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“All of Putin’s actions today

artappraiser — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 21:20:21 +0000

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“All of Putin’s actions today are aimed at getting out of this corner from which the only way out is the nuclear button,” Vladimir Pastukhov, a Russian analyst said in a phone interview. “In a sense, what has just happened really increases risks for him.”https://t.co/TWW584vMWz
— Valerie Hopkins (@VALERIEinNYT) October 10, 2022

Hard-liners in Russia have been pushing this strategy for a very long time, said @YudinGreg “Like, we have to scare them into submission,’’ he said of the hard-right viewpoint. “So, in order to do that, we have to be really, really violent.”https://t.co/TWW584vMWz
— Valerie Hopkins (@VALERIEinNYT) October 10, 2022

In his speech, Putin made one notable omission: He did not mention the West as the ultimate culprit behind Crimean bridge explosion or other suspected Ukr attacks. That's a departure from typical Kremlin rhetoric that portrays DC/London as puppeteers behind Ukraine’s resistance.
— Valerie Hopkins (@VALERIEinNYT) October 10, 2022

The shift was a possible signal that the Russian leader was interested in controlling the escalation of the war, and that he was not on the verge of provoking a direct conflict with NATO.
Today's story, with @antontroian https://t.co/TWW584vMWz
— Valerie Hopkins (@VALERIEinNYT) October 10, 2022

“There was something in the

artappraiser — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 23:24:29 +0000

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“There was something in the truck that exploded,” said a structural engineer, now in a specialised branch of the Ukrainian military. “Something special.”

.@MehulAtLarge and Roman Olearchyk break down all the evidence around the Crimean bridge explosionhttps://t.co/u5IrTpdoAU
— max seddon (@maxseddon) October 9, 2022

Ricks' comment here

artappraiser — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 23:19:40 +0000

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Ricks' comment here translates as "shit just got real" -

"дерьмо только что стало реальным" https://t.co/sfZF0xpZSd
— Thomas E. Ricks (@tomricks1) October 9, 2022

Why Russia’s military is

artappraiser — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 22:59:53 +0000

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Why Russia’s military is flailing? Mark Kelton, former Dep Dir for CIA counterintelligence: “The system is based on lies.” Rob Dannenberg, CIA station chief in Moscow on 9/11 when FSB tried to help US: “Russians didn’t know anything. Their files were bankrupt.” #threatcon22
— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) October 9, 2022

Mark Kelton, former CIA National Clandestine Service, tells @gregmyre1 @thecipherbrief #threatcon22 “Russia has already been defeated (in Ukraine.) We are on an escalatory cycle and it is getting worse. Putin cannot negotiate about Russian territory and survive.”
— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) October 9, 2022

Russians in Chornobyl: they

artappraiser — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 22:57:43 +0000

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Russians in Chornobyl: they entered it the very first day of war.

In a story by @Hromadske locals amd employees of the nuclear power plant tell about their maraudership and what Russians left after them pic.twitter.com/Ysr8TveBTI
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) October 9, 2022

Chinese whispers & Putin's

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:14:27 +0000

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Chinese whispers & Putin's 70th

Sorry, looks like a blowjob...
— Detlev Nitsche (@detlevnitsche) October 8, 2022

so many tweets on it now,

artappraiser — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 07:16:59 +0000

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so many tweets on it now, Twitter has made a Live Events page: Key bridge connecting Crimea to Russia partially collapses

Whether it was an ATACMS

artappraiser — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 07:10:44 +0000

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Whether it was an ATACMS strike, or explosive sabotage to the train, the destruction of the #Kerch Bridge is going to have massive implications for Russian logistics. There is now only one railway supplying Russian forces in the west, and its just 34km from Ukrainian lines. pic.twitter.com/SAKnFiuPKd
— Colby Badhwar (@ColbyBadhwar) October 8, 2022

The Guardian's Moscow

artappraiser — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 07:08:49 +0000

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The Guardian's Moscow correspondent

There is now security footage that purports to show a truck exploding on the Crimean Bridge. If this is all true, it means this was a suicide attack. pic.twitter.com/GrjmzVnZFJ
— Andrew Roth (@Andrew__Roth) October 8, 2022

very interesting two-word

artappraiser — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 07:04:39 +0000

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very interesting two-word tweet in English; related?

sick burn
— Ukraine / Україна (@Ukraine) October 8, 2022