#breaking the US believes Russia intends to launch a full invasion of #Ukraine within 48hrs involving massive air campaign, land invasion, cyber, and even airborne ops, intelligence sources tell me. Developing story. https://t.co/X1QJ4kQq7r
— Naveed Jamali (@NaveedAJamali) February 23, 2022
BREAKING: Ukraine is likely under another cyber attack – websites of MFA, Cabinet of Ministers, and the parliament are down.
— Anastasiia Lapatina (@lapatina_) February 23, 2022
NEW: A state of emergency will be imposed across all regions of Ukraine except for eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, where there's already been an extraordinary military operation since 2014, says National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov.
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) February 23, 2022
Ukraine starts drafting reservists aged 18-60 after president's order https://t.co/sukxKCVigM pic.twitter.com/clTCYPJATg
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 23, 2022
Russian state TV is now following up on Putin's speech with a graphic diagramming territorial "gifts" to Ukraine from Russian Czars, Stalin, Lenin and Khrushchev. The yellow bit in the middle is labeled "Ukraine." pic.twitter.com/QdwnvHn4Xs
— Anton Troianovski (@antontroian) February 23, 2022
🚨Vladimir Putin has stressed that Russia's interests are non-negotiable, but Moscow is ready to look for "diplomatic solutions."
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) February 23, 2022
Follow our live thread here for the latest updates on the #RussiaUkraineCrisis👇 https://t.co/GY6KorUi2d pic.twitter.com/mZkdnaImOL
As President Biden announced sanctions against Russia, Donald Trump praised President Vladimir Putin’s aggression as “genius” and called the Russian leader “very savvy” for describing the troops aligned on the Ukrainian border as peacekeepers.https://t.co/u1pNadWI83
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 23, 2022
Not only did Trump praise the invasion of Ukraine as an act of “genius,” he went on to rhapsodize about his relationship with Putin —“He liked me. I liked him.”—and to praise him as someone with a lot of “charm and a lot of pride” who “loves his country.”https://t.co/2WBnOgi68X
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) February 23, 2022
Only one former Secretary of State is praising Putin and criticizing Biden: Republican Mike Pompeo. https://t.co/YYljrPQsXB
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 23, 2022
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is heartbreaking. Closer to home, watching Fox News and former Trump administration officials cheering him should alarm everyone. It’s a reminder that we have a segment of our population hellbent on turning America into Russia. It also emboldens Putin.
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) February 23, 2022
And this by @jrpsaki is the perfect response to the media on this issue: #PsakiBomb 💪🏻👇🏻 https://t.co/dc3UExf3bL
— medit8now🇺🇦 (@medit8now) February 23, 2022
— C. Rapak (@SFAuGrrl) February 23, 2022
.@MaddowBlog: Why didn’t Russia invade Ukraine during Trump’s term? Perhaps because Putin was so pleased to see Trump pursuing goals in line with Moscow’s agenda.https://t.co/5baJIf2gsB
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 23, 2022
Let’s dispense with the whole “Trump strong on Putin” alternate universe. https://t.co/il8TOBTFb8
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) February 23, 2022
Every single elected Republican should be asked right now if they agree with the leader of their party that Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is “genius.”
— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) February 22, 2022
Sanctions should go deeper. Boris will be like: pic.twitter.com/tECl1z0gC6
— Alberto Salsaman (@AlbertoSalsaman) February 23, 2022
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Johnson “cracks down” but not on Tory donors
The whole response has been pitiful. Pitiful. Three weeks ago Truss promised the "toughest sanctions regime against Russia we've ever had" if it invaded Ukraine. Now it has invaded Ukraine and barely a fucking squeak out of us. https://t.co/qbzF9yuz6d
— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) February 23, 2022
My bit on Putin, Ukraine, and other things I don’t know a whole lot about. Good to see some of the Brexit experts / epidemiologists retraining overnight thohttps://t.co/B601xyj4Sl
— Marina Hyde (@MarinaHyde) February 23, 2022
Hey @metpoliceuk 👇https://t.co/N7qevO69vb
— Darren (@dbithellrec) February 23, 2022
— PrincessHonHon (@PrincessHon) February 23, 2022
England is the destination of choice for the oligarchs close to Putin
— Tom London (@TomLondon6) February 19, 2022
In the City of London they launder their money
In the private schools they launder their children’s reputations
And for a surprisingly small sum of money, they buy real influence with the Tory Government
I don’t often praise @BBCBreakfast but this was superb from @mrdanwalker pic.twitter.com/b7C8GeN1x7
— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) February 23, 2022
#KayBurley – Will any of the sanctions be against Tory donors?
— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) February 23, 2022
Liz Truss – I don't rule out anything#KayBurley – The Tory Party has received £2m in Russian linked cash since Boris Johnson took office.. should that be giving back?
Liz Truss – No pic.twitter.com/1DReMHLO3y
Bit of context to current events… https://t.co/UXjikpWVcF
— James Oh Brien (@mrjamesob) February 23, 2022
Dear Mr Putin
— dave ❄️ 🥕 🧻 (@davemacladd) February 23, 2022
If you do not step back from Ukraine we will restrict your access to the UK’s pork markets pic.twitter.com/2zj2p4ybTt
This is the quote that @CarolineLucas is referencing. An extraordinary exchange between Johnson & the Russian foreign minister, Lavrov. Johnson interrupts him to correct him when he claims Russia had not interfered in Brexit.
— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) February 23, 2022
‘Not successfully’pic.twitter.com/qAX6Z5cT3U
Breaking: Boris Johnson vows to get tougher on Putin today by sending him a questionnaire. #r4today#GMB
— Gerry McK (@GMcK2012) February 23, 2022
Lest we forget…
Jacob Rees-Mogg launches UK govt study on the benefits of UK switching back to imperial measurements.
— Nick🇬🇧🇪🇺 (@nicktolhurst) February 23, 2022
Rees-Mogg, who is now “Brexit opportunities” minister, is thought to be keen to find benefits from ditching the metric system used by rest of world.https://t.co/sjuGifl1QQ
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