Yana Rudenko
My super power is being Ukrainian | NATO Youth Summit Challenge Winner 2024
Adriatic-Baltic-Black-Azov seas Student Association (ABBA)
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
April 12, 2025
𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 doesn’t stop – why should they?
On the left, you can see a screenshot from the 𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚’s embassy, proudly showcasing their popular culture. This was posted just three days after the April 5 attack on Kryvyi Rih, which 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 nine children… 🕯️
While russia is carrying out a 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐫 against Ukraine, 𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚’s filmmakers, athletes, artists, and businesses – that support 𝐰𝐚𝐫 and regime – continue to be warmly welcomed by the international community. This grants russia acceptance, legitimacy, and, ultimately, endorsement of its actions. It’s a clear signal that what they do is tolerated – if not outright approved.
It’s not about us or what we’re trying to show – it’s about how they perceive it.
Why should they stop?
If you think culture is apolitical – look at this picture.
If you think business is apolitical – look at this picture.
If you think sports are apolitical – look at this picture.
Using “freedom of speech” or “freedom of expression” to defend expression of other regimes at the expense of your own security doesn’t stop 𝐰𝐚𝐫 – it gives a platform for propaganda and invites the next 𝐰𝐚𝐫.
P.S. Remind me a lot of what Leiden University did.
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Comment from :
never forget
never forgive
r*zzia delenda est
#russiaterroriststate
it’s disgusting to see how proud these murderers are of themselves while killing Ukrainian children. and this all is done with the support of so many narrow-minded people across the globe!
Robert C.
Russian federation is full of murderers.
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‼️ That is how many Shahed drones have been launched by 𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 on Ukraine in March 2025
Which is 7 times more drones launched than in March 2024
Do you know what is particularly interesting about Iranian-made Shahed drones?
❌ In 3 years, from zero to 10,000 drones annually 𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 increased the production capabilities.
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👉 When the full-scale invasion of Ukraine started, 𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 did not have these types of drones.
👉 On September 2, 2022, the Commander of the IRGC stated that “some major world powers” had purchased Iranian military equipment, and his men were training them. > On March 13, 2022, the first evidence of Shahed drones being used by 𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 emerged.
👉 By November 2022, 𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 and Iran agreed to produce the munitions in russia, with Iran supplying key components.
👉 Since July 2023, 𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 has significantly increased its domestic production at the Yelabuga drone factory in Tatarstan.
In 2023, 2,738 drones were produced (approx).
In 2024, 5,760 drones were produced during the first nine months.
in 2025, 𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 is on track to produce up to 10,000 Shahed-136 drones annually.
While we were preoccupied with self-imposed red lines and appeasing dictatorships, the 𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 strengthened their ties economically, militarily, and personally, while 𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 continues to ramp up its military production daily.
Do we keep up?
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Being Ukrainian isn’t about where you were born – it’s about the values you stand for and defend.
The only Ukrainian member of Congress, Victoria, represents russian interests – her actions and statements align with russian narrative:
- Calling for Ukraine to cede territory to russia
- Suggesting elections in Ukraine during war time to replace President Zelensky — or “risk losing the entire country”
- Supporting Trump’s plan to negotiate with putin, while criticizing Zelensky
All this, despite her own admission:
“You can never trust Putin, the only way you can enforce peace with Putin is having the power to be able to win wars, period.”
So why does she advocate the opposite for Ukraine?
Our response is clear:
1️⃣ Appeasement doesn’t work with putin. We’ve seen Moldova, Chechnya, Georgia, Crimea… Only a strong, united response brings results – and now is way overdue.
2️⃣ Elections are not possible during wartime. We’ve discussed this 100 times. We honor our Constitution just as Americans honor theirs.
3️⃣ No comment.
Unlike Victoria, all of our land has always been and will always remain Ukrainian.
Reminder :
Yana survived Bucha by the skin of her teeth. She hid in a basement.
Her father later died from the stress he suffered.
The nazi gargoyle is a sadist. So are most of his fans.
The ones in the west who work so hard for his malevolent interests are evil and should go the same way as Lord Haw Haw.
We have to accept the fact that, by and large, the human race is sick. I don’t have to mention all the horrors that are done or accepted for money, sex, drugs, and power. No crimes are brutal enough for many individuals in their quest to get what they want. This goes for despotic governments, which there are more of in this world than democratic ones, and organized crime, street gangs, politicians, CEOs, warlords, the common street thug, and so forth. The crimes committed are not only directed at people, but to nature as well. Anything goes for a buck.
Speaking of international entities, as mentioned above, the IOC, FIFA, the Red Cross, UN, OSCE, PACE, and many others are at least partially awash with money from wealthy individuals, organized crime syndicates, and even countries. Mafia land plays a major role in this corruption, and so we see pro-russian viewpoints and actions due to officials being deeply corrupted. It doesn’t matter that russia is a state sponsor of terrorism, a war criminal, an organized crime syndicate, and a dictatorship. It doesn’t matter that this country is responsible for huge amounts of brutal crimes. What does matter is its continued flow of money into corrupted officials’ bank accounts.