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https://twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/ Storyteller, Constant Gardener, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ, Central Asia, Spain, football, books, occasional rant.

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๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜†: ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐˜† ๐—จ๐—ธ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ โ€ฆ. ๐—จ๐—ธ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€.
twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/this-is-ho...

25.01.2026 22:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐—ช๐—›๐—ฌโ“๏ธ The Ukrainians are having a rough enough time as it is.
For more on Mark 'Daddy' Rutte:
twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com

02.02.2026 18:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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....and still, 99% of my American friends - Democrats as well as not - assure me that 'basically, our society is healthy, our checks and balances work, the problem is Donald Trump...' ๐Ÿค”

02.02.2026 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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And the prize for most bizarre use of the words "๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐— ๐—˜ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ก" goes to Putin's liar-in-chief Peskov - who is surprised that the Baltics and Poland do NOT love Russians.
I wrote a piece about why, Mr Peskov - it is called '๐™๐‘ผ๐™Ž๐‘บ๐™„๐‘จ = ๐‘ผ๐™‰-๐˜พ๐‘ฐ๐™‘๐‘ฐ๐™‡๐‘ฐ๐™•๐‘ฌ๐˜ฟ', read it here:
open.substack.com/pub/twogrump...

01.02.2026 12:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#RussianWarCrimes
While Trump pretends that Putin is interested in peace, Russia bombed a passenger train in Kharkiv, with 296 people on board, killing 5.
No military targets - people.
READ "This is how Russia 'negotiates' โžก๏ธ wake up, POTUS!
twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/this-is-ho...

28.01.2026 07:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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This morning, on Facebook, I published an 8-second-long video of a burning train in Ukraine, but then...
twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/how-democr...

28.01.2026 12:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#RussianWarCrimes
While Trump pretends that Putin is interested in peace, Russia bombed a passenger train in Kharkiv, with 296 people on board, killing 5.
No military targets - people.
READ "This is how Russia 'negotiates' โžก๏ธ wake up, POTUS!
twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/this-is-ho...

28.01.2026 07:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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A motley crew of dictators, almost-dictators and wanna-be-dictators. Lead by Donald Trump, his friends Vladimir Putin and Tony Blair are also joining for the next meeting.
MOTTO: 'What is $1 billion between friends?'
('In any case we have stolen the dosh from our populations, of course.')

23.01.2026 19:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป '๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฝ' - bombing the same building twice with a few minutes in-between = deliberately to kill rescuers and family members trying to help.
I wrote a piece about #RussianWarCrimes in ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—— ๐—œ๐—ง ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ (free):
twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/this-is-ho...

26.01.2026 10:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I wrote a piece about #RussianWarCrimes in ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ - and why POTUS is ignoring them, and Putin is smiling.
๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—— ๐—œ๐—ง ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:
twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/this-is-ho...

26.01.2026 10:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฐ - ๐—ž๐˜†๐—ถ๐˜ƒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
Today, Russia will celebrate the lifting of the siege of Leningrad, January 1944....
open.substack.com/pub/twogrump...

27.01.2026 07:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A MUST READ
A friend - herself a journalist in Russia who had to flee after criticising the war in Ukraine - sent us this, drawing a parallel between the Nazi siege of Leningrad in WWII and Ukraine in 2026.

twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/leningrad-...

26.01.2026 21:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป '๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฝ' - bombing the same building twice with a few minutes in-between = deliberately to kill rescuers and family members trying to help.
I wrote a piece about #RussianWarCrimes in ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—— ๐—œ๐—ง ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ (free):
twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/this-is-ho...

26.01.2026 10:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I wrote a piece about #RussianWarCrimes in ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ - and why POTUS is ignoring them, and Putin is smiling.
๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—— ๐—œ๐—ง ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:
twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/this-is-ho...

26.01.2026 10:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜†: ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐˜† ๐—จ๐—ธ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ โ€ฆ. ๐—จ๐—ธ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€.
twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/this-is-ho...

25.01.2026 22:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"Europeans love me" Donald Trump often repeats. Yes, that's right, Donald - in Europe moron, buffoon, crook, vulgar, dumb, paedophile and felon are all terms of endearment.
We never called Obama and Biden such things - it's because we like you so much more, Donald, that's why.

25.01.2026 12:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Putin lies nearly as often as Trump.

