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Jun 10 8 tweets 2 min read
This is really scary, but it explains a lot!

July 1987, Moscow, USSR — Trump, 41 years old, flies to Moscow at the invitation of Soviet Ambassador to the U.S., Yuri Dubinin.

1/n Image 2/ Upon returning from Moscow, the bankrupt Trump suddenly receives loans from 16 banks and, without negotiation, purchases The Plaza Hotel for $407.5 million — a record price for a hotel.
Jun 10 7 tweets 1 min read
“Russia Won’t End Ukraine War Until NATO ‘Pulls Out’ of the Baltics.”

This is what happens when weakness invites aggression.

Trump’s cowardice and his appeasement of russia have emboldened Putin. Now he’s setting his sights on the Baltics.

1/n Image 2/ Just like the Munich Agreement in 1938, when Neville Chamberlain handed Hitler Czechoslovakia for the illusion of “peace for our time,” we are once again watching history repeat itself.
Jun 9 6 tweets 1 min read
Everyone already knows that last night, an attack was carried out on Rivne and Dubno using 499 aerial threats, including drones and missiles. Ukrainian air defense forces neutralized 479 of them. That’s an impressive result — but the most interesting part is this…

1/n Image 2/ What was used to shoot down all four of the “Kinzhal” missiles?

It was confirmed that these missiles were intercepted by a Patriot system. But was an entire system really relocated specifically to the Rivne region?
Jun 8 4 tweets 1 min read
The way the current U.S. administration vilifies “illegal immigrants” echoes the same dark, fascist rhetoric Hitler used against the Jews.

1/n Image 2/ Back then, Jews were blamed for Germany’s economic collapse, accused of stealing jobs, and painted as criminals, rapists, even pedophiles. It was never about facts — it was about fear. It was about creating an enemy.
Jun 7 5 tweets 1 min read
The White House is urging Senator Lindsey Graham to soften his proposed sanctions bill against russia.

A key part of the bill includes restrictions on russian officials and economic sectors, as well as penalties for countries doing business with russia.

1/n Image 2/ Trump reportedly sees the legislation as an obstacle to his plans to restore relations with the Kremlin.
Jun 6 4 tweets 1 min read
Overnight, russia launched 407 drones and 44 missiles at Ukraine. Most of the strikes had no military purpose — they were deliberately aimed at civilians. From the very beginning of this war, russia has targeted towns and villages to destroy life.

1/n 2/ This is a clear act of terrorism.

It takes strength to force russia to stop killing and destroying. And the whole world knows exactly who holds that kind of strength — yet still refuses to use it.
Jun 4 8 tweets 1 min read
A new Ramstein-format meeting was held in Brussels. Here are the key outcomes:

🇬🇧 United Kingdom will allocate a record £350 million for drones. In 2025, Ukraine is set to receive 100,000 UAVs.

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🇩🇪 Germany approved a new military aid package worth €5 billion. Berlin will fund long-range weapons to be produced in Ukraine and will also deliver air defense systems, ammunition, and other weaponry.
Jun 4 9 tweets 2 min read
African Troll Factories: What’s Really Going On?

The most common trolls under my posts are African accounts. I’m not alone — many others posting about Ukraine, geopolitics, or criticizing russia notice the same pattern.

Let’s unpack what’s really going on.

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First: Cost of Labor.

Yes — it’s cheaper for russia to outsource troll work to low-income regions.
Countries like Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa offer:
• Cheap labor
• Widespread English
• Local IPs that reduce suspicion on Western platforms
Jun 4 25 tweets 4 min read
“The Kremlin — Snared by the Spider’s Web”

Ukraine’s bold and unprecedented drone attack on Russia’s strategic bomber fleet has done far more than material damage. Its effects will be felt for years.

1/n Image 2/ Few military operations manage to combine tactical brilliance, psychological disruption, and economic damage as effectively as Ukraine’s Operation Spider’s Web. This strike deep into Russian territory didn’t just damage airbases. It rewrote the rules of asymmetric warfare.
Jun 3 8 tweets 2 min read
Ukraine once again playing chess with russian paranoia.
 
In a recent article, I argued that the brilliance of Operation Spider’s Web wasn’t just in its technical execution or physical damage — it was in the psychological and economic disruption it unleashed.
 
1/n Image 2/ Ukraine didn’t hide the details of the mission. Instead, it laid them bare, weaponizing transparency.
 
The result? Paranoia as policy.
Jun 3 10 tweets 2 min read
An important analysis of what happened in the Polish elections.

Some commentators claim that nothing significant occurred — that one PiS-affiliated president, Nawrocki, will simply replace another, Duda.

