Sapere aude! ⭐ #cosmopolite #humaist #atheist⭐ Culture- Country's- Cuisine ⭐ Nature- Garden- Voyages ⭐ 🙂NoDM!
Bodensee - Paris - Vienna
Joined August 2012
- Tweets549K
- Following3.1K
- Followers3K
- Likes67K
Chr Winterhalter retweeted
"Trump decided to pin this problem not on Putin, but on me, explaining to his people that diesel prices in America are going up because of us. That is completely untrue.
The Strait of Hormuz is blocked. That's the root of the problem.
I've tried many times to tell the president of the United States: Just understand us. This is a huge compromise just to hold the lines where we are.
The way Trump talks about me, he needs to adopt that kind of rhetoric about Putin.
Congress voted for strong sanctions. He can do it. Maybe they have a special relationship. Maybe something else. I can only guess." - Zelensky
Chr Winterhalter retweeted
🇺🇦🇺🇸‼️ Ukraine Lost Dozens of Strike Drones Worth Over $1 Million Due to Sudden Restrictions on U.S. Starshield — The New York Times
A Ukrainian commander said drones were losing contact with their operators and starting to fall during attacks on Russian targets. His units were forced to almost completely cease combat operations for three days.
The restrictions also made it difficult for Ukrainian interceptor drones to be used against Russian drones.
Chr Winterhalter retweeted
"My children keep me grounded. I want them to be proud of me. I have to be a role model," says Zelenskyy.
This was the president’s response when asked what helps him keep going and where he draws his strength from.
Chr Winterhalter retweeted
The US, UK, Canada and Australia sanction corrupt officials under their Magnitsky laws. The EU sanctions human rights abusers only.
Corrupt officials already blacklisted by our partners can still use EU banks and institutions. Europe is the gap in the system.
The proposal has waited for Council adoption for more than three years. Hungary's new government removes the excuse. I have co-signed a letter asking Costa, the Heads of State and Government, Metsola and Kallas to add serious corruption as a sanctions ground and to name the regime after Sergei Magnitsky.
Chr Winterhalter retweeted
And why would they? They don't work for the U.S. government, America's national interests, or the American people. They work to enrich Donald Trump and his inner circle, which is to say, themselves.
Chr Winterhalter retweeted
This month alone, seven ships have been hit by Russian drones in or near Romanian and Bulgarian waters in the Black Sea, killing 24 people and injuring tens more. The situation is so dramatic that traffic at Bulgarian ports has now dropped to levels comparable to Somali ports.
Chr Winterhalter retweeted
We now know why Musk and Trump backed Ukraine with starlink while denying it to Russia: to get Ukraine dependent on it, and then use that access as leverage to force them to capitulate
Chr Winterhalter retweeted
The pictures of 1-year-old Angelina in her stroller who was killed by a Russian suicide drone near Kharkiv went viral across the world.
Her funeral took place yesterday.
Chr Winterhalter retweeted
Три балістичні іскандери з касетною боєголовкою, підірвані умисно у повітрі, один над мирним центром неподалік Лаври. Сотні іноземних компонентів у кожній ракеті: білорусь, США, КНР, Німеччина, Швейцарія
Chr Winterhalter retweeted
The Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal has shredded Donald Trump’s developer-turned-diplomat Steve Witkoff for his astounding Vladimir Putin suck-up. thedailybeast.com/murdoch-pa…
Chr Winterhalter retweeted
The Russians are losing on the frontlines so they embraced terrorism, bombing shopping centers, churches, restaurants, gas stations, etc. I was just there and saw the destruction. Most casualties in these bombings are citizens. The President is blind to Putin’s warcrimes.
Chr Winterhalter retweeted
NEW: Rosneft deep dive by Bloomberg News
+ Officials at Russia’s largest oil producer are concerned that even a few more months of the war with Ukraine could leave lasting damage across the business.
+ One of Rosneft’s biggest refineries, Ryazan, has been shut for more than half the time since it was first hit by Ukraine in May and has run well below full capacity when operating, according to damage assessments seen by Bloomberg.
+ Another, Syzran, has spent much of the past six months either completely shut or operating at less than a third of capacity, according to data reviewed by Bloomberg. The Tuapse refinery has been offline since April.
+ Ukraine is conducting repeat strikes on the refineries as soon as repairs are completed or nearing completion. The need to repeatedly repair damaged equipment is straining operations and causing costs to pile up to levels that Rosneft officials have privately warned cannot be sustained long-term.
+ Some plants have deliberately slowed repairs as a result, stretching work that should take days into weeks, according to people familiar with the matter.
+ Efforts to protect the facilities with shipping containers, nets and steel cables have proved ineffective against swarms of drones, company plans show.
