May 10th, 2023. Tweets, videos and quotations. China … an introduction from Niall Ferguson. Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi Jinping have recently met … their interests are convergent.

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Bill Browder

@Billbrowder

10th May 2023

Very honoured to participate in ⁦

@TinaBrownLM

’s Sir Harry Summit in London to talk about Putin/Russia/assassins with Andrew Marr, ⁦

@pevchikh

@christogrozev

⁩ and ⁦

@zygaro

Amazing conversation and insights

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Garry Kasparov

@Kasparov63

9th May 2023

Always worth noting that even the hallowed May 9 Victory Day is a fake created by Stalin, who was angry the Germans surrendered to the Allies first and insisted on a second surrender signing.

asomf.org Interesting Facts About Victory In Europe Day (VE DAY) | ASOMF “The western world has been freed of the evil forces which for five years and longer have
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky

@mbk_center

9th May 2023

An unmistakable illustration of the changes across 18 years

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Mikhail Khodorkovsky

@mbk_center

My generation will always honor and cherish Victory Day and the memory of those who fought in World War II. But the shame of Putin’s bloodthirst has tainted even this occasion

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Dmitri

@wartranslated

9th May 2023

Footage from earlier today showing 3rd Assault Brigade engaging the Russian 72nd Brigade in Bakhmut, with Prigozhin’s commentary. Explicit content warning  Video courtesy of the 3rd Assault Brigade.

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Anders Åslund

@anders_aslund

10th May 2023

Something appears to have broken on the Russian front. 1. Prigozhin’s aggressive complaints against Shoigu, but also Putin. 2. The bizarre drone fireworks over the Kremlin. 3. Putin’s pathetic one-tank parade today. 4. Ukraine’s apparent breakthrough in Bakhmut. Out of control?

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Anders Åslund

@anders_aslund

9th May 2023

If Ukraine really has taken a substantial part of Bakhmut, that is a significant breakthrough on the Donbass front.

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Dmitri

@wartranslated

9th May 2023

Leader of the Azov movement, Andriy Biletskiy, states that Ukrainian forces of the 3rd Assault Brigade liberated a 3 x 2.6km strip of land in Bakhmut, destroying 2 companies of the 72nd Brigade, as well as one of Wagner’s assault units.

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The Moscow Times

@MoscowTimes

10th May 2023

Putin is traditionally flanked by World War II veterans on Victory Day, which celebrates the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.

themoscowtimes.com

Veterans at Putin’s Side for Victory Parade Did Not Fight in WWII – Reports

The two military veterans seated next to President Vladimir Putin at Tuesday’s Victory Day parade on Red Square did not fight in World

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Ukrainian Community in Ireland Retweeted

Олена Зеленська

@ZelenskaUA

Was glad to have a meeting in Kyiv with

@vonderleyen

The focus is on joint efforts to support the mental health of children who have survived abduction and other horrors of war. Thank you for the offer of expert assistance from  to bring children back to normal life.

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Defense of Ukraine

@DefenceU

9th May 2023

Arman Soldin, an

@AFP

journalist, was killed in a russian missile attack on Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family and coworkers. He dedicated his life to informing the world about the truth. His legacy, as well as his cause, will live on.

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UkraineWorld

@ukraine_world

10th May 2023

Russia’s overall goal is to leave as few young people in Ukraine as possible, creating a demographic catastrophe in the country while simultaneously solving its own demographic problems in Siberia, the Far East, etc. 12/14

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The New Voice of Ukraine

@NewVoiceUkraine

10th May 2023

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin would have attacked Kazakhstan if he had succeeded in subjugating Ukraine.

english.nv.ua If Kyiv fell, Putin would have invaded Kazakhstan next, official says Russian dictator Vladimir Putin would have attacked Kazakhstan if he had succeeded in subjugating Ukraine, National Security and Defense
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The New Voice of Ukraine

@NewVoiceUkraine

10th May 2023

Rheinmetall, Germany’s largest arms manufacturer, intends to manufacture tanks, anti-aircraft systems, and ammunition in Ukraine in the future.

english.nv.ua

Germany’s Rheinmetall to produce tanks, anti-air systems, and ammunition in Ukraine

Rheinmetall, Germany’s largest arms manufacturer, intends to manufacture tanks, anti-aircraft systems, and ammunition in Ukraine in the future, company CEO Armin Papperger said on May 9, as reported…

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DW News

@dwnews

10th May 2023

This year, Russia’s Victory Day parade did not show off any modern tanks, artillery, air defense systems or fighter jets.

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UNITED24.media

@United24media

10th May 2023

The British government is going to recognise Private Military Company “Wagner” as a terrorist organization in the coming weeks, according to The Times.

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Business Ukraine mag Retweeted

Ben Hodges

@general_ben

10th May 2023

An excellent Thread. Russian elites know the defeat of Russian Federation forces is approaching. Can they persuade Putin to acknowledge the same? His top priority is not Crimea…it’s saving his own regime. Retreat from Ukraine and Regime survival are not incompatible.

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Greg Yudin

@YudinGreg

9th May 2023

Defeat. A thread 1/23

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Francis Scarr

@francis_scarr

10th May 2023

Russian state TV’s Ruslan Ostashko says the UK has turned out to be the “most predatory and bloodthirsty country” in the war in Ukraine Err, are you sure about that? There’s another country which springs to mind

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Jason Jay Smart

@officejjsmart

10th May 2023

CIA COVERT INTELLIENCE OFFICER John Sipher (

@john_sipher

) spent 28 years as a CIA covert intelligence officer focused on Russia. Sipher lays out what is transpiring NOW with Russia’s spies, globally, and what to expect. My latest for

@KyivPost

kyivpost.com

Former Senior CIA Covert Intelligence Officer on what Russian Spies are Doing Now

Former CIA covert intelligence officer John Cypher talks about what is happening with Russian intelligence and what its officers are doing after the catastrophic invasion of Ukraine.

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Empires, essentially, create order. In their absence, you don’t end up with lots of happy, little nation-states full of people sitting around campfires singing John Lennon’s “Imagine.” What you end up with is civil war, anarchy.

Niall Ferguson

In Stalin’s Russia racial persecution was often disguised as class warfare. More than 1.5 million members of ethnic minorities died as a result of forced resettlement.

Niall Ferguson


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