THINK Russia the major perpetrators of Propaganda, misinformation, disinformation etc. The Finnish people have countered this by teaching children to be more discerning about what the hear and see.
If we understand the mechanisms and motives of the group mind, it is now possible to control and regiment the masses according to our will without their know it. In almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons who understaqnd the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind.
Edward Bernays
Edward Louis Bernays was an American theorist, considered a pioneer in the field of public relations and propaganda, and referred to in his obituary as “the father of public relations”. Wikipedia

While the Syrian government continues to obstruct aid from Damascus to NW Syria, leaving only the essential cross-border aid from Turkey, 75% of cholera cases in Syria are in the NW; despite it having only 20% of the country’s population. Stats from.
Fred is highlighting this because this is what war by invasion and Russia are condemning the people of Uraine to
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23rd March 2023
65% of Europeans support #Ukraine joining the #EU in the coming years, reports 5 Kanal citing eupinions survey results. The highest support for Ukraine’s European aspirations was recorded in #Poland – 81% and #Spain – 80%.
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The meeting of the Nobel Peace Prize winner with MIPT students was canceled after Z-bloggers organized a bullying campaign. They accused him of pro-#Ukrainian sentiments.
23rd March 2023
30-year-old Tatyana Fesenko was killed in battle against the Russian Army on March 5th near Bakhmut. A shell hit her trench, wounding her severely. Her husband, who served in her unit, carried her 2.5 km to the evacuation point, but she later died from her wounds
23rd March 2023
Dmitri Medvedev reacting to Germany saying they will arrest Putin if he sets foot in Germany. Medvedev says Russia is a nuclear power and would send all their missiles against the Bundestag in such a situation.
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23rd March 2023
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda is meeting with Prince William in Warsaw to discuss how the United Kingdom and Poland can cooperate in best helping Ukraine.
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The Yaroslavl Motor Plant is on fire in Russia
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The IMF has reached a working agreement with Ukraine on a four-year financing package worth about $15.6 billion.

Michael Weiss
22nd March 2023
He must be CIA. They’ll all die faster.

23rd March 2023
Ukraine will win – says Kyrylo. He and two other girls aged 7 and 9 were injured yesterday in a missile attack on Zaporizhzhia. Yes, Ukraine will win for these children and for many others.
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“While the world is busy with the extension of grain deal, Russia’s sophisticated smuggling op continues unabated, carried out by state-owned companies using falsified manifests & seaborne subterfuge to steal Ukrainian grain”
odessa-journal.com Russia sent another batch of stolen Ukrainian grain to Syria | odessa-journal.com A Russian company sent another batch of grain stolen from Ukraine from Sevastopol. A ship loaded with wheat is bound for Syria. This

23rd March 2023
#Ukraine: In #Donetsk Oblast, two more Russian T-72/T-80 tanks were destroyed by the SBU “Alpha” SSO using drone-dropped munitions based on PG-7L HEAT RPG projectiles.
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The geopolitical significance of Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to Kyiv today can’t be overstated. First time since end of WWII that a sitting Japanese PM making a visit to a war zone. Also done while Russian President Vladimir Putin, named by the ICC as a war… Show more
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New reports of Biden admin concerned that other countries don’t want WW3, and might side with Xi’s proposal for peace… The rest of the world are slowly siding with Russia and China while the US warmongering is exposed! The Deep State are trapped!
22nd March 2023
Today, 17 Ukrainian children deported by Russia were returned to #Ukraine, Mykola Kuleba, founder of #SaveUkraine, reported.
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23rd March 2023
According to
, many Russian lawmakers and officials were unnerved by the ICC’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin. One called it a “slap in the face,” while two mentioned Nazi leaders Heinrich Himmler and Joseph Goebbels.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky (English)
22nd March 2023
The Kremlin has edited its official video of Putin’s purportedly spontaneous meeting with Mariupol residents, removing a portion during which a woman’s voice could be heard shouting “It’s not real! It’s all for show!” in a previous version
meduza.io Kremlin edits video of Putin’s Mariupol visit to remove woman’s cry of ‘It’s all for show!’ — Meduza The Kremlin’s press service has edited its official video of Vladimir Putin’s purportedly spontaneous meeting with Mariupol residents,
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Meduza in English
23rd March 2023
Andrey Belozerov, a former professor who was convicted on charges of “discrediting” the Russian army in September after he played a video with a song about Bayraktar drones in between classes, has been fined 100,000 rubles on fresh “discrediting” charges.
23rd March 2023
#OpEd Symbolic as the ICC warrant for Putin’s arrest may appear, it points to the scale of the abuse committed by Russian forces for which Putin bears ultimate responsibility, writes Stefan Wolff.

The Kremlin currently sees no point in resuming talks with the United States on the New START nuclear arms control treaty, a senior Russian diplomat said Wednesday.

Developed in Russia and assembled in China, the AYYA T1 had been seen by Russian officials as a replacement for the iPhone following Apple’s suspension of sales to Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.
Russia’s ‘iPhone Killer’ Sells Under 1,000 Smartphones in First Year
Russia’s AYYA T1 smartphone brand has sold fewer than 1,000 units since it came to market over a year ago, the Vedomosti business daily
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Since I answered so many of the questions I’m getting today on Putin and Ukraine, and more, in my book Winter Is Coming, I’m pinning it. I hoped it would be history by now, but thanks to Putin and free world apathy, it’s still current events.
https://publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/garry-kasparov/winter-is-coming/9781610396219/

22nd March 2023
“I don’t believe any of us is in the position to tell Ukrainians whether they should or should not negotiate. We owe them all support they need. It’s not charity, it’s mandatory”, says Garry #Kasparov on #maischberger.
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23rd March 2023
If Russia threatens to veto the UN Security Council’s renewal of long-term unfettered humanitarian access from Turkey to NW Syria, UN Secretary-General
should abandon the conservative legal view that Security Council permission is needed.

23rd March 2023
Exclusive: Armed Russian jets have flown over a U.S. military garrison in Syria nearly every day in March, violating an agreement between the U.S. and Russia, a U.S. general says.
Russian jets have flown over U.S. base in Syria nearly every day in March
Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich told NBC News that Russian jets have violated the airspace of At Tanf Garrison roughly 25 times so far this