In NATO, when I was office Germany blocked even contingency *planning* until Russia invaded Georgia.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/05/nato-eastern-flank-defense-russia/
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Defend ‘every inch’ of NATO territory? New strategy is a work in progress. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/05/nato-eastern-flank-defense-russia/
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Wagner’s feud with Russian army escalates amid reports of not-so-friendly fire https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-soldiers-friendly-fire-wagner-group-yevgeny-prigozhin-bakhmut-ukraine-war/
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https://t.co/56IjydDpJt’s%20Alpine%20Fortress&utm_source=https://t.co/0vbBZ5sXVO&utm_campaign=5aba1cb028-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_06_05_07_16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_10959edeb5-5aba1cb028-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D
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Blaming Nato for Ukraine war denies smaller states’ sovereignty over defence: Estonian PM https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/blaming-nato-for-ukraine-war-denies-smaller-states-sovereignty-over-defence-estonian-pm
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How Austria became Putin’s Alpine Fortress https://www.politico.eu/article/austria-russia-vladimir-putin-alpine-fortress-ukraine/
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Riddle Russia — Russia’s Lonely Fleets https://ridl.io/russia-s-lonely-fleets/
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Wagner in Bahmut and Russian rebels in Belgograd each are taking Russian POWs.
Something is happening, just random coincidence or are we seeing the inevitable fraying of Bardakistan?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65804249
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O Bardakistan, you are so predictable, so on brand, so utterly hopeless.
RT @ChrisO_wiki: 1/ Men evacuated from Shebekino are causing havoc at Belgorod State University, where they've been relocated. Students are complaining of sexual harassment, drunkenness and rowdy behaviour. "Get together as a group, find those men and smash their faces in," one student says. ⬇️ https://t.co/igHptufg67
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"Things fall apart. The center cannot hold"
RT @Seveerity: "The Wagnerites captured a lieutenant colonel of the russian army, who fired at their car during the withdrawal from Bakhmut ," - Prigozhin's press service.
🤷🏼♂️😆 https://t.co/2tHiVwSQ6I
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Now this is rather wild. Really wild.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65788462
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Arvestades kelle ja millega algas eesti kaasaegne kirjandus, ei saa ma mitte aru, miks meie homofoobid arvavad, et andes võrdseid õigusi geidele, hukkub eesti keel, riik ja kultuur.
http://ancientboy.blogspot.com/2011/03/emakeele-paevaks-ehk-alo-ning-jaak.html
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A rather interesting thread...
RT @BadBalticTakes: For decades, russian chauvinism has dominated much of the “Russia expert” industry, clouding the world’s understanding of Russia’s continued imperialism.
I know I already posted this screenshot but I’m still staggered by how obvious a giveaway it is about their attitudes.
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Feudal overlords always have had different laws than their vassals
Plan to Allow Chinese in Russia to Live Extraterritorially Under Chinese Laws Outrages Russians http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2023/06/plan-to-allow-chinese-in-russia-to-live.html
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1665423709484531714
Russian Liberals have Failed to Offer Alternative to Kremlin’s Imperialist Narrative. http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2023/05/russian-liberals-have-failed-to-offer.html
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1665418226019323906
Putin Promoting Rudeness as Part of General Attack on Russian Culture.
Opositsiooni räigus ning agressiivne matslus on veel osa Putini poliitkast, mida nad muu ideede puudumisel on juba pikemat aega matkinud. http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2023/05/putin-promoting-rudeness-as-part-of.html
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Thread on mounting worries in Russia on where it’s all going ⬇️
RT @SamRamani2: Mikhail Khodaryonok was one of the few Russian state media voices who warned about the difficulties of invading Ukraine before February 2022
Here's what he has to say now /1
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