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Resident Fellow, @ACEurasia ; @CERESGeorgetown | RPCV 🇺🇦 | fan of Odes(s)a, defensive midfielders, and well-written newsletters | views/tweets are mine, man

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6 months

‼️Great graphic showing how a significant portion of Ukraine funding is actually spent in the US, including key battleground states. Billions of dollars to US businesses+tons of jobs for American workers. A huge win-win-win for Americans, our national interests, and Ukraine.

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A small group of Russians are fighting for Ukraine in Bakhmut: “'Yes, I kill my countrymen, but they have become criminals. They came to a foreign land to rob and kill and destroy. They kill civilians, children and women.'”

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Russian nationals fighting for Ukraine vow to resist Moscow’s forces ‘until the end’ | CNN

A soldier in a Ukrainian uniform morosely contemplates the ruins of an Orthodox monastery in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. He is one of a number of Russian nationals fighting with Ukraine against...

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⚡️19 US national security experts agree: "The war in Ukraine has reached a decisive moment and vital US interests are at stake." Strong American military support for Ukraine is also a smart investment in US and European security.

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⚡️ New @FoxNews polling shows 66% of American voters support major US support for Ukraine. That’s +4% on November, and +10% on voters who want to do **more** to help Ukraine. 🇺🇸 public support for 🇺🇦 has always been higher than it gets credit for, and support may be trending up.

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‼️FOX NEWS POLL: Since November, there has been a 10-point surge in those thinking the U.S. should be doing more to help #Ukraine .

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Today I went down a rabbit hole looking into Russian state media’s August 2022 Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) filings in the US. 🚨A Russian propaganda channel is paying a US conspiracy theorist $$$ to broadcast (dis/mis)information in developing countries. THREAD 1/

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The difference between US and European military aid to Ukraine is small in dollar terms and total European aid to Ukraine far outstrips total American aid. But don’t let the facts get in the way of a counterproductive story, right @Heritage ?

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Europe is well behind the U.S. in providing Ukraine military support. It is a gross disservice to the American people to send $60 billion more of their money in largely unaccountable aid, especially without Ukraine’s European neighbors stepping up their contributions.

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For those counting at home, the $75 billion that the 🇺🇸 US has sent to 🇺🇦 Ukraine since February 2022 is approximately equivalent to: - 0.16% of estimated US GDP - 0.65% of federal spending - 5.1% of US defense spending Supporting Ukraine is a cost-effective and morally right.

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⚡️Zelenskyy, speaking in Russian, delivers an 8-minute appeal to Russians: - 🇺🇦 is a free country - 🇺🇦 is not full of Nazis. (Invokes his own Jewish heritage). - 🇺🇦🇷🇺 are different, but that’s not a reason to be enemies. - 🇺🇦 will defend its territory - You 🇷🇺 can stop Putin

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⚡️ @BorisJohnson : “Has anyone heard of a guy called @TuckerCarlson ?” “[His] bad ideas are starting to infect thinking around the world about what Putin stands for...[Putin] stands for war, aggression systematic murder, rape and destruction.”

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Big day for President Vasiliy Goloborodko @ZelenskyyUa

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3 months

Missouri got $692 million in past Ukraine aid bills.

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In the early morning when nobody was watching the Senate voted to plow another $60 billion of your money into Ukraine. Not a penny for Missouri. Not a penny for radiation victims. But the Big War machine gets its billions. What a betrayal

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The story is even more stark if you look at Ukraine aid as a % of national GDP. Some EU countries are spending 2% of GDP to help Ukraine. The US has spent 0.16% GDP on aid.

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10 months

Key paragraph: When Americans learn the US has spent just 3% of the defense budget in support of Ukraine, people are more likely to say US aid is worth the cost: Dem 77% (+12) GOP 59% (+18) How US leaders frame 🇺🇸 support for 🇺🇦 is hugely important.

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75% of Americans say it's important to the United States that Ukraine wins the war against Russian aggression, including bipartisan supermajorities of Democrats (86%) and Republicans (71%)

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“Ukraine is the frontline of freedom,” says @Kasparov63 . “We are still shy of saying ‘our goal is to help Ukraine win this war’…the liberation of Ukraine will be the liberation of Russia.”

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This @nytimes article by Serge Schmemann on the prospect of peace negotiations with Russia is just as unserious as the many that have come before it. Like its clones, the piece fails to grapple with how to make Putin abide by a “ceasefire” and what do to when Russia violates it.

