Interesting, but rather controversial interview. As an eyewitness of the events on Maidan in 2013-14 and in Donetsk city in spring 2014, I would disagree that it was not supported by RF. I personally seen and talked to non local leaders (from RF) of what would later become DPR.
THREAD Russia sends hundreds of its school and kindergarten teachers to occupied Ukraine in order to fulfill genocide of Ukrainians. Exactly as the RU soldiers, these people come to UKR with their hate against Ukrainians. RU Novaya newspaper talked to them. Read their testimonies
one of the observers of the so-called parliamentary elections in the DNR in November 2014. In October 2015, she illegally visited Crimea as part of a delegation from Serbia that featured politicians from the ultranationalist Serbian Movement Dveri and national-conservative Democratic Party of Serbia
8/15 One of the most visible figures of Russian rule in Kherson is Kyrylo Stremousov, a former anti-vaccine blogger who stood for mayoral elections in 2020 and received about 1.5% of the vote.
8/15 Mr Kim said friendship between both nations had been forged in WW2with victory overJapan. He added that their "comradely friendship" would grow stronger.〜Kim said the Russia-North Korea friendship "forged in the anti-Japanese war" had been "consolidated and developed century after century".
7/6 Last month Kazakhstan branded its exports via Russian seaports to Kazakhstan Export Blend Crude Oil (KEBCO) to dissociate it from oil originating in Russia to avoid sanction risks and issues with financing.
8/2 Yaroslav, who left Donetsk in July and was able to move to Portugal, told the Kyiv Independent that he paid $350 in January to have his documents stamped with an “unfit for service” mark. Today, he says, such a stamp would cost $2,600. ”
7/23 phone talk with @TokayevKZ. Thanked for fundamental support of 🇺🇦 territorial integrity, nonrecognition of so-called 'LPR,' 'DPR.' We discussed specific economy, energy, digitalization cooperation projects. Exchanged greetings on 30th anniversary of 🇺🇦🇰🇿 diplomatic relations!
7/17 I have the full recording, but I will post a piece of it. In occupied Donetsk, collaborators catch men on the streets and forcibly send them to the front to fight for Russia with Ukraine. In this way Russia forces Ukrainians to kill each other. It’s war crimes, but who cares 1/2
7/2information about4such prisons:2in Olenivka, 1inDonetsk pre-trial detention center&1in Makiivka.〜in terrible&inhuman conditions,like in a concentration camp," 〜almost noaccess to drinking water&food,normal medicalcare& are subjected to various forms of torture,from psychological to physical1s
In occupied Donbas men hide at home not to be mobilized. Now city authorities announce “leak of gas” so ppl must leave flats and then men are taken away to fight for Russia. Yet many houses don’t have gas for months, so residents stopped to believe. It says a lot about the moral
This Finn, named Johan Bäckman, has represented the Russian Institute of Stategic Studies. RISS is run by RU intel officers appointed by Putin. Bäckman has agitated people to travel and fight to Donbas at the RU side of the war since at least 2015. @johanbek promotes Z propaganda