Euan MacDonald
@Euan_MacDonald
Freelance journalist, BBC local radio correspondent. Very biased: against fascist and authoritarian regimes; for democracy, rule of law, human rights.
After the #BuchaMassacre, I'm setting these rules for commenting on my tweets: Supporting fascist Russia - block; Spreading Kremlin propaganda - block Genocide denial (well-attested cases, anywhere - block; Ad hominem - block; Foolish, irrelevant or nonsensical comment - mute.
Quick key points on the protest in Ukraine so far: - It targets a specific law, not the President; - No calls to change the government; - Russian influencers try to spin it as anti-government uprising; - Claims it’s an anti-war protest to surrender are false.
⚡️Lawmakers seek Constitutional Court review of law curtailing independence of Ukraine's anti-graft agencies. Lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak claimed that procedural rules were violated during the bill's passage, making the constitutional challenge viable. kyivindependent.com/lawmakers-seek…
Instead of replying to each question, I decided to put together a thread that better explains the context of the recent protest, and why this particular law triggered such an unexpected reaction, especially for those, who don’t follow internal Ukrainian politics. 🧵Thread:
85 years ago today, the U.S. issued the Welles Declaration refusing to recognize the Soviet occupation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Today, the Baltic states stand as model Allies and staunch defenders of the freedom they fought to regain. #WellesDeclaration…
Head of Ukrainian military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, comments on today's events and protests: "Ukrainian history has taught us that a nation loses if it is torn apart by internal contradictions. We have one common problem, one enemy. Therefore, internal contradictions…
You mean the war that began two years BEFORE Trump ran for office when Russia illegally annexed Crimea?
The Ukraine War would likely not have happened if it were not for the Russiagate hoax.
Ukraine’s parliament has decisively passed a law that puts the country’s two independent anti-corruption bodies under direct government oversight. Zelensky says it’s to rid them of Russian influence, but there’ve been demonstrations across cities, & here’s what the EU thinks…
Seriously concerned over today’s vote in the Rada. The dismantling of key safeguards protecting NABU’s independence is a serious step back. Independent bodies like NABU & SAPO, are essential for 🇺🇦’s EU path. Rule of Law remains in the very center of EU accession negotiations.
Zelensky's administration would be incredibly foolish and arrogant not to read this tweet as a sign that it has angered a lot of allies of Ukraine today.
Many things can be true at once: 1. In all wars there is tension between security needs and democratic preservation. 2. In any government, political control over investigations is dangerous. 3. The reliability and effectiveness of NABU and SAPO to consistently combat…
Ukraine faced a watershed moment on July 22 as parliament passed, and the president signed, a bill that effectively eliminates the independence of the country's anti-corruption institutions. kyivindependent.com/potential-elim…
Fascist Russia’s propagandists feasting on Ukraine protests.
Protests against Zelensky's pro-corruption bill continue into the night in Kiev. After the ink spent on wishful Western articles calling for our President to be toppled, it would only be the fairest irony that Zelensky is the one who meets his fate at the hands of his own…
Proud to be Ukrainian - every day, every second. Our people fight bravely the external enemy, and they speak up when internal affairs suck. Nothing gives a carte blanche to our politicians. If they screw, we let them know and communicate the message very eloquently.
«Ніхто не прийшов» (с)
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I don’t think I have seen so many russian bots, trolls and propagandists since 2022. Keep going russia. Fund more, spend more, invest all you have in lies. Spend all your money. It change nothing. It’s fitting that lies is your Swan Lake just as they were your creation. 🖕🏻
Breaking: Holy SHIT Epstein was at Trump's second wedding and there's VIDEO cnn.com/2025/07/22/pol…
Unsurprisingly, Marjorie Taylor Greene is lying. This protest had absolutely nothing to do with Zelensky "refusing to make a peace deal" to "end the war". I know; I was there.
Huge protests erupt in Kyiv against Ukrainian President Zelensky as he is a dictator and refuses to make a peace deal and end the war. Good for the Ukrainian people! Throw him out of office! And America must STOP funding and sending weapons!!!
People are asking why communism is not treated the same way as nazism: 1. Nazis lost, Communists won 2. Nazism is exclusive, Communism is inclusive 3. (1) and (2) are not independent variables To put it simply, people worship winners and more universalist factions usually win
Ozzy Osbourne meeting his lifelong idol, Paul McCartney in 2001.
Red Herring Alert: New law puts NABU and SAPO under presidential control. It could be used to protect presidential allies, not just attack foreign enemies.
⚡️ Zelenskyy: Ukraine’s anti-corruption system will work “only without Russian influence.” He spoke with NABU chief Kryvonos, SAPO head Klymenko, Prosecutor General Kravchenko, and SBU chief Maliuk.
The biggest miscalculation I made in 2022. I mistakenly believed Russians would have taken to the streets by now in such large numbers it would overwhelm the state apparatus over the growing casualties. Even in the US, the numb, dumb, and tuned out electorate would burn this…
When I claim that Russia is a death cult, I take into account this. Russian casualties grow steadily. If Russia were a normal country, it could have been the graph of labor and capital growth. "Why is human life so cheap in Russia?" is the question to historians and economists🧵