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The top 4 funds that Ukrainians donate and trust are these:
1. savelife.in.ua/en/ trustworthy; report about everything
2. www.sternenkofund.org/en trustworthy; my personal favorite
2. prytulafoundation.org/en trustworthy; report about everything
3. u24.gov.ua created by Ukrainian government
1. savelife.in.ua/en/ trustworthy; report about everything
2. www.sternenkofund.org/en trustworthy; my personal favorite
2. prytulafoundation.org/en trustworthy; report about everything
3. u24.gov.ua created by Ukrainian government
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Regular contacts between world’s richest man and America’s chief antagonist raise security concerns. Topics include geopolitics, business and personal matters.
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February 18, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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In this 6th Debunk of the Day, we’ll talk about a complex and controversial topic: conscription. It is used by vatniks to attack Ukraine for drafting men to fight, while conveniently ignoring the alternative, including the horrors of conscription into the Russian army.
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February 18, 2026 at 12:34 PM
In this 6th Debunk of the Day, we’ll talk about a complex and controversial topic: conscription. It is used by vatniks to attack Ukraine for drafting men to fight, while conveniently ignoring the alternative, including the horrors of conscription into the Russian army.
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Military obligations are a reality in many countries, from the most peaceful democracies to the most tyrannical dictatorships — unless you have “bone spurs”. Some argue it is a necessity for defense against invading armies, especially for small countries.
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Military obligations are a reality in many countries, from the most peaceful democracies to the most tyrannical dictatorships — unless you have “bone spurs”. Some argue it is a necessity for defense against invading armies, especially for small countries.
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Others point out that it goes against individual rights or that a professional army is better. And Zelenskyy might agree: he did in fact end conscription. But then a full-scale invasion happened: exactly why many nations, including the US, still keep some form of draft.
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Others point out that it goes against individual rights or that a professional army is better. And Zelenskyy might agree: he did in fact end conscription. But then a full-scale invasion happened: exactly why many nations, including the US, still keep some form of draft.
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While some Ukrainians fled to avoid conscription, many others volunteered to fight, including men & women returning from abroad.
Ukraine is facing a genocidal invasion, and would neither need nor have conscription if Russia hadn’t invaded in 2014 and 2022.
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Ukraine is facing a genocidal invasion, and would neither need nor have conscription if Russia hadn’t invaded in 2014 and 2022.
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Exclusive | From Wall Street to war: How a Big Apple banker traded her dream life in finance for the front lines of Ukraine’s bloody battle with Russia
In just two weeks, Morgan Stanley analyst Viktoriia Honcharuk went from partying at NYC’s Zero Bond — to triaging patients in her home country.
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February 18, 2026 at 12:34 PM
While some Ukrainians fled to avoid conscription, many others volunteered to fight, including men & women returning from abroad.
Ukraine is facing a genocidal invasion, and would neither need nor have conscription if Russia hadn’t invaded in 2014 and 2022.
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Ukraine is facing a genocidal invasion, and would neither need nor have conscription if Russia hadn’t invaded in 2014 and 2022.
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For Russia conversely, both conscription and the war are a deliberate choice.
Russian conscripts are brutally hazed (“dedovshchina”), and while Putin initially denied that conscripts would be sent to the front, refuseniks now face 10 years in prison and inhumane punishments.
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Russian conscripts are brutally hazed (“dedovshchina”), and while Putin initially denied that conscripts would be sent to the front, refuseniks now face 10 years in prison and inhumane punishments.
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February 18, 2026 at 12:34 PM
For Russia conversely, both conscription and the war are a deliberate choice.
Russian conscripts are brutally hazed (“dedovshchina”), and while Putin initially denied that conscripts would be sent to the front, refuseniks now face 10 years in prison and inhumane punishments.
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Russian conscripts are brutally hazed (“dedovshchina”), and while Putin initially denied that conscripts would be sent to the front, refuseniks now face 10 years in prison and inhumane punishments.
