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OPINION: January 22 – The Date in 1918 When Ukraine First Declared Independence Time to officially recognize Jan. 22 as the date in 1918 on which modern Ukraine first declared its independence.
January 22 – The Date in 1918 When Ukraine First Declared Independence | Article | KyivPost
Time to officially recognize Jan. 22 as the date in 1918 on which modern Ukraine first declared its independence.
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Another plausible theory on why the Germans are refusing to provide Leopard tanks to Ukraine while the Russians are killing tens of thousands of innocent Ukrainians. Please read the below thread.
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Thomas C. Theiner
@noclador
Jan 20
People asked me why Germany’s @spdde is so obsessively blocking and delaying help for Ukraine… Well, in the last 20 years the russians invited EVERY male SPD politician to russia for conferences, events, ceremonies, etc. and the russians paid for it all… and all these
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A video of today’s meeting between Johnson and Zelenskyi and a big part of his cabinet ministers.
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The Kremlin’s private military company Wagner Group is expanding its mining business in Africa.
english.nv.ua Russia’s Wagner mercenary company may earn up to $1 billion by gold mining in Africa, Politico The Kremlin’s private military company Wagner Group is expanding its mining business in Africa, Politico reported on Jan. 19, referring to a
Mikhail Khodorkovsky (English)
Prigozhin asks the White House “can you name the crime committed by the Wagner PMC?” He wants a gift – Criminal Code start reading with article 359 “Mercenarism” Maybe one article could be removed – 352 “Violation of the rules of ship navigation”. And that’s… not certain
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Ходорковский Михаил
@mich261213
Пригожин написал в Белый дом: «…можете ли вы назвать, какое преступление совершила ЧВК «Вагнер»?» Он, хочет подарок – УК РФ. Начать чтение может со ст. 359 («Наёмничество»). Может одна статья и будет вычеркнута – 352 «Нарушение правил кораблевождения». И то… не факт.
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky (English)
WAGNER GROUP, THE MERCHANTS OF DEATH Created almost 10 years ago, Putin’s militia of dirty work is now playing a leading role in the war in Ukraine. An opportunity for its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, to make a profit from his sinister business of death.
Since Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group arrived in Mali, “indiscriminate violence against civilians has grown [and] the extremists linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group have only gotten stronger.”
RUSSIA: YOURE NEXT The Iranian currency (rials) has fallen to an all-time low, in all of history. The official rate $1 USD = 45,000, but Iranian exchangers give $1 USD = 447,000! The currency has depreciated amid protests in the country, international isolation, and sanctions.
Russian parliamentary leader threatens NATO with nuclear weapons that will “destroy” it
pravda.com.ua Russian parliamentary leader threatens NATO with nuclear weapons that will “destroy” it Vyacheslav Volodin, Head of the Russian State Duma [the lower house of the Russian Parliament – ed.], has threatened NATO countries with
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Fascinating piece by the great
about MI5’s apparent failure to investigate Russian spy in London. Sergei Nalobin – alleged deputy rezident or KGB chief – cultivated links with leading Tories including Boris Johnson
MI5 refused to investigate ‘Russian spy’s’ links to Tories, says whistleblower
Party member lodges a complaint about the security services ignoring attempt of Russian infiltration into the Conservatives
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It’d been openly stated in Washington for two decades – ever since Clinton and Bush wanted to expand NATO eastward to Ukraine – that doing so would provoke a civil war and even a war with Russia, yet (or “thus”) the US did that.
reviews the WL files proving this:
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Branko Marcetic
@BMarchetich
Jan 16
Scores of previously unreported diplomatic cables show US officials were warned expanding NATO to Ukraine would lead to civil war in the country, deteriorating US-Russian relations, a more hawkish, nationalist Russia, and a Russian invasion. A thread:
ACURA ViewPoint: Guest Post by Branko Marcetic: Diplomatic Cables Show Russia Saw NATO Expansion as a Red Line
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The cover of the Polish Wprost magazine. This time, they depicted Scholz delaying the transfer of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
Who Watches the Watchers? 