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There are so many debates about US or European colonialism and imperialism. Russians love to push this discussion.
But it's usually forgotten that Russian Federation is not a country. It’s a colonial empire that oppresses indigenous cultures.
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Tanks are expensive. Missiles are expensive. Even bullets are expensive. Human’s life is priceless.
Ukrainians are paying the highest price for freedom, that is shared among everyone.
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“Russian imperialism does not exist. Russia does not destroy other cultures.”
One of the schools in Kupiansk, liberated from Russian occupants in 2022. Ukrainian titles on school signs are covered with Russian ones.
This is a cultural genocide conducted by Russians.
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The very fact of having to write this hurts. Russia blew up the dam.
The Kakhovka dam was occupied by Russians. Russians mined it in October 2022, according to Russian politicians' statements.
It's bizarre that Ukrainians have to prove it. The victim-blaming at its worst.
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Does Tucker Carlson assume that invading another country, killing hundreds of thousands of people, kidnapping children, and war crimes can be somehow justified?
What voice could justify that?
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Meet товарищ Rafał Mekler — a true friend of Russia. With his help, more people in Ukraine will die. A true hero of blocking the humanitarian help and medical equipment.
Pozdrawiam z Hrebennego!
Gdy niesprawiedliwość staje się prawem opór jest obowiązkiem!
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I've been speaking Russian for almost 20 years. 90% of the time.
My child will never speak Russian. I want them to know Ukrainian, English and any beautiful language like Spanish, French, German...
I wish I could trade my Russian-speaking skills for basic Japanese.
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Cultural genocide conducted by Russians roots back centuries. In this thread, I collected vivid examples of Russian attempts to vanish Ukrainian culture in the 17-18th centuries.
These are only a few of the numerous ethnocide examples.
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How are Russian prisoners of war being held in Ukraine? You'll be shocked.
I recently watched a special project by Dmitry Gordon and the Ukrainian state program for voluntary surrender, “I Want to Live”.
In the thread, I prepared the most notable things about it ⏬
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I will not get tired of repeating it: Russia is killing civilians on purpose.
After each shelling, the Russians make at least one more to kill emergency workers and journalists. This is what happened this time in Zaporizhzhia.
Anyone who supports Russia is a terrorist.
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Wtf is happened to Poles? This is insane. Dumping grain out of railroad cars is simply barbaric, and no sane person is capable of it.
The Polish government do nothing, and the Polish police don't prevent these crimes. Has Poland completely lost their mind?
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These are 2 Russian propagandists who live in Spain: Anatoly and Olga Shariy. They recently staged an attack on themselves and accused the Spanish police of inaction.
Dear Spain, start acting. Deport these freaks to their beloved Russia before their spying activities harm you.
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I wish all Americans who write such things experienced that so-called Russian saving.
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I can't stand these statements that NATO needs to prepare for a total war with Russia.
NATO has the opportunity to stop Russia here and now without risking a single soldier. Just arm Ukraine.
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Sweden has about 48 Archers in service. Yet, they will send 12 artillery systems to Ukraine.
That's a fantastic example of generosity and willingness to preserve freedom 🇺🇦❤️🇸🇪
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There are myriads of apparent reasons why Ukrainians are fighting. But in this thread, I’d like to consider other, not entirely obvious, reasons.
Why don’t Ukrainians accept the Russian world? What is the Russian proposal for the world order?
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Ukrainians are a generous nation. France donated SCALP missiles, and Ukraine immediately sent them to the Russians.
Donate to Ukraine!
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Yulia Navalnaya never said anything in support of the Russian Volunteer Corps, Freedom of Russia Legion or Sibir Battalion. They are Russians who are risking their lives fighting Putin, and they are successful.
Is Yulia stupid, or does she support Putin?
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We have to support this wonderful thread. Elon is afraid of it.
In today's
#vatniksoup
, I'll introduce a South African-American(!) businessman and social media figure, Elon Musk (
@elonmusk
). He's best-known for being the wealthiest man in the world, running Tesla Inc., SpaceX & Twitter, and for parroting Kremlin's propaganda narratives.
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Ukrainian uniforms of paramedics and ambulances with Ukrainian license plates in Crimea in winter 2024. How is this possible?
The answer is simple: the Russians stole all of this in the Kherson region.
