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Austria is a “veritable aircraft carrier” of covert Russian activity," Its BFV intelligence agency is regarded as so compromised that it was cut out of much European intelligence sharing activity. The MoD is “practically a department of the GRU”, https://t.co/bRE7tZXDbI— toomas hendrik ilves (@IlvesToomas) March 27, 2022 … [Read more...] about Austria is a “veritable aircraft carrier” of covert Russian activity

Extraordinary letter in @ft from former UK defence attaché at Moscow embassy - we warned you about Putin but you listened to the City instead pic.twitter.com/E4UPTu98yl— Rory Cellan-Jones (@ruskin147) March 23, 2022 … [Read more...] about We warned you about Putin but you listened to the City instead

This is an incredible analysis of how Putin's invasion of the world will re-order the global world, largely for the better. By a leading Chinese policy thinker, in Shanghai, originally written in Chinese. Brief thread, but read the whole thing. https://t.co/o3KkayyhkQ 1/— Ramez Naam (@ramez) March 13, 2022 … [Read more...] about Analysis of a leading Chinese policy thinker on how Putin’s invasion of the world will re-order the global world

Soloviev and Kedmi, two Kremlin's mouthpieces, discuss on TV a botch-up of Russian invasion. It probably signals some upcoming changes. They have no conscience so this discussion has been most likely prompted from above. Probably Putin is preparing ground to blame military leadership for botch-up. That would be in the best Stalin's traditions: first, to give order an order to … [Read more...] about Putin is preparing ground to blame military leadership for botch-up

Putin has led Russia into uncharted territory, and history suggests that his rule of repression and isolation is unsustainable https://t.co/6l62VhwPKy— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) March 9, 2022 … [Read more...] about Putin has become a liability for Russia

(Reuters) - Taiwan's military strategists have been studying Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the country's resistance, for the island's own battle strategy in the event its giant neighbour China ever makes good on its threat to take them by force.— Phil Stewart (@phildstewart) March 9, 2022 … [Read more...] about Taiwan is learning from Ukraine

The bombs are falling in Ukraine but many people also fleeing Russia in fear of Putin’s repression. Not just journalists but corp lawyers, finance folks etc. Since most have visas (& resources) tracking #s will be difficult. But exodus to Georgia, Baltics, Turkey, etc is underway— David M. Herszenhorn (@herszenhorn) March 9, 2022 … [Read more...] about The Russian ship is sinking

Interesting: open source intelligence researchers using commercial satellite imagery concur with Pentagon assessment that 100% of the Russian force built up to invade Ukraine has now been committed https://t.co/hjTZLcxlPV— Mark Urban (@MarkUrban01) March 8, 2022 … [Read more...] about 100% of the Russian force built up to invade Ukraine has now been committed

Glad to see the momentum on kicking Russia out of Interpol picking up. For obvious reasons I’m all for it. https://t.co/nfiQdX4186— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) March 7, 2022 … [Read more...] about Momentum on kicking Russia out of Interpol picking up

US officials say Russia recruiting Syrians to fight in Ukraine: Wall Street Journal https://t.co/9xXUIv0MQf— The Times of Israel (@TimesofIsrael) March 7, 2022 … [Read more...] about Russia recruiting Syrians to fight in Ukraine