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Welcome to Ukraine: celeb visits, banned books, ethnic cleansing, and a broken war effort, sponsored by the Free World™

Ukraine is a mess.

Jordan Schachtel
Jun 21, 2022
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Ukraine is a total mess.

A mess of epic proportions.

And sponsored by the “Free World,” which, in 2022, hardly resembles anything having to do with freedom or any semblance of western tradition.

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Let’s absorb the headlines of the past week alone.

Ukraine has banned the main opposition party in the country and seized its assets, while claiming that it is a Russian-influenced entity. As a buffer state between the West and Russia, Ukraine unsurprisingly has a significant percentage of the population (around 50% on average, give or take) that insists upon cordial relations with Russia. In banning their chief opposition, the Zelensky government has just disenfranchised around half the country.

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Ukraine Bans Main Opposition Party, Seizes All Its Assets
zerohedge.comUkraine Bans Main Opposition Party, Seizes All Its Assets‘Beacon of democracy’ cracks down on dissent.
1:30 PM ∙ Jun 21, 2022
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The Ukrainian government is currently involved in what amounts to an ethnic cleansing operation against anything Russian. This week, they decided that Russian books and music are now outlawed in the country. This comes despite Russian being the native language of around a third of Ukraine’s population.

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Ukraine to restrict Russian books, music in latest cultural break from Moscow reut.rs/3xDTV2f
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8:00 PM ∙ Jun 19, 2022
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The Verkhovna Rada adopted a law banning #Russian music and printed materials in #Ukraine on TV, radio, and in public places.
kyivpost.comParliament Bans Russian Music & Books in Public, Import into Ukraine - KyivPost - Ukraine’s Global VoiceOn June 19, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law banning Russian music and printed materials in Ukraine on TV… - Jun. 21, 2022. By Iryna Pavlenko
1:03 PM ∙ Jun 21, 2022
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Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 @MrAndyNgo
Ukraine’s parliament has voted to ban Russian music & books. The music ban applies to musicians who are or were Russian citizens after 1991. Russian musicians who want to apply for an exemption have to agree to a list of beliefs about Ukrainian sovereignty.
bbc.co.ukUkraine to ban music by some Russians in media and public spacesUkraine’s parliament also voted to ban the import of books from Russia and Belarus.
1:34 AM ∙ Jun 20, 2022
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Far from condemning this behavior, or insisting that Kiev hits the brakes on the fascist behavior, the West continues to embrace the Ukrainian regime as the Current Thing.

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Weapons and money continue to flow into the country, and high-ranking western officials, including famous celebrities, continue to align themselves with the troubled government there.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Hollywood celebrity Ben Stiller and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland have visited Ukraine, which we are told is in a day to day fight for its very survival. None were wearing protective gear in an apparent war zone.

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Another video of Boris Johnson's June 17 visit to Ukraine.
12:10 PM ∙ Jun 19, 2022
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Ukraine is a very dangerous war zone… oh look, there is Ben Stiller!
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4:56 PM ∙ Jun 21, 2022
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POLITICO @politico
Attorney General Merrick Garland made an unannounced visit to Ukraine today to discuss efforts to prosecute war crimes resulting from Russia’s invasion. politico.com/news/2022/06/2…
2:24 PM ∙ Jun 21, 2022
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Merrick Garland makes surprise, war crimes-focused visit to Ukraine
news.yahoo.comMerrick Garland makes surprise, war crimes-focused visit to UkraineMerrick Garland makes surprise, war crimes-focused visit to Ukraine
7:07 PM ∙ Jun 21, 2022

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On Tuesday, the Ruble reached a 7 year high compared to the dollar, and it’s now the best performing currency of 2022.

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Russia’s ruble hit a seven-year high, cementing its status as the world’s best-performing currency. It has gained about 35% so far this year, and has more than doubled from a low after the invasion of Ukraine.
nyti.msThe Russian ruble keeps rising, hitting a seven-year high.A combination of capital controls, rising exports and falling imports have strengthened the Russian currency since it plunged in the weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
2:44 PM ∙ Jun 21, 2022
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Russia, by all accounts, is accomplishing its primary military objectives in Ukraine. And this is being achieved despite over $100 billion dollars in western money allocated to the war effort, and a relentless campaign to supply Kiev with heavy weapons. 

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⚡️Governor: Ukraine loses control over Metolkino village near Sievierodonetsk. Russia has increased shelling and air strikes on Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast Governor Serhiy Haidai reported on June 20, saying the “Luhansk region is being destroyed with all possible weapons.”
7:58 AM ∙ Jun 20, 2022
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A desperate Europe, facing the prospect of a dark winter, has been forced to abandon its solar and wind ESG scams, while restarting reliable energy production. Russian energy companies, meanwhile, continue to see record numbers.

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Germany will restart coal-fired power plants in order to conserve natural gas, the country’s economy minister announced. The move comes amid concerns about a looming supply shortage after Russia cut gas deliveries to Europe.
nyti.msGermany will fire up coal plants again in an effort to save natural gas.It was one of a series of measures announced by Germany’s economy minister, as Europe takes steps to deal with reduced energy supplies from Russia.
9:30 AM ∙ Jun 20, 2022
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Insider Paper @TheInsiderPaper
NEW: Europe goes back to coal power generation as Russia cuts gas supplies
3:25 PM ∙ Jun 21, 2022
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A failed military. A failed sanctions regime. Two continents in disarray.

Who knows, maybe it’s finally time to think about ending this humanitarian catastrophe, and bringing the parties together for a lasting peace.

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Mark Eibner
Jun 21, 2022

Ukraine is the Keystone for all the corrupt, evil, globalist mother fuckers in the EU and the USA .. It falls ---they fall. They only people who give a shit are politicians and business people who have shit tied up in Ukraine.

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🇺🇸 Rob Trickle
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Jun 21, 2022

Our leaders in the US caused this mess. Soon China will be emboldened to Invade Taiwan. WW III is knocking at the door.

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