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And Russia also forces Ukrainians from occupied territories to fight against their own country: yet another war crime.
So yes, in an ideal world Ukraine wouldn’t be conscripting anyone. But right now, the alternative could end up far worse: men would get drafted anyway…
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So yes, in an ideal world Ukraine wouldn’t be conscripting anyone. But right now, the alternative could end up far worse: men would get drafted anyway…
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February 18, 2026 at 12:34 PM
And Russia also forces Ukrainians from occupied territories to fight against their own country: yet another war crime.
So yes, in an ideal world Ukraine wouldn’t be conscripting anyone. But right now, the alternative could end up far worse: men would get drafted anyway…
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So yes, in an ideal world Ukraine wouldn’t be conscripting anyone. But right now, the alternative could end up far worse: men would get drafted anyway…
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…but to fight for Russia, civilians wouldn’t be protected, and more children would be kidnapped — and then sent to fight against Russia’s next target, which could be you. More European countries are in fact reintroducing conscription due to the risk of further Russian aggression.
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…but to fight for Russia, civilians wouldn’t be protected, and more children would be kidnapped — and then sent to fight against Russia’s next target, which could be you. More European countries are in fact reintroducing conscription due to the risk of further Russian aggression.
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February 18, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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And help us defeat the massive propaganda that makes this war possible:
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A senior Russian general survived an assassination attempt in Moscow
February 14, 2026 at 7:16 PM
A senior Russian general survived an assassination attempt in Moscow
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In today’s Vatnik Soup, we’ll introduce the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It’s mostly known for organizing sporting events, and for being supposed to foster the Olympic ideal while actually submitting to dictators.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
In today’s Vatnik Soup, we’ll introduce the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It’s mostly known for organizing sporting events, and for being supposed to foster the Olympic ideal while actually submitting to dictators.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in 1894 in Paris by Pierre de Coubertin with a noble goal: promote peace through sports. Politics out, sportsmanship in: sounds great in theory.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in 1894 in Paris by Pierre de Coubertin with a noble goal: promote peace through sports. Politics out, sportsmanship in: sounds great in theory.
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But in practice, the IOC has a long history of accommodating authoritarian regimes, always in the name of “neutrality,” “dialogue,” and “keeping sports separate from politics”, usually not in a particularly consistent or moral way.
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But in practice, the IOC has a long history of accommodating authoritarian regimes, always in the name of “neutrality,” “dialogue,” and “keeping sports separate from politics”, usually not in a particularly consistent or moral way.
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The most infamous example is the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The IOC allowed Hitler to use the Games as a propaganda showcase for Nazi Germany, which already had anti-Jewish laws and concentration camps in place, and swastikas and Nazi salutes everywhere.
They still sell the t-shirt.
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They still sell the t-shirt.
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The most infamous example is the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The IOC allowed Hitler to use the Games as a propaganda showcase for Nazi Germany, which already had anti-Jewish laws and concentration camps in place, and swastikas and Nazi salutes everywhere.
They still sell the t-shirt.
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They still sell the t-shirt.
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The Games helped legitimize Hitler’s regime on the global stage. It was among the first major spectacles extensively filmed and broadcast live internationally. Black athletes achieved remarkable success, yet Hitler did not shake their hands nor question his race theories.
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The Games helped legitimize Hitler’s regime on the global stage. It was among the first major spectacles extensively filmed and broadcast live internationally. Black athletes achieved remarkable success, yet Hitler did not shake their hands nor question his race theories.
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During the 1972 Munich Olympics, Palestinian terrorists murdered 11 Israeli athletes. The IOC declared, “the Games must go on,” a phrase that became symbolic of how preserving the spectacle often took priority over confronting political reality.
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During the 1972 Munich Olympics, Palestinian terrorists murdered 11 Israeli athletes. The IOC declared, “the Games must go on,” a phrase that became symbolic of how preserving the spectacle often took priority over confronting political reality.
