Software consultant, Mother of 4, Centre right liberal. Advocate for reason and science. Considering the rise of populism as the biggest threat to democracy.
Freedom, what freedom? I once had freedom to travel, work, retire and live in ~28 countries. I had freedom to take stuff into and out of EU countries without piles of paperwork. Don’t talk to me about freedom. Talk to the ferry crews, farmers, fishery workers, truckers, …
On the night Putin invaded Ukraine, Johnson was at a Tory fundraiser attended by Lubov Chernukhin, the wife of a former Russian deputy finance minister thetimes.co.uk/article/boris…
Boris Johnson likens Ukrainians’ fight to British people voting for Brexit. I can still remember the enthusiasm of Putin and Trump after the referendum. Boris, your words offend Ukrainians, the British and common sense.
Είναι οι Ρώσοι φίλοι μας;
Τι έκανε η Ρωσία για την Ελλάδα;
🟥 ΘΡΕΝΤ 🟥
Πάμε να δούμε τα πιο σημαντικά ιστορικά γεγονότα με τα οποία εμπλέκεται η Ρωσία στις υποθέσεις της Ελλάδας.
#Ρωσια#Ουκρανια#πολεμος_στην_Ουκρανία#Ζαχαροβα
Incredible to see this being handed out at Slovakian/Ukrainian border - in my time reporting on migration I’ve never seen protection rights explained so clearly & given so easily. It’s absolutely as it should be but a world away from so many others experience of refuge in EU.
This is one of the double-standards that distinguished Putin's dictatorship from the USSR. His elites & their families enjoy life in the free world that he and his propaganda attack. The other was limitless economic engagement. Both are ending at last.
Russian human rights campaigner and Chess Grandmaster @Kasparov63 tells me: "We are witnessing war crimes on an industrial scale not seen in Europe since WWII. Lying is one of the main traits of Putin's character so if he says something, we should assume the opposite."
I will personally match donations to this appeal, up to £1m. Thank you so, so much to all who’ve already donated, you’re enabling @lumos to do crucial work for some of the most vulnerable children in Ukraine.