1/4🧵 Exciting interview (paywall, sorry) with Antony Beevor, the famous British historian. Here are some excerpts👇 #Russia is culturally underdeveloped. They are far behind the rest of Western civilization.

"This weekend, an exhibit highlighting the connection between #Kyiv and #Chicago is opening at the Ukrainian National Museum. It’s one event out of many that highlights our city’s rich communities, undeniable talent and resilience." news.wttw.com/2026/04/16/t...

" #Kadan engaged a PhD sociologist, Sofiia Lavreniuk, who conducted interviews with the veterans, a musician, Clemens Poole, who integrated the interviews into the music background, and a voice actress, Anastasiia Seheda, as well as

"One enduring image from the Iran war may be the visit by Ukraine’s President #Zelensky to the Middle East even during the war’s most intense phase. He visited Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar as each country — like his own — was confronting hundreds drones.

"The action comes as #Ukraine ramps up long-range drone strikes on #Russian territory and #European countries increase commitments to co-produce weapons with Ukraine to overcome supply shortages." greekcitytimes.com/2026/04/17/r...

"Middle Eastern countries often do not support the West’s approach to #Russia, and they continue to regard Moscow as a legitimate player." carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...

" #Mykolaiv, was adopted by the #Danish government a month into the war. Denmark has since directed 60 percent of all its #Ukraine reconstruction aid to this one city, using it as a test bed for assistance policies that could be applied across the country." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/w...

"Military exercises have often simulated #Russian amphibious landings on strategically important islands such as Sweden’s Gotland, Denmark’s Bornholm, or Estonia’s Hiiumaa and Saaremaa." english.nv.ua/nation/russi...

"The Swedish Security Service handled the case and was able to identify the actor behind it, which has ties to #Russian intelligence and security services," www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

" #NATO troops have recently carried out a large-scale exercise simulating a #Russian invasion. Armoured vehicles, ships, helicopters, and thousands of soldiers braved sub-zero conditions to test their readiness and send a clear message to #Moscow." www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...

" #Ukraine has achieved what was previously considered impossible even in military theory: a state without a large navy has effectively defeated an aggressor in a maritime zone it considered its “home waters.” odessa-journal.com/fleet-in-dec...

"The Institute for the Study of War assessed on 16 April that the reserve deployment likely reflects #Russia's "continuous inability to reach the unrealistic operational objectives and deadlines" rather than a strategic shift." euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/17/r...

"A total of 19 children and teenagers were brought back from the occupied territories to #Ukrainian-controlled territory last week.

"Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said Ukraine is willing to agree to a meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin in Türkiye with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Donald Trump also attending." www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...

"Regarding the #€90 billion financial aid package for Ukraine, the EU has explored mechanisms that do not require unanimity. The European Commission aims to avoid classifying the aid as military support

"opposition from #Slovakia, one of the more Russia-friendly countries in the EU. Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar has said his country is prepared to veto the sanctions unless it receives assurances regarding the #Druzhba oil pipeline" kyivindependent.com/eu-moves-tow...

"in parallel with #demining, a program of direct assistance to #farmers will be launched...applications will be accepted through the State Agrarian Register from farmers in the Kalynivka, Borozenske, Velyko Oleksandrivka, and Vysokopillia communities." odessa-journal.com/ukraine-and-...

"Today, the Swedish Government decided on two bills regarding Sweden’s accession to both the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression and the International Claims Commission for Ukraine,” Stenergard wrote." odessa-journal.com/sweden-advan...

"As president, Radev has repeatedly diverged from Sofia's pro-Ukraine line by opposing military aid for Kyiv and sanctions against Russia." kyivindependent.com/another-orba...

"As the number of child casualties and injuries continues to rise, #Ukraine is ramping up efforts to tackle the ongoing issue of #child #deportations by #Russia, urging stronger international measures to hold Russia accountable." united24media.com/latest-news/...

"Ukraine said it informed Israeli authorities in advance about the vessel and warned that import operations involving such cargo would be "unacceptable." The Foreign Ministry added that it had received assurances of an appropriate response." kyivindependent.com/ukraine-expe...

"Reports from international organizations, researchers, and Ukrainian officials describe changes to schooling, the movement of #children away from their homes, and the spread of programs that now mix education with military and political messaging." georgiatoday.ge/how-war-is-i...

" #Putin has built a brilliant system: governance through fear...His entire system is built on fear. But #Russia will drain out, and people will then see that there is no power. There never was." www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukr...

“I had debts,” he says. “The government was pressuring me constantly. They caught me and said—sign it...poorly trained and medically unfit men deployed with minimal preparation, some surviving only weeks at the front." united24media.com/photoreports...

