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In our country the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State.
Recommend: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/world/europe/finland-misinformation-classes.html
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29th April 2023
Morning #Ukraine: Here’s the weather forecast for occupied #Crimea. 1: Very cloudy. 2: The taste of orc panic in the air. 3: A strong smell of burning fuel. Large fuel depot at Cossack (Kazachya) Bay – Sevastopol harbour is burning bright. Said to be drone attack
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29th April 2023
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Friday it was necessary to ensure Russia’s invasion of Ukraine does not succeed and that Seoul was considering its options when it came to lethal aid to Kyiv.
On lethal aid to Ukraine, South Korean leader says Seoul considering its options
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Friday it was necessary to ensure Russia’s invasion of Ukraine does not succeed and that Seoul was considering its options when it came to letha
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29th April 2023
Russian embassy warns Government that official sympathy extended to family of Irish man Finbar Cafferkey killed in Ukraine could lead to Ireland being considered a ‘participant of the conflict with all the ensuing consequences’
via

28th April 2023
#putin launches 23 missiles on #Ukraine tonight, and
decides to re-launch sales of
to #russia. Guess #kremlin needs more money to kill more Ukrainians
thank you for raising this issue in #Ireland
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Anyone still surprised, or acting surprised, by the openly genocidal and imperialist acts and statements of Putin’s regime is ignorant or thinks everyone else is and is lying to them. Believing he will stop without being stopped is simply stupid at this point.
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Garry Kasparov
@Kasparov63
Feb 24, 2022
Written in 2014 after Putin invaded Ukraine and annexed Crimea, there are many Winter Is Coming excerpts that are painfully timely now, but I’ll leave this one here before I start working on Winter Is Here. (As I often joke, “I <Bleeping> Told You So!” will be the subtitle.)
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29th April 2023
The destruction caused to Mariupol is heartbreaking and infuriating. There should be no doubt that if Putin is not defeated in Ukraine, he will go further into Europe.
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29th April 2023
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Polish authorities gave until 19.00 Moscow time, today, for the staff of the school at the Russian Embassy in Warsaw to leave the building. If they do not like it – they can go back to Moscow.
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Prigozhin says Wagner Group may soon cease to exist, as it’s running out of Wagnerites
29th April 2023
Sevastopol, the home of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, has been hit by a series of drone attacks since the Kremlin’s Ukraine offensive launched.

29th April 2023
Denmark’s defense command refused to provide access to images of the Russian special vessel designed for underwater operations due to ongoing intelligence work.

29th April 2023
Mariupol. Almost half a million people once lived there. And now there are almost no intact houses left. The terrorist state did everything to kill this city. Over 90% of Mariupol is destroyed.
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28th April 2023
I was glad to welcome in Odesa NB8 colleagues from Latvia, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Strong solidarity with Ukraine, continued support for our initiatives to strengthen economic flow in the Black Sea region and ensure global food security.
Anniken Huitfeldt and 7 others
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28th April 2023
Threatening, intimidating & chilling statement by Russian embassy Dublin. These hostile remarks are unacceptable. Beyond time Ambassador Filatov & his crew were asked to leave our country.
telegra.ph Remarks by the Embassy of Russia in Ireland We have noted that on April 28 Tánaiste has expressed his sympathies to the family of Finbar

29th April 2023
An absolutely fascinating speech by Hungarian leader
He describes the “Complete restructuring of #Europe” and suggests the War in #Ukraine is being perpetuated to benefit a single economic power, and it’s not the #EU, #Russia or #China
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29th April 2023
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of April 29, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

29th April 2023
“If Russia wins and Ukraine falls, Central Europe may well be next.”
@MorawieckiM and
—prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia, respectively—urge the West to stay the course in Ukraine.
29th April 2023
“F-16s, longer-range missiles could help Ukraine beat Russia, U.S. general privately tells lawmakers” – Ukraine has been telling its allies this for over a year, pleading with them to send more aid.
29th April 2023
Russia claims it invaded Ukraine to “denazify it.” Have they taken a look in the mirror?
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28th April 2023
“I’m dumbfounded as to why diplomats are pressing Ukraine to give up Crimea for the sake of peace,” Hodges said. “Not just in Ukraine, but pretty much nobody in Europe, actually trusts Russia to live up to any agreement.” The Russian Case For Crimea
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Edel Finn has donated these beautiful books in Ukrainian to Kildare Library Service. Thank you so much. Available to borrow in your library.
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