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David Milner ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง retweeted
Today, we celebrate the incredible legacy of the European Convention on #HumanRights as a powerful catalyst of legal and social development across Europe! In my own country Ireland, arguably the most powerful tool of social change in the past century. The Convention system must be protected for future generations. #ECHR75 #ECHR
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David Milner ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง retweeted
PACE sets out the final steps which could lead to EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights #ECHR - and explains what this would mean ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ pace.coe.int/en/news/9863/paโ€ฆ #HumanRights #RuleofLaw
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David Milner ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง retweeted
That's a remarkable document. Essentially, a blueprint for Ukraine's destruction as a state: no army, no weapons, communist symbols, Russian as state language and UA pays for the reconstruction of Donbas that then goes to Russia. Full control, but for free meduza.io/en/feature/2024/11โ€ฆ
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David Milner ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง retweeted
Information has appeared that after Navalny's death, investigation has reportedly seized any items that Navalny may have touched or have been in contact with before his death. This includes snow from the yard where he fell. A total of 75 items are specified in the documents of the Investigative Committee. Among them are mentioned personal belongings, down to toilet paper, Navalny's clothes and underwear. The materials say that his underpants were seized and packed in a separate bag. In 2020, it was on the underpants that the Novichok group's chemical agent was applied. This looks like Russian authorities tried to remove anything that could have been carrying traces of poisonous substances and confirm that Navalny was killed, not died a natural death.
โ—๏ธThe Insider journalists have gained access to hundreds of documents related to the death of Alexei Navalny. They show that the cause of death was probably poisoning. In one of the documents, an investigator from the local Investigative Committee's office describes the events that took place before Navalny's death. He claims that Navalny felt pain in his stomach and lay down on the floor. "He had a reflexive eruption of stomach contents, manifested convulsions" - the ruling on the refusal to institute criminal proceedings reads. In the final version of the document, this part of the text disappears. There is no mention of abdominal pain, vomiting and convulsions, The Insider reports. However, the "inventory of seized objects" retains the paragraphs indicating that โ€˜washes of vomit massesโ€™ and "solid fragments of vomit masses" were sent for examination. I wrote back then that Putin killed Navalny. And many others, too.
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David Milner ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง retweeted
โšก๏ธ JUST IN: The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling on #EU countries to immediately lift all restrictions on #Kyiv strikes deep into #Russia.
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David Milner ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง retweeted
85 years ago today, Russia invaded its neighbour to โ€œprotect minorities.โ€ Imagine something like that happening now!
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David Milner ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง retweeted
When the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Putin, many people spoke of the Putin's fear that he could now be arrested in many countries around the world - if he traveled to countries that have ratified the Rome Statute, of course. However, Putin is the man who destroyed international law with the occupation of Crimea and other Ukrainian regions. The warrant was like a challenge for him: to prove that he could ignore not only international law but also international justice. ย  Putin's visit to Mongolia is setting a precedent that should comfirm the destruction of the international law system. I would like to remind you that in July 2023, Putin literally forced South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to agree to his visit to the BRICS summit. According to some reports, the Kremlin actually threatened war if Putin was detained in South Africa. However, the almost daily consultations ended with Putin canceling the trip. So, the Kremlin has found another country - Mongolia. What will happen after Putin's visit to a country that has signed the Rome Statute when he returns home safely? A dangerous precedent will be set, especially for the countries of the "Global South". "Putin went to Mongolia, no one arrested him there, and everything went well. So, maybe we should invite Putin too?" As a result, the authority of the ICC will be significantly weakened, which is exactly what Putin is trying to achieve, and which is why he is flying to Mongolia. Well, we are already living in a new world. And it seems that the future of this world - security and values - will be determined in Ukraine. On the battlefield. Only complete and sustainable Ukrainian victory can pave the way to a strong, peaceful and democratic world.
Russian media report that Putin has arrived in Mongolia. Instead of being arrested, he was greeted by a guard of honor.
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David Milner ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง retweeted
Lebedevka, Russia's Kursk region. A local woman curses Putin and in tears tells a Ukrainian Defender how good it used to be to go to the Ukrainian city of Sumy, and how bad life has become now.
A resident of Lebedevka in Russia's Kursk shared that Ukrainians bring them everything from medicines to Coca-Cola from the "great land". Moreover, the woman offered Ukrainian hryvnias to the Defenders, but they did not take them.
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David Milner ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง retweeted
5 years in prison for one re-post on Vkontakte social media about the shelling of #Kramatorsk railway station. Russian court sentenced this police cynologist, Anastasia Zibrova, in spite of her pleas: she is bringing up her 6-y-o daughter alone and takes care of her grandmother.
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David Milner ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง retweeted
Ukrainians are under no illusions regarding Russiaโ€™s intentions. We have learned many hard lessons over the past decade, and have come to understand that modern Russia is fully committed to wiping Ukraine off the map, writes @OlenaHalushka atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukโ€ฆ
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David Milner ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง retweeted
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International humanitarian law (IHL) is crystal clear โš–๏ธ
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David Milner ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง retweeted
Chersonese was a thousand years old Greek city when the Viking ruler of Kyiv Valdemar accepted Christianity here in order to marry a daughter of the Byzantine emperor. Muscovy came centuries later. khpg.org/en/1608813864
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David Milner ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง retweeted
A frank interview with a Somali mercenary Adil in the Russian army who was captured in Ukraine. The guy is not stupid, he explains the situation with recruiting foreigners in Russia with ease. - Itโ€™s very simple to get to Russia - just a week and your tourist visa is ready. - People see advertisements for war and the army everywhere in Russia - many foreigners do not immediately understand that this is an army, and not some kind of security organisation. - No one gave specifics about whether he would go to the front or remain in Russia. The man was promised a passport and money - for him it was a real dream. He thought heโ€™d live like a King back home. - Nobody explains the motivation for fighting in Ukraine. Adil had no idea who was fighting whom and for what. - Training was only 7 weeks, very limited. Adil thought it couldnโ€™t be that he was being deceived. But they were thrown onto the front line almost immediately, and Adil calls these days hell. If you get injured, only God will help you. There's 0% desire to try and save your life.
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David Milner ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง retweeted
RT tweeted this hours before the full scale invasion began
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David Milner ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง retweeted
"Russia fights to end Ukraine. Ukraine fights to end the war. Putin must fail. Ukraine must prevail. And we must help Ukraine to rise from the ashes and be master of its own future." โ€” President @vonderleyen at the Ukraine Recovery Conference this week.
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David Milner ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง retweeted
Putin has a plan: He wants to push the war until everyone gives up supporting Ukraine. His plan failed today. As the G7 we are mobilizing $50 billion for Ukraine - to defend its sovereignty. A historic step.
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David Milner ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง retweeted
Putin offers a ceasefire in the event of the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, within their administrative borders (most of which Russia does not control and actually withdrew from after a defeat of Russian formations, such as in Kherson), in addition to rejection of NATO accession plans.
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David Milner ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง retweeted
"Target our strategic nuclear missiles at U.S. cities!" A "March on Washington" in the center of Moscow yesterday.
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David Milner ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง retweeted
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has posted this to mark todayโ€™s Russia Day public holiday The entirety of Ukraine is shown as Russian territory
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David Milner ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง retweeted
G7 has to do more to limit technology imports to Russia. My take; open.substack.com/pub/michaeโ€ฆ
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