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Been waiting on this for months! Stop Russia in Ukraine because: - Russia is a threat to Ukraine AND our NATO Allies - Zero American lives lost supporting Ukraine with aid - China is watching how we react to aggression Solid stuff, @POTUS 👏🏻

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2 years

Quick recap: Kremlin propaganda channel pays American conspiracy theorist @BenSwann_ $400k+ to spread his dubious views on TV to audiences in India, China, Africa, and South America. Mr. Swann set up his own personal media company in the US months ago to do just that. 9/

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Even though much of the world has condemned Russia for its full-scale war of aggression in Ukraine, Russian malign influence is a real and continuing problem in the US and around the globe. 10/END

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As we see, Rebel Media is owned+founded by American conspiracy theorist/ex-RT employee Benjamin Swann @BenSwann_ , best-known for hawking Pizzagate conspiracies and anti-vaccine disinformation. For context, his social media platform “Sovren” promotes ties with Alex Jones. 5/

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One fighter "joined the Ukrainian military shortly after he saw the atrocities perpetrated by Russian soldiers in the suburbs of Bucha, Irpin and Borodianka."

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President @ZelenskyyUa announced 🇺🇦 Minister of Defense @oleksiireznikov will be replaced by current head of the State Property Fund @rustem_umerov . Quick thread on why change now and why Umerov. Spoiler: I think this is a very sensible move. 1/

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Some digging in the FARA database reveals that TV Novosti, parent organization of Russian propaganda channel RT, signed a contract with “Rebel Media Productions” to produce content NOT for the US, but to broadcast specifically to “India, China, and South America.” 4/

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I started digging after reading @caitlinoprysko ’s update for @politico on Friday that Rossiya Segodnya, the parent company of Russian propaganda org Sputnik, had re-upped its media production deal with US partner Ghebi LLC for 2022/23 at ~$7 million. 2/

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Side note: Mr. Swann writes that he believes TV Novosti receives funding “in part” from the Russian government. Turns out, TV Novosti received the MOST Kremlin funding of any Russian news outlet in 2022—25 billion rubles. 6/

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But Russia targeting Americans with propaganda and disinformation is old news, frankly. 3/

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Mr. Swann filed under FARA on August 5, 2022 with the express purpose of broadcasting Russian state propaganda for TV audiences in the developing world. TV Novosti will pay him an initial $420,000 (nice, Ben) for his efforts. 8/

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Mr. Swann registered Rebel Media Productions LLC in Florida on March 24 2022 as a “foreign for-profit corporation.” Rebel Media Prod. comes up empty in online searches—Mr. Swann does appear to be its sole proprietor. 7/

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"Ukrainian NATO membership would mean an end to dreams of restoring the Russian Empire. This would be good news for all Russians." Convincing piece by @Leonid_Gozman in #UkraineAlert on why Ukraine's NATO accession would be good news for Russia.

Why Ukrainian NATO membership would actually be good for Russia

Vladimir Putin claims one of the main goals of his Ukraine invasion is to prevent the country joining NATO, but in reality this objective actually goes directly against Russia’s own national intere...

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🚨New @DataProgress polling shows 74% of Dems and 52% of independents believe aid to Ukraine is a national priority for the US. Even a plurality of Republicans (48%) say Ukraine aid is a priority. Americans know support for Ukraine is a strategic layup for the United States.

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Credit where it’s due: this may be the Biden admin’s most effective messaging tool on Ukraine yet. Well done, @WhiteHouse !

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Important point: Ukraine’s air defenses continue to be incredibly effective against RU rockets+drones, regularly downing them at a 80-90% rate. This has saved hundreds of lives and infrastructure. Congress can’t look away—put Ukraine aid to a vote and get Kyiv more air defense.

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Огромная трагедия в Украине сегодня. Однако отмечу, что ПВО сработало очень хорошо. Запущено больше 100 разных боеприпасов — в основном крылатые ракеты. Если бы даже половина добралась до земли целыми, мы бы увидели 50 таких разрушенных зданий в Киеве и Харькове. Уровень

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Paging literally any @WhiteHouse NSC comms person. #WhateverVictoryTakes 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇺🇸

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“We have to stop Putin and the place to stop Putin is in Ukraine. And Ukrainians are our natural partners in that fight.” – @ACEurasia senior director @JohnEdHerbst at the #StandWithUkraine rally today in Washington.

