Why is the UK’s decision to send Challenger 2 tanks to #Ukraine push back Russia such a big deal? That’s easy to answer… 🇺🇦👇 💥 During the 2003 Iraq war, not a single Challenger was lost. On one occasion, a Challenger was hit by MILAN anti-tank missiles and 14 rocket propelled grenades at close range. The crew were unharmed and, after small repairs, it was back in service a mere six hours later.

🇷🇺 ☠️ Russia’s war on #Ukraine has gone beyond a disagreement between two countries on military issues/geopolitics. Its leaders & press frequently speak of ethnic Ukrainians as “worms”, of country as riddled with disease and advocate its eradication. That’s fascism; a new Nazism. 📕 We are arguably a long way off seeing a Russia without Putin - or one that is willing to engage in fundamental questioning of its culture and society & how it led to the genocide it has released on Ukraine - but it is worth considering the lessons of Germany’s denazification.

Three weeks since the start of Russia's illegal war against 🇺🇦#Ukraine, I wanted to take stock of where different regional players and influential states are in respect of support for Ukraine and the imposition of sanctions on Russia. (🧵) 🇦🇲 #Armenia: A muted response. No sanctions or public comments from the Pashinyan govt. 10k Russian troops on Armenian territory plus concern about Nagorno Karabakh security have neutered the country's response. Clearly concerned at alienating/antagonising Russia.