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A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky
Chris York
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Chris York
@ChrisDYork
News Operations Editor @KyivIndependent. Former Head of News @KyivPost, previously senior editor and reporter @HuffPostUK. Contact - [email protected]
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Joined December 2010
- Good morning. It’s 2022 and a member of the UN Security Council is launching waves of kamikaze drones at civilians in a European capital city
- Imagine thinking your life experience of being a super-rich Westerner who's never faced a real hardship in your life gives you the right to lecture the First Lady of a country facing genocide."Did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?" An Open letter to Mrs. Olena Zelenska from Roger Waters - Sunday 4th September 2022 Dear Mrs. Zelenska... Read more: bit.ly/rwoz
- One of the things I don’t feel is being emphasised enough about Ukrainian refugees is that almost every child has left behind their dad, and almost every woman a husband or boyfriend. This is Tatyana 37, Marusia, 3 and Danilo 8.
- I know it’s been said a million times already but Kyiv really is a stunning city and absolutely everyone needs to come visit when all this shit is over.
- There are some 44 million Ukrainians and Peter Hitchens clearly hasn't asked a single one what they want to do. Just like Corbyn and Chomsky, he thinks he knows the situation better than the people who are actually fighting and dying.My column in The Mail on Sunday today.
- Aaron Mate worked as an “election observer” and signed off on Assad’s sham elections, and testified at the UN that Assad wasn’t responsible for the Douma chemical attack. Pretty fucking supportive behaviour.Replying to @LoubnamrieCorrect, I have not supported Assad. Just as I didn't support Saddam by opposing the Iraq WMD scam and the invasion that followed it. I opposed the CIA-led multi-billion dollar dirty war, sanctions, and military occupation that helped destroy Syria in the name of targeting
- Noam Chomsky claims Ukrainians aren’t actually demanding heavy weapons, that’s just western propaganda. Owen Jones just nods along. Suspect 44 million Ukrainians might have something to say about it. x.com/201Battalion/s…
- “If we can’t stop absolutely all evils in the world we should just let genocide in Ukraine happen” is a pretty interesting take on things.JC:"They're stealing Ukrainian children. 500 just yesterday were shipped to Russia. & this is why we should be supporting them. We cannot allow this kind of evil to go unchecked...Don't you agree with me on that?" BG: "I'm sorry, I don't. And here's why." patreon.com/posts/full-vid…
00:00 - Despite Putin himself stating it’s a war of imperial conquest, Noam Chomsky continues to claim Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was provoked by the West.
- Yes, Ukraine's drone attack on Russia was "massive," but there's a really important point that's being missed/buried in all the reporting. Russia has been doing the same to Ukraine EVERY SINGLE NIGHT for months now.
- Backlash against Elon Musk grows as #ElonMuskIsATraitor trends in Ukraine. “I used to admire Musk, but he became a mouthpiece of the Russian propaganda and just indecent human being.” kyivpost.com/post/22229