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Wondering what Viktor Medvedchuk has been up to since his expulsion from Ukraine? The EU declined to sanction him, so he's been bribing EU politicians + funding a Prague-based disinfo network 🙃 Lots more in @Francis_W_Shin 's superb #UkraineAlert piece👇

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Putin is weaponizing corruption to weaken Europe from within

Recent revelations regarding a Kremlin influence operation in the heart of the EU have highlighted Europe's continued vulnerability to Russian weaponized corruption, writes Francis Shin.

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Reminder that Russia has seized and blocked 15 of Ukraine’s 18 ports in an effort to destroy the country and its economy. Ukraine’s three remaining ports are along the Danube River, two of which sit on the border with Romania.

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Basically, Reznikov had a good run, but his struggles at curbing petty corruption were cause for concern. Umerov is reform-minded and a capable manager. He’ll be well-received in the West, though he’ll have to build relationships with top defense officials from scratch 10/10.

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😬😬😬 the Russian opposition has a MASSIVE messaging problem. Russian opp blogger Maksym Katz says “the Russian opposition doesn’t owe anyone anything, especially Ukrainians.” This ain’t it.

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Fringe voices like @JDVance1 and @RepMTG have it all wrong on Ukraine and new polling shows most Republican voters know it. @ACEurasia ’s @JohnEdHerbst & Debra Cagan take down Vance and MTG’s ever-more implausible excuses for denying Ukraine aid.

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Anti-Ukraine Republicans like J.D. Vance and Marjorie Taylor Greene...

Senator J.D. Vance and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene are united in the belief that the worst thing America is doing right now is helping Ukraine stand up to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

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Reznikov was well-liked in the West, though allegations of corruption and graft scandals plagued the ministry + some of his deputies. He was key to Ramstein Formula success. Importantly, most of the allegations pertained to locally-procured aid, NOT Western weapons or funds. 3/

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Dunking on Putin’s ahistorical Ukraine claims is nothing new. “When Kyiv became a state, Moscow was still just a swamp,” - my #PeaceCorps host dad in southern Ukraine.

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"The Biden administration is happy to share Ukrainian flags on social media instead of planting them in Crimea." "Ukraine must win. Those are the three words Mr. Biden needs to say in Vilnius." 👊 from @Kasparov63 in @WSJ ⤵️

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Opinion | Ukrainians Die as America Dawdles

Fears of ‘escalation’ leave Russia feeling free to attack innocent civilians like Victoria Amelina.

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Update: many speculate Zelenskyy will name Reznikov 🇺🇦 ambassador to the UK in short order, taking up the post left vacant by Vadym Prystaiko’s dismissal in July.

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One of the most underappreciated yet hugely important developments in post-February 2022 Ukraine: Ukrainians have turned the Danube into a commercially viable shipping hub w/ access to both the Black Sea and European markets. A triumph for Kyiv, UKR business, & the Danube region.

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In 2023, Ukraine increased exports via Danube ports by 500% compared to pre-war years. This is crucial for Ukraine's economic development & enormous achievement for Ukraine with support from US, EU, & other partners. Putin's attempts to thwart Ukrainian exports continue to fail.

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The most interesting bit of Umerov’s appointment is that he was not a member of the Ze team from the beginning, like so many others. In fact, he began his tenure as an MP of the opposition Holos party, which was often highly critical of Ze’s Servant of the People. 6/

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Umerov will be confirmed by the UKR parliament in short order and become minister. Of Crimean Tatar origin, he has some profile in Washington and Europe and to me is a strong choice. 5/

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Even so, murmurs of corruption likely became untenable for Ze to keep Reznikov as minister, though there’s little evidence Reznikov had been involved directly. His time simply had come. 4/

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Stunning research showing how Moscow is artificially causing huge delays for 🇺🇦 ships in the Sea of Azov. Avg. wait time for ships pre-blockade in 2018 was ~7 hrs each way. Now entering ships wait ~20 hrs and exiting ~45 hrs. This is economic warfare.

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BlackSeaNews | The Duration of Artificial Delays of Vessels in the Kerch Strait. The Monitoring for...

From December 2018 to December 2020, due to the threat of the "Azov package" of international sanctions against Russian ports on the Sea of Azov,...