"prison wardens threatened to place him in a cell with HIV-infected inmates who, they said, would gang-rape him – unless he “volunteered” to fight in #Ukraine...

Igor Bagnyuk, who serves in the russian army, is not a household name. His work does not involve pulling triggers or torturing prisoners, only programming the flight paths of cruise missiles that, hours later, strike hospitals, schools, or apartment blocks in 🇺🇦 My latest oped in a thread 🧵 1/17

Crimea is Ukraine "Aleksandr #Butyagin, a scholar at Russia’s #Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, was detained by Polish law enforcement in Warsaw on December 4 late 2025 while on a European lecture tour.

"For us, it is about creating unity — between society and government, and among different member states — to act together and prevent #Russia from achieving its #imperial goals." kyivindependent.com/peace-with-r...

After the night of drone and missile attacks I feel like a little plastic lamb in the Kharkiv Central Park. But the day is busy. I need to run for a training, then deadlines, and if the weather doesn’t curse us, an expedition.

"Russia is struggling on the battlefield. Winning is now a distant dream for Putin, and we even saw some media reports that he is understanding that his economy is in a bad shape," Rutte added." kyivindependent.com/ukraines-air...

"The program goes beyond rebuilding damaged enterprises. It also supports the launch of new production facilities and the deep modernization of industrial capacity.

"A new model of warfare is being introduced – drone-assault units that combine aerial and ground drones with infantry into a single system." www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...

"The four annexed regions of Russia are called the “new territories,” but internationally they are considered part of #Ukraine. Sybiha reported in March that Russia exported more than two million tons of grain through the Black Sea last year.

"Russian troops mined the roads leading from the city, making escapes and food deliveries extremely risky and nearly impossible" kyivindependent.com/humanitarian...

#Europe becoming a serious threat to Russia is good news "Zelensky has framed closer defense integration with Europe as a strategic necessity, saying that "Ukraine will unite with the European security system or Europe will become part of Russia,"

"As #children across Europe and America spent Easter Monday hunting for eggs and sweets, another unquestioning, or perhaps eager, functionary pressed a button in some undisclosed location and took the life of a two-year-old girl,

"One of the key areas will be training at #agrohubs — including the transfer of #Ukrainian expertise in agricultural production, storage, processing, and food supply chain organization. Special attention is also being given to seed supply,

"The new GEM-T production facility in Schrobenhausen, #Germany, is planned to play a key role supporting this direct commercial sale and other contracts, ensuring supply chain resiliency and helping to replenish #Ukraine's interceptor inventory,” odessa-journal.com/raytheon-sig...

"As of early March 2026, federal budget subsidies from #Russia to its regions increased by 23.8% compared to the same period in 2025. The figures indicate a systemic transfer of resources from productive regions to politically sensitive republics,

"The Ukrainian campaign against #Russian oil infrastructure is accelerating #Kazakhstan’s shift away from Moscow." euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/15/u...

"Ukrainian #Liutyi strike drones hit a petrochemical plant in #Sterlitamak, Bashkortostan,

" #Estonia is rapidly reshaping its military strategy, redirecting hundreds of millions toward air defense, drones, and long-range strike capabilities. The country is reallocating €500 million from its defense budget" euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/14/e...

“sanctioned Russian oil was finding its way to market because the Trump administration had not imposed any Russia counter-evasion sanctions, whether on oil sales or on critical procurement for the Kremlin's war machine, in more than a year,". www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...

A chemical plant in Sterlitamak, Bashkortostan, currently in Russia has been attacked. Videos showing fire and smoke coming from the facility.

On April 14, russia struck the city of Cherkasy with a drone attack. As a result, Bohdan Serhieiev was killed and 12 others were injured. This is not accidental. This is deliberate terror against Ukraine’s civilian population. Help protect the sky over Ukraine. u24.gov.ua/sky-defense?...

"Germany firmly stands with #Ukraine. We are united in our appreciation of agriculture and forestry as a cornerstone of our economy and our homeland. As #equal partners, we can learn a great deal from each other.

"In the context of #Russia's war of aggression against #Ukraine, and heightened geopolitical instability, we have agreed to deepen our defence and security cooperation as a key component of our strategic #partnership," kyivindependent.com/ukraine-norw...

Indeed, we are russophobe until russian crimes are punished "the measure is intended to protect citizens’ rights and counter what #Moscow describes as #“Russophobia,” which it claims is a systematic Western campaign." euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/14/r...

"It marks a turning point: with 17 confirmations we have officially crossed the bare legal minimum of Council of Europe member states required to put the agreement to vote." www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...

"The geography has allowed Ukraine to build layered air defenses, from cheap interceptor drones to advanced surface-to-air missile systems, positioned at different ranges to engage threats well before they reach cities. Mobile units can also reposition to intercept attacks...