1/ #RussiaIsATerroristState that can be divided in three. Firstly, #Moscow. A city of over 10 million residents that reap all the benefits of a typical 19th century empire. Moscow population is assured to live in comfort by squeezing wealth from the provinces as needed. 2/ Secondly, the cities that Moscow uses to siphon wealth from the regions. Case in point, #StPetersburg. The city has been spared from the worst of the #War_in_Ukraine so far. There are indications however, that it is expendable to Moscow.

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1/ I would like to take a couple tweets to promote the #Ukrainian #film #archive preserved by the Dovzhenko Centre. The archive includes tons of historical information as well as the legacy of many Ukrainians that are no longer with us.
dovzhenkocentre.org/en/about/ 2/ I do this for three reasons. Firstly, to fight against #Russians attempts to eliminate #Ukrainian culture. We know now that #Pedoputin aims to destroy #Ukraine legacy, history, and culture. He won’t succeed. Furthermore, he already lost. Ukraine will prevail, #UkraineWillWin.

1/ I #StandWithUkraine because I strongly believe that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. To truly follow that maxim, we must understand what #evil is. The purpose of this thread is to push our comprehension. Where do we start? 2/ Lets analyze our intuition. Evil has this you-know-when-you-see-it feature. The Russian invasion is a perfect example. People from all around the world (regardless of culture, background, or religion) has identified the Russian aggression as evil and is siding with #Ukraine.

1/ #MarkTwain once said "History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes". Today, I will talk about a conflict that strongly rhymes to the Russian invasion of #Ukraine. The Sino-Vietnamese War. The amount of similarities between both conflicts deserve our attention. 2/ Understanding the #Sino-#Vietnamese #War will help us understand the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Furthermore, this may be a key to help us understand the position of the Vietnamese population. Note how the Vietnamese government has been particularly cold on their neutrality.

1/ #SunTzu is credited for the phrase “Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak”. This phrase makes sense in warfare. Lets try to analyze the Russian invasion of #Ukraine in this context. Hopefully, this will shed light on the inner workings of the conflict. 2/ At this point, it is no secret that #Russia performance in the #war is mediocre. It failed to conquer Ukraine, a much smaller and less populated country. Moreover, Russia even failed to encircle #Kyiv and #Kharkiv. There is no way to hide this, the Russian armed forces suck.

1/ Voltaire has a famous phrase “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities”. Atrocities like #Kremenchuk are happening. Therefore, we need to talk about the absurdities. We do this to understand the Russian invasion of #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine 2/ It is important to address and debunk the absurdities that poison the public conversation. For the particular case of the Russian invasion, there is one absurdity that I want to highlight. The idea that Russia is still some kind of superpower. Ridiculous and widespread idea.

1/ It is said that those who forget their history are condemned to repeat it. If this is true, then we should always remember the Russian atrocities against civilians. Today I’ll focus on one of the most shocking, the March 16, 2022 Russian airstrike against the Mariupol theatre. 2/ #Mariupol was one of the first cities attacked by the Russians at the start of their invasion. Since February 24th, Mariupol residents have been under fire. This caused some to leave, some to stay put at their homes and some to find shelter in designated buildings.

1/ There is a saying that goes like "All aggressive war is based upon miscalculation". If we accept this, the obligatory question becomes: Who miscalculated and threw us into the Russian invasion of Ukraine? Answering this will help us understand the this war. 2/ It will also help us avoid such conflicts in the future. Today, I’ll mention two instances of miscalculation. As with any other major geopolitical event, there are too many moving parts to track. Nonetheless, any serious analysis of the war should consider the following men.

1/ I saw this population-scaled map a couple weeks ago. It did not receive the attention it deserved, therefore I’m posting it here with additional commentary of my own. reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comm… 2/ This map is one of the best in my opinion. The population-based region sizing avoids any misrepresentation caused by the expanse of sparsely populated oblasts. Similarly, the logarithmic-color-scaling truly shows the abismal casualty disparity between regions.