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Umerov’s capable work managing SPF helped win Zelenskyy’s trust and his squeaky clean profile in the West made him a strong candidate for the MinDef job. While he lacks major defense/security experience, so too did Reznikov when he took the job. 9/

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In Sept 2022, Ze named Umerov head of the State Property Fund, taking over from the corrupt Dmytro Sennychenko. He cleaned up the govt privatization push and had some success moving forward with large-scale privatization, though small-scale bid-rigging remains a challenge. 8/

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Reznikov had been Zelenskyy’s minister of defense for almost two years, a very solid tenure in the Ze cabinet, who is known to chop and change. Ze clearly trusted Reznikov as a manager of one of UKR’s most important ministries. 2/

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Superb clarity here from @David_Cameron on what NATO countries must do **now** to get Ukraine the support it needs to defend itself from Russia: - Get UKR air defense - Seize RU assets - Meet 2% defense spending - Pass 🇺🇸 aid ASAP 👀 @SpeakerJohnson

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⚡️This is all now very real. Prigozhin is in Rostov at the Southern Military Command. He again blames his actions and RU’s failures in Ukraine on Gerasimov and Shoigu. Says RU losses are 3-4x what is reported in the army and 10x what RU tv reports. Wild

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When Holos split in 2021, Umerov moved closer to the SoP faction and was even part of the UKR negotiating team that met with RU reps in March 2022. There were reports that he may have been poisoned there, along w/ RU oligarch Roman Abramovich. 7/

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Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian Peace Negotiators Suffer Suspected Poisoning

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⚡️New Russia sanctions just dropped. We’ve got: - New reporting requirements to try to find frozen RU sovereign assets - New measures on Western and RU entities providing/procuring dual-use tech - Sanctions on RU foreign intelligence (SVR)

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With Over 300 Sanctions, U.S. Targets Russia’s Circumvention and Evasion, Military-Industrial...

U.S. Actions, With Touchpoints in More Than 20 Jurisdictions, Coordinated with G7 and Other International Partners WASHINGTON – Today, the United States, in coordination with the G7 and other...

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Putin cried terrorism over yesterday’s drone attacks on Moscow. But as I told @BBCNews , the real terrorism is Russia’s 15 months of strikes on civilian areas in Kyiv and across Ukraine. Watch here ⤵️

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Of note: ~$20 billion in aid earmarked under Ukraine aid will go toward rebuilding US weapon stocks. Another important investment in American national security and manufacturing.

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THE SENATE'S SUPPLEMENTAL IS OUT Here's a summary: Here's the bill: follow @bresreports and @AndrewDesiderio for more -- soon.

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“Crimea is Ukraine: Stronger together” Good to be back in Kyiv💪🏻🇺🇦

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Pitch-perfect piece by @DmytroKuleba in @nytimes on Russia’s fake ceasefire talks, the importance of increased sanctions, and why military aid to Ukraine is a sensible security investment for the West.

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Opinion | I’m Ukraine’s Foreign Minister. Putin Must Be Stopped. (Published 2022)

Now is not the time to accept unfavorable cease-fire proposals.

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Quite the Washington split screen this week: Zelenskyy seeing Biden to talk aid to Ukraine and transatlantic security. Orban headed to @Heritage to plot how to hand victory to Russia.

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BREAKING!!! Biden has invited President Zelenskyy to the White House for a meeting on Tuesday, December 12 to underscore the United States’ unshakeable commitment to supporting the people of Ukraine as they defend themselves against Russia’s brutal invasion.

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Important #UkraineAlert piece by @Biz_Ukraine_Mag on Russia’s hybrid war against Ukraine in the Black Sea. The Russian navy’s current maritime maneuvers constitute economic warfare. It could easily impose a devastating blockade of Ukrainian ports.

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Black Sea blockade: Ukraine accuses Russia of major maritime escalation

While the world watches Ukraine's land borders with Russia and Belarus for signs of Putin's threatened full-scale invasion, Moscow may be in the process of opening a maritime front with a Black Sea...

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It makes no sense for the White House to grant Putin’s army a safe space from which to send glide bombs at Kharkiv & launch a new offensive. But by prohibiting Ukraine from striking targets in Russia with US weapons, that’s exactly what we have. Time to change this policy ASAP.

