Ukraine's GUR head believes "anonymous" Telegram channel owners should register so the Agency knows who's behind them
Ukraine's GUR head believes "anonymous" Telegram channel owners should register so the Agency knows who's behind them
Кирило Буданов - найпублічніший керівник воєнної розвідки не тільки в історії України, а й в масштабах всього світу. Його прогнози вже не такі оптимістичні, але, як стверджує він, Україна не програє у цій війні.
Just for the context GUR is Ukraine's Main Intelligence Agency. Practically like the CIA is in the US.
The relevant part, translated:
BBC: You recently spoke about Telegram being a problem for Ukraine.
Kyrylo Budanov: I can repeat that again for you. It is a huge problem.
BBC: And what can be done about it?
Kyrylo Budanov: Or, as they say, to put it in order - at least legally force everyone to register, so it is clear who is behind which media resource, and Telegram has already definitely acquired the status of media. There is no question of influence or pressure - the issue is not about that. If you want to promote your position - and it may not please someone and that is normal in a democratic society - take responsibility. What are you afraid to say who you are?
BBC: So you're talking about anonymous Telegram channels?
Kyrylo Budanov: They are all anonymous. Do you know a single Telegram channel that openly said I am this person? That's the answer.
BBC: Could their closure become a solution to this problem? Blocking?
Kyrylo Budanov: Temporarily yes, but I still believe they need to be forced to register. This will not be pressure on the press. In a democratic society, I say again, you cannot simply exert pressure...
Why am I even telling you this? You are a media representative. Would you be very happy if someone came to you and said: that's it, from now on you write like this? Of course, that would be abnormal. But being afraid to say who you are is also wrong. And throwing anything into the ether on behalf of an anonymous person, excuse me, paid from completely different parts of the world is also abnormal.
"We're not pressuring them, we are merely holding them accountable"
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Homie needs to stfu and realize that he's the middleman in a proxy war and stop saying stupid shit in public that could damage his ability to do his job.
And it's incredibly stupid shit.
Lmao, I like this kind of political commentary
It's interesting how the biggest comments either pretend there is no war, or remove Ukrainian self-determination from discussion of it.
Seems kind of like those people who try to lump in Palestinians in Gaza with some imaginary monolith of "all Muslims" in the middle east.
Ukrainian self determination LMFAOOOOOOO
Apparently people like you have bought so deeply into imperialist thought that you can't fathom anybody being independent outside of a great national power.
Eurasia has always been at war with Oceania, therefore Oceania must have been responsible.
Ukrainian self determination ended with CIA coup in 2013. Ukraine was no longer a sovereign state from that point when Yanukovich, the democratically elected president, was forced to flee his country. CIA's coup in 2003 failed and Ukraine was still sovereign until 2013.
Honestly, you should be scared that Zelensky has said twice that he wants Ukraine to be the new Israel, and begged for WW3 last year.
Ukrainians wanted Yanukovich, the most unpopular and probably most corrupt Ukrainian president, gone.
Despite attempts to treat Ukrainians as lesser beings by pointing to an imaginary puppet master, they did this on their own accord, and only 4.9% of them wanted him to return.
So democracy is now worse than US coup dictatorship? Decide if you want to call Ukraine sovereign or not. US puppet means Ukraine is not sovereign.
I think you misunderstand me. The Ukrainians made their own choice in 2014. There was no US "coup". That's the year Russia's puppet was removed, and the year Putin turned to an invasion.
Ukrainians made their own choice in 2014. There was no US "coup".
Ever heard the leaked call between Victoria Nuland and Geoffrey Pyatt? Or is that leaked call Russian propaganda too?
The call proves nothing.
For comparison, white supremacists believe Jews are engineering the end of the "white race" because of a piece of paper in an SPLC office. This also proves nothing.