Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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Ryuu96 on 04 January 2024

Support for Ukraine is growing daily 📈 In 2023, people donated to the Armed Forces of Ukraine three times more than in 2022!

The amount of donations increased to UAH 27.4 billion compared to UAH 8.5 billion last year. The number of donors also increased, reaching 1/2 pic.twitter.com/2uhAkzGl84
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Ryuu96 on 04 January 2024

To those who doubt Ukraine’s ability to defeat Russian aggression or Ukraine's partners' ability to provide adequate support, consider this:

At the height of the Cold War, the so-called "West" consisted of only 19–20 countries. Nonetheless, it ultimately outcompeted the Soviet…
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) January 4, 2024

To those who doubt Ukraine’s ability to defeat Russian aggression or Ukraine's partners' ability to provide adequate support, consider this:

At the height of the Cold War, the so-called "West" consisted of only 19–20 countries. Nonetheless, it ultimately outcompeted the Soviet Union and its Socialist Bloc, both of which comprised 20 currently sovereign states.

Today, only the countries providing military aid to Ukraine through the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, "Ramstein," number more than 50.

Modern Russia is far weaker than the USSR, with only three outcast allies providing it with weapons: Belarus, the DPRK, and Iran.

Cold War: 20-20.
Today: 50-4.

The combined GDP of the current Western coalition providing military aid to Ukraine is 21 times greater than the combined GDP of Russia and its allies.

The West: $57 trillion.
Russia and allies: $2,7 trillion.

According to the Estonian Ministry of Defense, if NATO countries invested merely 0.25% of their GDP in military aid to Ukraine, it would generate €120 billion in defense support each year. A sum large enough to assure Ukraine’s victory and just peace.

Of course, no one wants another Cold War. But it is also naive to believe that Russia would not dare to attack a NATO country if it had succeeded in Ukraine. Therefore, Ukraine’s victory and the restoration of a just peace in Europe are existential strategic goals for the Euro-Atlantic community.

We do not ask anyone to fight for us. All we need is assistance that is timely and appropriate for the challenge we are facing. Figures show that it is not a matter of resources but of the West believing in itself and defining a clear goal of victory over the enemy that threatens us all.

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Ryuu96 on 04 January 2024

Explosions are reported on several places in or near occupied Crimea. Russian sources claim that Ukrainian UAV's are being shot down. Also Novorossyisk would have been attacked with a missile that was engaged by Russian air defense and shot down. pic.twitter.com/1SmQ8SMy86
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Explosions reportedly near Saky/Novofedorivka 🔥 pic.twitter.com/mYNNq6rPT1
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Bofferbrauer2 on 05 January 2024

With all the cash coming in from selling military material to Russia, North Korea looks like entering a Golden Age. As in, for once they could feed their entire population, as they should now have enough cash to do so.

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Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 05 January 2024.

Find out more about Defence Intelligence's use of language: https://t.co/7zEENJIlQk #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/7hf2mrXxee
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Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 06 January 2024.

Find out more about Defence Intelligence's use of language: https://t.co/eHd6Z9ial0 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/R1z1hu9o8v
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At least 3 373 Russian officers have been eliminated in Ukraine since 24. February 2022.
Confirmation for each name from a Russian source is available in our dataset — obituary, grave, memorial plaque, etc. pic.twitter.com/eEqjNexfZl
— KIU ✪ Russian Officers killed in Ukraine 🇨🇿🇺🇦 (@KilledInUkraine) January 6, 2024

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Ryuu96 on 08 January 2024

During 2023, Ukrainian 🇺🇦 Air Defenses had great success and continue to become strengthened

Throughout 2023, Ukraine shot down:
887 Cruise Missiles
15 Kinzhal Missiles
41 Iskander-M Ballistic Missiles
1,231 Shahed Kamikaze Drones
35 Lancet Recon/Kamikaze Drones
131 Other Drones pic.twitter.com/PpVR3XJsiq
— Ukraine Battle Map (@ukraine_map) January 4, 2024

Russia's latest escalation in procuring and even using North Korean missiles emphasizes once again that treaties and agreements with Russia are not worth the paper on which they are written on. This case in particular shows that, brazenly. Short thread:

UN Security Council… pic.twitter.com/ITbLLl3LQW
— (((Tendar))) (@Tendar) January 5, 2024

Just to emphasize once again, Ukraine's summer offensive was made possible by a large shipment of artillery ammunition from South Korea. Ukraine's ammunition expenditure rate was always going to decrease this winter, though the lack of appropriated US funds has exacerbated this. https://t.co/J24nPdbKAj
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Which is why the next strategic-level Ukrainian offensive may not be possible until 2025.
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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has posted a video of ex-UN weapons inspector (and convicted child sex offender) Scott Ritter visiting Grozny

Ritter has consistently promoted Kremlin propaganda about the invasion of Ukraine and seems to be absolutely loving his time in Chechnya pic.twitter.com/xdrvoVDUFr
— Francis Scarr (@francis_scarr) January 5, 2024

The People's Embassy of Belarus in Italy @BelarusinItalia has voiced its protest regarding the impending arrival of Alexander Dugin, an ideologue of Russian fascism, in Italy. Dugin is among those whose philosophical views have motivated Putin to adopt an aggressive stance… pic.twitter.com/U0eMSTyXJ2
— People's Embassy of Belarus in Sweden 🤍❤️🤍🇸🇪 (@BelarusInSweden) January 5, 2024

A fairly large Russian assault was repelled. Vehicles burning everywhere. pic.twitter.com/NTqhHpxkku
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Ryuu96 on 08 January 2024

Ukrainian grain export via sea (blue color) is now higher than when Black Sea Grain Initiative was working.

Sea Babies and Scalp/Storm Shadow are doing a great job helping Ukraine feed the world.

I bet with f-16s, Taurus and ATACMS this would’ve been even better. pic.twitter.com/Lr12aN7Bng
— Andriy Haydash (@andriyhaydash) January 7, 2024

With all resources going to destroying Ukraine, Russia continues spiraling.

In -30 weather, the overnight train from Samara to St Petersburg has no heat.

But it's a small sacrifice to assure satisfaction of Russians' imperial bloodlust.
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— Jay in Kyiv (@JayinKyiv) January 7, 2024

This is surely one of the most surreal moments of the war yet

Scott Ritter has turned up in Chechnya and spoken in broken Russian (some of which I couldn’t make out) to thousands of Kadyrov’s fighters about his efforts to strengthen the "friendship between Chechnya and America" pic.twitter.com/vGiEs90ktW
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Bofferbrauer2 on 08 January 2024

Ryuu96 said:

This is surely one of the most surreal moments of the war yet

Scott Ritter has turned up in Chechnya and spoken in broken Russian (some of which I couldn’t make out) to thousands of Kadyrov’s fighters about his efforts to strengthen the "friendship between Chechnya and America" pic.twitter.com/vGiEs90ktW
— Francis Scarr (@francis_scarr) January 6, 2024

Who's this Scott Ritter?

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