The first party the author cites was led by Viktor Medvedchuk, who is a friend of Putin, was arrested by the Ukrainian government and later exchanged in the prisoners swap. He was a high profile person for the Kremlin and now leads an anti-Ukrainian media effort from Russia 15/
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Murayev was to lead temporary government after Russia took Kyiv.
The second banned party was led by Murayev who according to the British intelligence was supposed to lead the temporary government after Russia would have taken Kyiv 16/
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Zelensky shuts pro-Russian parties; Mylovanov questions evidence
What’s the evidence? Pro-Russian parties are shut down by Zelensky. The choice of language continue to be manipulative: allegedly pro Russian sympathies. Not working for Russia, but “alleged sympathies”. Let me set this straight. 14/
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Putin uses ethnic Russian rights suppression claim to justify war
Then there is a claim that ethnic minorities’ rights are suppressed, and specifically those of ethnic Russians. This is a familiar tune. In fact, Putin used it to justify the war in 2014 and now in 2022 – protecting the rights of Russians 13/
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Ukraine delays elections: majority support despite criticism
There is a criticism of Ukraine delaying elections until after the war. But that issue has been hotly debated in Ukraine by the society and the majority of people support this decision. The author acknowledges this. 12/
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Ukraine’s reformed police and military resist Russian invasion
8 years later, Ukraine has reformed its police and military to be able to resist the full scale Russian invasion. The courts in 2”13-2014 banned the protests and civil society leaders were continuously imprisoned, while journalist assassinated. Today, that is unimaginable. 10/
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Article cited assesses Russia’s human rights violations in Ukraine, not progress
So, the article cited by the author doesn’t talk about Ukraine progress since independence, but instead assesses how Russia violated human rights in Ukraine 8/
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Media censorship during war and regulator’s powers discussed
Next, there is a discussion about censorship of media during the war. That topic has been repeatedly pushed by Russia. But the text itself says just that the media regulator has excessive powers per Amnesty view. It might be true, but it might be justified during the war. 7/
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Amnesty article: Russian human rights violations, no progress since independence
The Amnesty article covers human rights violations that are predominantly caused by Russia during the war. There is absolutely nothing about “progress” since the independence. 4/
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Ukrainian IT specialist sentenced to 11 years for rescuing family
#Kherson IT specialist abducted, tortured and sentenced in #Russia occupied #Ukraine to 11 years for trying to get his family to safety
#Ivan_Kozlov #LetMyPeopleGo #StandWithUkraine #StopRussia