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This can be framed in stronger terms though: - Defend countries’ right to sovereignty - Bring Russia to justice for war crimes - Strengthen NATO - Deter future Russian aggression - Help Ukraine defeat Russia - Allow a real pivot to Asia At the cost of ZERO American lives

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If you buy the BS that no one’s explained how aiding Ukraine is in US interests, it’s: -Defend int’l laws & norms against aggression -Side with victims -Help partners -E. Europe stability -Thwart adversary -Discourage any would-be conquerer (eg China) All at relatively low cost.

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“The best way to defend the Baltics is to ensure that Ukrainians get the tools they need to defeat Russia today.” @DougKlain and I look back on a week in Brussels and Vilnius and preview how to set a course for 🇺🇦 victory in this @AtlanticCouncil piece ⬇️

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Dispatch from Vilnius: Allies still waiting for the ‘Long Telegram’ from Washington

US and European policymakers should learn from the urgency with which frontline nations regard the threat of a Russian invasion.

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Russians destroyed Mariupol, starved its Ukrainian inhabitants, and are building new subsidized housing for Russians who “want to live by the sea.” Russian civilians actively participating in ethnic cleansing. #HoldRussiaAccountable

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«Хотим жить у моря в месте с хорошей экологией» Россияне покупают квартиры и дома в Мариуполе. Вот...

После полномасштабного вторжения в Украину российская армия фактически полностью уничтожила Мариуполь, а затем захватила — и начала застраивать новыми домами. Пока федеральные каналы и другие...

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Pro-Russian MP Nestor Shufrych arrested today for photographing the positions of Ukrainian troops. He’s the same guy who was punched out on Ukrainian TV recently for refusing to condemn Putin’s invasion of Donbas and annexation of Crimea. He is who we thought he was.

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⚡️Six former US ambassadors to Ukraine respond to Tom Graham's badly misinformed @CFR_org piece on Ukraine's democratic future by asking the right question: "If the 27 member states of the EU can see Ukraine’s future clearly, why can’t Thomas Graham?"

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Ukraine Is Committed to Europe and Democracy

Ukrainians deserve credit for fighting for their democracy.

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Ukraine’s deputy PM @StefanishynaO responds: “We understand the call of our American partners. At the same time, we are fighting with the capabilities, resources and practices that we have today.” Basically, “what do you want us to do, nothing??”

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«Действуем в соответствии с лучшими стандартами НАТО». Стефанишина прокомментировала статью FT...

Вице-премьер-министр по вопросам европейской и евроатлантической интеграции Ольга Стефанишина отреагировала на резонансную статью FT о том, что США якобы призвали Украину прекратить атаки на россий...

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Scoop: The US has urged Ukraine to halt attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure, warning senior SBU and GUR officials that drone strikes risk driving up global oil prices and provoking retaliation. w/ @hallbenjamin @felschwartz @mylesmccormick_ via @FT

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Enough of this “Russia’s backyard” nonsense. Sovereign nations have the right to choose their partners and from whom they buy arms. Russian weapons failed Armenia in 2020, as did Russian peacekeepers from 2021 onward. Armenia (like all countries) has agency and is exercising it.

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France has planted its flag in Russia’s backyard with its Armenia arms deals.

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Russians fired missiles at a post office in Kharkiv overnight, killing six postal workers and seriously injuring eight more. Worth repeating: Russians bombed a post office.

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“The Kremlin has shown no interest in good-faith negotiations [with Kyiv].” I went on @BBCWorld to discuss why Ukraine refuses to discuss territorial concessions with Russia. @ACEurasia

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⚡️ Putin published an article on Russia-Africa ties and confirmed that Moscow seeks to substitute Ukrainian grain with Russian grain on world markets. Russia’s Black Sea blockade will increase food price inflation while causing major damage to the Ukrainian economy.

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Analysis of a recent @CNN poll on US support for Ukraine has hugely oversimplified the reality. Other polls (and the CNN survey), suggest 🇺🇸 public support for 🇺🇦 is much higher than many experts realize. My latest for @AtlanticCouncil ⤵️

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Americans’ support for helping Ukraine remains strong. Just look at the polls.

Polling uncovering Americans' views of US aid to Ukraine should embolden US politicians to continue to advocate for Kyiv’s victory over the Russian invaders.