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Russia rarely says about the price that was paid by other Soviet republics on the Eastern Front during World War II. For the last decades, they implied as only Russia was the one who fought.
Here is a list of estimated casualties of USSR republics during WWII.
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13 nationalities have disappeared from the ethnographic map of Russia. Many processes that led to the reduction of the population, and then the disappearance of some nationalities, were launched during the heyday of the Russian Empire.
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The real USSR photos, not some fucking Ai-generated fantasies by rich idiots.
Food queues, shortages of food and basic things, gulags, shootings of intellectuals and dissenters.
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You have to understand the mysterious Russian soul.
But nobody will explain that mysterious soul better than Russians themselves 🧵
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When Ukrainian defenders return from Russian captivity, it is hard to look at them without tears.
They are tortured, starving, and damaged both mentally and physically.
There are known cases when after returning from captivity on Ukrainian soil, people died from injuries.
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Over the past 50 years, Russia has lost ten languages: South Mansi (late 1960s), Soyot (1970s), Sakhalin-Ainu (1975), Yug (early 1990s), Oroch (2008), Kamasin (1989), Western Mansi (early 2000s), Sirenik Eskimo (1997), Kerek (2005), East Mansi (2018).
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I’m sorry, but wtf?
”The Russian Theater's Summer Project at the Estonian Open Air Museum“.
“Mavka. The forest song” is a Ukrainian cartoon movie based off a classic poetic play “The Forest Song” by Lesya Ukrainka.
Russians have stolen. Again.
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There are 884 007 Ukrainians in Russia, according to the 2021 census.
There is not a single Ukrainian school in Russia.
Consider how Russians tried to destroy the Ukrainian language hundreds of years ago:
Cultural genocide conducted by Russians roots back centuries. In this thread, I collected vivid examples of Russian attempts to vanish Ukrainian culture in the 17-18th centuries.
These are only a few of the numerous ethnocide examples.
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In 2014, Russia invaded the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblast.
This was partly possible because of people who believed in Russia's good intentions. They thought that with the arrival of Russia, Donbas would become more prosperous and happier.
What Russian help does look like🧵⬇️
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“Спасибо, António.”
“You're welcome, Sergey. But I need to wash my hands now.”
“It won't help.”
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According to Olga Kazakevich (Head of the Laboratory for Research and Preservation of Small Languages), today, 15 languages of the Russian Federation are on the verge of extinction, each of which has less than 20 speakers of a very advanced age.
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Just found this photo from today's celebrations in Moscow at Luzhniki Stadium. This one perfectly emphasizes the level of Russian hypocrisy. They can't be sincere even with their patriotism.
I've gathered more examples of Russian patriotism⬇️🧵
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I love that story about Donbass Devushka 😍
It perfectly explains the nature of pro-Russian support. There is no real support for Russia except for bribed bloggers and stupid freaks.
I'm glad I found those iconic screenshots.
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Don’t ever fall for Russian lies. They don’t have an idea about a better world. Russkiy mir is always about pain, death and destruction.
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The Kazakh population of Russia reaches 591 970 people.
They are luckier than Ukrainians: at least they have one school.
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@elonmusk
@KanekoaTheGreat
I was born in Kamianske (former Dniprodzerzhynsk). For almost my whole life, I've spoken Russian. My parents speak Russian. In my hometown, people still speak Russian. Because there NEVER was such thing as ”language restriction“ in Ukraine. The only reason the Russian language is…
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A fresh bunch of Starlinks for our defenders 🇺🇦
🐾🐾🐾 How to support 🐾🐾🐾
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This message from Dmitry Medvedev should be read by every French. Especially the first sentence.
For any other European, this message would be no different in substance.
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The Red Cross, the UN and other international organisations regularly inspect this place. The Ukrainian authorities have never hindered their work and have complied with all requirements.
What about Russia?
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Recently I browsed through a local Facebook group of my hometown. The photos hurt me. I can't even describe the feeling when you think about the scale of this tragedy. Each city, each village...
All of these people could've lived if Russia didn't kill them.
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I really want you to feel the difference. Just two photos.
A Russian “tourist” in Sievierodonetsk enjoys the view of destroyed houses with a smirk.
A Ukrainian woman reacts as she stands outside destroyed apartment blocks following shelling in the Obolon district of Kyiv.
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Russians like to show off their multinational culture. But in fact, they don't accept anything that differs from their Russkiy Mir.
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If you go 50 km from Moscow, you will be shocked by broken roads, dilapidated houses and tons of garbage. Dirt is a Russian national treasure.
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Russia has more than 80 places where prisoners of war are held.
Often together with those convicted of criminal offences, which the Geneva Convention prohibits. The Red Cross and other orgs cannot access most of those places.
They weren't in the Olenivka massacre as well.
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208 046 Belarusians live in Russia to the 2021 census. Russian Federation praised them with the only Belarusian school in a vast and beautiful Russian country.
Strong national friendship indeed.
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160 tons of Ukrainian grain were dumped in Poland. This is terrorism.
The Polish government seems to support it. The question remains whether the Polish people support it.
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When a prisoner of war enters the camp, they are first examined by a doctor. Then they can wash themselves and get a haircut. There's hot water available all time.
Then they go into a two-week quarantine area to ensure they do not infect other soldiers.
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Holding elections in Ukraine in 2024 is an idiotic and dangerous idea.
It’s obvious for any sane person except some politicians, idiots and, of course, pro-Russian activists who know how it will harm Ukraine.
(I still can’t believe I am writing this 🧵)
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Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine can exercise, borrow books from the library, play chess, or watch TV.
Despite the large number of convicts, aggression and cases of scuffles are almost non-existent among POWs. One of the reasons is that they always have what to do.
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If Russia loses the war, they will lose almost nothing. They don't care much about the people they lost. The money loss is a bit more painful, but not so much.
If Ukraine loses the war, it will cease to exist. Our culture will be perished by Russians. Thousands will be killed.
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And yeah, vodka. Some filmmakers usually think it’s hilarious to include vodka in the representation of Russian culture. Alcoholism in Russia is massive. And they don’t drink for fun. It’s an existential mechanism of escaping reality. Russian reality.
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This is not provided for in the Geneva Convention, but every POW can call their relatives in Russia. Approximately 15 minutes per week, depending on the workload of the camp.
Videocalls are available as well.
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This is what the rooms where the prisoners of war live look like. There are no bars on the windows. The view from the windows is pretty good.
Each prisoner of war has a bedside table.
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@ValveEnjoyer
З чого ти взагалі взяв, що він не українець? Тупо нудить від такого расистського обіссаного лайна, як ти.
Йдеш нахуй.
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They are given clothes and new leather shoes. Bathing flip-flops are also provided.
During the 14 days of quarantine, a psychologist also works with POWs to rule out suicide attempts due to PTSD.
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They eat quietly, unhurriedly.
While there is torture in Russian camps when a Ukrainian POW is given boiling water or scalding food. Thereby putting him in front of a choice: burn his internal organs or starve.
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POWs can buy their own food, sweets, cookies, coffee and so on, which they can store in refrigerator and lockers.
The food is bought with money that they can either earn or receive from their relatives on their account.
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There is an Orthodox church where services are held every Sunday. There is also a prayer room for Muslims.
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I regularly see how people close their eyes to the fact that Russians actually live in shitty conditions. You might’ve seen a lot of beautiful pictures of Moscow, Saints Petersburg or other big cities. But that’s it.
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Here is the dining room.
The POWs also work there. Three meals a day are served. They have a full meal: soup, a second course, and salad.
The number of calories is the same as for a Ukrainian officer.
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They don’t understand that this is not about choice: such a depressed life is a core option for Russians. They live in shitty panel buildings, work in shitty factories, drink shitty vodka… This is not romantic; this is really scary.
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The Moscow attack suspects faced electric shock torture similar to methods used in the “Izolyatsia” camp in Donetsk since 2014.
Yes, this device, which is connected to the genitals, is for torture by electric shock.
More details and the UN report are in this horrifying thread.
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They are full of hate and anger because of humiliating live conditions. And the Russian government supports it. Not so long ago, they decriminalized home violence. Just think about it: why? Why should you ever decriminalize home violence?
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This is what prisoner of war work looks like.
They glue and pack souvenir bags. This place also serves as a bomb shelter, where a paramedic is on duty with the prisoners of war, even at night.
There are many places in the camp where POWs.
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Russians had eight years to show what can they build in LDNR. Instead, they closed mines, and factories. They robbed people.
Just one fact about their help for Donbas. Currently, there are no tramways in Luhansk oblast: they either dismantled them to sell or destroyed them.
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The campground has its own bakery and even a pool with fish. The bakery also dries bread and vegetables.
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When the invasion started, we were confused by tons of videos about Russians stealing sanitary. Just imagine: they had to dismantle it and deliver it with their heavy machines to the postal offices. They are so poor that even Ukrainian toilets seem like a luxury to them.
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Pictures of russian cultural figures that are used as a facade for the destroyed Mariupol theatre, where more than 600 people were killed after russian airstrike. What kind of irony is that?
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Relating to language topic. I have been speaking in Russian for almost all my life. I want to make a thread about demystifying the "infringement of Russian-speaking" in Ukraine.
Please, tell me if this topic is interesting to you.
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You think there are few of Russian volunteers? Or maybe that Russian army is supported only by its government? You're mistaken.
So was I.
Learn how ordinary Russians supply their army in the🧵
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Here you can watch the full video:
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Ukrainians know a lot about Russians.
We had friends and even relatives in Russia. We watched their TV shows and read their news. We know the context of their life. They have polished and lovely pictures on TV, but the truth can't be hidden.
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Honestly, Ukrainians don't want a counter-offensive to start. We just want Russians to leave our territories. Let them return alive to their stupid families.
But they won't leave. It will cost the lives of our defenders, but only they can stop Russian terrorism.
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People lived just ordinary life with its civil challenges. But Russia wouldn’t accept that. They brainwashed people, promised millions of everything, supported local traitors, etc.
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1720 — decree of Peter I on the prohibition of book printing in the Ukrainian language and the removal of Ukrainian texts from church books.
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You can’t imagine how Russians are scared because of the upcoming Ukrainian counter-offensive.
They launched a pathetic bot network to raise doubts in Ukrainian society. Btw, how is Elon’s Musk fight with bots on Twitter doing?
More “hehehe” and “ahahaha” in the 🧵
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In Ukraine, we have a “Small Switzerland” meme. It’s a sarcastic name for those fake republics. It’s both funny and sad because things were much better for Luhansk and Donetsk before the Russian invasion in 2014. For sure, there were problems, but it was going to improve.
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Dear journalists,
If you do not want to stain your reputation and have at least a modicum of self-respect, do not interview Alexey Arestovich. He is a clown and a fraud. No one takes him seriously.
Stop giving a platform to all kinds of bastards.
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1622 — the order of Michael I, at the request of Moscow Patriarch Filaret, to burn in the state all copies of K. Stavrovtsky's "Teacher's Gospel" printed in Ukraine.
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A Russian Su-34 pilot is flying to bomb civilians and notices something funny on radar.
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You also might’ve seen that “doomer” trend on YouTube and other social pages. Russian post-punk mixed with depressed cityscapes with similar buildings and gloomy weather. I saw a lot of people who found this aesthetic. But those "enjoyers" usually never have been to Russia.
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My hometown, Kamianske, after tonight's shelling with drones and ballistic missiles. There are children among the victims.
It is a shame not to help a country that is fighting for shared values. Fighting against a fucking terrorist.
Provide Ukraine with the air defence.
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Check this video with a comparison of random Russian and Ukrainian villages. It's demonstrable.
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Ukrainian music! 🎧
I chose remarkable pieces for you. The thread contains plenty of genres and songs from different times😊
Please, share the music from your country in the 🧵
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1764 — Catherine II's instructions to Prince O. Vyazemsky about the Russification of Ukraine, the Baltic States, Finland, and the Smolensk Region.
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List of all companies staying in russia:
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I never thought there was a limit to Russian insanity and cynicism.
There is no doubt Russians will celebrate weddings on freshly dug children's graves.
But we all know it’s only Putin who buys those apartments and houses in Mariupol.
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Zelensky has visited Ukrainian defenders in Bakhmut. putin has visited his miserable puppet in Minsk. I love this distinctive comparison between brave leadership and pathetic attempts to rule.
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Thank you for all your reactions and comments. I hope, with this thread more people will understand, why they should support Ukraine. My personal favourite is
@dzygaspaw
(the best chrity ever), but
@BackAndAlive
and
@United24media
are great as well.
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On January 27, 2020, Zelenskyy said at a joint press conference with Andrzej Duda in Auschwitz, “Poland and the Polish people were the first to experience the consequences of the criminal conspiracy of totalitarian regimes”.
Russia was infuriated. And we know why.
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