On 25 May 1948, the communists killed one of the bravest defenders of Polish independence.
Witold Pilecki was killed by a shot in the back of the head and his body was never found.
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Captain Witold Pilecki risked his life resisting both the Nazis & the Communists. He volunteered for a Polish resistance operation by infiltrating the Nazi Auschwitzย camp, gathered evidence of the atrocities & escaped to alarm the world.
Tortured and sentenced to death, Pilecki was executed by the communists on May 25, 1948.
May 21 โข 11 tweets โข 6 min read
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Rubio unmaking Vladimir Putin 'a war criminal' in an explosive hearing shows that the Trump team is far from changing its position on Russia.
At a Wednesday House hearing, Rep. Bill Keating pressed Rubio for answers about Putin's role in war crimes against Ukraine:
"The person we're negotiating with, Vladimir Putin, is he a war criminal?" Keating asked.
"Well, I think you can look at instances that have happened there and certainly characterize them as war crimes, but our intent is to end the war," Rubio said.
"Is he a war criminal?" Keating repeated.
"We can't end the war without talking to Mr. Putin," Rubio replied.
"Is he a war criminal?" the frustrated Democrat said again.
"I'm trying to answer your question by telling you that we're trying to end the war here," the secretary of state insisted.
"You are equivocating, sir, just answer the question!" Keating exclaimed.
"I'm answering your question, and the answer is that war crimes have been committed, no doubt," Rubio said without giving a direct answer.
Keating noted that, while a senator, Rubio had previouslyย called Putin a war criminal:
"You're unmaking him a war criminal, and you won't answer the question about the exact same circumstances," the lawmaker said.
"You're putting words in my mouth," Rubio griped. "I've not equivocated."
"Then I'll give you a second chance," Keating remarked. "Is Vladimir Putin a war criminal?"
"I already told you war crimes have been committed," Rubio deflected.
On May 19, Polish customs have intercepted a shipment of goods to Russia via Azerbaijan that are banned under sanctions. The sender was a Spanish company.
5 tons of aircraft tires will not be delivered to Russia thanks to Polish customs services.
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May 19 โข 14 tweets โข 6 min read
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As expected, Putin is clinging to its war ambitions and illusionary strength despite Russiaโs disastrous economic situation.
Trump's ultimate goal is not a "just and lasting peace", but the lifting of sanctions against Russia.
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The Russians refused to allow representatives of Turkey & the US, including Rubio, to participate in the Istanbul talks.
And, it was the Turks who proposed the exchange of prisoners.
In the video, Trump avoids a question about Putin disrespecting him.
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May 18 โข 7 tweets โข 3 min read
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๐จ BREAKING: Pro-European candidates, Rafaล Trzaskowski and Nicuศor Dan, lead polls in Poland and Romania, beating pro-Russian puppets.
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Liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafaล Trzaskowski won the first round of Polandโs presidential election today against his right-wing rival Karol Nawrocki.
European leaders met in Albania to debate security concerns against ๐ท๐บ-๐บ๐ฆ war backdrop
47 leaders gathered there - heads of state and government, as well as heads of key European institutions & organizations.
Many informal negotiations during the summit.
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May 15 โข 10 tweets โข 4 min read
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Mark this date, Putin was actually afraid to meet Zelenskyy in Istanbul.
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๐ฃ๏ธ"Your President is afraid to come," journalists in Turkiye hint that Putin is a coward at Vladimir Medinsky: Russia's history hawk who took part in failed talks with Ukraine at the start of Moscow's full scale invasion.
The European Commission was readying โin the coming daysโ a new package of measures targeting โfinancial services, & oil, on secondary sellersโย in cooperation with the U.S. in case the Kremlin does not agree to an unconditional ceasefire, Macron says
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May 13 โข 6 tweets โข 4 min read
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Putin does not want a ceasefire. He is afraid of direct negotiations with me, โ Zelenskyy
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โI am ready to meet with Putin, we have not discussed or worked out other formats yet,โ โ Zelenskyy said when asked whether the Ukrainian side plans to meet with someone else if, for example, Putin sends advisors instead of himself.