1/n Image 2/ But in reality, we are facing a situation where half of Poland’s adult population supported a far-right radical with a murky past — and that’s not my personal assessment, but the judgment of Polish media.
Jun 3 13 tweets 2 min read
The American Woke Right Has Been Discredited

They refused to report on Russian atrocities. They jettisoned 1700 years of Western law. They laughed at Just War Theory, International treaties and American commitments to support Ukrainian sovereignty.

1/n Image 2/ They provided aid and cover for Putin's war crimes and the persecution of Christians by Russia in temporarily occupied Ukraine. They told us the entire war was a CIA-run operation.
Jun 2 6 tweets 1 min read
As I predicted, a truck phobia has now begun in russia — massive traffic jams have hit the Irkutsk region, and every cargo truck is being inspected.

Recently, I explained why Ukraine chose to publicly disclose so much information about Operation “Spiderweb.”

1/n 2/ By revealing how the operation was executed — including the use of concealed drones inside decoy trucks driven across 5,000 kilometers of russian territory — Ukraine imposed both psychological and economic costs on russia.
Jun 2 7 tweets 2 min read
Why did Ukraine publicly disclose so much info about Operation “Spiderweb”?

That’s a very good question — and the answer reveals how modern warfare now goes far beyond the battlefield.

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First: russians would’ve figured it out anyway.

You don’t destroy 40+ aircraft across 4 airbases without someone noticing. Satellite imagery, media leaks, and local reports would’ve told the story eventually.

So why not own the narrative?
Jun 2 9 tweets 3 min read
Seven facts about Operation “Spiderweb” — a Ukrainian strike that will go down in history as one of the most successful special operations ever conducted.

1. Ukrainian special forces spent 1.5 years preparing and planning the attack.

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2. Special cargo containers were custom-designed (see photos) to conceal drones. The drones were hidden in wooden boxes mounted beneath the container roofs. Image
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Jun 1 4 tweets 1 min read
This incredible video shows how Ukrainians carried out an unprecedented attack on russian bombers — an operation that will go down in history.

Ukrainian special forces managed to bring a truck full of drones across the russian border and drive it nearly 5,000 kilometers.

1/n 2/ When the roof of the container was opened, a swarm of drones launched into the air.

As a result, over 40 russian aircraft have reportedly been damaged or destroyed, including A-50 surveillance planes, as well as Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 strategic bombers.
May 31 6 tweets 1 min read
“This war could’ve been prevented 11 years ago.”

Former NATO Commander General Philip Breedlove said the war in Ukraine could have been avoided 11 years ago — if the West had taken decisive action after the annexation of Crimea.

1/n Image 2/ “We proposed deploying forces, patrolling the skies—but everything was rejected as ‘escalatory measures.’ In the end, we did nothing—and Russia escalated anyway,” he explained.
May 30 5 tweets 1 min read
Why is Putin stalling negotiations to stop the war?
 
The answer is simple - ending the war with Ukraine spells disaster for the Kremlin.
 
Putin has driven the country into a dead end: his war goals remain unachieved and the economy survives solely on militarization.
 
1/n Image 2/ Hundreds of thousands of russians make their living off the front — from factories to trenches.
 
Without the defense sector, russia is already in a recession. Everything is collapsing — only the military-industrial complex is holding up.
May 28 15 tweets 3 min read
The faint-hearted should not read this. But please, do. And share it.

Three years ago, I translated the story of Christina Jolos — a Mariupol resident who fled while the city was surrounded by russian forces. Her words still haunt me.

1/n Image 2/ “Yesterday, at our own risk, we fled Mariupol under gunfire. We spent the night in a frozen field in the gray zone. Thank God we’re alive — alive to scream for those still trapped.

Mariupol is not a city of heroes. It’s a city of fear, death, and horror.”
May 27 4 tweets 1 min read
A recent post from Trump.

Let me get this straight. Trump openly admits that because of him, Putin was allowed to do whatever he wants in Ukraine. And in return, Trump did… nothing.

Well, not exactly nothing.

1/n Image 2/ He halted aid to Ukraine and suspended intelligence sharing at a critical moment — leading directly to Ukraine’s retreat from Kursk.
May 27 4 tweets 1 min read
251 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed by russians — either executed or left to die in captivity.

Out of more than 5,000 repatriated Ukrainian prisoners of war, at least 206 died in russian captivity. Another 245 were executed after surrendering.

1/n Image 2/ Reported causes of death include heart failure, tuberculosis, pneumonia, asphyxiation, infections, and blunt-force head trauma.