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Yes, it would be the first country from the erstwhile Soviet Bloc to do this.
Do us a favor, though, do not say "former Soviet republic", "ehemalige Sovjetrepublik".
It's been a third of a century. We all have troglodytes to deal with.
https://news.err.ee/1608978632/government-approves-draft-same-sex-marriage-act #ERR
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Why Putin Needs Wagner | Foreign Affairs https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russian-federation/why-putin-needs-wagner
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Special Counsel Jack Smith is NEVER going to get to finish.
RT @MuellerSheWrote: He told her that he and Donald were selling pardons for $2M, which he would split with Donald. 7/ https://t.co/7fchOP0XrR
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Covfeve was a media soundbite too.
RT @renato_mariotti: Mueller rightfully resisted using the term "collusion," which has no legal meaning in this context, instead focusing on conspiracy law.
Durham's report comes out and says there is "no actual evidence of collusion," a media soundbite, not a legal conclusion.
What a contrast.
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From World Wars to the Cold War to Ukraine: How Central Europe Survives https://freebeacon.com/culture/from-world-wars-to-the-cold-war-to-ukraine-how-central-europe-survives/
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"And with the exception of Austria, every country in the EU, and even Switzerland, has provided some form of lethal or nonlethal aid and training to the Ukrainian military since the war started"
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/russia-war-ukraines-hidden-advantage?utm_medium=social via @ForeignAffairs
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From the great but de-platformed former twitter giant and all round public intellectual and freedom defender, Benjamin Wittes, of @LawfareProject and @BrookingsInst
Always read Benjamin Wittes. https://open.substack.com/pub/benjaminwittes/p/the-25000-question?utm_source=direct&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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Best, most revealing thread of the day on what Russian mythology is about.
RT @mbk_center: It’s very interesting to see who Putin chose to sit next to during the Victory Day parade.
The two men next to him in this photo may have been presented as WW2 veterans, but neither served in that war at all.
But if they are not WW2 veterans, who are they? 1/6 https://t.co/aE1PrhFa0U
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An International Special Tribunal is the Only Viable Path to a Just and Lasting Peace in Ukraine https://www.justsecurity.org/86516/an-international-special-tribunal-is-the-only-viable-path-to-a-just-and-lasting-peace-in-ukraine/
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No surprise. This is a matter for Spanish counter-intelligence:
https://www.dw.com/en/russia-staging-protests-for-anti-ukraine-propaganda-report/a-65544741?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
RT @AlexKokcharov: Today in #Madrid, #Spain, there was a pro-Russian rally taking place.
It’s sickening to see this monstrosity while #Russia continues its barbaric and genocidal war against #Ukraine:
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Discord leaks show fight between Wagner chief Prigozhin and Russian military - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/05/wagner-russia-ukraine-discord-leak/
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Russian commanders tell their soldiers they are ''cannon fodder'': Ukraine’s General Staff on Russian forces' morale | Ukrainska Pravda https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/6/7400990/
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Attn @TheRickWilson @SykesCharlie 🤷♂️
RT @AlexBores: That's a picture of @ManhattanDA Alvin Bragg…
@TedCruz, do you think all black people look alike, or is it just the people working for you that do?
Either way, can't wait for @ColinAllredTX to retire you in ‘24. https://t.co/qnbKqBY8Ej
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Yes, Dan. And we were dismissed, haughtily, by those who ignored the evidence in favor of their el Dorado illusions.
RT @AmbDanFried: Some us were pretty sure about Putin’s course of aggression abroad after the Russo-Georgian War of 2008 and Putin’s threat at the ‘08 Bucharest NATO Summit to claim Crimea as Russian. https://t.co/x1fs7rsmds
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“The Cult of the Founders”. Brilliant from @henryfarrell. https://crookedtimber.org/2023/05/06/the-cult-of-the-founders/
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Animals
RT @anno1540: "They showed the severed heads of our comrades": a discharged soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told about his captivity in the "Wagner" PMK
47-year-old Oleksandr Koval spent 40 days in captivity. He was held in the premises of a former shoe factory in Donbas along with… https://t.co/xf3kLTVqi5 https://t.co/o0SbYc4Zj4
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Thread:
RT @SamRamani2: Leaked US intelligence documents reveal more about the feud between the Wagner Group and Russian Defence Ministry
Some highlights /1
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1. Except Estonia has the lowest percentage of people who believe in God *in the world*.
2. No discussion of Protestants at all??
3. It’s Halford Mackinder, not “Macker”
4. Perhaps investigate more before generalizing this much.
https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-religion-matters-central-and-eastern-europe-206448
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A thread from the first non-commie foreign minister of Russia, Andrei Kozyrev. Also the only democrat.
RT @andreivkozyrev: A choir of voices calls for a “realistic” settlement in Ukraine, with Russia gaining at least Crimea. One can only imagine what will happen after that in the long run. Thread.
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