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Aug 18, 2022 • 14 tweets • 6 min read
Ok, thread time:
In #Germany, the film " Ukraine On Fire" will be shown publically in Leipzig today. Spoiler: the film is Russian propaganda and the event is a slap in the face for all #Ukrainians.
The problems start with the film's director, the American Oliver Stone. He has directed a number of cinematographic portraits - among them of Hugo Chávez, Fidel Castro, Putin himself and even Nursultan Nasarbayev (I have questions).
Jul 8, 2022 • 24 tweets • 7 min read
LONG 🧵 ON UKRAINIAN REFUGEES ABROAD 🇺🇦
I said I would write this "soon" & that was like a month ago... but here we are. The bottom line: pls share this, please volunteer, please donate, we're over four months into the #war & people still need to flee & need help abroad
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So I've spent a considerable amount of time in the past months as a volunteer in arrival centres for #Ukrainian refugees in both #Vienna and #Berlin. What I'm saying here is from my experience in these places, but the situation is pretty similar everywhere.
May 9, 2022 • 14 tweets • 8 min read
Hello again from #Berlin, it is #9May and #Russians have flocked to the Soviet Army Memorial in Tiergarten. A lot of people are wearing St George's Ribbons, which have been banned. Police is not finding an issue with this. Things are very quiet for now. #b0905
Apr 29, 2022 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
So, I foolishly thought #Germany was slowly moving away from its pseudo-pacifism, but no: 28 German "intellectuals" have today published an open letter to #Scholz, reiterating the same ignorant discourse on #Ukraine of the past two months - a short 🧵 emma.de/artikel/offene…
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Ok, first pragraph: "We welcome the fact that you (Scholz) have considered all risks so thoughtfully" - risk of WW3, risk of war in Europe, etc. They don't seem to find a problem with Scholz considering everything so much that he ends up doing nothing bc he is still considering.
Apr 26, 2022 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
A 🧵 to complain about the 189560th newspaper article on #Ukraine️ where it is clear the journalist does neither understand Ukraine nor has he informed himself about the situation. This one is from @guardian : amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.thegua…
This dates from two days ago. Ok, let's start with this title: where, good sir, have you gathered the information that #Russia could win? Of course it is not entirely impossible. BUT: the situation on the ground is saying otherwise for the moment. Just to briefly recap:
