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Jonas S. Christensen
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Kyiv-based Dane with an interest in world affairs, politics and particularly Ukraine, Syria and other countries subject to Russian aggression.
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- guys i think these people desetve to live

- you are a traitor
March 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Since the inauguration of the new US President, a massive increase of missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities.
March 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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🇺🇸 Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton: Trump's threats of sanctions against Russia are empty. He’s merely trying to appear "balanced" between Ukraine and Russia.

edition.cnn.com/2025/03/07/w...
Bolton: Putin knew Trump’s threat was ‘totally hollow’ | CNN
President Donald Trump threatened new sanctions on Russia, including on its banking sector, in response to Moscow’s continued bombardment of Ukraine. Later, the US president still sounded conciliatory...
edition.cnn.com
March 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Press Release on the #EU’s Suspension of Selected Sanctions
February 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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🇬🇧❗️Tomorrow UK will announce the largest package of sanctions against Russia in three years of war, — David Lammy

"Now is the time to tighten the screws!"
February 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Usefully sober fact sheet on Ukraine. Please share with those who need it.
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
Institute for the Study of War
Russian forces currently occupy around 20 percent of Ukraine, leaving the remaining 80 percent of the country under Ukraine's sovereign control. At the current rate of advance, it would take Russian f...
understandingwar.org
February 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger on plans to build plants in #Ukraine:

"The first plant to start operating was a vehicle repair plant, an ammunition plant is currently under construction, and the third plant we would like to build is for the production of anti-aircraft systems."
February 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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By Ukrainian measures this is optimism
February 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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General Staff confirms: On February 3, 2025, Ukrainian Special Forces & SBU, in cooperation with other Defense Forces, struck Volgograd Refinery & Astrakhan Gas Processing Plant—key producers of fuel for Russian forces. Damage was inflicted with fires raging on both locations.
February 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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⚡️Slovak opposition leader arrives in Kyiv to 'reopen door Fico slammed.'

A Slovak delegation headed by pro-Western opposition leader Michal Simecka of Progressive Slovakia party arrived in Kyiv on Jan. 17, he said on social media.
Slovak opposition leader arrives in Kyiv to 'reopen door Fico slammed'
"Our goal is clear — to reopen the door that Robert Fico slammed with his aggressive outbursts," pro-Western opposition leader Michal Simecka said on social media.
kyivindependent.com
January 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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While Russia projects resilience, its economy shows cracks: inflation is rising, labor and technology shortages worsen, and liquid reserves may run out by fall 2025, creating a critical budget shortfall, writes Anders Aslund, a senior fellow at the Stockholm Free World Forum.
Putin's war economy is running on fumes as inflation and shortages surge
Russian President Vladimir Putin frequently boasts about the strength of his country’s economy, claiming that Western sanctions only made it stronger (while in the same breath demanding that they be l...
kyivindependent.com
January 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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❗️NATO Secretary General Rutte urged the Alliance to prepare for a major war: "Our future security is at stake."

- Russia, along with China, North Korea and Iran, are working to destabilize democracies and freedoms.
January 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Interessant!
⚡️ For the first time since 2022, Ukraine may have a tank advantage over Russia – Forbes. Thanks to drones, Russian tanks are forced to retreat far from the front line, firing from hidden positions. This limits their effectiveness, turning them into makeshift howitzers

www.forbes.com/sites/davida...
For The First Time Since 2022, Ukraine May Have A Tank Advantage Over Russia
Ukrainian drones keep Russian tanks away from the front line.
www.forbes.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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‼️ Ukraine is currently unable to negotiate with Russia "from a position of strength", — NATO Secretary General Rutte

🤔 "Russia produces in three months what NATO produces in a year. Without high salaries and bureaucracy, they move faster and have created a military economy."
January 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Joint statement by Chomsky & Mearsheimer on the situation in Disputed Kursk territory.

"Kursk was, for a long time, part of the Ukrainian sphere of influence. The best solution is for Tehran & Pyongyang to stop arming Russia, force it to cede territory & commit to neutrality."
January 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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🇺🇦🇸🇾 "This year we can add countries to our reliable partners. In particular, Syria. Ukraine will make every effort to stabilize the situation in Syria," – Zelensky

🇱🇧 "We will also increase trade with Lebanon, at least twice."

💸 "In 2024, Ukraine managed to increase exports to more than $41 billion"
January 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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⚡Russia has lost over 38,000 troops in Kursk Oblast, Syrskyi says.

The Russian army has lost over 38,000 troops and more than 1,000 pieces of equipment since the beginning of Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast, Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Jan. 1.
Russia has lost over 38,000 troops in Kursk Oblast, Syrskyi says
The Russian army has lost over 38,000 troops and more than 1,000 pieces of equipment since the beginning of Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast, Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsk...
kyivindependent.com
January 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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🇺🇦🕊️⚔️ "We know that peace will not be given to us, but we will do everything to end the war and defeat Russia," — Zelensky
January 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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"Shame will haunt Obama and Biden administration officials"... Executive Director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force Organization Mouaz Moustafa criticizes the policy of US administrations over the past 13 years towards his country #Syria
December 31, 2024 at 10:09 AM
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🚁🏆 GUR the first in the world to destroy an air target using a Magura V5 naval drone. During the battle in the Black Sea and Crimea, a Russian Mi-8 helicopter was destroyed by R-73 “SeeDragon” missiles.
 
💥 Another similar enemy helicopter was hit by fire and was able to reach its base airfield.
December 31, 2024 at 8:38 AM
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🙄 Exactly 25 years ago, Putin came to power in Russia…

On December 31, 1999, Yeltsin announced his resignation and the appointment of acting president Putin.
December 31, 2024 at 9:40 AM
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🦅🇺🇦 "In the drone segment, domestic production accounts for over 96%. More than 1.2 million drones have been purchased through the "Army of Drones" project," — PM Smyhal

❗️More than half of the state budget expenditures this year were directed to defense.
December 31, 2024 at 12:27 PM
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🇺🇦 "We must return all our soldiers and all civilians from captivity and we will continue to do so," — Zelensky

🇸🇾 We can help restore stability to Syria after many years of Russian intervention, and this will definitely help us restore peace for ourselves.
December 30, 2024 at 8:29 PM
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🇺🇦🇸🇾 Embassy of Ukraine in Syria!

The Ukrainian flag is raised and the national anthem of Ukraine is played.
December 30, 2024 at 8:13 PM
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More than 20 trucks with the first 500 tons of Ukrainian flour will arrive in Syria tomorrow. This flour will be distributed free of charge to Syrian families, the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said at a briefing in Syria
December 30, 2024 at 11:05 AM