Putin's proposal for direct peace talks with Ukraine is "a first step, but not enough. [...] An unconditional ceasefire is not preceded by negotiations," Putin "is looking for a way out, but he still wants to buy time," โ French President E. Macron
The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland, together with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, made a joint phone call to Donald Trump prior to making the announcement.
Zelenskyy told Trump that Ukraine is ready for direct negotiations with Russia.
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May 9 โข 5 tweets โข 3 min read
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โOn our way to Kyiv. For Ukraine, for Europe.โ โ Emmanuel Macron
A historic peace mission to increase pressure on Putin.
May 1, 1941 on Red Square tells a different story than the one russia is trying to tell on May 9, 2025.
The footage below shows Stalinโs Commissar for Defense Semyon Timoshenko warmly greeting the Nazi delegation.
It was the 608th day of WWII. Half of Europe under occupation, thousands lost their lives.
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May 7 โข 23 tweets โข 11 min read
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Putin fears Ukraine will ruin Victory Day, and rightly so.
Russian air defense is a sieve.
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The Moscow region has been under attack for 3 consecutive nights.
Almost 500 UAVs visited Russia at night.
Ukraineโs potential in this sense is enormous and inexhaustible, which is why the attacks are still ongoing
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May 6 โข 9 tweets โข 4 min read
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๐จPentagon chief halted military aid to Ukraine without Trump's approval.
Some Pentagon staffers advised Hegseth to suspend aid.
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Trump did not give the order to stop aid to Ukraine on Jan 30, the order to cancel all flights with weapons was issued by Def Secretary Pete Hegsett, who simply misunderstood Trump during discussions. The order to stop military aid caught the White House by surprise.
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May 5 โข 8 tweets โข 3 min read
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Ahead of VE Day, Ukraine launches a second invasion of Kursk.
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Taking advantage of the bad weather conditions, the Ukrainian Armed Forces smashed trough the border into Russia, Kursk region.
"It already goes through the teeth, f*ck. And look we are also already being sorted out." โ Russian drone command center, Kursk region.
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May 3 โข 5 tweets โข 2 min read
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Kazakhstan bans entry to Russian deputies & propagandists, โ DW
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The reason for the ban is insulting and threatening statements against the country in public.
A Kazakh official confirmed the information about the existence of a special list of people who are denied entry to the country๐
โช๏ธKremlin propagandist Tina Kandelaki,
โช๏ธKremlin propagandist Tigran Keosayan,
โช๏ธNikita Mendkovich,
โช๏ธ Political scientist Aleksandr Dugin, โช๏ธState Duma deputy Piotr Tolstoy,
โช๏ธState Duma deputy Yevgeny Fyodorov,
โช๏ธState Duma deputy Vyacheslav Nikonov
โช๏ธState Duma deputy Konstantin Zatulin,
โช๏ธThe head of Rossotrudnichestvo Yevgeny Primakov,
โช๏ธRussian historian Andrei Grozin.
But the Kazakh authorities have not officially announced this list.
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May 2 โข 6 tweets โข 2 min read
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๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Second night of action in occupied Crimea. Locals report explosions.
The Crimean Wind channel and the Atesh partisan movement also reported on explosions in the Kerch region.
Traffic on the Crimean Bridge has been stopped.
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Apr 30 โข 7 tweets โข 3 min read
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France is massively rejecting Russian visa applications, โ Le Monde
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โParis has denied 1,200 visas & accreditations applications submitted by Russian nationals, including diplomats & 'lecturers', wanting to enter French soil, aiming to prevent Moscow from rebuilding an intelligence network.โ citing a source at the ๐ซ๐ท Foreign Ministry 2/7
Apr 29 โข 7 tweets โข 3 min read
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๐๐ท๐บ โAfter years of resilience, Russiaโs economy is slowing down.โ
An index from Goldman Sachs showed that Russia's economic growth has fallen from 5โ to 0.