@JimmySecUK

Kyiv based foreign policy/security analyst Currently focused on the Russian invasion of Ukraine Special Correspondent @KyivIndependent - opinions mine alone

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My latest: Nobody wants to admit to crippling Ukraine's communications... and that's telling. "The fact that nobody in Washington wants to own up to helping Russia kill Ukrainians shows how politically toxic this decision was," Michael Weiss told us. kyivindependent.com/no-ones-…

No one's owning up to crippling Ukraine's military Starlink

Nearly 48 hours after Ukraine's Starshield terminals started mysteriously malfunctioning, nobody in Washington, nor at SpaceX, has taken responsibility for the apparent decision to hobble Ukrainian...

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Jimmy Rushton retweeted
Michael Weiss
@michaeldweiss9h
Look what snowflakes these people are. Witkoff could have said “thank you.” He called Putin a “humanitarian” days after his drone murdered a baby in her stroller, and the baby’s mother. Tweet through the universal condemnation, though—that’ll help.
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Should the Special Envoy have insulted the man, imperiled the release of an American citizen, and torched any possibility of finally resolving a war that has gone on for far too long? These things are complicated. This is why you’re not a negotiator.
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Russia attacked the centre of Kyiv with Iskander ballistic missiles containing cluster munitions during last night's attack, Ukrainian authorities confirm.
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One of the most powerful missile attacks on Kyiv in recent memory. Dozens of explosions. Russian missiles are hitting various parts of the city tonight. It seems Witkoff was negotiating not peace in Moscow, but more strikes on Ukraine. After his visit, "humanist" Putin became even more furious in his killing.
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Kyiv is extremely loud right now. Explosions shattering the night sky, windows shaking, car alarms sounding.
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The city is under ballistic missile attack. I counted a large number of explosions, around 12-13. Some possible interceptions mixed with impacts.
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The release of Stephen Hubbard is a big deal for Stephen Hubbard. It is of no importance whatsoever for the United States.
The White House
@WhiteHouse20h
Trust in Trump.
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This should be obvious to anyone with an IQ above room temperature.
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Absurd simpering obsequiousness from a representative of the most powerful country on earth, and another American humiliation, to add to the growing, growing list.
Anton Gerashchenko
@Gerashchenko_enOct 21
Steve Witkoff to Putin: You talk so much about my president, President Trump, being a humanitarian. You are a humanitarian also, sir, and I salute that, I commend you, and I thank you again.
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Nobody wants to own up to crippling Ukraine's military communications: Marco Rubio is now stating that SpaceX has the ability to modify the operation of Starshield without the direction or consent of the American government.
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Jimmy Rushton retweeted
Michael Weiss
@michaeldweissOct 20
"A town got hit or whatever." Anhelina, a one-year-old, was killed in her stroller by a Russian Shahed yesterday in Kharkiv. Her mother, Inna Mariukhna, was also killed.
UNITED24 Media
@United24mediaOct 20
⚡️ "Some people in a town that got hit or whatever, but mostly soldiers die." Trump on Russian shelling of civilians in Ukraine.
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The Wall Street Journal confirms earlier Telegraph reporting - and accounts from my sources inside Ukraine - that Elon Musk and SpaceX were responsible for the deliberate crippling of Ukrainian military communications.
The Wall Street Journal
@WSJOct 20
Breaking: Elon Musk ordered the Starlink slowdown that blindsided Ukraine on.wsj.com/4sgcpBv

Exclusive | Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided Ukraine

The SpaceX founder authorized the move and has been discussing Ukraine with Trump, but the president has denied ordering the restrictions.

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Me and Tim reported this yesterday for the Kyiv Independent. Our story was later re-reported in the Washington Post and now has been confirmed by Zelensky himself.
Tim Zadorozhnyy@timzadorozhnyyOct 20
BIG: Zelensky confirms the Kyiv Independent's reporting, telling U.S. congressmen the Pentagon is refusing to approve the transfer of Patriot missiles to Ukraine. The weapons have already been paid for through the U.S.-NATO PURL program, Zelensky said.
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America is now what its worst critics always claimed it was.
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They gave “you” their nuclear weapons.
UNITED24 Media
@United24mediaOct 19
⚡️ "We've given a lot to Ukraine—they've given nothing to us," US President Donald Trump said.
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A Russian jet-powered drone struck the park in Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv, killing two women and a one year old baby. Ukrainian interceptor drones - which Ukraine uses to combat jet-powered drones - are currently significantly less effective due to deliberate throttling by the U.S. government/SpaceX.
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Three children are now confirmed killed in the Russian jet-powered drone strike on the park in Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv Oblast. If Ukraine's interceptor drones had been working normally, there is a chance these children would still be alive.
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This is what deliberate American sabotage of Ukraine’s ability to defend itself looks like; don’t look away.
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Tim Zadorozhnyy@timzadorozhnyyOct 19
🚨 NEW: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has yet to approve the transfer of a "significant" batch of Patriot interceptors for Ukraine, sources say. "It's hard to call this a 'monthly supply,' because there's no set amount of how much you need for a month," a senior Ukrainian official says. "But it's significant." Some in Kyiv suspect Washington is holding the missiles back on purpose to pressure Ukraine, as Russia keeps striking Ukrainian cities. With @JimmySecUK kyivindependent.com/its-sign…

'It's significant': Ukraine fears US is withholding allied-funded air defense supplies to pressure...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has yet to approve the transfer of a significant batch of Patriot interceptor missiles for Ukraine, Ukrainian officials and military officers told the Kyiv...

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I just tried calling President Trump. He didn’t answer. If he had, I’d have asked if he’s trying to scare the Ukrainian people into surrender. No warning yet again tonight before a series of ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv, sources tell me. I heard at least 8-10 massive booms.
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