuka guy ever actually fight anywhere? What the hell is this—millions of dollars from Westerners going to some cunning jerk again?"
Tearing down the "divine right of kings" - a team effort!
While French thinkers were 🤯 over free 🌎 indigenous societies, they also talked with Cossacks who had elected leaders - in 1648. Ukraine's Orlyk devised a constitution with separation of powers in 1710. Fascinating 🧵👇
This means that the US Constitution came from a rebellion against "divine right" and monarchic power, and Ukraine's Orlyk was absolutely part of this conversation.
Through Montesquieu, Ukraine was no further than one degree of separation from the US's founding inspirations.
There's an overlap between Ukrainians and the First Nations of the Americas:
They're deep-rooted and indigenous.
They had societies founded on freedom, persuasion, and responsibility to the whole.
Their attitudes towards kings blew Europe's minds. pbs.org/native-america…
The video in question. You can clearly see there's a huge logo visible from the street. See, I found this video memorable because GL was falsely claiming authority to arrest its critics in Ukraine.
Units can't arrest critics under Ukrainian martial law, much less an NGO.
A unit, GL is not. HUR made that clear.
Pay attention to dates. GL doesn't get to retcon times they claimed to be in Budanov's chain of command during the very timeframe HUR said Mamuka had no contract.
I've seen their behavior since 2022, when they attacked @UK4UA's efforts which saved a defender's leg. "NurseAnna" lied about her involvement, patient consent, deleted/rebooted her threads with moved goalposts.
@BackAndAlive @BackAndAlive is cool like this. Their thinking is big-picture and end to end, because they were founded by Ukraine's veterans and have been at this for 11 years.
Just look at the success they've had with "Dronefall"...
@BackAndAlive For the equivalent of $6 million USD, they've shot down 1,546 russian drones. That's 676 Zalas, 511 Supercams, 182 Orlans, 177 others (you saw that Lancet some weeks ago, right??)