HU (Opportunismus&Repression)Mar 5
Hart
Die iranische Botschaft in Südafrika sandte eine Nachricht an die ukrainische Botschaft, in der sie über die Eröffnung eines Kondolenzbuchs für den verstorbenen Ayatollah und seine Mitarbeiter informierte.
Der ukrainische Botschafter Dr. Olexander Scherba schickte ihnen eine Antwort➡️
Mar 5 at 12:41pmWeb
Show threadLassie & Trude 💝Mar 5
@hart Stark 👍👍👍
Show threadAljoscha Rittner (beandev)Mar 5
@hart
Die Bildbeschreibung ist leider nicht ansatzweise hinreichend. 😞
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Show threadAljoscha Rittner (beandev)Mar 5

@hart

Your Excellency, Mr. Ambassador,

Since you notified the Embassy of Ukraine of the book of condolences for the deceased Ayatollah Khamenei and Iran's military leadership, I feel compelled to remind you of the following.

As military allies of the Russian Federation, the deceased leaders of Iran had on their hands the blood of thousands of Ukrainian citizens - men and women, children and elderly - killed with the help of the infamous Iran-made "Shahed" drones and other military know-how so eagerly provided to Russia by your government. Your leaders were complicit in bringing endless grief to Ukrainian civilians.

Being a person of faith, I try not to rejoice in the death of other people, even those who chose to be tormentors of my country, who did nothing bad

Show threadAljoscha Rittner (beandev)Mar 5

to theirs. But as someone who has spent three years to the tune of Iran-created machines of death howling every night in the sky over Kyiv and other peaceful Ukrainian cities, I cannot help but wish for every culprit to meet the justice they deserve. If not by human law, then in the face of God Almighty.

Ambassador, I do not know you personally and have no grudge against you. Sometimes, good diplomats must speak for bad leaders and their policies. But I hope you understand that I won't express condolences for someone whose death I do not mourn.

Sincerely, Dr. Olexander Scherba Ambassador

@hart

Show threadAljoscha Rittner (beandev)Mar 5

@hart
Wohl zuviel Arbeit, das in das Bild als Alt-Text einzutragen.

Schade für die Mühe...

Show threadSchreibmaxMar 5
@hart Diplomatie vom Feinsten.
Show threadL'égrégore André ꕭꕬMar 5

@hart I feel this is something that really needs a source attribution, cause it's in the "too good to be true" range of statements by a diplomat.

[edit: verified as true! Thanks to @andreaskem https://hachyderm.io/@andreaskem/116187543575512966]

andreaskem (@[email protected])

@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] Not a fan of linking to Twitter, but the best source seems to be the "verified" (whatever that means nowadays) account of Olexander Scherba. He is the "Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of South Africa", according to Wikipedia: https://x.com/olex_scherba/status/2029157492702273687

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Show threadKarma Sahne - R.I.P @natenomMar 5
@Mabande @hart This looks legit. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/71318
‘Shaheds Killed Civilians’: Ukraine Reacts as Iran Opens Khamenei Mourning Book in Kyiv

Ukraine criticized Iran’s embassy in Kyiv for opening a condolence book for Ali Khamenei, recalling that Iranian Shahed drones killed Ukrainian civilians.

Kyiv Post
Show threadL'égrégore André ꕭꕬMar 5
@neuimneuland @hart I'm not sure. The KP links to a linkedin post which seems to be the source of the cropped image. However, the post isn't by ambassador Scherba, but a Roman Sheremeta, so the sourcing's still a bit shaky.
Cursory searches gives that prof. Sheremeta doesn't seem employed by the embassy. He's a writer for the Kyiv Post, though, and involved with different NGOs in Ukraine.
No other news sites I've heard of have it, but some that seems on the "less confirming" side of reporting.
Show threadandreaskemMar 7
@Mabande @neuimneuland @hart Not a fan of linking to Twitter, but the best source seems to be the "verified" (whatever that means nowadays) account of Olexander Scherba. He is the "Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of South Africa", according to Wikipedia:
https://x.com/olex_scherba/status/2029157492702273687
olexander scherba🇺🇦 (@olex_scherba) on X

Weirdly, Iranian embassy in Pretoria notified us, Ukrainian diplomats, about opening a book of condolences in memory of ayatollah Khamenei and the military leadership of Iran. I decided to respond - and do it in a public way. The letter explains why. Your Excellency, Mr.

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Show threadL'égrégore André ꕭꕬMar 7
@andreaskem @neuimneuland @hart Thank you!
It's weird that Kyiv Post didn't link that instead of the linkedin post by one of their contributors.
Show threadMoritz 💤🏳️‍🌈Mar 5
@hart Quelle?
Show threadPeppaplantaMar 5

@hart

Danke, gibt es auch einen Link zur Quelle?

Show threadAxel & Suse Mar 6
@hart zusammenfassend: willst du mich verarschen oder musst du mich verarschen?