25.01.2026 00:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is how Russia โ€˜negotiatesโ€™ โžก๏ธ โ€˜wake up, POTUS!โ€™ As the U.S., Russia and Ukraine meet for the first time since 2022, Putin launches a massive bomb attack on Kyiv. Half the city is without heating. Coincidence?

As the U.S., Russia and Ukraine meet for the first time since 2022, Putin launches a massive bomb attack on Kyiv. Half the city is without heating. Coincidence?

twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/this-is-ho...

24.01.2026 20:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is how Russia โ€˜negotiatesโ€™ โžก๏ธ โ€˜wake up, POTUS!โ€™ As the U.S., Russia and Ukraine meet for the first time since 2022, Putin launches a massive bomb attack on Kyiv. Half the city is without heating. Coincidence?

As the U.S., Russia and Ukraine meet for the first time since 2022, Putin launches a massive bomb attack on Kyiv. Half the city is without heating. Coincidence?

twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/this-is-ho...

24.01.2026 20:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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This is how Russia โ€˜negotiatesโ€™ โžก๏ธ โ€˜wake up, POTUS!โ€™ As the U.S., Russia and Ukraine meet for the first time since 2022, Putin launches a massive bomb attack on Kyiv. Half the city is without heating. Coincidence?

As the U.S., Russia and Ukraine meet for the first time since 2022, Putin launches a massive bomb attack on Kyiv. Half the city is without heating. Coincidence?

twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/this-is-ho...

24.01.2026 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is how Russia โ€˜negotiatesโ€™ โžก๏ธ โ€˜wake up, POTUS!โ€™ As the U.S., Russia and Ukraine meet for the first time since 2022, Putin launches a massive bomb attack on Kyiv. Half the city is without heating. Coincidence?

As the U.S., Russia and Ukraine meet for the first time since 2022, Putin launches a massive bomb attack on Kyiv. Half the city is without heating. Coincidence?

twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/this-is-ho...

24.01.2026 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is how Russia โ€˜negotiatesโ€™ โžก๏ธ โ€˜wake up, POTUS!โ€™ As the U.S., Russia and Ukraine meet for the first time since 2022, Putin launches a massive bomb attack on Kyiv. Half the city is without heating. Coincidence?

As the U.S., Russia and Ukraine meet for the first time since 2022, Putin launches a massive bomb attack on Kyiv. Half the city is without heating. Coincidence?

twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/this-is-ho...

24.01.2026 20:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You misspelled "BORED".

24.01.2026 08:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24877    ๐Ÿ” 5183    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1323    ๐Ÿ“Œ 244
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This is how Russia โ€˜negotiatesโ€™ โžก๏ธ โ€˜wake up, POTUS!โ€™ As the U.S., Russia and Ukraine meet for the first time since 2022, Putin launches a massive bomb attack on Kyiv. Half the city is without heating. Coincidence?

Exactly.
I wrote this:
As the U.S., Russia and Ukraine meet for the first time since 2022, Putin launches a massive bomb attack on Kyiv. Half the city is without heating. Coincidence?

twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/this-is-ho...

24.01.2026 20:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A motley crew of dictators, almost-dictators and wanna-be-dictators. Lead by Donald Trump, his friends Vladimir Putin and Tony Blair are also joining for the next meeting.
MOTTO: 'What is $1 billion between friends?'
('In any case we have stolen the dosh from our populations, of course.')

23.01.2026 19:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PRIORITIESโ—๏ธ
Thank God that some - when the rest of us are losing our minds worrying about Ukraine, Greenland, Venezuela, ICE and global warming - keep a level head focusing on what's important.

23.01.2026 18:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Oh, the Russian dictator must be laughing, laughing, lying, murdering and stealing.
For more on what happens when you let a spoiled and stupid 5-year old ru(i)n the world:
twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com 2/2

23.01.2026 13:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Illustrating that European leaders finally have realised The Madness of King Donald.
Analysts say that the equipment and level of readiness of the Danish troops was comparable to the Cold War/facing the threat from the USSR.
(Source of information: Denmark's Radio) 1/2

23.01.2026 13:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ˜ 'It is MY ball, and if you don't agree that I am the bestest player in the world, I will just take my ball and go home and you have no ball to play with. Na-naa-na-naa' ๐Ÿ˜

For more on what happens when you let a spoiled and stupid 5-year old ru(i)n the world:
twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com

23.01.2026 08:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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