Category: Ukraine

  • Acts of Protest !

    Russians in exile took part in protests against the Putin regime’s war in Ukraine on the anniversary of the invasion, February 24. Such was carried out in more than fifty cities around the world, according to Lyubov Sobol who speaks at the beginning of this clip (with English subtitles) / CNN

  • Will Youtube be blocked in Russia? A personal reflection

    With english subtitles. There are rumors that Youtube will soon be blocked in Russia, which doesn’t seem unlikely. Last year in the month of Mars Facebook and Instagram as well as Twitter was blocked. But Youtube has created some kind of problem for legislators in the State governed by the Putin regime. There are 90…

  • Who said: “We will take Kyiv in three days” !?

    The phrase “возьмем Киев за три дня” ( = We’ll take Kyiv in three days !) has become something of a catchphrase on the Russian web. Also internationally. Not really catching. Who said that in the first place? It is said to have come from the Russian military (one rumor says that Putin uttered it…

  • From the Telegram account of Ilya Yashin

    Ilya Yashin, a russian politician and human rights activist, in prison since a couple of months for “spreading fake information about the Russian army” have a Telegram account, where his latest message looks like below. “Vladimir Putin once called the collapse of the Soviet Union a geopolitical disaster. In fact, it was his accession to…