For a month the two men could not tell their psychologist what had happened to them, only that it was horrible beyond words. “If there’s hell somewhere, it’s worse than that,” said one....
In regards to the hatred/animosity/bigotry that we see today against Russian people, I've been saying this for a while: this is nothing in comparison to what the future holds, at least that's the feeling that I get.
And the reason why I think that is rather simple: the children will grow up. The children that had their parents raped, mutilated or killed, the children whose houses and cities were bombed and pillaged.
And its not going to be like how it was in the past when post-war children grew with nothing much but stories from their family members, eventually some newspaper articles or some movies sprinkled here and there. No, these children will have readily available hundreds of thousands of videos, pictures and media on top of the all the stories they'll hear from people around them, not to mention the mass-media that will most likely talk about this for decades to come on a daily or mutiple-times-a-week basis.
Like I can't even begin to fathom the level of hatred these children will feel and I do really hope Ukraine finds a way to diminish that, because that level of hatred can't be healthy for a society.
Germans efter ww2 were easy as they still knew what decency was as they had the weimar republic right before things went south.
See, I don't necessarily agree with this point. The main reason why the post-nazi German society changed was because it was forced to do so, they were quite literally under occupation.
I don't think Russia will be occupied and as such I don't have much hopes for the rehabilitation of the Russian society. On the contrary, I think it spiraling even deeper into fascism/imperialism/revanchism is a valid concern.
Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy both @anderspuck + @ZLabe are here but sometimes the torrent of bad news is a bit too much...
Anyway, you should follow them both, consistently insightful on both #Ukraine and #Climate#DataViz.
I just wish they weren't so often correct ...
@Free_Press Not just the flags of the Russian Federation and the USSR, but also the flag of the Russian Empire.
You'd think they wouldn't display all three as they have entirely different political ideologies, but I'd argue that you'd be wrong to think so. All 3 of them are different reiteration of a common core: Russian imperialism.
Afrikanische Delegation setzt sich bei Putin für Ukraine-Frieden ein
Eine Delegation aus Afrika hat in Russland Staatschef Putin getroffen. Südafrikas Präsident Ramaphosa forderte dabei einen Verhandlungsfrieden für die Ukraine - eine Idee, die Putin lobte. Weniger harmonisch verlief ein Besuch zuvor in Kiew.
@helgenug I expected nothing less from these people, it was very much obvious that they're Putin's pets ever since they tried to get South Africa out of the ICC just so their pal Putin could come visit. Unfortunate that South Africans have such corrupt leadership.
The #EuropeanUnion will not support the initiative of African leaders regarding #Ukraine if it involves freezing the conflict, — the speaker of the European Commission, Peter Stano.
At the same time, he noted that there can be #peace only after #Putin "stops terrorizing the Ukrainian people and withdraws his army of murderers and marauders from Ukrainian territory." (United24Media)
@ukraine Anyone even with just a handful of neurons left would not support the thinly veiled attempts of the African leader's initiative that puts Russia at an advantage. Especially after the lies their representative has been spouting.
They should've been given F-16 a long time ago. With them they wouldn't have had this problem.
Beside I think I read recently an article from the dutch saying that they're waiting for America's approval in order to transfer some F-16. (hope my memory is not wrong on this one)
Liveblog: ++ Schoigu fordert mehr Panzer für russische Truppen ++
Angesichts der ukrainischen Gegenoffensive hat der russische Verteidigungsminister Schoigu gefordert, mehr Panzer herzustellen. Aus Russland heißt es, ein Angriff auf die Druschba-Ölpipeline sei abgewehrt worden. Alle Entwicklungen im Liveblog.
@tagesschau Die Tatsache, dass die Ukraine aufgefordert wird, keine Waffen auf russischem Gebiet einzusetzen, ist absurd. Es sollte ihnen freistehen, Russlands Waffenproduktionskapazitäten sowie jeden anderen militärisch strategischen Punkt zu bombardieren und lahmzulegen.
Was über die ukrainische Gegenoffensive bekannt ist
Die ukrainische Gegenoffensive hat begonnen und Russland leistet erbitterten Widerstand. Dennoch meldet Kiew erste Erfolge und zeigt Weltpresse einige zurückeroberte Dörfer. Experten gehen aber von langandauernden Kämpfen aus. Von R. Barth.
@pasci_lei Unabhängig von den Fortschritten und Erfolgen der Ukraine vor Ort halte ich es nicht für klug, den russischen Widerstand herunterzuspielen. Die Ukrainer haben eine harte und langwierige Aufgabe zu bewältigen, und die Verharmlosung des russischen Widerstands bedeutet auch eine Verharmlosung des Opfers, das die Ukrainer für die Freiheit ihres Volkes bringen.
Dubbed "lex Babiš" in reference to former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s vast media ownership, the amendment prohibits politicians from transferring media assets to close associates or trust funds.
Refreshing to see member states learning from past mistakes. Based Czechia.
I'm overwhelmingly a desktop kind of guy, only very rarely use my mobile - and that's when I have to read/reply to emails, otherwise I dislike reading and writing on that small screen. So it works really well for me.
Just don't forget that not everyone else can see the pages, as I clearly can't remember myself. :-)
@stairjoke Seeing the state of the Russian army, I'm starting to heavily doubt those numbers Russia keeps tossing about.
Sure, they have nukes, but I don't think they have as many as they claim they do.
She thought she was unshockable, then two castrated Ukrainian soldiers arrived (www.thetimes.co.uk)
For a month the two men could not tell their psychologist what had happened to them, only that it was horrible beyond words. “If there’s hell somewhere, it’s worse than that,” said one....
An Inside Job - Evidence suggests Russia blew up the Kakhovka Dam from within. (www.nytimes.com)
The Kakhovka dam was designed to withstand almost any attack imaginable — from the outside. An inside job was another matter.
Ministry of Defence UK - Daily Ukraine update 17.06.23
After 5 years, Greta Thunberg holds her final school strike for the climate (grist.org)
Ending China trip, PA’s Abbas backs Beijing crackdown on Muslim minorities (www.timesofisrael.com)
Czechia takes step toward tightening ban on politicians' media ownership (www.expats.cz)
If passed, the updated law will prevent members of parliament from broadcasting and publishing print and online news.
Berlin Risks Water Shortages in Fallout From Germany’s Coal Exit (www.bloomberg.com)
An unintended consequence of climate reform means the Spree River may get 75% less water
Hungary steps up threat to block EU weapons aid for Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)