A chilling new threat. Russia's Defense Ministry says Ukraine has until 5am on March 21 to surrender the besieged city of Mariupol, adding it'll let residents and troops who lay down arms leave. Anyone left behind "with the bandits" will "face a military tribunal." via RIA
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) March 20, 2022
Ukraine refuses Russia's demand to surrender Mariupol: Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk rejected Russia's demand that Ukraine surrender the city of Mariupol. "There can be no question of any surrender, laying down of arms.. via TheWeek https://t.co/quh1dA6juD
— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) March 21, 2022
https://t.co/KxWVzfW5EX I updated my substack with the latest comments and rejection of this ridiculous offer by Ukraine
— Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 (@OlgaNYC1211) March 21, 2022
— DC (@Ramila67) March 20, 2022
“Now residents face a new danger: evacuation to parts of Russia, where an uncertain fate awaits them. Potential evacuees are first questioned by Russian officials, who ‘test them to see if they are trustworthy. They check their social media feeds for anything anti-Russian.’”
— Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) March 20, 2022
Mariupol: Ukraine rejects Russian offer to surrender Mariupol https://t.co/cxSCMZM75P
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 21, 2022
Zelensky said Sunday he would reject a peace agreement requiring Ukraine to recognize independence of 3 Russian-backed regions.“You cannot demand us recognize territories as independent republics. These compromises are simply wrong.”#ResistanceUnited https://t.co/f6UkGFOeSX
— _LiGibbs_ 🌎 Citizen✨🇪🇺🇪🇸🇺🇸🇦🇩🏴☠️🏳️🌈✨ (@CatEyezGreen_) March 20, 2022
⚡️Ukraine’s military intelligence claim that Russia’s elites scheme to overthrow Putin to restore economic ties with Western countries.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 20, 2022
Aleksandr Bortnikov, head of FSB security agency, is allegedly being considered as Putin’s successor, according to Ukraine's intelligence.
Good. Putin has escalated his killing of innocent Europeans. In response, European leaders must escalate sanctions, including an oil embargo. It the moral choice and also a prudent choice to hasten the end of Putins horrific slaughter in Ukraine. https://t.co/A7mdogsrJt
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) March 21, 2022
Why is Putin doing this? The answer is simple. From 2015 to 2021 he became increasingly convinced the US would let him do it, to the point of certainty this year. And he was right
— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) March 20, 2022
Putin will continue to escalate. Using new weapons, destroying entire cities, massacring and deporting thousands of Ukrainians. He feels safe to do so because the most powerful military in the world already declared it will not fight him.
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) March 21, 2022
Patience may be the key to defeating Putin. But for the people of Ukraine that will likely come at a horrific cost. How we manage that tension will likely determine the outcome and aftermath of this war. https://t.co/zyJUFuMYQR
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) March 20, 2022
Meanwhile, in Londongrad…
This idea about ”Global Britain” is as true as ”Peaceful Russia”. Simply utter rubbish, to put it diplomatically. To claim that @BorisJohnson ”has taken a lead globally in standing up to Putin” is an illusion only possible in #Brexit la la land. https://t.co/xtLpFE4JiZ
— Alexander Stubb (@alexstubb) March 20, 2022
It is an awful commentary on the “values” of Johnson and Sunak’s predecessor George Osborne that they are up to their necks in the scandal that has made London, nicknamed Londongrad, the money-laundering capital of the world. https://t.co/urD7xQqlTM
— alan mills (@alanmills405) March 20, 2022
It’s revealing that the most strident critics of disgraced UK prime minister Al ‘Boris’ Johnson are often those who know him best: family members, former employers or colleagues, fellow politicians or his ex-cronies. The man is a lying, racist, bigoted cesspit of immoral filth. pic.twitter.com/CmavekVxBL
— Brexit Buster (@BrexitBuster) March 20, 2022
Disgusting. Stoking up fear and division when Putin has all his ppl long here.
— Annette Dittert (@annettedittert) March 20, 2022
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