Just a 19th Century #Fella solving 21st Century problems… with tanks. #NAFO expansion is non-negotiable.
Sep 26, 2022 • 27 tweets • 15 min read
Russia is conducting a series of sham #referendums in the Ukrainian Oblasts of #Kherson, #Zaporizhzhia, #Donetsk and #Luhansk, with results expected tomorrow to show overwhelming support for those regions joining Russia.
Just one problem; its complete bullshit. A🧵;
Despite what you may have been told, the four regions in question are majority Ukrainian regions. In the most recent Ukrainian census back in 2001, #Kherson was 82% Ukrainian, #Zaporizhzhia was 71%, #Donetsk was 57%, and #Luhansk was 58%. Self-Identified Russians were a minority.