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To our Polish friends: we stand with you. Today and always 🇵🇱🤝🇱🇹 – at Vilnius, Lithuania
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When Putin seized Crimea, both Europe and America were quite openly making calls, holding meetings, and sending signals to the Ukrainians who were in power at the time that there should be no escalation – let's just keep things friendly and leave things as they are for now. And we lost Crimea. After that, we lost part of Donbas. But the shooting in the east continued. There was no peace.
People think we were always helped. That is not true. Help started coming after the full-scale invasion, but that was after eight years of Russia occupying our territory. That is a long time to figure things out and understand that Putin has no intention of giving anything back to us.
At one point, some Europeans asked me: “Why do you think that if you withdraw from Donbas, he will go further?” And I answered: “Because at the beginning of the war, he wasn't seizing Donbas. He came to the capital. He seized parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, Kherson itself, and Kharkiv region.” We have retaken a lot of territory, but he had seized different parts of our country. And now they want us to give them something because they are unable to seize it. We may have a smaller territory, less money, and fewer weapons, but we still have more dignity than many others. We will do everything we can to end this war, but it must end in a way that preserves our dignity.
From an interview with ZDF. (2/3)
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The 4th of November 1956 is one of the most tragic days in Hungary’s history. 🇭🇺
The Soviet Red Army stormed Budapest and crushed the revolution which was supposed to re-establish Hungarian national sovereignty
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On November 4th 1956, the Soviet Red Army invaded Hungary to put down the Hungarian Revolution.
During the fighting, which lasted between Nov. 4 - Nov. 9, the Soviet soldiers killed 2,500 Hungarians and wounded another 20,000.
Some 700 Red Army soldiers were killed.
Long live a free Hungary! 🇭🇺
Typical russofascists. Everyday is a reminder of all the terrible things the ruzzonazies did and continue doing
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Happy 100th Birthday to former Lithuania’s President Valdas Adamkus, whose extraordinary legacy unites 🇱🇹 and the 🇺🇸.
From leading the @EPA Great Lakes Regional Office to helping guide Lithuania into NATO and the EU, his career left a lasting mark on both sides of the Atlantic.
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This is real life Gandalf the White.
I'm not even kidding, look him up. He's honored all over the world, he has more awards of honor than anyone else I know.
Valdas Adamkus is trully one of the greatest diplomats and politicians of our time.
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Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus turns 100!
The President who opened our doors to the world.
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Two countries. One extraordinary legacy. 🇺🇸🇱🇹
On his 100th birthday, we honor President Valdas Adamkus—a symbol of the unbreakable bond between the United States and Lithuania.
From decades of executive service in the U.S. government to leading Lithuania into NATO and the European Union, President Adamkus dedicated his life to public service, democratic values, and our transatlantic alliance.
Join us in wishing him a very happy 100th birthday!
Su 100-uoju gimtadieniu, Prezidente!
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Lithuania's former president Valdas Adamkus turns 100 today, joining an exclusive club of world leaders to reach their centenary, including Jimmy Carter. His life is simply extraordinary:
> Born in 1926 in independent Lithuania
> Published a resistance paper while under Nazi occupation
> At 17, left the safety of exile in Germany and returned to Lithuania, joining volunteers resisting Soviets. Survived the Battle of Seda (vastly outgunned Lithuanian volunteers faced Soviet tanks).
> Escaped back to Germany by hiding beneath a tank on a military train
> Ran 100m in 10.8 seconds
> Helped organize the Olympic Games of the Enslaved Nations, winning two golds and two silvers himself
> Arrived in America as a refugee in 1949. Worked in a Chicago car factory and studied engineering
> Drafted into the US Army. Knowing Russian, had a translator posting
> Handed VP Nixon a petition with >38,000 signatures for Lithuania's independence
> Became a senior Environmental Protection Agency official, serving under SIX American presidents and helping clean up the Great Lakes
> Nicknamed "Mr. Lithuania" by Ronald Reagan
> Returned to Soviet-occupied Lithuania in 1972 as a US government official
> 54 years after fleeing Lithuania, was elected President of a newly independent homeland
> Served two terms while helping secure Lithuania's path into NATO
What a man. 🇱🇹 🇺🇸
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New article (free):
Russia has lost many wars. Ukraine will be no exception
joniaskola.substack.com/p/ru…
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The Russian lose more men in a month of combat than the US in 15 years of war in Vietnam. We must end this war through strength by supporting Ukraine!
In October, our Defense Forces of Ukraine inflicted record losses on the enemy and recaptured more territory than the Russian occupiers managed to seize.
In just one month, Russia lost 54,400 troops killed or badly wounded. This is a record for any month of the full-scale war. There was also a record for daily losses – the Russian army lost 2,250 troops on October 21. Importantly, we continue to reclaim what is ours. In October, the Defense Forces liberated 96.2 square kilometers of Ukrainian land, which is 10.4 square kilometers more than the occupiers managed to capture during that time.
We thank all our defenders, all our warriors, every brigade, and every unit for this important result for our country. Russia is suffering losses. We are holding our positions, liberating territory, and making every day of the war as costly as possible for the aggressor. To stop these insane losses, all Russia needs to do is choose a ceasefire and diplomacy.
@GeneralStaffUA
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🔥 10% OF RUSSIA'S REFINING CAPACITY HIT IN 3 DAYS.
Ukraine hit three major refineries. 30–33 Mt/year.
The very ones whose losses forced the diesel export ban.
Trump will be pleased. 🧵
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💥 Starting off November with a bang (or 2500 of them): 2500 occupiers were eliminated in the last 24 hours. That's a new record.
Records are made to be broken. So are occupiers.
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“If Putin does not want to end this war and wishes to continue it ... we will not sit quietly,...
if Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn too"
- Zelensky 🇺🇦
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- Mykhailo Drapatyi 🇺🇦:
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
"If we deliver a strong, decisive military counterpunch - and we are ready to do so it will lead to the collapse of Russia's military and political leadership.
We are destined for victory. There is no other outcome, and there can be no question of compromises or concessions."
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I truly admire their determination🙌🇺🇦
Wow🫡
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⚡Russia suffers record troop losses in October, its worst month since full-scale invasion, Ukraine says.
According to the data from the General Staff, Russia's estimated losses reached 54,400 soldiers in October. kyivindependent.com/russia-s…
