A mini-thread on why the russians should not be listened to about the #visaban

Author: Альона ꑭ Шевченко
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☀️Hello world,

I am a 🇺🇦 activist who's had to deal with that same "oppressed"🇷🇺 "opposition" (AKA FSB-itches) everyone feels sorry so for

I have a piece of advice for you

❗️WAKE

❗️THE FUCK

❗️UP

Pussy Riot turned #GenocideOfUkrainians into a #Pussyverse advert 🦄

@petite_michelle @IlvesToomas Can you imagine during WWII, German and Japanese citizens being welcomed as tourist in the free world? It’s crazy that the free world is even debating whether to give Russians tourist Visas.

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This is what they do every time. All russians.

#VisaBan #BanRussianTourists #russiaisaterroriststate

⚡ How To Be a Basic Russian 101⚡

✅ appropriate a Ukrainian's work & give 200 interviews taking credit for it

✅ not mention a Ukrainian person a single time

✅ turn #GenocideOfUkrainians into a "Pussyverse" promo

✅ make up accusations

🚨 play victim https://t.co/EmrPqEiRSg

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Hey, @spencemads of @thetimes, I have a story for you to expand on your great article 👆

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, a complex web of links between the arts world and the Russian state emerged. Has Putin been using culture to wield soft power beyond Russia’s borders? @spencemads reports https://t.co/wwjioNjfbH

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