As Russia’s armed forces fight among themselves, it’s hard to know who’s in control | Samantha de Bendern https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/09/russian-armed-forces-infighting-yevgeny-prigozhin?CMP=share_btn_tw
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Analytic thread by @anders_aslund
RT @anders_aslund: Putin's many weaknesses as a ruler is now becoming evident. The truth about Putin is that he has had tremendous luck, but not been particularly able. He has thrived on loyalty & slow deliberate decision-making, But now his many shortfalls are becoming costly.
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.@peterpomeranzev being brilliant again. Damn. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/11/ecocide-russia-ukraine-war-kakhovka-dam-destroyed?CMP=share_btn_tw
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Same as it's ever been.
Russia’s opposition fails to unite against Putin https://www.ft.com/content/17acd2fc-fc81-4238-ac29-ddbf82702c24
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Excellent piece by @CatherineBelton echoes similar jingoist views in the recent Meduza story on expat "liberals" rooting for Russia to win.
This hardening of attitudes will guarantee ostracism as a pariah nation for generations of Russians.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/10/putin-political-risks-ukraine-counteroffensive/
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The longer the war goes on, the more it “is turning into a personal matter for Russians” & the harder it is becoming to contemplate any withdrawal of forces, no matter how great the understanding is among the elite that the invasion was a huge mistake, a Russian billionaire said.
RT @CatherineBelton: "Infighting among battlefield leaders, drone attacks on Moscow, & a spate of unprecedented incursions by paramilitary groups into Russian regions bordering Ukraine ar…
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‘Warsaw feels like a mini Soviet Union’: how Russian is gaining ground in Poland’s capital | Poland | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/10/warsaw-mini-soviet-union-russian-poland-capital-exiles
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The Eastern Front: Terror and Torture in Ukraine https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/the-eastern-front-terror-and-torture-in-ukraine/
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Torturing 16-year-olds is something Russians do.
RT @halyapuff: #Russia invaders of #Berdiansk seize and torture two 16-year-old #Ukraine lads, threaten 20-year sentences
#Ohannisian #Khanhanov #LetMyPeopleGo #StandWithUkraine #StopRussia #Zaporizhzhia
https://khpg.org/en/1608812370 https://t.co/A5dCOg3uso
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How Putin’s War Became Russia’s War https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russian-federation/how-putins-war-became-russias-war?utm_medium=social via @ForeignAffairs
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RT @ilvestoomas: "Putin’s war has become the war of all Russians. His legacy will remain part of their legacy, and it will continue to weigh heavily on their domestic affairs and the country’s relationship with the rest of the world."
True. And for generations. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russian-federation/how-putins-war-became-russias-war?utm_medium=social
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"Putin’s war has become the war of all Russians. His legacy will remain part of their legacy, and it will continue to weigh heavily on their domestic affairs and the country’s relationship with the rest of the world."
True. And for generations. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russian-federation/how-putins-war-became-russias-war?utm_medium=social
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17 fatalities, 736 crashes: The shocking toll of Tesla’s Autopilot https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/06/10/tesla-autopilot-crashes-elon-musk/
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This, by Amb. Mike @McFaul, is very good.
RT @McFaul: My take on how to measure winners and losers in the Ukrainian Counteroffensive:
https://michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p/context-for-the-guessing-game-about?r=17z4l&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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In Estonia you get arrested for this
RT @NamsanLi: https://t.co/ta4SQL3VXC
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Context for the Guessing Game about the Ukrainian Counteroffensive., by @McFaul https://open.substack.com/pub/michaelmcfaul/p/context-for-the-guessing-game-about?r=qn26&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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Reading it might prove useful.
RT @Acyn: Pence: Merrick Garland, stop hiding behind the special counsel and stand before the American people and explain why this indictment went forward. https://t.co/VBDQDuQLpM
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Iran seeks ‘billions’ worth of Russian aircraft and weapons in exchange for drones, U.S. says https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/09/iran-russia-military-drones/
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Could Russia be held accountable for the destruction of the Kakhovka dam? https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/can-russia-be-held-accountable-for-the-destruction-of-kakhovka-dam/
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