Stephen Aaskov

Stephen Aaskov

@stephaa.bsky.social

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❗️The United States is supplying Ukraine with only 12 Patriot interceptor missiles per month, which is four times fewer than under the Biden administration. I believe that Trump is pushing us toward capitulation, — Zelenskyy.

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Russia has no chance of advancing any further on the ground in Ukraine. That is why it has focused on destabilizing Ukraine and Europe from within and intensified its terror from the air. Russia has also poured enormous amounts of money into information warfare: fakes, bots, and fabricated news.

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20 people is the death toll in Zaporizhzhia from the Russian strike today. Three of them are kids. 18 more people injured, three of them kids, as well. Russia killed about 70 Ukrainian civilians within the past several days. Heartbreaking and painful.

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Lavr, a dog with two prosthetic legs, regularly visits war veterans at the TYTANOVI rehabilitation center, where he supports them through their recovery. The Defenders say his presence brings them real emotional relief, strength, and inspiration. 📹: tytanovi_rehab / Threads

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Russia continues destroying Ukrianian cultural heritage. That's what they do best - destroy, lie and steal. Russian forces have destroyed the historic Kharytonenko estate in the village of Kyianytsia, Sumy region, located about 15 kilometers from the border with Russia.

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Russian strike on #Kharkiv killed 22-year-old Anastasiia Parkhomenko and her three-year-old son Maksym. RIP. Deepest condolences. Russian ballistic attack killed five people and injured dozens more.

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One of the symbols of Christmas is the Christmas Star.The star announces the birth of Christ to the world.It’s a symbol of Light appearing in the darkest times & showing the way -a light of Hope,Faith,Love For us,Ukrainians,Christmas means home,family together,a shared dinner after a difficult year

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We continue to stand in solidarity with Denmark and Greenland. Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Any changes to that status are for Greenlanders and Danes alone to decide. (1/2)

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Replying to @militarynewsua.bsky.social

Ukraine wants guaranteed freedom for its people. Russia wants all of Ukraine (it will settle for a bit just now, and get the rest later). The USA just talks about money. It’s the good, the bad and the ugly.

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Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

If Joffrey Baratheon grew up to be an American president, this is pretty much what it would look like.

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🇩🇰Denmark stands firmly with 🇺🇦Ukraine in their fight for freedom. Since Russia’s illegal invasion, Denmark has provided ≈€9 bn in military aid and ≈€900 m in civilian support. At today’s roundtable on Ukraine in Washington, Denmark reaffirmed its continued commitment to supporting Ukraine. #dkpol

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Replying to @antongerashchenko.bsky.social

Ukrainians are defending ourselves.Ukraine's main goal is to stop the war and live in a peaceful,safe country. Russia's goals are terrorism,aggression,genocide. I am thankful to everyone for supporting Any conscious decision&work have an impact.Only real actions are capable of bringing peace to 🇺🇦

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The brutal attacks on 🇺🇦 civilians remind us that Russia does not seek peace. In 🇩🇰, with Foreign Ministers we discussed further support for 🇺🇦: 🔹hard-biting 19th sanctions package 🔹€150bn SAFE instrument to step up defence support 🔹ready to start accession negotiations

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People bring flowers to a residential building in #Kyiv that was destroyed by yesterday's Russian attack. 23 people were killed by Russia, including four children. Today is a day of mourning in Kyiv. 📹: Radio Liberty

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President Zelenskyy: When Russia raises the issue of security guarantees,I honestly don't know who is threatening them yet.They attacked us, they’re on our land.I don't quite understand what guarantees the aggressor needs.Guarantees of what?

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Russia: Invades Moldova 1992 1st Chechen war 1994-96 2nd Chechen war 1999-09 Georgia war 2008 1st invasion of Ukraine 2014-22 Syrian Civil War 2015 2nd invasion of Ukraine 2022-present Also Russia: "We'll promise to change our constitution so illegal war is illegal

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Zelenskyy: "Trust me, we understand the Russians much better, the mentality of the Russians, than the Americans understand the Russians. I know for sure Putin doesn't want to stop the war."

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We did over a year of coverage on the dangers of photorealistic AI image editing and the most powerful man in the world thinks labels poorly applied in Microsoft Word are the real deal

Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social

This exchange is so very telling. Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this: "I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"

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Radyslav Yatsko,7 yrs old,was killed by the Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih The family was returning home by car during the strike.Radyslav's dad&grandma are in the hospital.His mom and 8 months old sister Adelina were also injured, they are getting treatment at home. Deepest condolences

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Europe must stand united. Strengthen our security, competitiveness & unity. That is why 🇫🇷 & 🇩🇰 signed a new partnership agreement today to increase our cooperation within etc. defence, green energy & healthcare. Important areas for our shared future.

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Replying to @antongerashchenko.bsky.social

The real red lines must be: restoration of territorial integrity to 1991 borders; the russians return to their own borders and stay there; Ukraine decides independently how to govern itself and with whom to ally.

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Replying to @richardbranson.bsky.social

(3/3) With decades of Western policy consensus callously swept aside, European nations must now do everything within their power to preserve Ukraine’s sovereignty and repel Russia’s aggression.

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Replying to @richardbranson.bsky.social

(2/3) The UK government is doing its best to live up to this commitment, but the US is effectively siding with Russia in undermining it. Instead of seeing its sovereignty preserved, Ukraine is being pressured to accept a lopsided peace agreement without real guarantees.

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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.