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The 1980 Moscow Olympics took place just months after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. More than 60 countries boycotted the Games in protest of the aggression. The invasion was devastating for Afghanistan but ultimately became a defeat for Moscow.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
The 1980 Moscow Olympics took place just months after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. More than 60 countries boycotted the Games in protest of the aggression. The invasion was devastating for Afghanistan but ultimately became a defeat for Moscow.
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Then there’s Taiwan: the IOC forced Taiwanese athletes to compete as “Chinese Taipei” under a special flag.
Just because the People’s Republic of China has expressed a desire to invade and occupy their sovereign country.
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Just because the People’s Republic of China has expressed a desire to invade and occupy their sovereign country.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Then there’s Taiwan: the IOC forced Taiwanese athletes to compete as “Chinese Taipei” under a special flag.
Just because the People’s Republic of China has expressed a desire to invade and occupy their sovereign country.
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Just because the People’s Republic of China has expressed a desire to invade and occupy their sovereign country.
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Russia had many athletes banned from the 2016 Rio Olympics, but not due to its invasions: due to its massive state-run doping program. Its athletes later competed as “neutrals” in PyeongChang 2018, Tokyo 2020, and Beijing 2022 instead of under the Russian flag.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Russia had many athletes banned from the 2016 Rio Olympics, but not due to its invasions: due to its massive state-run doping program. Its athletes later competed as “neutrals” in PyeongChang 2018, Tokyo 2020, and Beijing 2022 instead of under the Russian flag.
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Russia has a long and infamous tradition of using sports as a political means since Soviet times, with Putin’s employer, the KGB, directly involved in a doping program on an industrial scale.
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In today’s #vatnik soup I’ll be talking about sport and politics. With the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, there’s been a lot of debate on whether Russia and Belarus should be able to compete or...
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February 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Russia has a long and infamous tradition of using sports as a political means since Soviet times, with Putin’s employer, the KGB, directly involved in a doping program on an industrial scale.
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Due to Russia’s genocidal war of aggression and terrorist bombings, Ukrainian athletes train under air-raid sirens and the constant threat of missiles and drone attacks.
660 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have already been killed by Russia.
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660 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have already been killed by Russia.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Due to Russia’s genocidal war of aggression and terrorist bombings, Ukrainian athletes train under air-raid sirens and the constant threat of missiles and drone attacks.
660 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have already been killed by Russia.
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660 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have already been killed by Russia.
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Despite this, Russians are currently in Italy competing at the Olympics. Sport has always been a political tool in Russia: big sports events are a way to divert the people’s attention from the regime’s failures while promoting it abroad.
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You Can’t Keep Politics Out of Sports – Especially in Russia | Vatnik Soup
You Can’t Keep Politics Out of Sports – Especially in Russia
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February 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Despite this, Russians are currently in Italy competing at the Olympics. Sport has always been a political tool in Russia: big sports events are a way to divert the people’s attention from the regime’s failures while promoting it abroad.
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And the IOC collaborates with them by re-electing Russians like Shamil Tarpischev as members. Tarpischev is a former tennis professional who is very close to the Kremlin — Putin even awarded him the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland” in July 2022.
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And the IOC collaborates with them by re-electing Russians like Shamil Tarpischev as members. Tarpischev is a former tennis professional who is very close to the Kremlin — Putin even awarded him the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland” in July 2022.
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But when he honored the memory of his fellow athletes murdered by Russia on his helmet, Ukrainian skeleton rider Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified. In the twisted logic of the IOC, the burden of “keeping politics out of sport” somehow falls entirely on the victims. Staggering hypocrisy.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
But when he honored the memory of his fellow athletes murdered by Russia on his helmet, Ukrainian skeleton rider Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified. In the twisted logic of the IOC, the burden of “keeping politics out of sport” somehow falls entirely on the victims. Staggering hypocrisy.
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