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The Russian military is aiming to induce a nuclear catastrophe in Ukraine. But the West (+ China and India) can still deter Moscow from further attacks. My latest with @VVoytsitska in @TheHillOpinion ⤵️

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Russia is bombing its way toward nuclear catastrophe in Ukraine

The world’s top nuclear energy official visited Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) on March 30 and confirmed that Russia’s war on Ukraine has put the stability of Europe’s largest nu…

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@max_katz Хмм, как ты думаешь @max_katz , есть ли причина по которой Украинцы не хотят близкое отношение с русскими? 🤔

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Yesterday, 🇺🇦 PM @Denys_Shmyhal noted that the renewed Russian military threat has prompted foreign investors to divest from Ukrainian securities & put negative pressure on other economic indicators. This latest bout of Kremlin aggression is ALREADY harming Ukraine.

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Ukraine is fighting off Russia AND continuing much-needed reforms. I took a closer look at what recent developments in the Danube region can tell us about Ukraine's future. My latest in #UkraineAlert ⬇️

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Wartime Ukraine must maintain course from Russian past to European future

As Russia continues its genocidal war against Ukraine, it is more important than ever for Kyiv to maintain its commitment to the European future that so many Ukrainians are currently fighting for,...

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Ending Russia-centrism in Eurasia studies should be an imperative for American universities. Studying Russia(n) is fine and good, but it’s time to stop treating Russia as prima inter pares in regional studies.

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Why Russian studies in the West failed to provide a clue about Russia and Ukraine

The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has brought a sobering realization that, even 30 years after the fall...

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Russia is the biggest threat to Russian-speakers in Ukraine.

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‘They couldn't finish us off so they decided to drown us!’ Listen to this lady from Kherson. Imagine yourself (if you dare) in her shoes... #KakhovskaDam #Russia #Ukraine #NovaKakhovka #RussiaUkraineWar #RussiaIsATerroristState #RussianWarCrimes

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⚡️ @AlexDanylyuk breaks a bit of news: Ukraine received anti-ship harpoon missiles from the UK and has deployed them to southern Ukraine.

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STARTING SOON | As the world comes to grips with Russia's crimes in Bucha, are these atrocities a grave harbinger of the next phase of Russia’s war against Ukraine? @getmalyona , Keith Dayton, @AlexDanylyuk , & @v_milov join @JohnEdHerbst .

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The Danube River region of Odesa Oblast has begun the 🇺🇦 2022 harvest season, reports @theUBN . Grain that would head to ports in Odesa will now likely be rerouted through Romania. Rerouting will increase costs, but crop revenues will be huge for the region’s wartime economy.

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It's been 21 years(!) since Ukraine last conducted a census. Replacing outdated demographic info w/ a new 🇺🇦 census can mitigate misinformation and reinforce positive post-2014 changes. I wrote about THAT @washingtonpost map for #UkraineAlert .

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The new Ukraine needs a new census

Ukraine has not conducted a national census in more than two decades and must address this issue in order to provide up-to-date information reflecting the dramatic changes taking place within...

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🔴⚪️🔴 @Tsihanouskaya on how US citizens can help #Belarus : “Every bit of assistance helps. Write letters [to political prisoners], send money, talk with us, discuss our struggle for democracy.”

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Congrats, @terrelljstarr ! Well deserved!

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Terrell Jermaine Starr 🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸✊🏾🇬🇪

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I’m very honored to have made the 2022 U.S. National Security & Foreign Affairs Leadership List. As a Black man who works on Eastern European affairs, I’m grateful that my work is recognized. Thank you to ⁦ @NatSecDiver ⁩ for always amplifying me.

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@hugh_kraine That’s the only photo I’ve seen so far. Linked in this article:

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Bombenomics: Biden admin circulates map showing states that benefit from Ukraine aid

The White House has adjusted its sales pitch to skeptical Republicans, highlighting how continued funding benefits the U.S.

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The Kremlin is using a recent @amnesty report on the war in Ukraine to justify its war crimes against civilians. How did @amnesty and its Sec Gen @AgnesCallamard get things so dangerously wrong? Insightful #UkraineAlert piece by @LillianPosner ⤵️

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Flawed Amnesty report risks enabling more Russian war crimes in Ukraine

Amnesty International's recent report accusing Ukraine of endangering civilian lives has sparked a wave of international criticism and is being actively used by the Kremlin to justify Russian bombing...

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Ukraine's interior minister confirms what we already suspected: The recent spate of fake bomb threats have largely come from Russia, occupied territories, and Belarus. This sentence is chilling: "We must learn to live with such challenges in the future."

