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Brian Whitmore
@PowerVertical
A blog about Russian politics by Atlantic Council Senior Fellow and UTA Adjunct Prof. Brian Whitmore. I block trolls & anybody else I find remotely annoying.
- We all owe a great debt to the Ukrainians. They are reminding us why democracy matters. They are reminding us that it is worth fighting for. And they are reminding us that in this era of fake news and alternative facts, the truth still matters.
- Compared to Volodymyr Zelensky, Western leaders - even the ones I like, support, and respect - suddenly seem small.
- A Ukrainian victory against Russia will be a paradigm-shifting event for European security - similar to what occurred in 1989. In fact, it could be something of a 1989 redux. 1/6
- The Kremlin's narrative on the Dugina assassination is, of course, patently absurd. A Ukrainian woman, with a child, managed to pull of an assassination in Moscow's elite Rublyovka neighborhood -- and escape to Estonia in a Mini Cooper?!? 1/2
- I increasingly believe that we are witnessing one of two things: either it is the end of an independent Ukraine or it is the end of Vladimir Putin. Both will not survive this war intact. And at the moment, I think the smart money is on the end of Putin.
- You really can't make this stuff up. "Russia Says It’s Losing Because Ukraine Has Experimental Mutant Troops Created in Secret Biolabs"
- The Russian Justice Ministry has banned this photo as "extremist." So whatever you do, don't share it!
- I really wish anchors on cable news would stop referring to the Donbas as "disputed." It is not disputed. It is Ukrainian territory, part of which is illegally occupied by Russia. Words and language matter - especially now. @MSNBC @AliVelshi
- Replying to @PowerVerticalUkrainians are fighting not just for their own sovereignty and independence, but also for the second liberation of Eastern Europe, finishing the process that began in 1989. 5/6
- So let me get this straight. At a time when even commentators on Russian state television understand they are losing their war against Ukraine, we are supposed to...negotiate?Meanwhile in Russia: TV hosts clearly regretted the moment they asked an expert for his opinion regarding the Kremlin's allegations of a so-called "dirty bomb" Ukraine is supposedly planning to detonate.
00:00 - Replying to @PowerVerticalAnd finally, the West needs to prepare itself to manage this potential contingency. We still need to get there and this is, of course, by no means guaranteed. But we should not succumb to a failure of imagination on this. 6/6