+ The damage is particularly difficult to repair when strikes hit complex secondary units, whose parts would previously have been sourced from the West. It means relying on Russian-made copies and Chinese imports that can take months to obtain and are not always compatible with existing machinery.
+ It’s put Rosneft into financial trouble. Even before the ramping up of Ukraine’s drone campaign, the company saw a “perfect storm” for its finances. Since then, its profits are down and debt is rising despite what should have been a big windfall from the Iran war.
+ Moscow Credit Bank, which is linked to Rosneft, is showing signs of distress with $8 billion of problem loans. It highlights how both Russia’s energy and banking sectors are coming under strain at the same time, a dynamic causing concern to Russian finance officials.
All this and much more in the full story here: bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Chr Winterhalter retweeted
RUSSIAN MISSILE STRIKE HITS MARKET IN KHARKIV REGION, KILLING TWO WOMEN AND INJURING 34, according to the State Emergency Service.
The two victims were women aged 50 and 60.
Chr Winterhalter retweeted
It’s horrific! Footage has been released online showing a Russian ballistic missile—equipped with a cluster munition warhead—striking Kyiv last night.
The Russians are using banned cluster munitions with the intent to kill as many civilians as possible.
Chr Winterhalter retweeted
Trump has decided to hold me—rather than Putin—responsible for all the problems. He claims to his supporters that diesel prices in America are rising because of us, — Zelenskyy.
I find it wrong and unacceptable that Trump blames me for Russian aggression and the crimes committed by Russia. He is distorting the context, and that is unfair. In my view, this is merely an attempt to divert attention from the situation in Iran and events in the Middle East. The Strait of Hormuz is blocked—that is the true core of the problem. Yet, all of this is being pinned on us, and I, as head of state, am being made a target.
Chr Winterhalter retweeted
Zelenskyy: “… when Russia responds to negotiations with ballistic missiles, real pressure on Russia is needed to bring about different steps – steps toward ending the killing. … The aggressor deserves to be treated accordingly. Ukraine deserves support”
Three waves of ballistic missiles have been launched at Kyiv by Russian “humanitarians” since yesterday evening. They used 21 missiles. Unfortunately, numerous sites across the city have been hit and damaged: ordinary residential buildings, energy facilities, infrastructure at one of the railway stations and the metro, shopping malls, and businesses. Even a monastery is among the damaged sites. Our emergency services are working at all the affected locations. Twelve of our regions came under Russian attack overnight. In Kyiv and across the regions, 34 people were injured, including five children. As of now, two people have been confirmed killed. My condolences to their families and loved ones.
Almost immediately after another round of talks, Russia launched a pointed attack. This means there has been no real change in its attitude toward everything that is happening. It is important to keep trying to find the right solutions to end this war. But when Russia responds to negotiations with ballistic missiles, real pressure on Russia is needed to bring about different steps – steps toward ending the killing. Stronger air defenses and the rapid delivery of missiles, the ability to destroy ballistic missile launchers, sanctions over the war – all of this must be in place. I am grateful to everyone who sees the situation for what it is and acknowledges the reality. The aggressor deserves to be treated accordingly. Ukraine deserves support. People's lives deserve protection. Thank you to everyone who stands with Ukraine!
Chr Winterhalter retweeted
The US government is now forced to ask a ketamine-head private citizen not to aid a hostile foreign regime in it's partnership with the White House in their invasion of Europe.
A bipartisan coalition of 23 U.S. lawmakers, including seven Republicans and 16 Democrats, is calling on President Trump to press private citizen, Elon Musk to expand Ukraine’s access to Starlink satellite services, enabling Ukrainian forces to locate and target Russian missile launchers operating inside Russia.
Chr Winterhalter retweeted
Trump on limiting Ukraine's access to Starlink: "I don't know who did it, but I have nothing to do with it."
He also added that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is closer than ever, which is why he has no intention of tightening sanctions.
Chr Winterhalter retweeted
🇺🇸🇺🇦 Zelensky:
I don't know what President Trump is talking about. They surrounded Kyiv. They reached Kyiv. They occupied towns on the way to Kyiv. It wasn't a matter of some general being an idiot.
They needed around 300,000 to 400,000 troops to take Kyiv. They needed twice as many men. They didn't even realize there would be resistance. That was their main mistake.
Where Trump is right is that if Crimea hadn't been allowed to fall, there would be no war. I agree with President Trump.
Dozens of people went into Crimea. Dozens. For a country like this, that's zero. That's nothing. We handled hundreds of thousands.
If they'd been hit back then, there wouldn't have been a chance of a full-scale war. Putin would have known there would be a blow, there would be a response.
