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Writing in a Twitter post on July 21, Loomer focused on the symbolism of Moscow targeting the very first McDonald’s location that opened in Ukraine after the fall of the Soviet Union.
“Three days ago, Russia launched 40 ballistic missiles into Kyiv, Ukraine, striking civilian districts in the Ukrainian capital, and the oldest McDonald’s in Ukraine, underscoring the human and symbolic cost of Moscow’s war,” she said.
“The McDonalds in Kyiv, Ukraine’s very first, opened in 1997, has become one of the most resilient symbols of defiance during the war. The restaurant has sustained damage at least seven times since the full-scale invasion began …”
Loomer then described how both Ukrainian and Western businesses are being targeted by Russian strikes across the country, suggesting that Moscow “is not an ally of the United States or the West.”
“These attacks on ordinary gathering places, where families eat, students meet, and workers grab quick meals, sends a clear message,” she wrote.
“Russia is not an ally of the United States or the West. By striking symbols of Western presence and normal civilian life, and by firing at American businesses, Moscow demonstrates contempt for the very idea of a prosperous, Western-oriented Ukraine.”
On July 20, Loomer acknowledged she previously spread false claims about Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy under the influence of Russian propaganda. She said she had lived in an “information bubble” and came to Ukraine to verify claims she had heard online. On her first day she said she saw photos of priests killed by Russian forces in Bucha, a mass grave from the occupation, and images of Ukrainian prisoners-of-war. “Who then are the Nazis? I was lied to for years. I was wrong. I have to correct what I said before. Russia conducts information warfare very well,” she said on her Loomer Unleashed podcast.
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Section: Nation
Author: Eric Malinowski
