Is Putinism fascism by another name?

The term “fascism” is increasingly used to describe the agenda and actions of the current Russian state under Russian President Vladimir Putin. Today’s use of this label has three dimensions: It is a historical analogy to interpret present events, an expression of Ukraine's lived experience, and a scholarly classification enabling comparisons with other regimes. Understanding these perspectives sheds light on the ideological and practical dynamics behind Putinism and its impact on Ukraine and be

The Kyiv Independent
Great post of Timothy Snyder's "Testimony to the United Nations Security Council on Russian hate speech" -- as slam dunk a conviction as there can be
#micdrop #slavaukraini #RussianGenocide
https://open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/playing-the-victim?r=2qih1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Playing the Victim

Testimony to the United Nations Security Council on Russian hate speech

Thinking about...
#Mariupol, the ruZZian sarcofaag
#RussianWarCrimes #RussianGenocide
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RT @adnashmyash
I beg for everyone who see this post - PLEASE REPOST this video to show what Russia did to prosperous Mariupol in Ukraine.
Don't let Russian propagandists fool the whole world!
#RussiaIsATerroristState
https://twitter.com/adnashmyash/status/1622679586466107392
Maksym Borodin on Twitter

“I beg for everyone who see this post - PLEASE REPOST this video to show what Russia did to prosperous Mariupol in Ukraine. Don't let Russian propagandists fool the whole world! #RussiaIsATerroristState”

Twitter

@kajsaysatters
As though there are downsides to escalating the fight against genocidal terrorists.

#RussiaIsATerroristState #russiangenocide #russia #StopRussia #StopPutin

Russia scrubs Mariupol's Ukraine identity, builds on death

Throughout Mariupol, Russian workers are tearing down bombed-out buildings at a rate of at least one a day, hauling away shattered bodies with the debris. Russian military convoys are rumbling down the broad avenues of what is swiftly becoming a garrison city, and Russian soldiers, builders, administrators and doctors are replacing the tens of thousands of Ukrainians who have died or left.

Associated Press

Today marks the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime. A day to remind the world once again: russia is committing act of genocide against the sovereign nation of Ukraine. #russiangenocide

https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1601184843282681858

Reposted from Twitter by @nafobot

Defense of Ukraine on Twitter

“Today marks the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime. A day to remind the world once again: russia is committing act of genocide against the sovereign nation of Ukraine. #russiangenocide”

Twitter

Getting migraines from being exposed to talking points from the Russian ambassador to Indonesia on MetroTV.

“The West intends to keep this conflict going for as long as possible” YOU are keeping this GENOCIDAL WAR going by REFUSING to acknowledge Ukrainian SOVEREIGNTY and TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.

You are COMPLICIT in CIVILIAN DEATHS & WAR CRIMES and you DARE try to fool us with your HYPOCRITICAL WORDS! SHAME ON YOU!

#StopTheWar #StopPutinNOW #RussianGenocide / #fz_thinkingOutLoud #venting