Most of fake bomb reports come from Russia, CADLR and Belarus - Monastyrsky

Most of the fake bomb reports recorded in Ukraine came from certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions (CADLR), Russia and Belarus, Interior Minister of Ukraine Denys Monastyrsky said during a...

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Putin likes to say that NATO & Ukraine threaten Russian society. In fact, Putin’s false claims and his domestic repressions are the real threats to Russians. Delighted to share my first piece for @thehill @TheHillOpinion .

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Putin’s Ukraine delusions threaten Russians

Central to Putin’s view of Russian power is his contention that Ukraine is a Russian appendage led astray by the West.

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🇺🇦 Some much-needed positive news from Ukraine: Ministry of Agriculture reports that the price of farmland is up 217%(!!) since the opening of the land market in July. And >200 successful online land sale auctions so far. Still early days, but this is a MASSIVE reform success.

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Superb clarity from @melindaharing on why the 🇺🇸US and 🇪🇺EU must increase military and economic aid to Ukraine. Supporting 🇺🇦Ukraine's victory is in our interests and it's the right thing to do. Read her full piece in @thehill :

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The proposed $60 billion aid package to Ukraine continues dedicated US oversight over all aid transfers and includes far more restrictions than previous packages. To say “we don’t know where the money is going” is willful ignorance.

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Man, there’s a huge desire this week by some Republicans, both in and out of leadership, to push back on the anti-Ukraine Republicans. Here’s a senior GOP aide looking to rebut Mike Lee’s claims about the foreign aid supplemental.

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“In the West, artists and writers no longer fight in the army. Every Ukrainian writer that I know has joined territorial defense battalions or in the Ukrainian army.” - @ACEurasia ’s @VladDavidzon

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Ok here goes: Tell me you're partnering with Russian state media ( @tass_agency ) without ~telling me~ you're partnering with Russian state media. @Reuters

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Russia says Ukraine trying to drag it into Donbass conflict

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“Putin’s ambitions do not end in Ukraine. It is much easier to stop Putin in Ukraine than it is to stop him in the Baltics or in Poland.” - @ACEurasia ’s @JohnEdHerbst

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Lviv university students protest a professor who questioned the patriotism of Russian-speaking UKR soldiers who then posted a video in support of her views from a student in Crimea with his name and location—he was later detained by RU authorities.

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Wow. Stanislav Aseyev alleges that infamous Izolyatsia torturer “Palych” was allowed to live in Kyiv and worked for Ukraine’s SBU security services as an agent. He explains how he and @christogrozev worked to find and detain Palych.

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Як вийшли на КАТА "ДНР", розповів його в'язень Асєєв / Свобода слова...

🇺🇦 🧡 ПІДПИСУЙТЕСЬ НА КАНАЛ https://cutt.ly/cEcSgEuСтаніслав Асєєв розповів про деталі спецоперації правоохоронців🔴ПРЯМИЙ ЕФІР "Україна 24" https://cutt....

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Begs the question how the US expects Ukraine to stay in the fight without: - adequate artillery ammo - air defense - ATACMS - air cover for ground troops (F-16s) - a timeline for further US aid

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NEW: The US ambassador to NATO, Julianne Smith, pushes back against Ukrainian strikes inside Russia: "That is something that the United States is not particularly supportive of. We are focused on the right to defend its territory, to push Russians out of its territory."

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More of this, please.

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Fantastic to see @serhiyprytula ’s #UkraineAlert debut on speeding up Western aid disbursements to Ukraine. Western leaders must step up by “ramping up armament production at home and sending Ukraine the fighter jets Kyiv so desperately needs.”

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Ukrainians will never surrender. How long can they count on the West?

Ukraine's remarkable resistance during the first days of the Russian invasion convinced the democratic world to back the country but with Putin now preparing for a long war, continued Western resolve...

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The #NordStream2 deal as an NBA blockbuster trade - 🇩🇪 gets: cheap gas from 🇷🇺 (for now) 🇺🇸 gets: better relations w/ 🇩🇪 (maybe?) 🇷🇺 gets: influence in 🇩🇪+🇪🇺, huge cash considerations, political+military leverage over 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 gets: a few million from 🇺🇸 wHo woN THis trADe?

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My old Russian teacher is from Vinnytsia, the city in central Ukraine that Russian forces just bombed. This is what she texted me today. 1/4

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